Perhaps it is advisable to leave the matter to the careful discretion of our minister at Mexico, under instructions from the President, with the explicit understanding that the United States decline any territorial acquisition, and seek the consolidation of Mexico, without dismemberment of any kind.
Sumner advocates for a diplomatic approach to U.S.-Mexico relations, emphasizing non-territorial acquisition.
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