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P 1 j UNION. T1IC CONSTITUTION AMI TUEL4Wa-TIIE ClliUIHlNS O F OUtt MBEftTV. - - ti Tr- Val. XX III. vi:d.mdav, ri:nt Aitv p. isa. Ao. 1410. i 1 1 rJ f ill Lvla a,,,, saaassasj r-aa-r aava-aaar If a )Wt reivasl ty large aval wrH artectrat f S-aottutewlaaf j article a . .. ..s Confcctionarlcs, &c. sins risxcrn p.lv. A.HtS iU or ike Wloli5, ub tLl CAN' DfEA. assorted MT. Ch N!t,r.t rraaRaiiita, r1,,Pl"rl P.ik. Grapes. Ac K-.-r Tulitwoi Mnufll and rip. lUAel. esaorled ; Hoap. a-amrted, and Wi. . . . a .. w ... I I .ft May yaw rich soil, EiuVrant, H4iui" better Utmuic pour O'er every laud.' tJtiUtj of Eelect Seeds. J We near muih l ihj day cf certain productions depreciating, t.r, a lUe phrae if, running out." Tl.i. however, ou!l never I tiie ease, wrrt we to adopt the Tj.1arP-rTnJorJi.BiM4nkiiia rM,,'T"? practice ia relerence l. pri-e.. improved INnk Usurer.. Ihem Whirl nalnre s.hiouly leaches IWncJUiiarf.tVfc-Niii,UiiMMitniK,iiifterr reflectine; and tdisermir min.!. .. r nil l I . I I . . . . . " julu-rubb-r KUtr. C a4 af a m ;' quality, s Paul J Vr I V t'liiiccululr J KtUart'of Rlifia, Mar. Al a n.U. Cavrim?. C1ra, Thynw, &r. MMirli Utrriii?. BUluf. CaoHw, Jtyue'i lla'u T ie. At. ba haa the iU'4urc of atsiiaf that Snia I'Uaa, au bi U anuual i-it, ttytvmeil bia ro tire a;ipritbatiia if Urr k1 thine., aiiJ rarriml f a lar.t juutiir fof bl fjvoriu- au-Mi the ciiiUrra. January I. H fTii which rrndfred it the wonder and aiinfratioii of all, imply by following the ImJp firariicr, ly rrtrrrinff snnually lite hefjand owai prrfertlr dcrcloprd portion if j ern for ed. M mv f lle rrr eWllfnt ami highly produriite vaiieiira olrru rwtw rulnvatid in New England. life attained their prevent eseellenre oim- p thrntigh the aaiue practice, at liae it y other prmlurliona, aurh aa peaa, It pumpkina, rurumbera. melona. ashca, and indeed movt of ih abntre ( und tfgeJahlca and eiriilmia im n in (irihrrn soil. V think frmer inn i accord too much attention lotliiaaub It i4"cnlffrdlT one ot prirnarr ilortance, eaneci. IU to ilioae who nil- and which mar lie rondeased into a anax im of moat romeniciii bretiiy, viz: pnw ptgaie nniy irora me neat. There can j bUA qieiioH, we apprehend, that the fTin that ripena earlieat, ia the moat elil t ible fr aeid, for the tery cood renaoni lli4t rircunataiice ahw it to he ihe uinat mature. It i- erted in the Albany (u. tifator, tlut a larmer at the north, a few year aincc. was acruatumed to klip4iae annually cf Ue quantities if teed wheat, 411(1 ! TtWlCI' limiallntlv anil Aran ufa. Tlifi Graefenlerg Company Unmlv hieh. . hi. wheat waa nf verv IIERKBV ie notice, that ttwir ttarrall,untrjnr qaaJitv remaikably heaf and AHtf the Male f .Narth tVolina r.rHictie. an.l bt tnBnv .n,w..,l l Capt. UII.1.IVM JONKS. (.f rar .ir. It appeared, however. ( LsaitAurf.TraaUia twatj,5orla liroUna. upon lneUgartonrtrf Um a a. j Bl'l.l.ETIN Sm. 1. pni'rujinf it to that eialted degree ef per The Craefcnlcnj CoinjMiny bainc la weW cim!4 ia every tclion of the UnileJ Mate with Ihe nixt unparalleled enthuMiain, and llicir inr litiue haviii; reaclicJ an cnarmoim circulation, will henceforward iwue Monthly HulU'tin, that iVy miy the nure ierfH-tly inform tlic pultlic of th principle of Um Atkan-(iiKrtiaiaa tirrcv, and of the .4 iUcri.rit) of their Me Urine over any other cer rented to lite world. Each OuUvtin will contain aoinrthiiif of the f reatert importance to the health of ttie cum mmiity ; and all cloaara nf reader, the clergy, juruu, Utetnien, and arivate individual, ahould aot fail af muling them, to aav tlie Icart. One trial alone of Uia inedH-iin-a will convince tlie m Mt skeptical of their eitraordinaij ciricacy. Ia the ureaent Bulletin ra will only aay that 1. The Uracfeubcrg Medicines are puicty Ye- 9. They have been tested in teas of thousaads of eases with perfect aucceaa. 