The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-01-06

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lEssi . treaty IT defensive and ofensiEr a.
lance with MeKic0. IErzls taking rnsri
immediately. and psndislg the NsE i'rlWeen
the Bniird Stairs and MrAlra. and bind
ing herself - drirsii il with al her EoEess
against any aniryery other PoEer. would
nj the unilsd States Al ol.rs ronkideF
such a trrsiy a. q derlsraiion Il Var -
gainsi Ihrm'
II. in lieu nfirclaTinE VAR against GFraI
Britain in tie year lsI2. the United SlaIes
had anly suspended the ordinary diploma
Gir relations between The tao r0aniries.
and Great Britain had drrlaEed that she
would NOT enter into any negniialiNn far
the sslilrmens Of I'll the subjects Ol differ
snee hsGwsen the two countries. uRless
the United States should. A. = preliminary
condition. restore those relations. would
mol this have hesn considered as a mosl
insnlrn, demand, and io whieh the United
States never would submit
/ II the United States were. and had heen
lor NOE Than century. in POssrssion Of
a tract Of country. exclusively inhabited
and governed hy them. disturbed only hy
Ihs occasional iorays Of N enemy, would
they not consider the iorcible military in.
vssioR aud occupation Of such district
by third Power as open ani unprOVnked
war coRmrneed against Ihem: Aud could
Ihsir resistance To the inTasion render
Ihsm liable 10 Tho impuIalinn Of having
themselves eommsRced the wN!
fel il would seem 80 il the splendid
aud almost romantic successes Of the A.
msric.n arms had. for while. made the
people Of the Uniled States deaf To any
other consideration Than an enthusiastic
aud exclusive love at glory IS il. forget
ling Ihs origin 81 the war. and with an en-
lire disregard inr The dictates uf justice.
they thought that Iioss successes gave
The nation right 10 dismemher Mexico
and ~ appropriate TO themselves that
which did mot bslnng Ia them.
But tlo moi despair. for have faith
in our institutions aud in the people; and
] will nov ask them whether this was
hsir mission; and WHISTLER they we're
placed By ProSudsuce ON this continent
sOr Tho purp"es Of culasa,ing false glory,
and Of sinking 10 the level Of lhose vulgar
conqnsrors who have a. oil times desols.-
ed the earth.
VIi.-Ta< ns-sn sf&s Ciniskd Sis,s.
The people Of .hs United States have
bssn placed by Providence in a position
never ssfoEe snj"yed by any other nation.
They are possessed Of . most extensive
territory, with . very fertile so,I, a variety
oil climates ana pIOutIcHGns, aud esPs-
city Of sustaining = population greater, in
! proportion W It's extent, than any other
srritnry of The same size on the lace oil
the globe.
| By Q coneourse Of various circum.
ssancss, they found themselves, al the
epoch of their independence, in the full
snjuymsnt Of Religious, civil, and political
liberty. entirely free from any hereditary
monopoly Of wealth or power. The
people al large were in full and quiet pos-
session of all those natural rights for which
The people uG Other countries have for a
long time conieudsd, and still do contend.
They were. and you still are. the supreme
so'ersigns, acknowledged as such by all.
For the proper exercise Of these uncun-
TolIed powers and privileges YOU are re.
sponslhls 10 po.ierI!y, 10 the world al
large, and To The Almighty Being " ho has
poured OH you such Unparalleled bles.
sings.
! Your mission lie TO improve the state
; oI tie world; 10 be the " Model Repuh.
llc;" 10 shaw that men are capable OF
governing themselves. and that This sim.
! pie and natural form Of government is tina
also which coniers most happiness on all
is productive of the greatest development
Of the intellectual faculties above all
that which is attended with the highest
standard If private and political virtue anu
morality.
Your forefalhers. the founders Ofthe Re.
public. imbued with deep feeling of ,heir
rights and dulies, did not deviale from
Those principles. The sound sense. the
wisdom, the probity, the respect for public
faith, with which the internal concern. al
The nation were managed, made our in.ti.
tuti"ns an object Of general admiration.
Here, for the FIRST time, was the expert.
menl attempted with any prospect of sue.
cess, and OH larges Gale, of Reprrseu.
taIlve Democratic Republic. lfn failed,
the last hope of the friends Of mankind
was lost or indefinitely postponed; aud
the eyes Of the world were turned towards
you. Whenever real or pretended ap.
prthrnsions 0f the imminent danger OF
trusting the people at large with power
were expressed, The answer ever was,