Chap I. Early eflForts to wrest Texas from Mexico, II. Independence of Texas, III. Professions of the Federal Government in reference t-o the war between Mexico and Texas, IV. Efforts of the Administration to excite war with Mexico, V. Claims on Mexico, and war recommended, VI. Acknowledgment of the Independence of Texas, . Vn. New claims made against Mexico, VIII. Treaty of annexation proposed and rejected, IX. Treaty of arbitration—action of the slaveholders, X. Results of the treaty of arbitration, .
XI. New treaties with Mexico about claims, XII. Seizure and surrender of Monterey in California, by Commodore Jones, XIII. Negotiation and rejection of the Tyler treaty of annexation, XIV. More attempts to irritate Mexico, XV. Election of Mr. Polk, .... XVI. Annexation by joint resolution, XVII. Annexation of California determined on, XVIII. Slidell's mission to Mexico, XIX. Western boundary of Texas, . XX. Commencement of war against Mexico, XXI. Conquest of California, ....
XXII. Declaration of war against Mexico, .
XXIII. The war prosecuted for conquest, XXIV. Extent of territory required from Mexico, Paob 9 16 53 58 64 66 87 96 101 107 121 130 8 CONTESTS.
Chap. Pagb XXV. Motive for acquiring territory—the Wilmot Proviso, 181 XXVI. Unworthy expedients for facilitating conquest, 196 XXVII. Conduct of American ofl&cers in Mexico, . 201 XXVIII. American army in Mexico, .... 213 XXIX. Sufferings inflicted on Mexico by the war, . 223 XXX. Cost of the war to the United States, . . 240 XXXI. Political evils of the war 246 XXXII. Moral evils of the war, ... .256