3. Of Ihe vegrtahle Pilla alone, 30,000 botes are sold each and every week! ,., 4. The dvmiud U conatntly increaiunir. 5. Every article purchased of the Company or any of it Agents varranttd, and if it does not i aatia&etioa the money will he refunded. The UraefenbcrK Vegetable l'1 1.1.8 poe al ia Mt magical power in preventing and curing the ordintry diseases which affect humMiily, (cn eiallr h'ilioa.) Tlie ara mom f.icta connected with their preparation and use, which the limits of the present notice forbid u to hsme.- HuftVe it to aay. th it they are the product of the most e i tensive and philoxopbic research, aulcd by all tlie lig!it of moJcrn science, All other patent pills are made from the reciiies of le enligltten- ed aejp thce from the condensed wiwloin of an cient and mlern science. In fact they are a rtaricr pill! worthy of the age and af the country t:r . " The Graefcnliere Company is prepared to show to the public the moat unquestionable evidence that these celebrated rill are evert dav curing a&diwrdeia of the Liver, Stomach, Bowels, Uys- prpia. Jaundice, Erysipelas, Green Sickness, and all diiwasea to which Fermilcs are aubject. Neuralgia, Rlieumatism, Headache, &cw' all Bi lioas Oontplaintii, Ac. Their wdndcrful eflica cy arises from their power to opeli the pores ; to cleanse and strengthen the stomach and bowels; to make the urine and monthly dixcherges flow healthily ; and to give tone and vigor to the sys tem. Price 35 cents a box. No family should be without them. If they do not give satisfaction, the money will be prmnptly refunded ; and every agent is hereby instructed tothateftcct. . , n ; The Crarfrnbcrg Ilcfllth Bitlrn, i (TY Entirely Vegetable, CD warrnntetl to make wo qutrts of incomparable Bitter, i They are ' THE FATHER IS CO.M1NC. V MtV Mow ITT. TU Hoi k i osj t he atruke of aii. The itkets wwk is U( haecp up tlr hearth aaJ arti4 the fire, Aad pot the kettle aw ! The wild bichl-wiud ie Idowiug eoU, Tia dreary erosMaf 'et the worU Hc'a croasii.g Vr die work) aiuce, He'a stronger than the storm; , lie iloes not IrW tlte coU, not Ua, . Ilia heart it ia so wane! Fur Caher'a heart is sl.-ol aiul trrte. As ever huai ai Umn knew. lie amtkea all toil and bank-kip liht ; Wouk! all inew were the same, Ho ready to 1 -W swd, ao kind, Ko very alow to k!me ! Folks need not be unkind, auMrre, For love batb readier will than fc-ar. And wH do all that Citlier likes. Hi wiJiea are ao lew; Would they were more, that every hour Some lab of his I knew Fin sure it makes a happy day When I ran please bim any way. I know he'a coming hy this sign. That baby 'a aloud wild ; Kee how he laugh, and crowa, and starea, Heaven ikvai the merry child! - His father' w If in (ace and linih. And father heart is strong in him. Hsrk ! hark ! I bear his (iottew new He's through the garden gate Jlun, little Ceas, and oa the dour. And do not k bim wait! Khout, baby, shout, and clap thy hands, Toy lather on the threshold stands! waa rruthed and aoilct!, aa if .y the pre. sure if auany fMrttrp.' Ttry bore him into the pkUit. and l wonorird ir i rife ii of durlieaa wept like tlie Irauliful the ritizen, A 1 kMiked on all tl.ia. mr luinr mid rie nJ set tl. Minn nJ iSm-I ferine tf"te'ting spp ny part by fore ' ill be aa bi ieht aa e rr. N ne tjri'l j that though the enoribity of abeorhiit; take tlwvftl of our leanre or paint w hila are tbsdl be eiihcr miHinlinf the re fiona f if, and aoarine high in ealvation, or shrieking mi the rar .f bell, and sink me thai it wa the wori of the red wine.' ing ia the pit that