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Title: The political history of the United States : or, popular sovereignty and citizenship; birth and growth of the colonies; march to independence; constitutional government; presidents and administrations; congresses and political measures; party platforms and principles; rise and fall of parties. Questions of the hour-civil service reform, polygamy, prohibition, surplus revenue, tariff and free trade, arguments for and against, review of tariff acts
Year: 1888 (1880s)
Authors: Boyd, James Penny, 1836-1910
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Publisher: Philadelphia Chicago : P. W. Ziegler & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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and American 6.* The relative strength in the Senate was30 Democrat and 25 Whig. MEXICAN WAR.—A popular convention in Texas had ac-cepted the overture for annexation made by the United States.Mexico protested and withdrew her minister to Washington.General Taylor had been sent to the east bank of the Neuces,into neutral territory, and on Dec. 31, 1845, Congress passed anact extending authority over this territory lying between theNeuces and Rio Grande. None of these acts provoked Mexicoto war. She was still in negotiable mood. Even before this,Dec. 29, 1845, Texas had passed into the American Union. ThePresident ordered General Taylor (March, 1846) to march to theRio Grande and hold the neutral ground. He did so, and wasmet by Arista, at Palo Alto, where a battle was fought. Thenext day was fought Resaca de la Palma, which sent Arista back * This was the first appearance of the American party in National politics Fourof tl»e above six were from New York, and two from Pennsylvania.
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PRESIDENTS FROM 1841 TO 1853. 391 392 POLITICAL HISTORY OF into Mexican territory. Now American blood had been shedon American soil, and Mexico was an offender. A casus bellihad been found. The President sent a Message to Congressand asked for a Declaration of War. The House respondedwith a declaration and ;^ 10,000,000 to back it up, the Whigsfavoring it under protest, and on the ground that an Americanarmy must not be sacrificed, even if forced into peril or adoubtful cause by the folly of a President* WILMOT PROVISO.—VJith. the expectation that the warwould soon be over and that an important cession of territorycould be had, the President asked Congress for an appropriationof ;^2,000,000 to be placed at his disposal to negotiate with. Tothis appropriation, Mr. Wilmot, Pa., on behalf of himself andmany Northern Democratic friends, moved what became historicas The Wilmot Proviso, to wit, That no part of the territorythus acquired should be open to the introduction of slavery.In str

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