The Justice of the Mexican War a Review of the Causes And Results of the War
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The cession from France had not described the territory conveyed, other than by the quit-claim description, "the same tract conveyed to France by Spain. " And that conveyance from France had not been unconditioned. No metes and bounds were mentioned. It has been said that when, after the sale of Louisiana, Talleyrand was asked what were the boundaries, he replied that he did not know, and Napoleon added that, "if they were not vague it would be worth while to make them so. " And it has been bel...ieved that this disclosed a desire that there should be left open a subject of conten- tion between the bordering nations. The report may be correct; but, if so, there was a duplication of the statements. Channing thinks that Napoleon, convinced of Talley- rand's avarice and willingness to convert to his own use a liberal commission, had not trusted him with the sale. The Louisiana Purchase was arranged between Marbois and Livingston. Talleyrand, after the contract 224 The Mexican War was completed, was asked about the bound- aries and answered: "You have made a grand bargain, make the most of it.
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