hath no bottom, whirh IrajMi gaily tip, and laii;hoer it! Vr.GriJin, tieliltis, IN dt nUMI llll rrilllt-Ut. I ahuiUt-r- ! -:Jewjry--vJ ..9.tmLtjmJm.mr . . . ,"rM ;T,,",?pJ,u I EIEECH CF JUL BADGE?, taste it, lest I too should fall. Hut tour! word ia law to we. MiaU I drain the! or 0IT" "" roof i On the till tor al!inc. Tew Ui:iaiia! Rrguoenia The dule loolnl wonJerinelir upon his r . ... a . aa 1 urs i-iMirn,anu tiirn, piecing in iiatui grate :ly yet fondly upon his head. anwfifd. t No, mjr son, touch it nlt Ii i poi Jaor. as thy lulor told thee.. It lirea the ibnin, darken the iiitcllccl, destroys the soul. I'ul il sway from thee, and so thon ! shall (row up ie and gnoil, a Mcat-ing 'to thyeelf and to ihy riHintry," : "lie slant ed around the ein-h. Surprise and kdiuiration were on etrry f !. biid lo the Kegwlar Araiy. U &Hale,JaHumrjf 19, 1848. ((Wudcd.) Well, sir, bcliet ing, as I do, that the ne eeary eonaequrnreii of furnishing tlie nieans which are required by this bill, w ill be la enable the Secretary of War, under the direction of the President, lo lake posteafion of the whole of Mexico, ! I eaunot vote for it. 1 am opposed rtTJiip- every I. ce. .na !,,.,.. e.. moved by the same tmpulae, all awe, Uoif r8liquPM of M(.lif0 to U while one of their nun. krr spoke. f f !Iow j,' , e l0 brought -Thou hast done noMy.boy he. aid. m6ff Je - a -and thy rtbtike shall not s.o.ibe f.iignt. iy Je teiaMr,,tnJ ,ullj lr. We have rongrnndaletl l l.y father coulll ryf j rannot vote, u,K,nlheac,i,Mt.oofl,oorsv.hThuuiy j urtnv . hy to pass will, the passinj. seaNt. e now u ,m, ;nr j j M.at, n congratulate htm u,M,n that U at of all po.. i ,,(e fiRt. . u KQuU , -u smmoiis a son woul.y of i ranee and of wouIj; in jIM!fmPn; arrt,nlng to hiniMlf." u.:...'r.:-i.. t, . t,:.t in... .... . . . a I III n tivailfff VI 1 kllllaj vv iiixii IUU I lie Ii:inn1itv roiimrnt bawed a plow: J . . e ? a . . 1 in;? nfiH'iil, nm eurh i Wf the boy. IJiit the lather I . a ft ne. ami even now among .e .rcasurc nw .ecerof this people which relics of the f.milv ia numbered that ail-...,, u 5 ver eup. , , , grant wrong for us to seize upon and in Kd the hand or w ratl ,he lerr;u,ric, of ,nal republic took bim lo l,w ow , Miet u woM fil a a I, aw laasasiaaSMwal ' ... THE SILVER CUP. BV 1, 0. SLEt.PKR. I ull aiieexilims airea trnnlil nrl lu atilnln ""'.-" "w w ine nut. ADVICE TO BOY& No oblivion that lliotiaanda of year eould throw over it- no daikness'witli Be quick, energetic, and prompt! The which the lapse of ages eould surround world is full of hoys (and men too,) who it, would prevent the flagrant enormity of drawl thiough iiie, and never tlccule on '" measure Imm being apparent In all auv thine for themselves, bin just tlMCsIe posterity. How eould our fuiute his ton- one leg after the other, and let things ihke ns and poets lc able to relate the tale of their own way. 1 hey hanlly deserve as this country s doings in regard to this fee much credit as the. wooden trees; for Me, unfortunate, degraded, aud aceording trees do all the good they can, in merely to the operations which seenifd to be pro growing, and bearing leaves and seeds, posed, seized, annexed, and incorporated Hut these boya do not turn their eapackjepuhlic? In vain would the attempt be ties to profit half as much us they might mads lo close the eyes of mankind against be turned; they are unprofitable, like a the gross injustice of this procedure, by rainy day in harvest time. Now the brifrk throwing around it the flimy pretences energetie-boy is constantly awake, not which patriotism might suggest. Sir, now Tlie place of the Duke de Montre was decorated for a banquet. A thousand wsz lights burned in its slr.lelv iooioh, making them