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     This diary belongs to:

Lily Rose Longton

        I am 13 years old and I live in 

Virginia. 

  Today I heard from my parents about John O’Sullivan’s 

article about America’s destiny. He said that “we are the 

nation of progress,” and that our “nation [has a fixed] 

destiny,” but we “are shut out from the life-giving light of 

truth.” His words really made me think, and I realized that 

moving west, exploring, and investing in more land truly 

was our manifest destiny (like he calls it), but basically our 

nations fate. My family is going to follow the others 

through the vast mountains into other lands. We believe 

that adventure is the best thing for a person, and my 

father wants to start a new life where people have not 

created rules and beliefs that are not fair to some. Though 

I am not sure what I will encounter, I am prepared to face 

the hardships. I still have so many questions about the 

journey though…

  There was lots gossip around town today. Besides the 

usual rumors about frivolous girls and naughty boys, it 

was mostly about the Alamo. I know only what I have 

heard, but I believe that the Texans were right to stand 

up to Santa Ana and conquer the Mexican troupes. It was 

so wrong for Santa Ana to have killed ALL people at the 

Alamo. He has not heart, and a cold mind. “It’s good that 

we now have even more land under our control though,” 

is what Father said to Mother this evening, and that “it 

will be easier to move through different lands because we 

have allies in Mexico.” I believe that this was all good for 

our country. Because we now have “friends/allies” in 

Mexico, more land, and more unity throughout our lands. 

I’m glad that people are now getting along more.

  Everyone has been talking all the time about Oregon Fever! 

And how we should all leave and go to the sunny places and 

open land. It’s so exciting to hear about all the wonderful 

things that people are experiencing and being able to do! I 

think that this is all important because some people want to 

start fresh, and it gives others a whole new look on life 

(moving west that is)! It’s great to be adventurous and it will 

be so much better when we are all more spread out. With all 

the talk about Oregon Fever, the town has also been talking 

about what the decision makers of the country call the 

Treaty of 1846. I’ve heard that it was about either fighting 

over Oregon or having half of it. I think that we should not 

go to war because we have been recovering from a war that 

was really hard on all the people. If we can only have half 

than we should take it! It would still be more land. Just like 

what I had written about the annexation of Texas and the 

Alamo, there is no reason for us to always be fighting. 

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