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Our Demand On Mexico

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Parent Issue
Day
30
Month
October
Year
1847
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

-The adelphia American, referring to tlie demaiicl made by our government on Mexico for a cession of territory says : But according to Mr. Tristrs propositions, the President has demanded, ín nddition, all of Upper California, estiinated at 376,000 square miles - all oFLower California, reckoned at neorly 60,000 - the country between the Colorndo and Gila rivers, amounting to more - or 526,000 square miles in all. Add his to the country claimed ta complete the claim of Texas to all the broad expanse east of the Rio Grander ad we have an avernge grnnd total of 696,000 square miles, or nearly one half of the tnlire terrilonj of Mexico.

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Subjects
Signal of Liberty
Old News