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Smith, J. S., overland journey
to California, 40.
Social conditions, aristocratic
tendencies in colonies, 5;
reaction due to expansion, 5;
immigration, 5, 8; area and
population (1840), 8-II.
Sources on period I840-1850,
bibliography, 334; general
collections, 335; special collections, 336; on Texas, 336,
341; Polk's diary, 337; other
contemporary narratives, 337;
periodicals, 337; on Mexican
War, 342; on California and
New Mexico after conquest,
346.
South, lack of economic change,
12; and state rights, 12; lack
of manufactures, 15-I7. See
also Secession, Sectionalism,
Slavery.
South Carolina and annexation
of Texas, I41.
Southern Literary Messenger as
source, 338.
Spain, claim to Oregon, 35, 159;
Nootka Sound convention,
159; and Isthmian transit,
285.
Spalding, H. H., in Oregon, 39.
Squatter sovereignty. See Popular sovereignty.
Squier, E. G., draught treaty
with Nicaragua, 290; and
Tigre Island, 291.
State rights, economic influences on, 12; and northeastern boundary controversy, 8i.
Stephens, A. H., on Polk and
the war, 207, 263; resolution
on governmentin New Mexico,
305; and southern address,
312.
Stockton, R. F., in California,
233, 239.
Strong, Stephen, on politics of
Wilmot Proviso, 256.

Stuart, A. H. H., and Tyler and
national-bank bill, 6i.
Sub-treasury, success, 56, 176,
178; repeal, 57, 177; opposition to specie feature, 176; restored without specie feature,
I77; bibliography, 345.
TAMAULIPAS and Texas, 00o,
102, 103, 105.
Tappan, Benjamin, and Texas
annexation, 120, 146, 152.
Tariff, protection and sectionalism, i6; growth of protection, 179; compromise tariff,
179; Tyler on compromise,
179; act of 1841, I8o; Tyler
suggests increase, 18i; temporary act (I842), i82; veto
of it, i82; veto of permanent
act, i83; act of 1842, 184;
Democratic platform on
(I844), I84; Polk on, i85;
Walker's report, i85; act of
1846, 185-187; bibliography,
345.
Taylor, Zachary, in Texas, 202;
advances to Rio Grande, 203,
220; first skirmish, 204; and
Polk, 242; as a general, 242;
campaign, 245; and plan
against city of Mexico, 245;
complaints, 246; Buena Vista, 246; nominated for president, 279; character as candidate, 280; elected, 283;
advises California and New
Mexico to organize, 315;
message, 317; and popular
sovereignty, 324; death, 329;
bibliography of administration, 333-338.
Tehuantepec, isthmus of, transit negotiations, 248, 288,
289.
Telegraph, first public use,
I33.
Tennessee, Whig success (1840,
1844), 125, 137.