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declared May IL, 1916. This war -
fully treated In the encyclopedia index
volume, and the history Of it ID told In
Folks various addresses and messages.
The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
brought the war to close in 1848, by
the terms Of which treaty Mexico sold
for S18,OOO.OOO that territory which
now comprises California, Nevada.
most Of Arizona. New Mexico and
Utah and part of Colorado and hxed
the boundary Of Texas at the Rio
Grande.
The Wilmot proviso was an attempt
to exclude slavery from any territories
to be acquired from Mexico. While
this proviso failed Of passage. 1t gave
forecast Of the bitter war that was
soon to settle the slavery question In
the United States.
The election in 184s resulted in VIC
tory for the Mexican war hero, Ganer-
nj Zachary Taylor.
Taylor was a Wing, but his popular
success was due largely to bis military
record.
Taylor recommended protective
tariff for the protection Of home Indus
tries and for the insurance of good
wages for labor. Taylor's term was
cut short by DEATH
Fillmore's recital Of the history Of
his time is Of extraordinary impor-
lance because the country was on the
eve of Its greatest crisis. Fillmore
rather leaned toward the slavery doc
trine and signed the fugitive slave act
and other compromise measures, which
lost him the favor Of the Whig party
in the north. The Fillmore fugitive
slave proclamation is partially repro
duced In facsimile. This proclamation
is as interesting as fiction when looked
back upon across the bloody chasm OF
the war which reversed its fat.
President Fillmore adduced philo-
sophical arguments In favor Of tariff
for revenue which might properly
amount to a protective tariff.
Fillmore advocated internal improve
ments and recommended that some
means be found Of opening a hne OF
communication between the valley OF
the Mississippi and the Pacific on ac-
count Of the unprecedented growth OF
our territories on the Pacific In wealth
and population and the consequent IN
crease of their social and commercial
relations with the Atlantic states"
The Clayton Bulwer treaty with Eng
land was agreed to. the terms OF which
have been somewhat in dispute recent
" because it dealt with the then pro-
posed Nicaraguan canal, but, broadly
interpreted. would be effective as to
the Panama canal, which was discuss
ed in the newspapers recently as to
whether the United States has the
right to police and control the Panama
canal without an infraction OF the
Clayton Bulwer treaty.
Among the Illustrations In the Fill
more period Of history which tighten
up the work and give It tinge OF ro-
nance is the cartoon entitled "Ridicuis
Of Jenny Lind's Popularity In 1850 :
Louis Kossuth. the great Hungarian
leader in the European struggle for
liberty, was in 1851 aided to escape
from Turkey by the United States gov
eminent and visited America, being
heraIded as great emancipation. Ref
erence to this historical event, throw
ing side light on foreign history, y
given in the encyclopedia index Vol
| ume.
The Gadsden purchase was arranged
| by treaty with Mexico during Pierce's
administration and added considerable
territory to the United States.
Pierce declared unreservedly his con-
viction that slavery was constitutional
and upheld the fugitive slave act He
denounced bitterly the slavery agita-
ton.
An echo Of the slavery agitation ID
noted in the Ostend manifesto, which
was u recommendation to the prest-
dent Of the representatives Of our min
listers to Spain. France and Great Brit
ain. the latter being James Buchanan.
sent from Ostend. Belgium, Oct 9.
| 1854. to the effect that the United
States should offer Spain $4,000, COO
for Cuba and, in event Of SPANS re-
fusal to sell, the United States would
be justified in taking forcible posses
sion Of Cuba rather than see It "Afri-
canized." But President Pierce did not
thinb It prudent to act upon this rec
ommendatlon. and Pierre soula. our
minister to Spain. resigned in disgust
an interesting bit Of history both as to
slavery and our subsequent relations
with Cuba. In the campaign Of 1856
the Republican party was born and
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