The Oregon and Texas question, published by A Donnelly, New York, c.1844 by Edward Williams Clay
© Bridgeman Art Library / American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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- The Oregon and Texas question, published by A Donnelly, New York, c.1844
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The paths to statehood of Texas and Oregon. Henry Clay (1777-1852), US Statesman, Secretary of State 1825-29, leans on the U.S. Constitution. Left, Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), 7th President of the USA, carries Texas. Behind, General Santa Anna reaches out to reclaim her. Centre, Secretary of State John Calhoun and British Ambassador to the U.S. Richard Pakenham. Thomas Hart Benton holds Oregon around the waist. Martin Van Buren has both arms around Benton's waist. President Tyler addresses Queen Victoria. To far right is Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha;
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