General Grant was not indisposed to see the territories of the Republic extended, but his love of justice and fair dealing was such that he would have used only honorable means in his intercourse with other nations.
Boutwell discusses Grant's commitment to justice in foreign affairs, particularly regarding territorial expansion.
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