The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-02-23

y eAr LhAaFN HlAtcs lnsNs IN 1910, lie
county wss Essoluii0nized ~ : sci e
pFlEsie adreniEres ahn set up q govern
meni ior themselves. In ihai fsale az a.
fairs. Congress mi bring IN session. Mr..
Madison issued pnuriamai'on and iook
possession. hersuse otaefE ise. As he ssij,
these parishes would hive bern consider
Cd drFrlirl. lie In..k II uul of lie hands
nf the pritaie adgenluIers Nhn had Ousied
the Spanish anihnTiiies and taken rosses-
sim &c il. Mr.. Madisan did not take pos-
sessinn nf Mobile III 1919. after Ihe pas
sage 0f the srrrri ael ~ nngrrss of il.aI
year. aulhnrizing him 70 do 80. Now 1
say. then. upah lie sirenglh az the au-
Ihonlies. that IL Mexir0 hal possession of
The territory. or any part ii the leiriIory.
between the Nueees and The Rio Grande
even n ihry hid commanded il from
The opposite bank Of the river. IS they
might have done al Mslamot0s-lhe Pre-
sidenI had no right IN take possession &C
that portion Of Il in the possession OF Mex
ieo. This is moi the only instance Of the
fnrbearance with which this Government
has submitted 20 the holding 0f country
by foreign nations rlaimed by ms. How
long WAS il before certain British posts.
included within the limits of the United
States by The treaty Of SO. actually came
inlo our p0ssessinnl Great Britain held
them. think, from SO ill slleT Jays
treaty and the defeat 0f The Indians by
Gen. Wayne; We, We declared no war
against Great Britain. Gen. Washington
never thought of sending an army 10 lake
possession of these posts.
Mr.. HASSEoaS. They were held by
Great Britain iill '95.
Mr.. PEARcE. A period ofiwelve years.
Let me refer alsO To The Northeastern
bonndary question, in dispute from The
treaty uf 80 down 10 the settlement by
the treaty Of Washington in IL. Think
both Houses oi Congress. nv unanimous
vote, declared orr lille to The boundary as
we claimed il, and yet Great Britain oc-
!. cupied PARTON Of the territory; even her
military forces were there, aud not only
so, but a citizen Of The United States was
arrested on The soil claimed nv us. was
carried away and incarceraled in British
dungeon; vet neither Gen. Jackson, dur
ing whose administration the coniroyer-
sy existed, nor Mr.. Van Buren,. during
whose administration the incident whirh
! have jlsi related occurred, ever th0ughtn &c
marching the United States troops there,
and taking possession Of the cnuniry. He
knew that Congress alone could anihorize
lss.l. a proceeding. That dispute was
settled by negotiation; and if one-half the
torhcaranre had been exercised towards
weak and PROSTATE Mexico which was
manifested towards Great Britain in thai
controversy, we should have had no war
mot drop of blood would have been
shed, not dime in your Treasury would
have been wasted.
| know another instance, more recent
and more fragrant. Let me remind the
, Senate of the case Of the Caroline. There
undoubtedly American blood was shed up-
on American s"il-shed by British troops
led by a British officer, who was an.
plandet and promoted for The act; and vet
Mr.. Van Buren, did not take the law into
his hands-he did not make war against
Great Britain--he did not ask Congress
10 make war. That was an act Of hostility
undoubtedly, but Mr.. Van Buren, was con-
tent 20 settle the matter by negotiation.
! wish to know, sir, whether the United
States intend TO reverse the time honored
maxim
" Parcere SUBJECTS, debelaire superbos,"
Shall we make war on the weak, and not
upon the Strong! fear that we have for
gotten that maxim in our course towards
Mexico. and trample upon her who is least
able to resist us. d. not doubt thai il is
the duty of the President Of the u. States
to repel invasion when made within nur
acknowledged limits. But | denv that
that is war. deny that there can be
state Of war properly so called unless the
Congress Of the United States have ex.
cried their powers and declared war. 1t
is not for the President IN put the country
in state Of war: certainly not TO invade
a territory claimed BY us without righ.,
and then TO vindicaie himself bv the dc.
claration that the territory Of the United
States was invaded. that American blood
had been shed upon American soil. Sir,
! blushed for the President when he made
that monstrous assertion. Now, as To the
further prosecution of the war, the presi-
dent tells us very distinctly in his message
that we are Ia have no peace with his
: consent until complete indemnity shall be
obtained from Mexico" indemnify for
/ the pas, and $ uri.y Cor the lillure"-well
: characterized yesterday by the Senator
from Delaware, as one-half Of Mexico for
indemnity, and the other half as security.
] agree with my colleague in his declara-
ton that in the ,riumphs Of our arms we
have obtained ample indemnify. do NOT
like tohoast Of the prowess of my country
men, but certainly have been as much
struck by their achievements in Mexico
! as BY the story of any battles that have