Excerpt from Annexation of Hawaii: Speech of Hon. Charles E. Pearce, of Missouri, in the House of Representatives, June 14, 1898The Louisiana Territory, embracing square miles. Was annexed under that provision in 1803: Florida, embracing square mi es, was annexed under it in 1819, Texas, embracing square miles. Was annexed under it in 18-15, New Mexico and California. Embracing square miles. Were annexed under it in 1848, the Gadsden purchase, embracing square miles, was made in pursuance of it in 1853, Alaska. Embracing square miles, was annexed under it in 1867, and under it it is pro posed to annex the Territory of Hawaii, with its 7 000 square miles, in this year of our Lord 1898.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.