as bright as mid day. Atomr the 1 merely with his bodilv eve, bul with his we have "lite Uaminff blaze of militarv walls glowed Ihe priceless tapestry of the i mind and attention during the hours of glory east "over these operations. We anr.tMir eiiy markets, where every j Ct.bt lins, and beneoth the fool lay the fa- plueiion commands a price precisely in tlfauo of us excellence. to an fru ICllCS. It is n rare thing now n days brit-s of Persia. Kare vases filled with flowers stood on 4lie marble stands, and their breath w ent up like incense before I the life-like pictures shrinrd in their gol with a good peach. Jack Frost I Jeit fianies above. In the great hall stood busiuess. After he Icatns w hat he has to , behold them in a light which is in some do, he will take a pride til doing it puue- respects calculated to mislead, and deceive, uially and welland would be ashamed but when the excitement of the present to be told what he ought, to do without day shall have passed away, and they telling. 'The drawling boy loses in fiV'a!l be looked nt in the riear light of his minutes the most valuable advice! the torv. and their true character nrnnnnnrod worm have played sad havoc with , immense tables covered with delicacies nromnl wide-awake bov never haa in h bv'the voice of truth, there will be a uni. this kind this season, t One gieal from all lands and climes. Uoon tlie side!lauelu twice but strains bard in make verbal venlict of rondemnation eiven b caui,f the uncertainty of the peach crop !lMard glittered masfirc plate, and the rich ! himself up to the mail, as far as possible, mankind. My deliberate conviction is thai liwortn, wnictl Dares into me root S eluss of Muiano. Music, now low anil I nut of lua own onorvica. ' 'I'liir.l m hnr. ill the niilirnient of nnstorilv. if w e almnhl . . , ! ' ' -.. . . , ' . 4 n - " luaIIoWS are not SO Prevalent till Bifi. now ludil and linrh. fluntml iu ihmiiifh .! aU'.r, ibinamloiil mum mlioM I..., ennsnmmaKt cueh a cimui llii. tl s the last, but still ihe leaves ihri- the 0ten easement, and was answered "at first rale bov always dencud imon ihem- crimson euilt of the partition of Poland intervals by tones of n agio sweetness. selves, and after a little teaching, just e- would pale into absolute whiteness. The . All. was .ready. .1 lie noble and gifted j nnugh to know what is to be .done, they one, it would be said, was an- act petpe poured into ilie gorgeous saloons. , Silks ask no further favors of anybody, , Be- traied by Mnuarchs, hereditary - rulers, rustled, plumes waved, and jewelled em- j aides il is a glorious thing for a buy to get nien born to govern, and who' had beeu this noble way of sell-reliance, activity, taught to regard others merely the minis and energy. ' Such an one is worth a hun- tors of their pleasures, or the inst rumen dred of the poor draggling creatures, who tulit- of increasing their power, and in new step in the path . lo , power. VA it can hardly wash their hands without be- whose justification it might be urged that spatkled, the laugh went round, and his' ing told each time how it is to he done, they only followed the example of their guests rtledired him in wine thai a hundred ! (iive me the bov who does his own work predecessors, and exercised what tliev he. O O I ' i " - - af - years had mellowed., .proudly the Duke promptly, and well, without asking (ex lie-ved to be their undoubted ru'lit: but in replied ; but his brow darkened, and his eet for all at the beginning) any ques- tbe other ease, it would be declared' that cheek paled w iih-pashion, for his son sat lions. The boy who has his wits about tbo act was committed bv a republican go motionless before his tin lasted cup. ; j him is