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A Guide to the Horace Greeley Texas Annexation Letter
Scope and ContentsAs a prominent newspaper editor and presidential candidate in 1872, Horace Greeley is best remembered for his famous statement “Go West, young man.” In this letter he discusses the changing political climate in the South in the years leading up to the Civil War, most specifically issues of slavery and the annexation of Texas. Greeley writes to V.H. Hewes about the political situation surrounding the war with Mexico, the nomination of Millard Fillmore, and the rivalry between Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationHorace Greeley Texas Annexation Letter, 1852, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Papers
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