 | United States. Congress. House - 1306 էջ
...Norte; but now, after reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon...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 էջ
...announcing to the representatives of the nation, " MEXICO HAS PASSED THE BOUNDARY OF THE UNITED SlATES, HAS INVADED OUR TERRITORY, AND SHED AMERICAN BLOOD UPON...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... | |
 | Abiel Abbot Livermore - 1850 - 324 էջ
...has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities...now at war." " As war exists, and, notwithstanding our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico herself, we are called upon, by every consideration... | |
 | Abiel Abbot Livermore - 1850 - 312 էջ
...has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory) and shed American blood upon American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities...now at war." " As war exists, and, notwithstanding our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico herself, we are called upon, by every consideration... | |
 | 1849 - 448 էջ
...Washington on Saturday, May 9th ; on Monday, Mr. Polk sent a Message to Congress and declared that : — " War exists, and notwithstanding all our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico"; "the Mexican Government have at last invaded our territory, and shed the blood of our fellowcitizens... | |
 | 1852 - 98 էջ
...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 էջ
...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... | |
 | Clement W. Bennett - 1854 - 564 էջ
...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." thereupon Congress by the act of 13th May, 1846, recognized war as existing with Mexico, and made provision... | |
 | Theodore Parker - 1864 - 626 էջ
...Washington on Saturday, May 9th ; on Monday, Mr Polk sent a message to Congress and declared that — " War exists, and notwithstanding all our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico ; " " the Mexican government have at last invaded our territory, and shed the blood of our fellow-citizens... | |
 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - 1867 - 510 էջ
...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 at war. As war exists, notwithstanding our efforts to avoid it, — exists by the act of Mexico herself,... | |
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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... 