never behindhand, and don'l let the vernment, based on principles of equal " Wherefore is this !" he angrily de grass grow under his heels. , rights, nud professing friendship and good manded. ,M Y hen did my first boru learn -'i ! " ' ' ' ieut P to insult his father I" 1- . i The graceful strippling sprang from his j aa a . ii.a't a ' scai, anu Kneu mceniy tauire ins parent. His sunny curls fell buck from his up- hei is a certain antidnle against the grub. . The writer of this has ral generations of peach trees m lite effects or the worms, ree in the orchard had surviv- I. and he was led to inquire ould lire, while so many a- 1. I ho tree in question was found totsurrouiided by tatuy, which is known a great vermifuge. .This led him to trie experiment with regard lo others in neighborhood, many of which were criclly jn a declining slate, and to his surprii a very few weeks they all evinced a Ithy and lively appearance ; and since I, not a single tree in the whole lot licen Attacked in the slight est! degree.m'e recommend, others : to uy ii. ' i- rinmTLnatt lrsil 4 r 1 : wuuivvraAvijmumiiira, n iiieim in forms us ihakjn- in Southpotl, 5 Wis consin, a fe a a a : inc?t lie oifervf! a txaanaV af B ' I .1 C 1 ny from a numH.r of the m.. purifvinn. invigo- J " l""l oi uuiiuing iy uio iui ding Koota, Parks, Herbs, and lowing un.uo y cnmposmoii was maue rel from the lake shore the latter being slack skilfully and elegantly prepared bv this Compa-j '. , rjtin? and hci Vine, eatliered on the wide domains of nature of sixteen patl in both hemisphere. The use of these Bitters and one part Ii win prevent sickness at all seasons, anu in every ; e,j pon u,e eipoaure. They will restore strength and vigor j oi IHMV. Kive Ciearnesa lu vne nnmv pbiiow turn- , . . , a , , ! ,- i i , B. c fnm .. , eifThl laili'P inelie ftnart. 1 oim.cliiiiiT Imla num.. rlnnrr in lua nnr. broideries' flashed from. Genoa velvets. ('oiirtlv congratulations, fell from every lip, for the Duke de Montre had made a i'topkt' Mirror. -. . , ; The Gulf of Eternity. We see that a t. will to all mankind, seeking for national happiness and national glory in the pur suit of peaceful arts, engaged in the es turned face, and his youthful countenance Was ladianl with a brave and generous spi rit. Father," he said, I hist night learn ed a lesiiou that sunk into my heart. ! Let me repeat it, and then, at thy command, I will drain the run. I saw a laborer our youthful joys were but ibis morning ; tahlUhmcnt of justice and tranquility, and we see them withered ere it is night ' regarding Hie whole human race as breth .... t' ,1 A ?.l l . , withered lo be green no more.,. The grass can be turned in one hour to with ered hay, but hay can never return lo iu former freshness. . We look back on out early joys, and say they are as a dream when one awakeih." . How short was the vision, and whi hr has it fled 1 We are just preparing to live; but now we have awoke, and found thai we have no stand at the door of a gav shop. He I and mixed directly i held in his hand the eaininirs of a week, ks were tUM placed ' and his wife, with a sickly babe and two ' thing to do hut to prepare lo die ; for what . cm anorl fa...:. I:.. I- . I.:. ' I I I .1.- I ..r I : C ...111 .1 . ileion. and create a keen appetite. All person ruec ",!", "Vwr,vc "I" " ' nye, viui.g Kai-. u .rru..uu m .nc j-.yoi ua, oi ii..ri " ... . . : .1 !. 4..aaw I.B1 r flak fl.A alas CM la 4B t fTl 0 11 1 H . Ollfl llPBliu.l.l l.im llial B aa. who are afflicted with occasional ill health, low aim mc ejiu .iaen nucu i..M.tr(.i..., ,.....,,..,,,,. ..... .-nWri sairiu, anJIo of appetite, should procure ihem' of eight inchcs.lhis was suffered to, He tore himself away, for his thirst was at once. . Price 25 cents a package, The GraefcnVr; Fever and Ague Pills. .aa a . 