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12 O'Clock to-day administration agreed appointed army attended Bancroft Benton Brittain Brittish Government Brittish Minister Buchanan Cabinet adjourned Cabinet held Calhoun Cameron Cave Johnson chargé d'affaires Columbia River consult conversation course Democratic party desired despatch Diary draft expressed favour friends Gen'l Cass Gen'l Scott Hannegan Haywood held a regular informed Jacob Thompson ject John Slidell Judge Mason large number letter McLane members of Congress members present Mexican Mexico Miss Rucker MONDAY morning Navy nomination notice O'Clock P. M. opinion Oregon question Oregon territory Pakenham parlour persons Polk Polk's Presbyterian church to-day President President's Private Secretary proposition received regular meeting to-day rejected relation remarked Repts requested Resolution retired SATURDAY Saw company Secretary of War sent Session Slidell submitted Supreme Court tariff Tennessee Texas thought THURSDAY tion told Treasury Treaty U. S. Minister views vote Walker Washington Whig Whig party Woodward yesterday
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Página 80 - ... the world in righteousness by the man whom he hath ordained ; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
Página 347 - It is the second or third time since I have been President that I have sketched an article for the paper. I did so in this instance to allay if possible the excitement which I learned the article in yesterday's Union had produced among the Democratic members.
Página 288 - May, 1846. — The Cabinet held a regular meeting to-day; all the members present. I brought up the Mexican question, and the question of what was the duty of the administration in the present state of our relations with that country. The subject was very fully discussed. All agreed that if the Mexican forces at Matamoras committed any act of hostility on...
Página 27 - Paredes2 to march his army to Texas. Dr. Parrott's latest despatch was of date 29th August, 1845. He gives it as his opinion that there will be no declaration of war against the US and no invasion of Texas; that the Government will be kept employed to keep down another revolution which was threatened. He is also of opinion that the Government is desirous to re-establish Diplomatic relations with the U. States, and that a Minister from the US would be received. In these opinions Mr.
Página 65 - California & the fine bay of San Francisco as much in view as Oregon. Col./ Benton agreed that no Foreign Power ought to be permitted to colonize California, any more than they would be to colonize Cuba. As long as Cuba remained in the possession of the present Government we would not object, but if a powerful foreign power was about to possess it, we would not permit it. On the same footing we would place California.
Página 391 - ... would if practicable obtain California and such other portion of the Mexican territory as would be sufficient to indemnify our claimants on Mexico, and to defray the expenses of the war which that power by her long continued wrongs and injuries had forced us to wage.
Página 101 - I told him that if that proposition had been accepted by the Brittish Minister my course would have met with great opposition, and in my opinion would have gone far to overthrow the administration; that, had it been accepted, as we came in on Texas the probability was we would have gone out on Oregon...
Página 28 - States that a Minister had been sent to Mexico, it would, of course, be known to the British, French, and other foreign Ministers at Washington, who might take measures to thwart or defeat the objects of the mission.
Página 381 - May, 1846. — As the public excitement in and out of Congress was very naturally very great, and as there was a great public necessity to have the prompt action of Congress on the Mexican question, and therefore an absolute necessity for sending my message to Congress on tomorrow, I resumed this morning the preparation of my message. About f)Y2 O'Clock Mr.
Página 1 - Buchanan said he thought God would not have much to do in justifying us in a war for the country north of 49°.