Chapter 61

President's approval,

238

;

result of modified bill of 1833,

283

;

tariff bills vetoed by Tyler,

286

Tassells, Cherokee Indian, executed,

218

Taylor, John,

supports Bank bill,

8

;

presides over Columbia convention,

159

Taylor, John W.,

in Missouri bill debate,

68

;

plan as to Missouri,

75

,

76

,

78

;

new motion and argument,

78

et seq.;

on conference committee,

88

;

attitude toward internal improvements bill of 1822,

119

;

vote upon Maysville road bill,

168

Taylor, Zachary,

ordered to advance from Corpus Christi,

329

;

demand of Ampudia,

329

;

hostilities begun,

329

;

battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma,

329

,

330

;

occupies Matamoras,

331

;

takes Monterey,

331

,

332

;

battle of Buena Vista,

332

,

333

;

battles of Contreras, San Antonio, and Cherubusco,

334

;

armistice,

334

;

presidential nominee,

345

;

elected President,

349

;

plan as to California,

353

;

message of December 4, 1849,

353

,

354

;

special message under consideration,

357

,

358

;

death,

362

Tehuantepec, Isthmus of,

337

Telfair, Thomas, opposition to tariff of 1816,

12

Tennessee,

31

,

32

,

35

;

created a Commonwealth,

51

;

with slavery,

62

,

63

;

attitude to internal improvements bill of 1817,

118

;

attitude to internal improvements bill of 1822,

119

;

legislature nominates Jackson for the presidency,

136

;

electoral vote in 1844,

320

;

vote on Kansas-Nebraska bill,

399

Territorial extension, position of Whig and Democratic parties,

287

,

288

Texas,

early boundary dispute,

290

;

Austin grant,

291

;

efforts of United States to buy Texas,

292

;

declares independence,

293

;

the Mexicans defeated,

294

;

constitution formed and Houston elected President,

294

;

the Connecticut resolution,

295

;

the Senate's resolution,

295

;

Calhoun's position,

295

,

296

;

House passes resolution,

296

;

Morfit's mission,

296-298

;

Jackson's message of December 21, 1836,

298

;

Walker's resolution,

298

;

Jackson's special message as to reprisals,

298

;

Walker resolution adopted,

299

;

Texas in diplomatic appropriation bill

299

;

Jackson deals with agent of Texas,

300

;

Texan independence recognized,

300

;

the question of annexation,

300

,

301

;

Wise's doctrine as to annexation,

302

;

Whig address on annexation,

303

;

negotiations of Upshur and Van Zandt,

304

;

independence recognized by Powers,

304

;

possibility of British interference,

304

;

relations to Mexico,

305

,

306

;

proposal of annexation,

305

;

legal position,

306

;

Murphy's assurance to President of Texas,

306

;

Houston sends special envoy to Washington,

306

;

Murphy's assurance disavowed,

307

;

President's proposal to move forces,

307

;

Texas treaty sent to Senate,

307

,

308

;

President's view of constitutional position of Texas,

308

;

treaty rejected by Senate,

308

;

Benton's claim,

308

;

opposition of Archer,

308

,

309

;

"reannexation" in the Democratic platform,

309

;

documents sent to House,

309

,

310

;

in Democratic platform of 1844,

316

,

317

,

318

;

the Clay letters,

319

;

demands of abolitionists,

319

;

the

National Intelligencer

letter,

319

,

320

;

relation to annexation of election of Polk,

320

;

Greeley's views as to triumph of annexation,

320

;

Tyler's message of 1844,

320

,

321

;

Ingersoll reports joint resolution,

321

;

various views as to method of annexation,

321

,

322

;

House passes enabling act,

322

;

the Archer report in the Senate,

322

,

323

;

the Walker amendment,

323

;

measure signed by President,

323

;

Texas admitted,

323

;

annexation a casus belli for Mexico,

327

;

Texas congress of December, 1836,

328

;

the Rio Grande as boundary,

328

;

President's duty as to Texan boundary,

329

;

Congressional acts as to Corpus Christi,

329

;

importance of Buena Vista,

333

;

problem of Texan boundary,

354

,

355

;

Clay's plan,

355

,

356

;


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