The history and geography of Texas as told in county names . began the practice of lawin South Carolina and wassoon elected to the State Leg-islature. In 1811 he was mar-ried and was elected to the United States Congress. SpeakerHenry Clay immediately placed him upon an important com-mittee. During the war of 1812 he worked hard for the UnitedStates Army, and after the war favored a tariff to encouragehome manufactures. President Monroe appointed him Sec-retary of State in his Cabinet. He was elected Vice Presidentunder John Quincy Adams, and again in 1828 under that year, what was
The history and geography of Texas as told in county names . began the practice of lawin South Carolina and wassoon elected to the State Leg-islature. In 1811 he was mar-ried and was elected to the United States Congress. SpeakerHenry Clay immediately placed him upon an important com-mittee. During the war of 1812 he worked hard for the UnitedStates Army, and after the war favored a tariff to encouragehome manufactures. President Monroe appointed him Sec-retary of State in his Cabinet. He was elected Vice Presidentunder John Quincy Adams, and again in 1828 under that year, what was called by Mr. Calhoun the Tariff ofAbominations, was enacted into law. In 1832, the nullifica-tion troubles took place, and in 1833, a compromise tariff billwas passed. In February, 1844, there being a vacancy in the Cabinet ofPresident Tyler, Henry A. Wise suggested Calhoun to him,saying: Your most important work is the annexation of Tex-as, and the man for that work is Mr. Calhoun. Although notthe choice of Tyler he was appointed to the position, and his. As Told in County Names 215 first act was to prepare a treaty of annexation. This treatywas rejected by the Senate. At the expiration of Pres-ident Tylers term he again entered the United States Senateand continued in that position up to his death in Washington,D. C, March 31, 1850. He was one of the great triumvirate of the statesmen of theUnited States, a great thinker, and logician, orator and public-ist. He was the author of A Disquisition on Government andThe Constitution and Government of the United States, andother writings. While the treaty of annexation he preparedfailed to pass the Senate, he had the satisfaction of seeingTexas safe in the Union soon afterward. CASS. General Lewis Cass was born in Exeter, N. H., October 9,1782. In 1799 he removed to Marietta, Ohio, where he studiedlaw and in 1802 was admitted to the bar. He entered theUnited States army in 1812 as Col-onel of the Third Ohio urged the
Size: 1396px × 1789px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectnamesgeographical
