James Knox Polk, and a History of His Administration: Embracing the Annexation of Texas, the Difficulties with Mexico, the Settlement of the Oregon Question, and Other Important EventsJ. M. Alden, 1851 - 395 páginas |
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... claim- ing for Mr. Polk individually , the merit of transactions in which he had no direct participation , and therefore doing his memory a positive injustice . 66 Aside from all political considerations , there is some- thing in the ...
... claim- ing for Mr. Polk individually , the merit of transactions in which he had no direct participation , and therefore doing his memory a positive injustice . 66 Aside from all political considerations , there is some- thing in the ...
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... claim to the authorship of that memorable document , which can per- ish only with the nation that it called into existence ; but it is also an important historical fact , and one of which the party directly concerned , and those ...
... claim to the authorship of that memorable document , which can per- ish only with the nation that it called into existence ; but it is also an important historical fact , and one of which the party directly concerned , and those ...
Página 119
... claims of party friends upon the leader whom they have sup- ported are always strong , and generally irresistible . Mr. Polk was not without ambition ; but he preferred hence- forth to rely upon others to secure his advancement , if ...
... claims of party friends upon the leader whom they have sup- ported are always strong , and generally irresistible . Mr. Polk was not without ambition ; but he preferred hence- forth to rely upon others to secure his advancement , if ...
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... claims , and were desirous of limiting the United States to the valley of the Mississippi proper . A protracted negotiation ensued between them and Spain . The latter was inclined to surrender all her pretensions to the territory ...
... claims , and were desirous of limiting the United States to the valley of the Mississippi proper . A protracted negotiation ensued between them and Spain . The latter was inclined to surrender all her pretensions to the territory ...
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... claim , in 1819 , was , in the opinion of Mr. Polk , most unwisely made ; and he heartily approved of the efforts of John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson , during their respective administrations , to recover the territory thus ...
... claim , in 1819 , was , in the opinion of Mr. Polk , most unwisely made ; and he heartily approved of the efforts of John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson , during their respective administrations , to recover the territory thus ...
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Términos y frases comunes
28th Congress 49th parallel administration adopted American annexation appropriations army authority bank bill boundary Buren candidate Carolina character citizens claim Coahuila coast commerce Congress constitution convention declared deemed democratic desire election ernment established executive exercise existing favor Federal Government foreign friends honor House of Representatives Hudson's Bay Company hundred important independent interests internal improvements JAMES K Judge White legislative letter levying Matamoras measures Mecklenburg county ment Mexican government Mexico navigation negotiation Nootka Sound Convention North North Carolina Nueces objects opinion Oregon Oregon question Oregon territory Paredes party passed peace Peña political Polk ports present President principle proper protection public lands public money question recommend republic Republic of Texas republican republican party resolution revenue Rio Grande Senate session settlement Spain tariff Tennessee territory Texan Texas thousand tion tonnage duty treasury treaty Union United vessels veto vote whig whole
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Página 139 - That our title to the whole of the territory of Oregon is clear and unquestionable; that no portion of the same ought to be ceded to England or any other power; and that the re-occupation of Oregon and the re-annexation of Texas at the earliest practicable period are great American measures, which this convention recommends to the cordial support of the Democracy of the Union.
Página 138 - That the liberal principles embodied by Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence, and sanctioned in the Constitution, which makes ours the land of liberty and the asylum of the oppressed of every nation, have ever been cardinal principles in the democratic faith...
Página 148 - ... peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none: the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns, and the surest bulwarks against anti-republican tendencies: the preservation of the general government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home, and safety abroad...
Página 237 - That if the President of the United States shall, in his judgment and discretion, deem it most advisable, instead of proceeding to submit the foregoing resolution to the Republic of Texas as an overture on the part of the United States for admission, to negotiate with that Republic, then...
Página 27 - ... 4. Resolved, that as we now acknowledge the existence and control of no law or legal officer, civil or military, within this county, we do hereby ordain and adopt as a rule of life all, each and every of our former laws — wherein nevertheless the Crown of Great Britain never can be considered as holding rights, privileges, immunities, or authority therein.
Página 381 - ... an honorable peace, and thereby secure ample indemnity for the expenses of the war. as well as to our much-injured citizens who hold large pecuniary demands against Mexico.
Página 390 - An act to provide for the better organization of the treasury, and for the collection, safe-keeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public revenue...
Página 153 - That justice and sound policy forbid the federal government to foster one branch of industry to the detriment of another, or to cherish the interests of one portion to the injury of another portion of our common country...
Página 105 - Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none; the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns and the surest bulwarks against antirepublican tendencies; the preservation of the General Government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad...
Página 27 - That we, the citizens of Mecklenburg County, do hereby dissolve the political bands which have connected us to the mother country, and hereby absolve ourselves from all allegiance to the British Crown...