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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... desire , and a profession was the great end at which he aimed . His habits , formed by the moulding hand of his exemplary mother , peculiarly fitted him for success in the sphere toward which his thoughts were directed , and on which ...
... desire , and a profession was the great end at which he aimed . His habits , formed by the moulding hand of his exemplary mother , peculiarly fitted him for success in the sphere toward which his thoughts were directed , and on which ...
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... desire which he had half formed ere the time came for sober and serious reflection . His final determination was made in accordance with his previous inclinations ; and at the beginning of the year 1819 , he entered the office of Felix ...
... desire which he had half formed ere the time came for sober and serious reflection . His final determination was made in accordance with his previous inclinations ; and at the beginning of the year 1819 , he entered the office of Felix ...
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... desire than with the wishes of his friends , he took the stump against the former member of that body from Maury . A most formidable opposition was encountered , but after an animated canvass he se- cured his election by a heavy ...
... desire than with the wishes of his friends , he took the stump against the former member of that body from Maury . A most formidable opposition was encountered , but after an animated canvass he se- cured his election by a heavy ...
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... desire to disturb . He thought that " when the act was passed , every interest in the country stood pledged , in the most solemn manner , to adhere to and abide by it , " and he hoped that " this agitated and disturbing subject was put ...
... desire to disturb . He thought that " when the act was passed , every interest in the country stood pledged , in the most solemn manner , to adhere to and abide by it , " and he hoped that " this agitated and disturbing subject was put ...
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... desire of their republican friends out of Tennessee . He was himself urgently solicited to join in some public manifestation in behalf of Judge White ; but he firmly and constantly refused to lend his name or his influence for any such ...
... desire of their republican friends out of Tennessee . He was himself urgently solicited to join in some public manifestation in behalf of Judge White ; but he firmly and constantly refused to lend his name or his influence for any such ...
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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...