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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 1,030 0 Browse Search
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States. 578 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 482 0 Browse Search
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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 152 0 Browse Search
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ues for slaves already sold; while his power as profitable customer on the one hand, or lenient creditor on the other, was by no means inconsiderable. It was this power, in connection with that of the strongly sympathizing and closely affiliated class of gamblers and blacklegs, by which Van Buren's renomination for the Presidency was defeated in the Baltimore Convention of 1844, and the Democratic party committed, through the nomination of Polk and its accessories, to the policy of annexing Texas, thus securing a fresh and boundless expansion to Slavery. When that Annexation was suddenly, and to most unexpectedly, achieved, at the close of John Tyler's administration, relays of horses, prearranged in the absence of telegraphs, conveyed from the deeply interested negro-traders, who were watching the doings of Congress at the national metropolis, to their confederates and agents in the slave-selling districts of the neighboring States, the joyful tidings which insured an advance of tw
er was a fanatic. Lockport, Utica, and Buffalo, reaching Baltimore late in October. Lundy made at least one other visit to Hayti, to colonize emancipated slaves; was beaten nearly to death in Baltimore by a slave-trader, on whose conduct he had commented in terms which seemed disrespectful to the profession; was flattered by the judge's assurance, when the trader came to be tried for the assault, that he [L.] had got nothing more than he deserved ; and he made two long journeys through Texas, to the Mexican departments across the Rio Grande, in quest of a suitable location on which to plant a colony of freed blacks from the United States, but without success. He traveled in good part on foot, observing the strictest economy, and supporting himself by working at saddlery and harness-mending, from place to place, as circumstances required. Meantime, he had been compelled to remove his paper from Baltimore to Washington; and finally (in 1836), to Philadelphia, where it was entitl
o Lafitte and Long, to attempt the conquest of Texas, with a view to planting an independent power ment there was very little, and that not good; Texas being a portion, or rather appendage, of Coahuittle Rock journal, noticing his departure for Texas, significantly said: We shall doubtless hear o hardly be necessary to strike a blow to wrest Texas from Mexico. That it was ample for the establ raids, there was very little probability that Texas would ever have been reconquered by Mexico. l be difficult to adjust. The institutions of Texas, and her relations with other governments, arehe conclusion that the immediate Annexation of Texas would, in all human probability, draw after it this seizure, made by virtue of a treaty with Texas, when no Texan force — witness the disastrous ng any personal objection to the Annexation of Texas, I should be glad to see it--without dishonor,ern Hemisphere. The United States must clutch Texas, or she would soon fall a prey to British intr[127 more...]
eason, expected. The agent so hastily dispatched to Texas by Mr. Tyler to speed the consummation of the decreeaction was ratified by a Convention of the People of Texas on the ensuing 4th of July. The XXIXth Congress mries by Mr. Douglas, of Illinois, formally admitting Texas as a State into our Union, was carried by the decisih Mexico, as a necessary consequence of our annexing Texas, had not been realized. Technically and legally, wehe extent that it had been occupied by the people of Texas, he stopped at the Nueces, as aforesaid. Here, thouents are regulating the pending question relative to Texas; with a warning that his refusal would be regarded bolding from France; so had Florida from Spain; while Texas had been colonized and revolutionized mainly by Souteration had prevailed even in the recent instance of Texas, where all partition had been refused, all real compld, Hannegan, Spruance, of Delaware, and Houston, of Texas, voted to yield to the House, leaving none but Senat
sion of Slavery. And, up to the Annexation of Texas, every man of the party went straightforward fn, that it exists because of the Annexation of Texas; that from such a cause we predicted such a covast area recently ceded by Mexico, apart from Texas proper) as incipient States, and to urge their on the subject of Slavery. 3, 4, relate to Texas and her boundary. 5. Resolved, That it is sitions with regard to California, New Mexico, Texas, etc., why not permit each subject demanding lrly and faithfully to execute the compact with Texas, by admitting such new State or States. 2. ment of the western and northern boundaries of Texas, and the exclusion from her jurisdiction of all New Mexico, with the grant to Texas of a pecuniary equivalent; and the section for that purpose ttates. By this article, the public debt of Texas, previously worth in market but some twenty to of a definite boundary between New Mexico and Texas was essential to the tranquillity and security[12 more...]
