...an any other part of the Pacific slope. He asks for nothing. Money will not tempt him. No one knows his mind; perhaps he would like a title or an office. Such, in substance, is the picture of Don Mariano , presented thirty years ago, to President Polk. Unable to make him a marquis, Polk made him a general; then, in spite of his priests and bishops, Don Mariano staked his fortunes on the Stars and ...