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BY JOHN GAMER
ON
OXFORD, Ni; C, DECEMBER 15, 1843.
V(Ji;.i m no. ix"
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THE MEHCUUY
1 . I I . n- I ' I
tv iii ueiHu-j.ytij rruiay ai l uucr. uJi.i.i per
Annum, my Uance. t I j j J
PcriMn fotwiriJinjr ne -ubcnbern, wilh the amoant
for miI number, ntll recri mjy f our i4per grui.
AnreHTurMCMT. una dollar lor ev-ry 14 liora,
mi j cent, ioi ram -ucccruinff iiiwHujii.
possible space unoccupiecl. When the hot-
lom is all covered, see that every visible part
ol this laver ol meat is covered with the
composition of salt and ashes.' Then bein
another layer, every piece being covered on
Coortork'ri-n.lJuJwbltJvertiiemimt.w'ifiiw.rh-r.T. I'he upper, or neshv side three Quarters of an
. I i m t.:k I . B I . . . .
fjjjrwi iiiKir. i . I ' j imcn inicic wiin me compo9l!lon.', vvnen
ti4-n br lh year. 1 A
XT AH leltera to th Editor muJVeome fre of Plt
e to injure aticntton , I ;
MESSAGE
1 OP THE
:i:
PRESIDENT OF THE U. SI
To the Senate, and ' '
AtVr mature JeUberation, wa bar conolifllj in rci-
nimj tba Mercory, io dv t axn the ca.hl unnciple,
It can mike no p.Mibla diSerenca to tha auhlicrUf in
Central, and when taej tak.r into . consideration tha in
Yinit- olroaltte attending tin collection of a
uch ainill JebU, wetruat that llity will come
concluniiin with ourtla At be aaii tried with
A (i LINT! FOn THE 1L.HLUIV.
R, J. MITCHELL. Oxford, N. C.
MaJ. C. It. WILEY,
JOll.V H. WEBB. Hin-lioroujrh. N.
OEORGK W. JUNES, Red MounUi
JOHN W. SY.ME, Eaq, PeUrabur.
EDWIN O. READE, PrraonCo., N
MICHAEL W. FERRELL, H.lifai
umber of
the aame
ur courae.
ri-
Heing like every other man of tat a dear
lorer, oi uiai - sine qua nont at every
southern man's dinner table fine juicy ham.
e the attention of onr readers t
a a
recipe lor cunng tnein. Jl)ich it
strikes our fancv must be a good mei
some -nf you" and ilien we wilf be ce'rubi.
1 REPARATION OF 1IAMS
we in vi
f.dlowinj
your trough is filled even full in this way
tvith the joint, salt the middlings wilh salt
only without the ashes, and pile them upon
.a .a ' a . !i i
ine ipints so mat the liquibed salt may pass
irom incm inio me irougn. ,iieaas jowjs,
back bones, etc , receive salt only, end
should not be nut in the troueh wilh the
Irree pieces. Much aH-hter salting will
preserve them if they are salted upon loose
boards, so that the bloody brine from them
can pass otT. H he joints and middlings are
to remain in and above the trough ! without
being rehandled, resalted or disturbed in any
way till they ere to be hung up to be smok
ed. If the hozs weished not more than 150
pounds, the joints need not remain longer
than five weeks in the pickle j if they weigh
ed 200, or upwards, six. or reven Weeks is
not too long, jit is better that they should
stay in too long rather than too short a time.
,e In three weeks, jowls, &c. may, be hungup.
