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Florida and Texas

           "AwretchedlittlestripofcountrylikeFloridatodaretocompareitselftoTexas,who,inplaceofsellingherself,assertedherownindependence,droveouttheMexicansinMarch2,1846,anddeclaredherselfafederalrepublicafterthevictorygainedbySamuelHouston,onthebanksoftheSanJacinto,overthetroopsofSantaAnna!acountry,infine,whichvoluntarilyannexeditselftotheUnitedStatesofAmerica!"

           "Yes;becauseitwasafraidoftheMexicans!"repliedFlorida.

           "Afraid!"Fromthismomentthestateofthingsbecameintolerable.AsanguinaryencounterseemeddailyimminentbetweenthetwopartiesinthestreetsofBaltimore.Itbecamenecessarytokeepaneyeuponthedeputies.

           PresidentBarbicaneknewnotwhichwaytolook.Notes,documents,lettersfullofmenacesshowereddownuponhishouse.Whichsideoughthetotake?Asregardedtheappropriationofthesoil,thefacilityofcommunication,therapidityoftransport,theclaimsofbothStateswereevenlybalanced.Asforpoliticalprepossessions,theyhadnothingtodowiththequestion.

           Thisdeadblockhadexistedforsomelittletime,whenBarbicaneresolvedtogetridofitallatonce.Hecalledameetingofhiscolleagues,andlaidbeforethemapropositionwhich,itwillbeseen,wasprofoundlysagacious.

           "Oncarefullyconsidering,"hesaid,"whatisgoingonnowbetweenFloridaandTexas,itisclearthatthesamedifficultieswillrecurwithallthetownsofthefavoredState.TherivalrywilldescendfromStatetocity,andsoondownward

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