Westward Extension, 1841-1850Harper & Brothers, 1906 - 366 من الصفحات A vivid portrait of a turbulent & crowded decade. Although the emphasis is on expansion, the book is largely a history of the U.S. during the years covered. Also discussed are party struggle & the domestic problems of the Tyler & Polk administrations. Illus. |
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الصفحة 13
... became a house divided against itself.1 The main factor in the economic divergence of the sections was slavery . The effect of this insti- tution in developing a local interest began to ap- pear with the first efforts of the states to ...
... became a house divided against itself.1 The main factor in the economic divergence of the sections was slavery . The effect of this insti- tution in developing a local interest began to ap- pear with the first efforts of the states to ...
الصفحة 14
... became securely intrenched where cotton - growing was profitable . As North and South diverged , the industrial conflict which accompanied the process of territorial expansion became steadily more " irrepressible " ; nor was it ...
... became securely intrenched where cotton - growing was profitable . As North and South diverged , the industrial conflict which accompanied the process of territorial expansion became steadily more " irrepressible " ; nor was it ...
الصفحة 19
... became sectionalized , and the expansionist impulse , with a divided people back of it , lost its unity and steadiness . The growing influx from Europe stimulated the westward movement in the North , and the free states were soon filled ...
... became sectionalized , and the expansionist impulse , with a divided people back of it , lost its unity and steadiness . The growing influx from Europe stimulated the westward movement in the North , and the free states were soon filled ...
الصفحة 26
... became independent of Spain ; and , in the enthusiasm of which she soon became pos- sessed for the republican propaganda , she imagined that there must be sympathy between her own peo- ple and those of the United States . Austin's grant ...
... became independent of Spain ; and , in the enthusiasm of which she soon became pos- sessed for the republican propaganda , she imagined that there must be sympathy between her own peo- ple and those of the United States . Austin's grant ...
الصفحة 41
... became independent . The central government in the city of Mexico was passing through almost con- stant revolutions , and was either too weak or too busy to look well after the affairs of its distant ter- ritories on the north ...
... became independent . The central government in the city of Mexico was passing through almost con- stant revolutions , and was either too weak or too busy to look well after the affairs of its distant ter- ritories on the north ...
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¹ House Exec ¹ Niles 28 Cong 30 Cong Adams adopted American annexation of Texas Assoc August Bancroft bank Benton bill boundary Britain British Buchanan Buren Calhoun California chap claims Clay Coahuila compromise Congress Constitution December declared Democrats Diary diplomatic district election favor forty-ninth parallel Frémont Globe Hist Holst Ibid International Arbitrations Jackson Jacksonian Democracy January John Quincy Adams July June letter Louisiana LXVI ment Messages and Papers Mexican government Mexico minister Missouri Missouri Compromise movement Nacogdoches negotiations Niles nominated North northwest Nueces Nuevo Nuevo Santander Oregon party political province proviso question refused Register resolution Richardson Rio Grande River secretary Senate Docs Sess Silas Wright slave slave-holding slavery Slidell South tariff territory Texan tion troops Tyler U. S. Treaties Union United States government Upshur vols vote Walker Tariff Washington Webster Whigs Wilmot Proviso York
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الصفحة 211 - ... it should be distinctly announced to the world as our settled policy that no future European colony or dominion shall with our consent be planted or established on any part of the North American continent.
الصفحة 204 - The cup of forbearance had been exhausted, even before the recent information from the frontier of the Del Norte. But now, after reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil.
الصفحة 324 - But there is a higher law than the Constitution, which regulates our authority over the domain, and devotes it to the same noble purposes. The territory is a part, no inconsiderable part, of the common heritage of mankind, bestowed upon them by the Creator of the universe. We are his stewards, and must so discharge our trust as to secure in the highest attainable degree their happiness.
الصفحة 322 - MR. PRESIDENT, — I wish to speak to-day, not as a Massachusetts man, nor as a Northern man, but as an American, and a member of the Senate of the United States.
الصفحة 79 - States hereby agree to refer the report or reports of the said Commissioners to some friendly Sovereign or State to be then named for that purpose, and who shall be requested to decide on the differences which may be stated in the said report or reports or upon the report of one Commissioner together with the grounds upon which the other Commissioner shall have refused declined or omitted to act as the case may be.
الصفحة 322 - The North has only to will it to accomplish it— to do justice by conceding to the South an equal right in the acquired territory, and to do her duty by causing the stipulations relative to fugitive slaves to be faithfully fulfilled— to cease the agitation of the slave question...
الصفحة 324 - The Constitution regulates our stewardship ; the Constitution devotes the domain to union, to justice, to defense, to welfare, and to liberty. " But there is a higher law than the Constitution, which regulates our authority over the domain and devotes it to the same noble purposes.
الصفحة 107 - ... beginning at the mouth of the Sabine river, and running west along the Gulf of Mexico three leagues from land, to the mouth of the Rio Grande, thence up the principal stream of said river to its source, thence due north to the forty-second degree of north latitude, thence along the boundary line as defined in the treaty between the United States and Spain, to the beginning...
الصفحة 145 - A controlling majority of the people and a large majority of the States have declared in favor of immediate annexation. Instructions have thus come up to both branches of Congress from their respective constituents in terms the most emphatic. It is the will of both the people and the States that Texas shall be annexed to the Union promptly and immediately.
الصفحة 315 - By awaiting their action, all causes of uneasiness may be avoided, and confidence and kind feeling preserved. With a view of maintaining the harmony and tranquillity so dear to all, we should abstain from the introduction of those exciting topics of a sectional character which have hitherto produced painful apprehensions in the public mind ; and I repeat the solemn warning of the first and most illustrious of my predecessors, against furnishing "any ground for characterizing parties by geographical...