LAD 10

Polk starts his message asking for peace with Mexico, who doesn't want to give up Texas. He goes on to speak about how negotiations failed, and how Texas slowly became part of the Union of the United States of America. He describes aspects of the war in some detail, and then he brings up the losses of both sides. Economicallym, trade had a large impact on both the countries in a profitable way. Now that the two countries did not get along, trade decreased dramatically. He finishes his message cordially, showing respect to the Mexicans even in a time of strife.