. Taking out of I pickle and nrenaration for
. hanging up to smoke is thus! performed :
jV-11 Scrape off the undissolved salt,' and if yoo
uau put ore-as rnucj) as iMeciej; mere win
N. C.
N. C.
xvi.n k UL.il ii k : .1 1. 1 - .. ii .i
; iLf.:-L,n. J..T.....J : TO '- 4u,.,,v on a. uic pieces
"V v.w a.in .uvC, iific nac not immerseil in the bfine. Th aa t and
the brine is jII saved ; the brine boiled down
and the dry composition given to stock,
especially to hogs. Wash eveyf piece in
lukewarm water, and with a rough tcwel
clean olT ?h and .ashes. Put tht Mrings in
to hang tii. Iii Virginia 1 used for Mrings
white oak splits, in Kentucky hempen
string, fcet the pieces up edgewise that
they ,may drain and dry. Every Lpiecs Lis
Ii-ti ttiinl l!lil manv mnii nl inr!nlr kin
and in the caes in which these have been
the result of experience, they may all be
successful, and entitled to the confidence of
the public. Some, uerhans. are more simnle.
less laborious, and more uniformly ufe than
others.- The following moJe has s!tool the
test of thirty -five years' experiencel wiihout
a single failure of Umty sevenyears in
Spotlsylvania county, Virginia, amlfof eight
in ivciiiuckv. w ii ere i now resme.ii I can,
tnereiore recommcnu it as a sale ami certain
mode ol making sound, sweet bacon. The
sjlt used in Virginia was Liverpodl blown
salt ; in Kentucky the kanhawa anH Gooe
creek. The ashes from hickory or Ihesu
mi pie. - r
i win now uegit at tne.oeginnin
describe the whole process minutely, pre
nuking, however, that to have good bacon,
uHousc of Representatives of (He U. S.:
If any; People ever had cause to render up
thanks to the Supre-ne Being for parental
I care and protection extended to them in all
me inaia anu aiuicuuiea to wnicn iney nave
been-! from time to time exposed; wtricertain
ly are that People. ( From the first settle
roeni of our forefathers on . this continent--;
through the dangers attendant upon - the oc
cupation of a savage wilderness ,throu:h
ij :Jj;-: i . .
ioi;e ijcnuu 01 i iyoioniai tieneniienen
through the war of the Revolation in the
w isdom which led to the adoption of the ex
isting Uepublican forms of Government in
the hazards incident to' a war subsequently
waged with one of the most powerful nations
of thjs earth in. the increase of our popula
tion-Uin the spread of he arts and sciences,
and in the strength and durability conferred
on political institutions emanating from the
People and . sustained ' by their will the
superintendence of an overruling Providence
has been plainly visible. -As pieparatorv.
therefore, to entering' once , more-upon ;the
high j dut ies of legislation, it v becomes us
hUmblV to ackno ledge .ourVependejice
upon Him as oiir guitfe and 'protector, and
to implore a continuance of His' pareutal
watchfulness over our beloved country.
We have new cause for the expression of our
graiutiue in ine preservation or, the heatih
hardy adventurers against ht'ile tr-hes of
Indians inhabiting thoe exifitive regions.
Our laws should also follow lhem, so modi
fied as the circumstances of llie ce seem to
. aTT " a ' I a 5 a aa ' - ' ' " i 1 a
require, unuer ine influence ol our tree
system of government, new republics are!
destined to spring Up, at no distant day on
the shores' of the Pieifir. , similar in policy
and in feeling to those existing on this side
of the Rocky Mountains, and giving a wider
ind more extensive spread to the principles
of civil and teligious liberty. . 1 j
j f l aitfiiappy to inform you that the rase
wj.ich have. arisen, from lime to time, of the
detention of American ; vessels' by British
crpisers on the eosst of; Africa, under pre
tence of being engaged in the slave trade.
have been placed itij a fair ; train of adjust:
ment. In the case of the jVVilliam and
Francis, full satisfaction will be allowed, i In
flhel cases of the Tvgris and Seamew, the
Uritish Oovernment adrcits that, satislaction
Lis due. In the case bf the Jones: the sum
accruing from the sale of.that vessel and
(cargo will be paid to ( the j fwner while 1
cannot but flatter myself ithat full indemni
fication will be allowed; fori all damages
sustained by the detention of; the vessel
and jut he case of the Douglass; her Majesty's
Uovernment has expressed its determination
to inae indemnification. ) Strong hoies are
iheefore entertainedjjtlut.most (n6l all of
these cases will be. speedily adiusted. No
ar
and
theii to be dipped into the meat paint, and
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iiuiie mi iu oiiiuAC. i lie meat wdini i. uiauc
new, cases have arisen since the, ratification
of the Treaty of Washington ; andit is con
fidently anticipited,! thai! the! slave Trade.
