The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-02-09

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ia nol pul any marr of ilefe ''marhines''
IN the hands Il the President. Hhirh he
may. il IL be his pleasure. turn against
Ourselves.
d has heen supposed thai The people Of
the United Stairs have a desire thai some
acquisition shnnld he made from Mexiro
By fnrce. | am extremely unwilling 10 be-
lieVe That the people of nv country Ell
terrain such 4 with. or cherish such pur.
pose. Bul of one thing avn certain. that
the people of my own state neither have
In themselves, mar encourage in others. a
disposition 10 seize hy violence the pro-
perry al Mexico. or 10 acquire anything
from her except by her voluntary DISPOSE.
lion. for full and valuable consideration.
The people Of y. Carolina. | feel sure.
are satisfied with their own possessions.
They fix no eager look of coveinusness on
the enjnymenis If others. Plain. unpre.
tending. honest. moi blessed with tire larg.
est amount of wealth aud power and means
which Providence has shnwered upon 9th.
or portions of the Union. but possessing
enough for happiness-enough for res
pectabiliiy-rnough 10 enable them In ed
uraie their children and diiIuse the princi. |
pies Of morality and religious truth a.
mOngsl them enough to hand dew" as
a legacy 10 their descendants the great
principle that nothing can he truly great
which is not righl-that people. sir. are
opposed to any such policy. aud hold that
he who sacrifices the principles Of Justice
On account Of property, either for himself
nr far nation, not only yields up his in
n0eence. but surrenders the best security
for the future enjoyment Of what he does
possess. lerl assured thai my own peo-
pie do not desire TO acquire anything from
Mexico by fhrce, and still farther. that they
would he unwilling to embroil this coun-
try nv any considerable acquisition from
Mexiro. even with her good will. and for
an ample consideration. They might he
willing. az ! am. 10 procure hay upon
the Pacific, with such an addition of ter
ri,ory ~ shall he necessary. and barely
necessary. TO cnunecI with our territory Of
Oregon, provided il is not obtained hy
force--that the surrender is not dictated
by rOerive rnwer-but that it 10 made
with true free will, and honestly pur-
chased by u.s.. But, II. contrary 10 my
expectations. The people who sent me here
have or should have views contrary 10
those which | have expressed. I cannot
sacrifice To their wishes what | believe 10
he their highest honor and their hest inte-
rests. @sE. ..~9f +@1" .... .sa
l have thus imperfrc.ly expressed the
views under which | must vote against
The proposition on your table. They have
been presented with entire rrankness on
my part, and. thanking the Senate for the
attention with which, have been heard.
will tletain them no longer. -. SIZE