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[King Fellezs]

Here was no Mexican Congress, and none had been convened since they were herded together at the conclusion of the Mexican War under protection of American troops. The condition of affairs in the United States was also extremely favorable. The treasury was overflowing with California gold, under the tariff of 1846 business was prosperous, the public debt small, and the future unclouded. The American Minister to Mexico (General Gadsden of South Caroli