this had solemnly been, until a counterpoise could be found or devised, through the partition of Texas or otherwise. It reached the Senate on the 11th, and was sent to the Committee on Territories, d Mr. Atchison, of that State, in supporting a motion to take up the bill, to which Mr. Rusk, of Texas, had objected, said: I must ask the indulgence of the Senate to say one word in relation to inning of the last session, I was perhaps as much opposed to the proposition as the Senator from Texas now is. The Senator from Iowa [Mr. A. C. Dodge] knows it; and it was for reasons I will not not wn, of Mississippi; Benjamin and Slidell, of Louisiana; Morton, of Florida; Houston and Rusk, of Texas; Dixon, of Kentucky; Bell and Jones, of Tennessee; Atchison, of Missouri; Sebastian and Johnson,March 3d.--or rather, morning — passed: Yeas 37; Nays Messrs. Bell, of Tennessee, Houston, of Texas, and Walker, of Wisconsin, who had voted against Mr. Chase's amendment above cited, and Mr. Jame
would never consent to its transfer to any more formidable power, seemed entirely satisfied with, and anxious for, its retention by Spain as her most precious and valued dependency-- The Queen of the Antilles. But, at length, having reannexed Texas, the Slave Power fixed covetous eyes on this fertile, prolific island. In 1848, our Minister, under instructions from President Polk, made an offer of $100,000,000 for it, which was peremptorily, conclusively rejected. Directly thereafter, the n Government for all coming time. It parades, with significant emphasis, the repeated and important acquisitions of territory by our Government, through the purchase of Louisiana in 1803, and of Florida in 1819, as also through the annexation of Texas; as to which, Mr. Everett--overdoing his part, as is natural in a Federalist turned fillibuster — volunteers the wholly gratuitous assertion that there never was an extension of territory more naturally or justifiably made. Ignoring the fact tha
a Free-State man imprisoned there. Montgomery soon after surrendered himself to the Federal Governor of the Territory, when a treaty or understanding was had between them, under which the region gradually settled into comparative peace. But, while the ferment was at its hight, and forces were gathering on both sides for the conflict, a slave named Jim came secretly across the border to Capt. Brown's cabin, and told him that himself and his family had been sold, and were to be sent off to Texas next day. Brown, with twenty men, divided into two parties, crossed the border in the night, liberated Jim and his family, and, proceeding to the house of another slaveholder, gave deliverance to five more slaves. The other party, under Kagi, called at several houses in search of slaves, but found none until they reached the residence of David Cruse, who, learning their object, seized his rifle and raised it to fire, but was instantly shot dead. He had but one slave, who accompanied his li
Slidell, of Louisiana, Mallory and Yulee, of Florida, Hemphill and Wigfall, of Texas, Crittenden and Powell, of Kentucky, A. Johnson and Nicholson, of Tennessee, Gr2 1/2; South Carolina, 8; Florida, 3; Alabama, 9; Louisiana, 6; Mississippi, 7; Texas, 4; Arkansas, 4; Missouri, 4 1/2; Tennessee, 1; Kentucky, 3; Ohio, 23; Indiana,Carolina, 8; Georgia, 10; Florida, 3; Alabama, 9; Louisiana, 6; Mississippi, 7; Texas, 4; Arkansas, 4; Missouri. 5; Tennessee, 11; Kentucky, 9 1/2; California, 4; Orhe name of the people represented by us, we repudiate. Mr. Guy M. Bryan, of Texas, next announced the withdrawal of the entire delegation from that State. In th, for President; he receiving 138 votes to 114 for all others. Sam Houston, of Texas, had 57 votes on the first, and 69 on the second ballot. Edward Everett, of Mas of Kansas and Nebraska. There was a delegation present claiming to represent Texas, but it was afterward found to be fraudulent. David Wilmot, of Pennsylvania, w
Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas Arkansas, North Carolina, Virginia, Missouri,1 20,204 Florida (no ticket) 367 8,543 5,437 Texas (no ticket) (no ticket) 47,548 This anti-Bf Legislatures in most of the Slave States. Texas was not originally of the number. Her leading the State but that which he confronted, while Texas had gone overwhelmingly for Pierce against Scoeral. Reagan was elected to Congress from Eastern Texas in 1859, by 20,565 votes to 3,541 for Judgportion of our small regular army stationed in Texas, ostensibly for the defense of her exposed Norubmit their act to a vote of the people. In Texas, a Convention — called, as we have seen — asseffect the testimony of Hon. A. J. Hamilton, of Texas, Rev. Mr. Aughey, of Mississippi, and hundreds280333,010709,290 Florida78,68661,753140,439 Texas Texas had seceded; but her delegates had noTexas had seceded; but her delegates had not reached Montgomery when the time arrived for organizing the Convention.421,750180,682602,432  
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