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 127
... nominate a candi- date for president to succeed Tyler was one whose importance did not become evident till after the ... nominated James G. Birney of Michigan for president , and Thomas Morris of Ohio for vice- president , and adopted a ...
... nominate a candi- date for president to succeed Tyler was one whose importance did not become evident till after the ... nominated James G. Birney of Michigan for president , and Thomas Morris of Ohio for vice- president , and adopted a ...
الصفحة 128
... nomination was certain , and it was evident that he was the strongest candidate his party could select . But he ... nominated for president unanimously and without a contest ; and only four ballots were required to nominate Theodore ...
... nomination was certain , and it was evident that he was the strongest candidate his party could select . But he ... nominated for president unanimously and without a contest ; and only four ballots were required to nominate Theodore ...
الصفحة 129
... nominated . The first step towards compassing his defeat was taken in the adoption of the two - thirds rule . The ini- tial ballot showed 146 votes for Van Buren , with 1 Niles ' Register , LXVI . , 161–163 . 2 Ibid . , 193 . VOL . XVII ...
... nominated . The first step towards compassing his defeat was taken in the adoption of the two - thirds rule . The ini- tial ballot showed 146 votes for Van Buren , with 1 Niles ' Register , LXVI . , 161–163 . 2 Ibid . , 193 . VOL . XVII ...
الصفحة 130
... nominated almost unanimously , but on being notified by telegraph he peremptorily declined . An effort had previously been made to induce him to allow the use of his name for the first place if that of Van Buren should be withdrawn ...
... nominated almost unanimously , but on being notified by telegraph he peremptorily declined . An effort had previously been made to induce him to allow the use of his name for the first place if that of Van Buren should be withdrawn ...
الصفحة 131
... nominated by the national convention . In the same year Polk was elected governor of Tennessee . In 1841 and 1843 he ... nomination came to him simply as an available man , who was on record in favor of annexation . He was not a man that ...
... nominated by the national convention . In the same year Polk was elected governor of Tennessee . In 1841 and 1843 he ... nomination came to him simply as an available man , who was on record in favor of annexation . He was not a man that ...
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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...