The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-06-19

ss,loa. n ~ eualsnd thai Ne hsss I
riEAi d inisIlsTs n lhs domesiie uGsirl
e Cuba. hey maIl - eonpelird n %
NIL lAAl cher naii0ns have . night % IN
ledsfe wilh osrs. Thrrs Is no eseap.
from shs dllsnms. and he CONSCIOUSNESS
are af saeh assurs lhsi no southern maj
can lhiak 81 sb<n wisheut q sheddsr."
Free - Nora csssaas Arsss.
Axnsxatisa e Gaia Of on
PsPsss sss dsesssins me question Of IN
snaexslion Of Cuhs 10 The u. 3. On ihil
sshjes Ne have ssvsnl lhinev 10 cay. sBs
against ihs snnsxsilon Of ihsi island Al lh'
prevent lime ne have many objections q
mske. We are opposed 70 sssiins On,
more ssrrilnsy ny either ihef or robbery
II our peorle want lsni,osy. lee nur gas
srnment eet Il - sn kosssf nsaa becomes
posssssed of . frm-honesfly, or not n
all. We positively protest against on
people setting their hearts on territory be
longing 10 . weak power. and ihsn picking
q quarrel With ssid power. 90 that They
may gel chance Of SECURING the roveiet
territory by force. Ths mode Of prccr'
dure 10 neither honest. manly. magnani.
nous mar prudent All our Mexican Ter.
riiory has been acquired in The Rob Roy
cav alluded On shove. Well. ne have
whipped Tho Mexieans. That 10 no great
glory. Tor. from the nature OF the ivo
rsces. nothing sIse VS. " haze been en-.
peeled. But We have gained The coveted
territory. and with il. We fear. IL great
prudence 10 no. used by The patriots Of The
country, the germ Of . dissolution OF the
mosi perfect form Of human government
ever witnessed. Nov il may be said IIlzt
We ought 10 have csiiIornia. so 90 10 give
ne. 10 il we're. the hey Of The Pacific.
Granted. But IL ought TO have been
purchased from Mexiro. BY her voluntary
sci. and with The consent Of the inhsti.
isnls ofihe territory. or not 81 tall. We. for
one. never could believe in The doctrine Of
srpedieney. where The act done was not
founded in equity. Evil should never
be done. that good might flow ,hereircm.
A strong nation has no more right 10 take
by folce the territory al = weaker nation
Than has . strong man tina, Of weaker.
Besides. In MI humsnprobsbiliiy. we could
have acquired all the ierriiory We have
conquered from Mexico by fair purchase.
snd At . less expense than ifs conquest
has cost. and without the destruction Of
human life.
But we have acquired Mexican territory
BY war. the government 81 which territory
has been a bone Of contention between
ever since. and az we said before.
we fear will lead 10 the most disastrous
Let us. therefore. totally
all thoughts Of acquiring any
more territory, until we shall have got
safely over the settlement Of the difficulty
connected with our late acquisition.
Az 10 Cuba. We would mol have the
slightest objection 70 her annexation with
the u. g., provided that could be done in
q fair and honorable way, and in one cali
culsied not 10 disturb our own internal
peace.
That the Anglo saxon race will finally
cover The whole unsuitable continent Of
America. from DAVIS Straits To Cape
Horn. We have little or no doubt; but this
ough, To be the work II time. In reading
Of some Of the wild schemes Of some mad
rap aunexa,ionists, we are put in mind
Of a s,eamboa, frightening prncess we
once wiinessed: A gentleman owned .
steamboat, which had been bull, in times
gone by. and in the old fashion, short,
broad and compaci. Though en- excellent.
serviceable and sea.wor,hy boat, she did
no. run fas, enough to keep pace with
modern go.shead notions. Our friend
knew a,leng,h would increase her speed
He Heightened her accordingly. Unlor-
tuna.ely in adding TO her length lie over
looked the fac, that her projectors pro.
protioned her strength TO her original
length. The effect was. that though ouI
boat ran right Fast for a short time. she
broke in two in tho middle. Now il
there no, a fear that hy continued an.
nexation the u. s. may eventually par,
in The centre by The mere weigh, Of lheil
extremities!
In writing The above, We take no &C
count Of the late movement and defeat q
Lopez and his gang OF henroos, robberl
and pickpockeis. He or they. in oul
opinion, did not care a sixEence sbou
The liberation Of Cuba. Their sim "a,
plumber.
Bragg's Artillery.-A few day. sine,
Capt. Henry q. Judd. Of the 3rd Ar,il
iery. arrived a, Jefferson Barracks, Mo.
with f,0enty-f,ro men. the remnant Of th'
boasled Brsgg's Battery" from Sant
T.