J.Mff AW .!.. ..-. M a f 1C- ...atfl . .1 nl a C
nnr I0lln1v.n1l1-.na -,! U -!. I I i - T " i
7" r' -":: v?r r . 1 Utat treaty, will be altogether suppressed
ri rf a i. ai nil iiiii-I- inn 11 ww a bib naaaxw tiin f w a a i r . . l - r- -
J he occasional interruution exnenenceu
by our fel lo w-c it i ns e n gaged in the fisheries
of warm, not hot, water and very fine ashes,
stirred together till thev are of the consist
ence of thick paint. When the pieces are
dipped in this, they receive a coa ing which
protects them from the fly, prevents dripp-'
iiig, anu tenus io icsson an exrernai mjnf iotis
influences. Hang up while the pieces ate
yet moist with llie paint, and smoke them
at- '.a"l ' i
wen. in tins wav l nave cureu iromsix 10
we must have good pork, neatly dfesred or I eight thousand pounds of bacon every year
cleaned. It is important that the hoks should
be killed in proper weather, by wliidh I mean
that the weather should be such that the hos;s
hung up alter they are cleaned, sliould not
be onlv cold to the touch, but feel stiff, not
frozen, iafier hangingup till the anamal beat
is out. 1 always kill on one dayJ and cut
out and salt up the next - If the leather is
quite cold alet they art stiff I put the hogs
in" the cellar that they may not freeze ; if the
weather rif moderately cool, I let them hang
up in the air all nighL The cutijng out is
the next operation. 1 his need riot be de
scribed further than to say that the pack bone
or chine should be taken cut, as also the
spare ribs from the shoulders, and the mouse
pieces and short ribs or grlskins Ifroin the
middlings. 1S0 acute angles should bo left
to shoulders or hams.' In palling tip. in Vir
ginia, I put all the meat, except the heads,
jowls, chines, r-nd smaller pietcs, ixto
otocmnju&J (watertight half hdsheads)
In Kentucky f hare used large trojuhs, ten
feet long, and three or four feet wide at the
top, made of the Liriodendron tulipfera or
poplar tree. These are much the most con
' venient for packing the meat in, and i are
easily caulked if they should .crack so as to
leak. The salting tray or box in lhich the
meat is la, be salted, piece by piece, aiid
from which each piece, as it ii salted, is to
be transferred to the powdering j tub or
trough, Vust be placed just so near the
trough, th.t the man standing between can
; transier the piece Irom one to t.
oasiiy anc without wating the aa
salting box
for twenty-seven years in Virginia, and eight
in Kentucky, ,
I use at least three bushels of -ah to 1,200
pounds of meat. Tnis mayj.be thought ex
travagant but it insures success, and none of
it is lost.. For w hat is left is all fed o the
stock, and being mixed with ashes'. I believe
t ' 1 ' - ' . .a1 1 T "iV , .-
nas a tenueucy 10 promote ineir ncaiin more
ban salt alone. 1 V '-
Soufd you deuire it, 1 will, at some future
; . .1.2 -r . 1 I ' ' I I
time, give you our moue 01 trying up iiaru
which is not exactly that in common use.
Very trulv, your obedient selv'l
' ' " JOHN LEWIS.
Llangollen, Ky, March 15, 1841.
1 . r '' v 'Cultivator
local exceptions, durihtt the nasi season -for
the abundance! Jwith which; the jahh has
yielded up its fruits to :the labors of t,he bus
band inan for l he renewed activity w hjch
has b;eiv impacted to commerce for the
revival of trade lm all ; ;its deuartireuts for
the increased rewards attendant on tht ex-
.':-.L"e.K"'..--L,: ti;,'S: : ..T , y ..."
cit-iAu ui me iiieciiauic artsior tne continu
ed growth ol our population and the rapidly
reviving pros)cmy ot the whole country; i I
shalt helper yiited to exchange cbngtatula
lion, with you, gentlemen of Jhe two Houses
of Congress, . Oi iMia auspicious'' ercum
stances, and to assure you, m advance, of
my; ready disposition to concor with you in
thel adoption of all uch measures as shall be
calculated, to increae; the happiness of our
coristttuiita, and to ad vance the glory of out
coiTimon country
Since llie last aJiournment af Conerress.
are lifted from the
ie other
t as they
i.lto the
DIEASKD POTATOES.
