Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1
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- From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860
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1. Front matter2. VOLUME I.3. CHAPTER IV. Review (continued).—Relations with Mexico.—General Taylor marches his Army to the Rio Grande.—First Encounter with the Mexican Army.—Excitement in the United States.—Congress declares War against Mexico.—Ill Temper of the Whigs.—Defeat of the Democrats in the Congressional Elections of 1846.—Policy of Mr. Polk in Regard to Acquisition of Territory from Mexico.—Three- Million Bill.—The Famous Anti-slavery Proviso moved by David Wilmot.—John Quincy Adams.—His Public Service.—Robert C. Winthrop chosen Speaker.—Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.—Presidential Election of 1848.—Effort of the Administration to make a Democratic Hero out of the Mexican War.—Thomas H. Benton for Lieutenant-General. —Bill defeated.—Nomination of General Taylor for the Presidency by the Whigs.—Nomination of General Cass by the Democratic Party. —Van Buren refuses to support him.—Democratic Bolt in New York. —Buffalo Convention and the Organization of the Free-soil Party. —Nomination of Van Buren and Charles Francis Adams.—Mr. Clay's Discontent.—Mr. Webster's Speech at Marshfield.—General Taylor elected.—The Barnburners of New York.—Character and Public Services of Mr. Van Buren.4. CHAPTER XXVI. Relations with Great Britain.—Close of the Year 1860.—Prince of Wales's Visit to the United States.—Exchange of Congratulatory Notes.—Dawn of the Rebellion.—Lord Lyons' Dispatch.—Mr. Seward's Views.—Lord John Russell's Threats.—Condition of Affairs at Mr. Lincoln's Inauguration.—Unfriendly Manifestations by Great Britain. —Recognizes Belligerency of Southern States.—Discourtesy to American Minister.—England and France make Propositions to the Confederate States.—Unfriendly in their Character to the United States.—Full Details given.—Motives inquired into.—Trent Affair. —Lord John Russell.—Lord Lyons.—Mr. Seward.—Mason and Slidell released.—Doubtful Grounds assigned.—Greater Wrongs against us by Great Britain.—Queen Victoria's Friendship.—Isolation of United States.—Foreign Aid to Confederates on the Sea.—Details given.— So-called Neutrality.—French Attempt to establish an Empire in Mexico.—Lord Palmerston in 1848, in 1859, in 1861.—Conclusive Observations.5. CHAPTER I.6. CHAPTER II.7. CHAPTER III.8. CHAPTER IV.9. CHAPTER V.10. CHAPTER VI.11. CHAPTER VII.12. CHAPTER VIII.13. CHAPTER IX.14. CHAPTER X.15. CHAPTER XI.16. CHAPTER XII.17. CHAPTER XIII.18. CHAPTER XIV.19. CHAPTER XV.20. CHAPTER XVI.21. CHAPTER XVII.22. CHAPTER XVIII.23. CHAPTER XIX.24. CHAPTER XX.25. CHAPTER XXI.26. CHAPTER XXII.27. CHAPTER XXIII.28. CHAPTER XXIV.29. CHAPTER XXV.30. CHAPTER XXVI.31. CHAPTER XXVI. (continued 2)32. Part I.—Institutions endowed with National Land-Grant.33. Part II.—Insitutions not endowed with National Land-Grant.