Excerpt from The Works of James Buchanan, Vol. 8: Comprising His Speeches, State Papers, and Private Correspondence, 1848-1853 Transmits papers, called for by Senate, relating to authority of Mr. Trist to draw on Treasury for sum authorized in peace settlement with Mexico. 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.