4 a I I a F at. - T .a . aland till Hie neAy, When It was SUIIl - eirong, aim oui ior uie .-.ire ii a airuuger, . . i m . a t a 4 B IIB. .. cienily banlpnedai-e the planka and(nis lamiiy wouia nave pensneu. This Pill i the great conqueror of Fever and repeat the prnccslThe walk were thus " We went on, and. father, a citizen of raised eight inch aa solid as stone. Ague, and Fever of all other types and forms, The firnffrnhpri Knrsnnnrilln FoniDOOlld, tk;. :. ,u. .i.n,i.r.i Nnarin. Prrnara. saw a brewery 111 I tiouof theday; far surpassing all others before has Stood two yeari,d vvliid is- in no the public.' I respect ciiangeu iron on(in,ninine8s. In addition to the princely Snrsnparilla, this J'rairi Warmer. preparation contnins Guiaccum, Mandrake, Bur-J Xl 1 Jock, Elder, Yellow Dock. Queen's Delight, and u w lh, ,,f rci, pom. three other roots. It 1 taking the pluce of all ,0' V , ' I. e.. other Sarsaparilla. and should be tried by all paratively, are aware Vhe t of ihe wlw wi-!t to use any thing of the kind. Price provinces of New MeW and m C all 1:00 a bottle, which will make two quart of the f,H-nins, which the Present, inV annu gremoat possible strength. I ) Message, said ought kt to bWren- The other Mcdieine, nie. The "'?"3 u..re,l lo Mexico. Acting toV best Eve Lv.mt, The Clublren s Panacea, The Green .1 . nlff..-.ii nnt4mra u 'in- n.im. authorities, the la1ilornk contmore .;. ..i.iwiii Mimmeim , . . , -.,., ttl , The Uyaentery 8yrup. " 'nrPB "". yy 'Tu'"' -maki lo be Uyaentery Syrup. '" ''', hmlred n T It is intended that there -hall be a Graef- , square miles of terrrilory twi : nni.rlilMirhmiil in the I; nit-: ico two hundred ilinnsail eniMirir Dennt in everv e States, at which the Coiapany'e Medicine luay Ie found. EDWARD BAHTON, Secretary. gpther more than five. huilred awftv S 1 V ' J thonaand sty a re miles', ortjbotit ien time the extent of No th laroruta,ul equal in rxvnt 10 all ff- Nevy. ..... . " II..: Tne above Medicines are ior aaio nv . 1 I.iua. Webb 9c Co.. lUllshorough, and ! , ollillO S)0 A auIftR.t-. JL r.n fllmornardori. ! -1 " X Is " . ;WH,;i. H-8.ateapttl0fieil.fr. misfon c cr lajl and were noble, air and majestic form descended the inf"n us that lie wide steps or his hue mansion. His wife ame tiWn, which put back the curtains, and watched him eugeily and wiMiluliy as tie roue away. She was very, very lovely, fairer than any lady of ihe court; but ihe shadow of a sad heart was fast falling on her beau ty. We saw her gaze around upon the desolate splendor of her saloon, and then clasp her hands in ihe. wild agony of des pair. When we returned, her husband lay helpless on a couch, and she sat weep ing beside him. "t)nce more we paused. A carriage stopped before a palace. Il was rich with burniadied gold, and the armorial bearings of a duke were visible in the moonbeams. We. wailed for its owner to alight, but he did not move, and he gave no orders. Sooi the servants "came . crowding out. Pnriowfully they lifted him in their arms, and I saw that some of the jewels were torn from hi mantle, and his plumed cap ly happen to life itself. ; " In tlieinoruing it nourisiinh ,m groxvetli up in Ihe evening it ia cut down and wiihrrrdt" in the grave. We have already passed the greater part of life's comforts. Every hour is cariying u still farther from them. We cannot return ; bul an irresistible cur rent is bearing us down into the culf of eternity. 