History of the War Between Mexico And the United States, With a Preliminary View of Its Origin;
The book History of the War Between Mexico And the United States, With a Preliminary View of Its Origin; was written by author Mayer, Brantz, 1809-1879 Here you can read free online of History of the War Between Mexico And the United States, With a Preliminary View of Its Origin; book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is History of the War Between Mexico And the United States, With a Preliminary View of Its Origin; a good or bad book?
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But such forbearance could scarcely be ex- pected from the watchfulness of Mexican intriguers. Herrera iVIEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES. 81 was a federalist, but his failure to proclaim the federal sys- tem, and to throw himself on that party as soon as he at- tained power, alienated a large portion of it and made the rest but feeble supporters. The church and the centralists soon coalesced in hostility to his government; and, altiiough his measures were moderate, and all his efforts designed to ...correct abuses, yet every political symptom denoted his speedy fall. Of all the popular clamors, probably none was louder iu the mob and the army, than that which arose in conse- quence of his effort to negotiate a peace with our Union. General Paredes took advantage of this unpopularity, and, at the head of five thousand of the soldiery, pronounced against the government of the president. It will be perceived from this sketch how completely this Texas question and the war with our countiy have been made electioneering and revolutionary elements in Mexico : not, however, with patriotic hopes, or reasonable expectations of reconquest, but with the contemptible anxiety of usurping a tempoiary power which, for a while, enabled the aspirant to govern the country without the least prospect of settling the difficulty witli us or of regaining Texas.-'- This revolution commenced with the army of reserve sta- tioned at San Luis Potosi, and was seconded by the military men generally.
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