The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-09-18


aenfs message concerning Terss AMI
New MexIro. in whirh The Presidrn, *
drnounred Tor assuming that IL hernmer
bis duiy 10 maintain The lrez,y ssipala-
lions ~ Gaudalnpe IIidalgo. with rssprrt
10 the rgilts OF tiie New Mexicans sgainsr
The interference of The su,horiiies ol she
Stale of Texsss
We remark ihaI Mr.. Ashe, following
the example Of alt me Democratic CON.
menialors we have npiired. leaves com.
pleseIy oui Of view (wc beIiere he doe,
moi mention 4 II ali.) she letter Of Gov
Bell. which eliriied The very Message
which they fad Il convenient 10 condemn
in such unmessured terms. That letter
was dated June IL. and is very peremp.
Tory in iis tone. breathing a spirit Of def.
anre ssd resistance 10 The General Gosen.
meni; il demands that all instructions
heretofore given for the maintenance If
the subsissing Government in New Meri.
co shall be revoked; and threatens. thai
TEXAS knows her rights and will maintain
them. with the means whirh God and na..
iure have given her. This is nothing
more NOR less Than an open declaration Of
war male by stale against The National
Government. accompanied by ih- Ievying
Of forces, and The exhibition Of other war
like preparations. There is no misiaking
the posrion Of Texas. as indicated in The
letter ~ ker Executive. She denands
the abandonment of the Tertiary, and
backs that demand by a threat that, is
her requests are MOI accorded 10. she will
enforce Them al The point OF The bayo-
net.
These are he circumstances under
which the message so strongly condemn
ed by SIR. Ashe was sent to Congress.
Texas had leapeJ armed into the ronlro-
versy---she assumed 10 settle il by force
and armand where we're Mr.. Ashes
denuncisiionss All reserved for The Presis
ni--who. coneeiying il 10 be his duty
TO enlnrce the laws and treaties. while ex.
pressing his determination TO do so, lays
the whole matter before Congress, and
prays Of hat bod5 10 relieve him from The
disagrceable necessity OF 50 doing. by
full and fair settlement OF The whole mat
Ter in controversy
| MI. Ashe prales good deal about the
assumption" of power ON The part the
President! And pray. is there no as.
sumption" on The part Of Texasl Where
dues Stale get The power. under the
constitution, 10 array herself in hostile al
iilude arains, the National Government,
and enforce her claims BY the sword
Nay, what SORT OF National Governments
shouN we have. that eoaid permit such a
stale Of ilngss Is il common. when
boundaries are in dispute, for one Of the
parties 10 settle il by seizing the whole
country she thinks proper to claim! We
thought such lhings were settled by law,
or by adjustment in negotiation. or some
other legal mode. in the United States.
But we now learn, for The first time, and
from Mr.. Ashes speech, that The Presi-
dent has no right 10 enforce The law against
Texas. OF obsiruct her in working out
her will-because, forsooih, that would
be 10 prescribe Territorial limits 10 SOW
ereigR State to undertake 10 cut, slash
and divide her al his pleasure! Their
Texas. we suppose, is 10 eui and slash
and divide the National Territory at her
pleasure-ehI Mr.. Ashe land take as
large slice Of il as may suit her!
The President was right in taking the
firm and manly stand Ne did in this mes.
sage. The claim Of Texas may be good
one, for ought We know to The contrary.
But she was clearly IN the wrong when
she attempted 10 enforce ], BY arms against
the General Government Mr.. Ashe was
not one Of those who were willing 10 pre-.
serve the quiet Of she country by voting
for the measures Of racifcarion recently
passed.
Mr.. Ashes al the close OF his speech,
and we were sorry 10 see ii,-lakes oc.
casion 10 misrepresem The President. lie
declares him "blind TO the consequences
of intestine war-inviies not The action Of
Congress-swaits not its aclion---buj
boldly decfsres his determination to pur-
sue The dictates Of his own judgment. al
all hazar,ls--at all risks" 'Fhis is far
from being irue-and we pity Mr.. Ashe
fnr having given utierance TO such sens
j, tefrre. Here is The PRESIDENCY language:
IF the claim of title on the part Of
Teaas appears TO Congress to be we'll
founded. in whole or in part. il is in.the
competency Of Congress TO offer her an
indemnify for the surrender Of that claim.
In a case like this, surrounded as il ia by
mary eogeni considerations, all calling
for amicahle adjustment and immediate
settlement, the Government uf The United
States would be justified. in my opinion.
IN allowing an indemnify to Texas, not
unreasonable and exlravagani, bui lair and
liberal. and awarded in a just spirit Of ac'
commoda,ion.
II think no event would be hailed with
more qualification by The people of the
United States. than the amicable adjust
mem of questions of difficulty which have