1 here is no return there is no slop. It will be but a moment, and we must go to our long home, and leave ihe mourners to go about the streets. We cannot be younger, hut shall soon be dead, and on a dying bed we shall feel the truth of our text, and the propriety of us ngure more than ever. All our life will seem hut as a day ; and having pass cd the short day of dreams and shadows. we shall disappear. .We shall lake an eternal leave of earth, and wing our way to the bar of God. The places which now Know us, will know us no more Our land and houses will go into other hanU-i. fetrangers will occupy our sub stances and walk over our graves without knowing that we are buiied there. Our names will be forgotten on eaith. The world will go on as beore. Tin un will ren in blood, entitled to their humanity and consideration. The writers of that distant age would find : M Nor florid prose, nor honeyed lies of rhyme, Can blazon evil deeds or consecrate a crime." I am not willing that my country should now accede to the commission of this ir reparable wrong, which would place up on her an infamous stain. I am opposed to the seizu'e and annex ation of Mexico, because it is as unwise ns unjust. I know there are some who entertain a different opinion, but it does seem clear to me that the accomplishment of such a measure. this incornoratinn of Mexico, whether her people ate to be lu troduced into a community of rights with us or to be held as a degraded and con quered province whether they are to sus lain towards ns the relation of tern tones which we have heretofore had, or of ter ritories in a state of perpetual pupilage or whatever the mode and form in which their fuluie condition and character are to be established, must inevitably in the hour of its completion doom the Union to cer tain and irreparable destruction. 1 was glad to hear the Senator from South Carolina farthest from me, (Mr. Calhoun,) take strong and decided ground agninst the absorption of Mexico and the destruction of her nationality. I was glad lo hear his voice raised against what in my view would be oqe of the greatest of crimes, one of the greatest of political blunders. But, I wonder, Mr. President, that it did not strike the honorable Senator, that the injustice of seizing upon the whole by jgrcc, was bul 11 injustice in degree ti ll. whole l the llexicaB uvriiorr sirari wf villi astonishment am) horror, it il but because the liatvjan mind is more strongly affected soil iiPpreaaed by auhjeeta hwh appear large, yet, that in truth, th seizure of one loot of iitfeaicf n toil is just as much , invasion of eteinal principle of riliL as rnne h a saJticO of the claims of justice and the obligations' which we owe our fellow nien, as the seizW ' whole. 1 am opposed to the conquest of Mexico, or any part of Mexico. I am oppoex to wresting from her one inch of her douai by the exertion of a physical force whir& shall control her will and compel an ap parent surrender, while in reality, die soul of the country tenaciously adheres In that with which il ia forced to parj. I ant opposed to the commission by this coun try of such an act of injustice, for tlie at taimnent of any object be it great or sm-ll, believing, aa I fully do believe, that s pure, unsullied reputation amongst the nations of the earth, is of more importance to ns lhan any acquisition that the wide world can furnish. ' It lias been said it waa said on llii floor at the time when the resolution of tlie honorable Senator from South Caro lina were before the Senate, that the pro position contained in them, which con demns ihe conquest of Mexico and the destruction of her nationnlity, was a pro position Ihe assertion of which would be idle and fiuitless, because the destruction of the nationality of Mexico is contempla ted by no one. At the time when I heard the statement made. I entertained the same opinion. Hut. an attentive consideration of the