. The trans-Mississippi West (1803-1853) a history of its acquisition and settlement. ts hopeful aspects. The administra-tive officials in Mexico fully understood the seriousnessof involving their country in another war with theUnited States, and they were in great need of , too, the strenuous opposition in the UnitedStates which the recent war had produced there wasfresh in the memory of political leaders and wouldcause them to shrink from involving their country inanother struggle with Mexico, lest they should endan-ger the solidarity of their party and possibly imperilthe Union it
. The trans-Mississippi West (1803-1853) a history of its acquisition and settlement. ts hopeful aspects. The administra-tive officials in Mexico fully understood the seriousnessof involving their country in another war with theUnited States, and they were in great need of , too, the strenuous opposition in the UnitedStates which the recent war had produced there wasfresh in the memory of political leaders and wouldcause them to shrink from involving their country inanother struggle with Mexico, lest they should endan-ger the solidarity of their party and possibly imperilthe Union itself. These conditions in the two coun-tries would influence the leaders to establish a peacefulsettlement if it could be accomplished. In fact SantaAnna had already determined to settle the difficultiespeaceably if he could, and had given a commission tonegotiate the treaty to J. N. Almonte on July 26. James Gadsden and his instructions.—The United Dr. James Fred Rippy, whose valuable thesis on The Relation of thtUnited States and Mexico, 1848-1860, is still in manuscript
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