Document B: The American Review (Modified)
This passage is from an article in The American Review, a publication run by supporters of the Whig Party. The Whigs generally opposed the actions of President James K. Polk, a Democrat.
It is manifest to us that the [purpose of the war with Mexico] has been the acquisition of territory. Fifteen hundred miles of territory with several of the richest mines in all Mexico. And if Upper California, with Monterey, and the fine harbor of San Francisco, could be clutched at the same time, no doubt the President has thought that his administration would be praised as among the most glorious in history. The Constitution has been trampled upon in this business [in Texas and Mexico]. [President Polk] manifests a reckless disregard of Constitutional restraints, and of his own solemn oath, which he leaves far behind him.
(Contextualization) How might the perspective of the people who ran The American Review have influenced the content of this article?
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