Papers of the Second Palo Alto ConferenceHarriett Denise Joseph, Anthony K. Knopp, Douglas A. Murphy National Park Service, Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1997 - 137 sider |
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Papers of the Second Palo Alto Conference Harriett Denise Joseph,Anthony K. Knopp,Douglas A. Murphy Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1997 |
Papers of the Second Palo Alto Conference Harriett Denise Joseph,Anthony K. Knopp,Douglas A. Murphy Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1997 |
Papers of the Second Palo Alto Conference Harriett Denise Joseph,Anthony K. Knopp,Douglas A. Murphy Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1997 |
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Side 9 - Mexico, would be prejudicial in the extreme, it is solemnly agreed that all such incursions shall be forcibly restrained by the government of the United States, whensoever this may be necessary ; and that when they cannot be prevented, they shall be punished by the said government, and satisfaction for the same shall be exacted — all in the same way, and with equal diligence and energy, as if the same incursions were meditated or committed within its own territory, against its own citizens.
Side 9 - Considering that a great part of the territories, which, by the present treaty, are to be comprehended for the future within the limits of the United States, is now occupied by savage tribes...
Side 29 - For myself, I was bitterly opposed to the measure, and to this day regard the war, which resulted, as one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation.
Side 9 - States, is now occupied by savage tribes, who will hereafter be under the exclusive control of the Government of the United States, and whose incursions within the territory of Mexico would be prejudicial in the extreme ; it is solemnly agreed that all such incursions shall be forcibly restrained by the Government of the United States, whensoever this may be necessary...
Side 18 - The cup of forbearance had been exhausted, even before the recent information from the frontier of the Del Norte. But now, after reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil.
Side 12 - ... vindicated by a brilliant stroke beyond the Rio Grande; European intervention will then occur; the United States will have to pay a round sum for Texas; and we shall obtain a fixed boundary, guaranteed by the leading powers of Europe, that will serve as an everlasting dike against American aggression. The press clamored for war; the government was deeply committed to that policy; and the great majority of those who counted for anything, panting feverishly, though with occasional shivers, to fight...
Side 8 - Those who shall prefer to remain in the said territories may either retain the title and rights of Mexican citizens, or acquire those of citizens of the United States.
Side 104 - We come as friends, to better your condition and make you a part of the Republic of the United States. We mean not to murder you or rob you of your property. Your families shall (be free from molestation; your women secure from violence. My soldiers shall take nothing from you but what they pay for.
Side 19 - While it is held to be the right of the conqueror to levy contributions upon the enemy in their seaports, towns, or provinces which may be in his military possession by conquest and to apply the proceeds to defray the expenses of the war, this right is to be exercised within such limitations that it may not savor of confiscation.
Side 119 - On our side a battery for four 18-pounders wi1! be completed, and the guns placed in battery to-day. These guns bear directly upon the public square of Matamoras, and within good range for demolishing the town. Their object cannot be mistaken by the -enemy, and will, I think, effectually restrain him from any enterprises upon our side of the river.