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Monuments of Hawks and the California slave question
A fragment recounts Francis Hawks polemics on Egyptology, a Nile voyage note, and then a long political excerpt debating U.S. slavery policy. It traces Mexican war gains, California independence, and Texas annexation, arguing slavery’s spread and the North South split, with references to Webster, Calhoun, and the Wilmot Proviso.
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Massachusetts
Senate of the
United States
Senate
Mexico
Atlantic
Pacific
Texas
California
San Francisco
Upper
Sacramento
Sutter’s Fork
Bay of
Riley
Monterey
Hale
Sargent At Arms
Cass
Webster
Polk
Rome
Jesus Christ
North
South Carolina
Maine
Georgia
St. Paul
Union
South
Madison
Thad
Madisor
Madson
United States of America
Philadelphia
Congress of the United States
New York
Congress
Rufus King
Ohio
Virginia
Congress of the
Africa
Calhoun
Fazain
Jefferson
England
London
Coton
America
Carolina
Alabama
Louisiana
France
Arkansas
Missouri
Florida
M Mmber
Capitol
Rio Grande
Nueces
Secretary of the Treasury
Walker
Tennessee
Mr. Bell
Rhode Island
Free States
House of Representatives
New England
Connecticut
Hamlin
New Mexico
Wilmot
Dix
Niles
Murphy
Mr. Webster
Great Britain
Department of State
Upshur
Centleman
Mr. Calhoun
Free Soil Party
Messares
Hamilton
New Republic
Niblo’s Garden
Greene
Executive Administration
Washington
Massachussetts
Itverson
Texas Complied With Thems the Legislature of
Springfield
Green
Mr. Wessler
Honorabe
Beth
Burt