 | Samuel Eagle Forman - 1921 - 704 sider
...for declaring war. When giving to Congress (May 13) reasons for the war, Polk could now say: "Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has...territory and shed American blood upon American soil." Congress agreed with Polk and immediately declared war, asserting that war existed by the act of Mexico... | |
 | 1921 - 760 sider
...Polk thus summed up the situation in his message of May 11, 1846: "After reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has...invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced, and that the two nations are... | |
 | American Philosophical Society - 1921 - 646 sider
...Hamilton, ed., 7 : 745-748. 14 Richardson, Messages, 4 : 442-443. " After reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities have co'mmenced and that the two nations are... | |
 | American Philosophical Society - 1921 - 666 sider
...Hamilton, ed., 7 : 745-748. 14 Richardson, Messages, 4: 442-443. " After reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced and that the two nations are... | |
 | American Philosophical Society - 1921 - 688 sider
...846:" 12 2 Stat. 129. " Hamilton, Works, Hamilton, ed., 7 : 745-748. " After reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced and that the two nations are... | |
 | Charles Edward Hill - 1922 - 498 sider
...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...territory and shed American blood upon American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilites have commenced, and that the two nations are now at war." And he... | |
 | Quincy Wright - 1922 - 468 sider
...engagements he said in his message of May n, 1846: 12 2 Stat. 129. "After reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced and that the two nations are... | |
 | Eugene Irving McCormac - 1922 - 774 sider
...message sent to Congress on May 11, 1846, the President asserted that after reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has...invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced, and that the two nations are... | |
 | Willis Mason West - 1922 - 906 sider
...refused, was attacked, won a victory, and crossed the river. Polk announced to Congress (May 11, 1846), "War exists, and, notwithstanding all our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico ! " Congress accepted the pretext and adopted the war. 621. Abolitionists again talked secession. But,... | |
 | William Henry Hudson, Irwin Scofield Guernsey - 1922 - 778 sider
...that " We have tried every effort at reconciliation . . . but now, after reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory and shed American blood on American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced, and that the two nations are... | |
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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... 
