Pierre Soulé
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Pierre Soulé was a French-born American attorney, politician, and diplomat in the mid-19th century. Serving as a U.S. Senator from Louisiana from 1849 to 1853, he was nominated that year as U.S. Minis
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Pierre Soulé with son, 1853
Ostend Manifesto
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The Ostend Manifesto, also known as the Ostend Circular, was a document written in 1854 that described the rationale for the United States to purchase Cuba from Spain while implying that the U.S. shou
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…1853, he was nominated that year as U.S. Minister to Spain, a post that he held until 1855. He is likely best known for his role in writing the 1854 Ostend Manifesto, part of an attempt by Southern slaveholders to gain support for the U.S. to annex Cuba to the United States. Some Southern planters wanted to expand…
James Buchanan is believed to have authored the document.
A political cartoon depicts James Buchanan surrounded by hoodlums using quotations from the Ostend Manifesto to justify robbing him. The caption below reads "The Ostend Doctrine".