report of the Secretary of War, and the means demanded hy the President a consideration of the iaapnriaot fact disclos ed this day, that the Piesident has refused upon this subject to communicate hie views and plans in the further prosecution of the war the fact that he has proceeded from a disavowal of all intended conquest, to a simple intimation that he has never desired to conquer Mexico or destroy her nationality; these things, sir, have con vinced me that the probability is, that the government is now thinking, if not desir ing at some no distant day, actually to make the movement which Ihe resolutions of the Senator from South Carolina de nounce. 1 was struck, sir, with the ac count of a recent celebration in this cily of the anniversary of the battle of Nevr Orleans. Ir was held here on the Hih instant, and I noticed that an honorable and distinguished member of this body made an address on the occasion to the company then assembled, concluding with a sentiment which goes far ahead of the annextionofthe whole of Mexico. He gave as a toast A more perfect Union, embracing the whole of the North Ameri can Continent. I did not observe that the sentiment was received with disap probation. I saw no. mention of any qualification of the sentiment; but there it stands as the declared opinion of .a repre sentative of the great empire State' up on this floor a Slate which, f all others, is able to succeed by physical force in the accomplishment of such a design a design looking to a more - perfsct union," not in the chser association of the membets of ttria republic not ina strengthening of oiir'social relations not in an increase of mutual attachment but a more perfect union, which consists in bringing into this Union the whole of ihe North American continent, including Mexico on ihe South, and the entire British Provinces on the north. When I see propositions of that sort coming from gentlemen of such high character, known intelligence, and distin guished position before the country, I can- iivv rcaiB, me conclusion, mat such sen timents may have an echo in the heart of thousands. But there are other difficulties in mv mind. I consider, the further prosecution of this war upon the plan proposed by the President of the United States as danger ous to tltt libtfaties of the country. I was struck by the remark made by the honor able Senator from South Carolina, that no one now hears, as in the early days of the repuoiic, now will this measure affect our liberty!" Now we sit down and cal culate calmly what amount of military fore or means it is necessary to put into the hands of the President to accomplish a certaiu object. We ak whether we shall send him further into Me ico at the head of an hundred thousand men, with all the means of this country at his com mand, by our voluntary vote, and all the meana of Mexico by military and violent seizure, and yet, as the honorable Senator said, there is no inquiry as to the effect of all this upon our liberties. That remark excited in mind a train of .hourhi. which led me to the conclusion that there is great and juiit ground of apprehesion, if this measure is adopted, that Ihe liberties of the country will he seriously endangered. Recollect what the President claims in hia message on this subject. All eliat haa been done heretofore in Mexico, in the prosecution of this war, the President claims the right of doing because we are the conqueror in this war. But where,' I ask, does he find any auihority for exer cising the rights of a conqueror, irrespec . . ii' nit'
The Durham Recorder (Durham, N.C.)
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Feb. 9, 1848, edition 1
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