...the United States), or listen to his propositions, but, after a longcontinued series of menaces, has at last invaded our territory, and shed the blood of our fellow-citizens on our own soil :" And again, in his message of December 8, 1846, that " We had ample cause of war against Mexico long...

...the United States), or listen to his propositions, but, after a longcontinued series of menaces, has at last invaded our territory, and shed the blood of our fellow-citizens on our own soil ;" And again, in his message of December 8, 1846, that " We had ample cause of war against Mexico long...

...the United States), or listen to his propositions, but, after a longcontinued series of menaces, has at last invaded our territory, and shed the blood of our fellow-citizens on our own toil :" And again, in his message of December 8, 1846, that " Wo had ample cause of war against Mexico...

...of these facts to Congress in a Special Message, wherein he averred that the Mexicans had " at Iccsi invaded our territory, and shed the blood of our fellow-citizens on our own soil." Congress, two days afterward, responded, by the passage of an act, calling out 50,000 volunteers, and...

...who has made it necessary, addressed a special message to Congress announcing that the Mexicans " had at last invaded our territory, and shed the blood of our fellow-citizens on our own soil." Congress at once (May 13th, 1846) passed an act providing money and men. Its preamble stated," Whereas,...

...message, on the llth of May, announced to congress, which was then in session, that the Mexicans " had invaded our territory and shed the blood of our fellow-citizens on our own soil." Congress, after an animated debate of two days, declared, that, " by the act of the republic of Mexico,...

...the United States], or listen to his propositions, but, after a long-continued series of menaces, has at last invaded our territory, and shed the blood of our fellow-citizens on our own soil ; " And a^ain, in his Message of Dec. 8, 1846, that " we had ample cause of war against Mexico long...

...combined to shield it. President Polk, in a special Message to Congress, affirmed that ' the Mexicans had at last invaded our territory and shed the blood of our fellowcitizens on our own soil,' and Congress responded by an Act calling out 50,000 volunteers, and appropriating ten millions of dollars...

...Matamoras. 7. On the llth of May, 1846, Mr. Polk, in a Message to Congress, declared that Mexico "had invaded our territory, and shed the blood of our fellow-citizens on our own soil ;" and Congress, declaring that war existed " by the act of Mexico," authorized the President to accept...

...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 on our own soil ; " " we have been exerting our best efforts to propitiate her goodwill;" "we have tried every effort...