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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones)	4	0	Browse	Search
George P. Rowell and Company's American Newspaper Directory, containing accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and territories, and the dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America., together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published. (ed. George P. Rowell and company)	4	0	Browse	Search
James Buchanan, Buchanan's administration on the eve of the rebellion	3	1	Browse	Search
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Varina Davis, Jefferson Davis: Ex-President of the Confederate States of America, A Memoir by his Wife, Volume 2	2	0	Browse	Search
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Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders.	2	0	Browse	Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition.	1	1	Browse	Search
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the security and extension of our commerce. Besides, our merchants had just claims against the Chinese Government, for injuries sustained in violation of the treaty. To effect these changes, and to obtain indemnity for these injuries, the Hon. William B. Reed was sent as Minister to China. His position proved to be one of great delicacy. England and France were engaged in war against China, and urged the United States to become a party to it. They alleged that it had been undertaken to accomplish objects in which we had a common interest with themselves. This was the fact; but the President did not believe that our grievances, although serious, would justify a resort to hostilities. Whilst Mr. Reed was, therefore, directed to preserve a strict neutrality between the belligerents, he was instructed to cooperate cordially with the Ministers of England and France in all peaceful measures to secure by treaty those just concessions to commerce which the civilized nations of the worl

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