The 4New York Courier and Enquirer' says:
It Appears by the interior papers, that ja
strange mortality has broken out amongHne
potatoes and they are going nfl in thousands'
of bushels, in all Quartern. The Utica Ga
zelte says the diicase id that neigl.borho'.d
first manifests itself' by a Llatk snot on the
surface of the polatoe, which rapidly spreads
till llie whlc root becomes aoft and worthless.
Many farmer have lost their enlite crops, the
di?eie n many raes destroying (the roots
while in the ground, and large quun'ities lure
also been .destroyed .after hating been dug and
buried iii heaps or stored in cellar. PotatoCla
uflecled wilh this disease appears jo be very
poisonous, large numbers of dogs having ditd
on the neighboring coast of Nova Scotia, has
uui kiicu iu Kiaiin 1 tie aireiiuuii ui 111c ;
ecutive. Representations upon this subject
have been made, but as vet no definitive
answer to those representations has been re
ceived from the British Gdvernment.
Two other ; subjects; of I comparatively
minot importance, but meverthelesa ot too
much consequence to be neglected, remain
j still to be adjusted between the two coun-
tries, uy ine 1 reaiy oeiween ine uniien
, - I ' r . i -: fc J .
Mates and Ureal Britain of July, 1815, it
:i ..:j i . i . 1 - . i : . 1 ,
is ijiuiiuiu iinat no ii.12.ner uuues snail oe
levied in either country onrticles imported
from the other, t hart on the same article
ini(oi ted -'from any other placel j In 1836,
rough rice, by an'at bf Parliament, was
admitted from the coast bf Africa into Great
Britain on the payment of a duty of one
tentinn of Cngie?s to the report of the Sec
relary of State, from tihich it will be seeii
that while nor cotton is admitted free of diitv-
and the duty.on rice has been much reduced, '
which has already led lq a f really increased
consumption, strong ;di.posiiion has been
recently efinced by thatreat body to reduce,
upon certain condition, their present duly '
upon tobacco.; Thisbeijig the first tntitnatmn
ol a cbnceton on ihif iatereating vuhjert
ever made by any European power, I eannot,
but regard it aa well calculated U. rr more the ',
only trnpediment which ias so far existed to
the nwst liberal Commercial interrvur-e ie
tween tia and them, tin this view, our Minis
ter at Berlin who lias heretofore industrious
ly pursued the subject, has beta instructed tV
enter!: upon the negotiation of u commercial
reaiy, which, while it w III open new'attvan--tages
to tile agricultural Injernt, of 'the U?tf. "
and a mor'e free and expanded field, for mini "
mercial operations, Will jifteet injurioufly iio.
existing iutereat ot.the iUriion.; Should the
negotiation be crowned Jwiih success its re- '
suits will be communicated to both HousesTjf
Congress. !-!-' 1 ' ' ' ' ' . '
i ll communicate herewith certain despatches
re ceive'd from bur Minuter at Mexico, and
also a correspondence winch has rrrenilv tie '
mirrfd between the Envoy from that Re.ublic
KWcl the Secretary of Stale. It tnuat te re-
garded as not a little extraordinary; that the
GoVermnept nf Mexico,! in anticipation of! a'
public discussion, tthfeh il has been please! -
to infer from newspaper publications, a liki ly
,u. tunc narc n vtngresf ,. iciaung in ine an
nexation of Texas to theUnited States, should
have so far anticipated i3ie result of si.ch di-'
cushion as to have announced its cetermir.a.
lion to viit any such at'tiaipatcd decision bv
a formal declaration tf.u.'ar agamst the Unt cd
u,... if - .l ... ' . rt - -
V"" Mcpigiicu u iqcveoi vronsreiairnm1
i .1 . , ' .a i 1 . . .
tntrouueing mar quesu.D, as a fit aubject for
lis calm deliberation and, final ju-fgmeut, the
bxrcutiTe haa no reaoir to tfubt that i will
eniii ely fail of 'its object 'The' Represenla-
lives of a biavit and patriotic people will suf- , .
