"Need we blush for that?
Was not Louisiana bought in 1803 from Napoleon for 16,000,000 of dollars ?" "It is shameful!" then cried the Texican deputies.

"A miserable slice of land like Florida to dare to compare itself with Texas, which, instead of being sold, made itself independent, which drove out the Mexicans on the 2nd of March, 1836, which declared itself Federative Republican after the victory gained by Samuel Houston on the banks of the San Jacinto over the troops of Santa-Anna--a country, in short, which voluntarily joined itself to the United States of America!" "Because it was afraid of the Mexicans!" answered Florida.
"Afraid!" From the day this word, really too cutting, was pronounced, the situation became intolerable.

An engagement was expected between the two parties in the streets of Baltimore.

The deputies were obliged to be watched.
President Barbicane was half driven wild.

Notes, documents, and letters full of threats inundated his house.