Etats-Unis, 1847-1849 663 
Important Documents 
Correspondence of Pageot with Guizot ( passim ) con- 
cerning conduct of Mexican War, U.S. objectives, and 
popular reaction in America. 
104 (1848-1849) 
Correspondence of Bastide, Bourboulon, Buchanan, 
Cadilliac, Cavaignac, Clayton, Drouyn de Lhuys , Duflot, 
Guizot, La Hitte, Lamartine, La Rosa, Marie, Montholon, 
Pageot, Pagnerre, Polk, Poussin, Rayneval, Rives, Roger, 
Rush, Simonet, Taylor, Tocqueville, Valois 
Other Material 
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Feb. 2, 1848). 
Taylor, inaugural address (Mar. 5, 1849). 
Polk, messages to Congress (Apr. 29, July 6, 1848) . 
Resolutions, proceedings and acts of U.S. Congress. 
Resolutions of French National Assembly. 
Circular of French legation in U.S. to French consuls 
in America. 
Extracts from American newspapers. 
Subjects Treated 
Mexican War and peace negotiations; U.S. electoral 
campaign of 1848; Metzger affair; claims; French revolution 
of 1848 and American opinion; Central American affairs; 
slavery; organization of new U.S. territories; extradition; 
U.S. tariff; U.S. transit treaty with New Grenada; Taylor's 
inauguration; British policy in America; Canadian insur- 
rection; dismissal of Poussin by U.S.; party politics in 
Congress; American credit. 
Important Documents 
Pageot to Guizot 
1848, Feb. 9. No. 212, attitude of Polk administration 
toward possibility of Trist having made peace with Mexico; 
Buchanan's opinion; fearful of effect such action might 
have on electoral chances of party in power (ff . 35-39) . 
Feb. 24. No. 213, terms of treaty Trist has 
signed; Senate will consent to ratification; neither party 
dares reject it; effect of these events on public opinion; 
election assuming paramount importance; talk of annexing 
Canada; death of J. Q,. Adams (ff. 41-46). 
Drouyn de Lhuys to Poussin 
1849, July 5. No. 25, observations on U.S. treaty 
with New Grenada; exception to "no entangling alliance" 
doctrine of U.S.; wishes information on Canadian insur- 
rection, but has no funds to send agent there; extradition 
treaty with U.S. (ff. 255-257). 
Correspondence concerning dismissal of Poussin by U.S. 
and refusal of France to receive Rives. 
