The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-04-12


Hlssls hr ,enP,srG 81 e the l,sral fss.,ls
- para ass. ale 20 ssslain aisfmsg.hes
upaa liir Eround ~ he uisdoEn Il he 80
neEsl po,iry = nj seeking iaT lsHilaIy.
and. hy lie arqaisilian Il leETilaTy, 10
bring INTO our politics ceEtsin smbaHass-
ing an emhralSng questions. ] DO not
leara thsI ihey suffered by The sdsaessy
~ such Bennnenis: | ralhsT heiiste thsi
Ihey lriamphed IN Il.sm. and ] brl'sve
shal shEoHgh shs gssaa Pariioa ~ lhs ses'h.
II We rsn trust whal has hsen saic hsfe-
ihTuagh The Saulhxesi. % srEy gfeAlex-
Ien,. the same ssnlimrRI % FensTsl-lisi
Ihrre 10 no prevalent opinion IN fayaF nj
new lerriiory, aud sUeh Irrilory. az 81 an
augmentation az yaui population. anS By
such population. Reed not say that
that j.. II no. lhr undisidrd. the pEepon-
derasiag sentiment Of all tie North. Bot
We think ne musl take leTriloEy; for the
sake &c pease we must take Isrriiary.-
This is The will Of The President! II We
10 moi take il we may fare wnrses Mr.
Polk will take ma lrssi That IL fixed
uponi lie j. immorabIe! He has put
down his foot! lie had put IL down. sir.
On " ffly-faur forty" but IL did nni stay.
! speak Of the President Of the United
States as speak Of Ill Presidents. with
Out disTespecI bur l knew no reason
Why his opinions. his will. his purpose
declared 10 be fixed. should eonIrol US u
ny more Than our purpose formed upon
equally conscientious motives, and, may
add. formed under as high responsibilities
rs those which should control him. We
think he 10 firm and will not nave. ]
should he sorry, sir, very sorEy. indeed,
that we should entertain more respect lar
the iirmness Of an individual at the head
of Tie Government. Than we can entertain
for our own iirmness. lie will stand out.
u is said. against Us. DO We fear 10 stand
out against himl For one. do mol. IL
appears TO me 10 be sla,ish ducirine.-
For one, am willing To meet the issue.
and To 60 Ia the people over all this broad
land. lf we will take peace without new
states. and the Administration will have
no peace without new states, am willing
TO stand upon that aud trust the people.
| DO that because, in the first place, have
no llsIrusi Of the pe"plr. ] am not IN
willing To put that Ia their sovereign de-
rision and arbitration.
Sir. l hold this question To be vital, per-
maneni, elementary, in the future prospe.
ri,y Of this country and the maintenance
Of the constitution, and ] am willing to
trust that question To The people. pre-
fer that il should be submitted to them,
because If what ] regard rs great constr
tulional principle, or principle essential
ly important TO the maintenance Of the
constitution, he broken down, lei il be the
act Of themselves. II shall never be my
act. ] therefore do not disirust The peo-
pie. | am willing 10 take their sentiment
on this issue, from the Gulf 10 the British
Provinces, and from the ocean TO the Mis-
souri,. am willing To ask them, will you
continue this war for terriiory-fOr terri
Iary IN hs ysssr~l..--sl sf,s-s ID E-~ sss~s'-s-
nous price, thousand times the value OF
all thai is purchased-or will you take
peace, contenting yourselves with the ho-
nor that the country has resped by the
military achievements Of its armies p
Will sou take peace without territory and
preserve the integrity Of the constitution
and the Union! / am willing 10 go on
that, for one.
| am Wiling. sir. 10 take this issue !:
peace without new states, keeping our
money 80 ourselves, or war till these new
states shall be acquired. That's The ques-
lion il is question for the people Them
selves. II they support me and those
who think with me in the view take oil
the matter. very well. u they will have
territory, il they will add new states to
this Union. why let them do so. and they
will be the ariifcers Of their own fortunes
for good or evil.
Bui, sir, we ,remhle before Executive
power. The truth cannot be concealed
we tremble before Executive power
Mr.. Polk will take nothing else than this
and If we do not take this, the kings
anger may kindle," and he may impuse
sill heavier burdens. Now, who and wha
lis Mr.. Polk! speak of him in no man
ner Of disresreci. ] mean only TO ash
who and what is the President Of the u
nited States for The current moment He
: is in the last year Of The term Of his ad
minisiration-iormully, officially, il car
: only be drawn out ill the fourth of March
. Why. really and substantially, we know
{ that two short months will or may pro
e duce events that render the duration Of III,
: official term of very little importance
: We are on the eve Of Presidential elec
: lion. Tina, machinery resorted to 10 col
lect public opinion, or party opinion, is Il
, he put in operation two months hence
+. We shall see its result. II may he lha
4 the present incumbent Of the presidenlia
b office will be again presented TO his part.
n friends aud admirers for their suffrages 70
= the next Presidential term. do not sa,
Y how probable or improbable that may b
. l---oprh ans ~ ia mi entirely r,rohshle SIM