(er.no apprehension of j future consequences
t!t 'embarrass them in lh0 course of their pro-
posed deliberntion Nr will the'Exerutite'
t.ougb. 1 1 The sailer stands on the iff side of t(ler, lI,em not l,,if "'jt tvonby
first, the
thus
in
our mea-
aVe lound
. 1. I 01. . r
ine sailing uox. oau ine nan.s
shoulders next, tnd the middlings last, which
may be piled up two feet above the top of
Mt liyujil Wl IUUi IIC JUIIUS Vl
a short time be immersed in brine.
Measure into your salting Ira",
sures of sail, (a peck measure Ih
most convenient,) ami one measure of clean
dry sit'teil ashes ; mix and incorpor ite them
well. The, Salter takes a ham bto the tray,
rubs the skin side wilh this composition and
the raw hock cud, turns it over audi packs
tne composiiion 01 sail ami ashes on 1
aide till it Uat lest three quarters o
deep all over it, atuhas much on the
lower part of the ham, which isroveVid with
the rkin, a-i will lay on it. The n an who
stands ready to transfer the pieces as thry
, are saltedj takes up the piece and de prsifs
ii carefully without displacing tle composi
tion,! wilh the skin side down, in thi bottom
of trough Karli succeeding him isphus de
posited aidcby side, so as to leave llie least
ie,llehv
ail inch
interior
the attention of naturalists ?
I"
he Executive has relaxed no effort to render
ndestruclible the relations of amity which
so happi ly exist bet ween the j United; States
and other countries. The treat v latelv con
eluded with Great Britain has tended ?reat
y to increase the good understanding whicl
a reciprocity ol interest is calculated to eh
courage, and it is most ardently to be hoped
a l. . t ' .: . V .'' 1 - - a'
ma 1. iiuiiuiig may transpire to interrupt tne
relations of arnily which it is so obviously the
policy of both naii9ns-to cult1vate.i l I j
A queslipn , of .much, tmnoitanee atill te-
mains to be adjtisie.l !betweenl4Jieini4JThe
territorial limits of - the two , rouiitr ;n
relation to what is commonly known a ibe
Oreg6n territory, still remain in dispute.
The United Stales would hi at all times
indisposed to aggrandize themselves at the
expense of any other nation ; but while they
would be restrained by; pinciples of honor,
which should govern the conduct of natiohs
as well as that of individuals, from setting up
a demand for territory, which does not belong
to them, they would as unwillingly.consenl
to a surrender of their rights. After the
m rvo f i a a.l .'mmJ - -w . ' . ' . a 'a . '?
"'"j"' ;!, ;ou ur aj pi aciicaoir, un
biassed examination of the subject, the U
3iaies have always .contended that their
1 ignis appertain o the entire reg:on of joun
try ly ing on (he Pacific, and embraced with
in the 42d and 54th degrees and 40 minutes
bf North lalitudell This ;clalnr bein coh!
troycited by Great Britain, those who have with the other powers of Europe, sin
preceded the present Executive, actuated, do aijrnment of Congress.. .Spain , lu.
