 | United States. Congress. House - 1306 sider
...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...exists by the act of Mexico herself, we are called upen by every consideration of duty and patriotism to vindicate with decision the honor, the rights,... | |
 | William Jay - 1849 - 348 sider
...announcing to the representatives of the nation, " MEXICO HAS PASSED THE BOUNDARY OF THE UNITED SlATES, HAS INVADED OUR TERRITORY, AND SHED AMERICAN BLOOD...HOSTILITIES HAVE COMMENCED, AND THAT THE TWO NATIONS * Speech of CJ Ingersoll. App. to Cong. Globe, 29th Cong., 2Sesa.,p. 125. t Occupying six pages in... | |
 | Charles T. Porter - 1849 - 232 sider
...receipt of this intelligence, the executive sends a war message to congress. "Mexico," it declares, " has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory, and shed American blood on American soil ;" and it calls upon the nation to punish this outrage, and to prosecute to " an honorable... | |
 | 1849 - 448 sider
...exhausted even before the recent information from the frontier of the Del Norte. But now Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded...territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil." \ Documents accompanied the Message. Mr. Winthrop proposed they should be read. No. In a very short... | |
 | Abiel Abbot Livermore - 1850 - 324 sider
...llth of that month, used the following language : * " But now, after reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced, and that the two nations are now... | |
 | Abiel Abbot Livermore - 1850 - 312 sider
...llth of that month, used the following language : ^ " But now, after reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory) and shed American blood upon American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced, and that the two nations are now... | |
 | 1850 - 548 sider
...information from the frontier of the Del Norte. But now Mexico has passed the boundary of the United Slates, has invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil." \ Documents accompanied the Message. Mr. Winthrop proposed they should be read. No. In a very short... | |
 | 1852 - 98 sider
...the llth of May, the President sent a message to the two houses of Congress, informing them that " war exists, and, notwithstanding all our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico herself," and invoking " the prompt action of Congress to recognize the existence of the war, and to place at... | |
 | 1852 - 814 sider
...contents were communicated to Congress by the President, with a message in which he says that " Mexico has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced and that the two nations are now at war." Whereupon Congress by the act of 1.3th May, 1846, recognised war as existing with Mexico, and made... | |
 | William Jay - 1853 - 336 sider
...years, he closed the mournful catalogue by announcing to the representatives of the nation, " MEXICO HAS PASSED THE BOUNDARY OF THE UNITED STATES, HAS INVADED...HOSTILITIES HAVE COMMENCED, AND THAT THE TWO NATIONS * Speech of CJ Ingersoll. App. to Cong. Globe, 29th Cong., 2Sess.,p. 125. t Occupying six pages in... | |
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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... 
