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Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 to Edward D. Gazzam re: American interests better served by Texas independence

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02104 Author/Creator: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1844/02/03 Pagination: 2 p. : free frank ; Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Written as Senator from Pennsylvania, regarding the bill for admission of Texas to the Union and South Carolina's opposition to another Tariff bill. Buchanan argues that an independent Texas would be better for America unless Great Britain were to annex it. He also dismisses South Carolina's (and Calhoun's) complaint that the Tariff impoverished the South by pointing to cheap cotton production in newer states like Mississippi or Alabama. (Recent historians agree with him.)

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

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