doubl, by an earnest desire to! adjust ihei mai- ktlel wilh i-11! convulsions f-r
Department of the Government fail, for any
such cause, to dischargers tr hole duty to the
Country.!.'. j'. ;-! 1 l "' " 7 ' - ' -
'L Do5iT Cahe.' -Yea you do care ; yon
are .only in a pet now, and when you are so
b" red down and hare had lime for reflection,
you Mrill carc Certainly the world don't care
about vu, and the world would wag on as it
is wont, were you annihilated at this, moment;
but unless you care for the world vou are rtl
I nod ol once, (t is of no avail to get in a pet,
and use harsh, language and denounce every
body around ycu. It is not a wle spirit that
is harbored in your heart ;; it is the spirit of
evil. ' Where yov live you ill bare, much lo
perjdex and torment you, but it is uuuie to
sjil Fire, bile your thumbs, or h jke your fil
at all who come in youi reach. Bear tip. and
preserve with stout heart and kind look. Such
a spirit, will be worth poseidiig. . It will
tield yiiu pure eiti'iymenk at all times, and
draw around you friends who '.will contribute
to your welfare and hap
YSXltSi.
ter Upon terms mutually satisfactory to both
countries, have caused to be submitted to the
: , n . ' 1 - -. 1 - - - -, r
uritisn uovernment, propostlions for settlo
ment and final adjustment, which, however.
have fiot proved heretofore acceptable Our
Minister at London has, under! instructions!
again brought Ihe subjeel to the consideration
of that Government 2 and whiU
be done o eom prohi it the rights or honor of
tne unites dtatei, every proper expedient
will be resorted to in order to bring the ne
gotiaiton now in the progress; of resumption
to a speedjr and happy jteimiitation. In the!
mean lime it-is nroter ia remarltwHhat Wi'antl
of pur citizens arejeither4alrejidy';ajablishe4
in the territory, crjafe-on (heir wrihiibe
for the purpose of forming permanent settle
menjivwhile others are preparing jo-follow
and in view of these faets, 1 must repeat
the; recommendation containel in previous
messages, for the establishment of military
posts, at such places, on the lineof travel, as
will furnish security arid projection Ao ourl
penny a quarter, while the article front all
other countries; including the Uiiiled Stales,
was subjected' to ihe j pay ment j of j a ' duty of
20 shillings a quarter.! . Our Minister at
London has from timie to time brought lhis
subject to the consideration bfj the British
Goyerumentybul so.T far without success.
HejiJn5trMcie40rene hilrecsentations
upon it. j.v-' "iillr1.;:li' LHf-j - K'i '
Some vrars since l a claim was preferred
against the-Briluh G t V e r n nt V ni nan t h e p a r t bf
rertain American merchants, far the return of
'J- '.. a . -'at 1 , a ' i ' a :
expon: uuuc paiu Dyunem on sniprner.tsn
woollen good to llie .Uoiied Slates, aftei the
duty on similar goods exp -rtcd M ether vo'uri ,
tries had been repealeil aiid;'coiisequeutly in
contraveniioi: ol the, Itorinn-trcial conVenlion
between the two nation's secijiingio us equal
ity in such cases. Thel principle on which
ihe claim rests. haa long ; inee befn virtually
admitted by Great Britain, liul obstacles to a
settlement have from time .Uptime been inter-
so that a laige portion of the amount
claimed- has hoi vet been s refunded. ' Our
. a t a l' - i ! i at I m S a ; " I T
Minister i n v engaged sin ;lhe prosecution
of the claim, and 1 cannot but persuade my sell
that the British lioverniheut will no lonr--
dely its adjutm nU r- " ' ;! " ' ;
fi. I am happy to be able to say that riothi az 1
has occurred to distuib in any degree the re
latiohi of amity which: exist between the U.
Slates and France, Austria and llussi i, as w it
since the
has been
many
years, ; from the e fleets: of winch 4t is lo be
hoped she .is destined speedily to recover
when under a more liberal system of jBommer
cial policy on her part, our tirade 1 wilh her
may again filf its old, tn sVfif as her eon li
nen la 1 possessions are coneeVned, Us almost
forsaken channels, thereby: adtliiig to the mu
tual prosperity of the two countries, r V
The Germanic Association if Customs and
Commerce, which since jits establishment in
1833, has been steadily growing t power and
importance, and consists at thn lime of more
than tw-rnfv t ierman Stale, and embraces a
population of 97.000,000 pf vtttfip United for
ill . the. purpose of rommercial, jiitvrrourse
wilh each piber a nd vib furei n states, ofltH s
to the latter the most valuable exchanges on
' " " t . i - . v
principles ii-ore iinerai man are onerei; on toe
n-cai system oi airy oiner- turppran power.
