Memoranda and Official Correspondence Relating to the Republic of Texas, Its History and Annexation: Including a Brief Autobiography of the AuthorD. Appleton, 1859 - 648 pages |
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... relations with that Government . NEW ORLEANS , July 25th . - The Collector of the port , or the one acting as such , showed he was a genuine republican , by treating me with the utmost rudeness and indifference ; had difficulty and ...
... relations with that Government . NEW ORLEANS , July 25th . - The Collector of the port , or the one acting as such , showed he was a genuine republican , by treating me with the utmost rudeness and indifference ; had difficulty and ...
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... relations , but not to join them to us . On this account invasion would not be advisable , if there were no other reasons . But whether they separate or not , the most friendly relations should be sedulously cultivated . November 29th ...
... relations , but not to join them to us . On this account invasion would not be advisable , if there were no other reasons . But whether they separate or not , the most friendly relations should be sedulously cultivated . November 29th ...
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... Relations further discussed the secret resolutions for negotiation with Mexico . 18th .-- ( Joint ) Com- mittee on Foreign Relations reported the resolutions for peace signed by Lawrence and myself . 19th . - Passed the same to third ...
... Relations further discussed the secret resolutions for negotiation with Mexico . 18th .-- ( Joint ) Com- mittee on Foreign Relations reported the resolutions for peace signed by Lawrence and myself . 19th . - Passed the same to third ...
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... relation to Cabinet appointments . It was understood between us that I should have " worthy associates , " or , in other words , men who would assist and sustain me , and who possessed the necessary abilities . The Cabinet officers ...
... relation to Cabinet appointments . It was understood between us that I should have " worthy associates , " or , in other words , men who would assist and sustain me , and who possessed the necessary abilities . The Cabinet officers ...
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... will not fall down and worship him ; and to some extent have succeeded ; —but to the world , who little understand the relations existing between me and the President , I shall have to appear as 40 [ 1843 MEMORANDA .
... will not fall down and worship him ; and to some extent have succeeded ; —but to the world , who little understand the relations existing between me and the President , I shall have to appear as 40 [ 1843 MEMORANDA .
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Page 553 - To beg the voice and utterance of my tongue, A curse shall light upon the limbs of men ; Domestic fury and fierce civil strife Shall cumber all the parts of Italy...
Page 300 - He who ascends to mountain tops, shall find The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and snow ; He who surpasses or subdues mankind, Must look down on the hate of those below. Though high above the sun of glory glow, And far beneath the earth and ocean spread, Round him are icy rocks, and loudly blow Contending tempests on his naked head, And thus reward the toils which to those summits led.
Page 556 - There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat; And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures.
Page 557 - So the struck eagle, stretched upon the plain, No more through rolling clouds to soar again, Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart, And winged the shaft that quivered in his heart ; Keen were his pangs, but keener far to feel He nursed the pinion which impelled the steel ; While the same plumage that had warmed his nest Drank the last life-drop of his bleeding breast.
Page 604 - Still o'er these scenes my memory wakes, And fondly broods with miser care ! Time but the impression stronger makes, As streams their channels deeper wear.
Page 608 - To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled : " The undersigned, clergymen of different religious denominations in New England, hereby, in the name of Almighty God, and in his presence, do solemnly protest against the passage of what is known as the Nebraska Bill...
Page 605 - I call for the yeas and nays." The yeas and nays were ordered; and, being taken, resulted— yeas 13, nays 19.
Page 474 - Texas engages that She will Stipulate in the treaty not to annex herself or become subject to any Country whatever.
Page 48 - ... force of two or three thousand men, or as many as might be necessary, and to make a descent upon the Mexican town of Matamoras, and capture and hold it; that Com. Stockton would give assistance with the fleet under his command, under the pretext of giving the protection promised by the United States to Gen. Murphy; that he would undertake to supply the necessary provisions, arms and munitions of war for the expedition, would land them at convenient points on our coast, and would agree to pay...