Excerpt from Speech of Hon. Thomas J. Rusk, of Texas, on the Boundaries of Texas: Delivered in the Senate of the United States, February 27 and 28, 1850 His excellency the President pro tem. Is in some measure consoled, that a general so experienced as your excellency, should be the one who obtains the command, the which he expressly confirms. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.