v rom iia origin, the nnpuriaure of the Ger
man Uiiioti has never been Iot; Mght f by
the United Statea." " The- 'tudualrV. mralit
and i other j vafuablefqualhies of he German
nation, have alwavs been well known ami
frcd-ilfd. Qn this subject I invite the at
I he i war which has Existed
me between Mexfco at)d Texas, has since
ie battle of San Jacinti, consisted lor the'
uiost part of predatory incursions which, while . '
i(iry have beeii atiendedijwjth much of suflcr-"
ing to individuals and Have keprthe borders :
oj j the two coHntrir s lrt a state of constant-: .
ajarm, have failetl to approach jto any defini-4
ttve resiilt. f Mexico hatifitied out no foimid.
able armament by land or by sea for the stib- 1
juga lion ' of Texas. Eijht years hare no tf '
e apses since i exas Uelared her indencii-
dphce of ! Mexico, and during that lime- the
has been recognized as a sovtreign power ty
sHcralof the principal crilized fUtes. Mex-.
ico, nevermei.ss, persesjcres in her plans of
reconquest, and refuses t recognise her I tide-
penderice. The predator incursion 4o ttbich ,
1 piave alluded; kave bafti attended, in cho1
instance, with the breaking up of the rooru
o justice i by the seizing upon the prr'sohs irff -Ibe
judge,' jury and officers of the cutrrf, nnd
dragging lhem along withunarmed, and there
fore non combatant ciiiznt, into a cruel and
oppressive bondage, thuarleavlog crime-t i go,
unpunished and i.nmnrtafiiy to passiunrepro'.
ved. ! A. border warfare Hs evermore lo - be ,
deprecated, and over sue a war as has exist
ed for so many years betwlen tfiese two Stctcf';
humanity has had grea cuse,to lame-nt. IW";
is such a condition of . thinga to' be deplori tj '
only because of ihe individual suflering alien
dant upon it. The efl cta'ere fr.nvie extcnl
sire, t The Crca mr of iheJUni verse has given
man the Eirih jfo'r hit'reahn: place, and hi
fruits fo Ids subsistence! Whatever, there?
tore, shall make the firs or any part of it a
scijne of ; dtsuLiion, affects injuriously: hili
heritage; and may be regarded as a reneial
calamity. Wars mar sometimes be neeeanai-
bul all nations have aommon inlirrst in '
Hinging them speedily to close. : Tlir U.sl
lave an 1 immediate; interest in seeing an en
put lothe state of hostilities exitmcr bei vr. r n '
Mexico andlVxa. sThe are our neichbors
of the same con linen f, a'nh whom ne are not !
only desirous of culti vaiing the relations of -amity,
but of the' most eTendrd commercial
intercourse, anu to praciicf all the rights of a
neighborhood hospitality; I Our own interests
are deeply involved in ihelmatter, since, boV. -
rver, neutril may be our Course of nolifj',
we cannot hope to escape llie eficts nf a sjtrjtl
of jealousy on the part of both of the powers
iior ran hi viTernniem oe inuinerent lo tha:
fart that a-warfare. aurh is waged beiwevu
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inose iwo naiionavis raicntateU, ta weaken
both powrr. and I Coaliy 1$ render, lhem. and
epciaiiy the weaker of ih two, the at bjerts
nl interference on the part of stronvcr and
nre powerful nations wlti intent oaly on;
advancing tlrir - wn peculiar views, may!
sooner tr later attempt to bring about a com-r
pliuce wilh terms, as the condition ul their,
nf postion, alike di jbgatory- to: the nation;
gr inline them and detrimental to the interests,
if he United S:atrs'. -Wes could nt be i?x--pected
qi.ittlv lo permit any such interfeienre
to our diadrahtagei V Considering that Trxaa
is seperattd (raln the UnittdSlates by a mere
geographicil foe,; ibat be terrlioiy, in' (he
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