called upon, by every consideration of duty and patriotism, to vindicate, with decision, the honor, the rights, and the interests of our country. Anticipating the possibility of a crisis like that which has arrived, instructions were given in August last,... 1830-1846 - Page 1503by United States. President - 1846Full view - About this book
| United States. President - Presidents - 1846 - 968 pages
...exists, and, notwithstanding all our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico herself, we are called upon, by every consideration of duty and patriotism,...given in August last, " as a precautionary measure," against invasion, or threatened invasion, authorizing General Taylor, if tl emergency required, to... | |
| United States - 1846 - 722 pages
...exists, and, notwithstanding all our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico herself, we are called upon by every consideration of duty and patriotism...given in August last, "as a precautionary measure" against invasion, or threatened invasion, authorizing General Taylor, if the emergency required, to... | |
| Nahum Capen - Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1848 - 350 pages
...war exists, and, notwithstanding our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico herself, we are called upon by every consideration of duty and patriotism,...honor, the rights, and the interests of our country." * * When the sum of $10,000,000, and an army of 50,000 men, were authorized by almost an unanimous... | |
| Abiel Abbot Livermore - Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1850 - 312 pages
...war exists, and, notwithstanding our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico herself, we are called upon, by every consideration of duty and patriotism,...honor, the rights and the interests of our country." On the same day, a bill passed the House of Representatives, 174 to 14, and, on the subsequent one,... | |
| Banks and banking - 1851 - 300 pages
...avoid it, exists by the act of- Mexico herself, we are called upon, by every consideration of cluty and patriotism, to vindicate, with decision, the honor,...given in August last, "as a precautionary measure, 5 against invasion, or threatened invasion, authorizing General Taylor, if the emergency required,... | |
| Michael W. Cluskey - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1860 - 794 pages
...exists, and, notwithstanding all our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico lerself, we are called upon by every consideration of duty and patriotism...honor, the rights, and the interests of our country/' Mr. Boyd of Ky. moved the following as a ubstitute for the first section :— "Whereas, by the act... | |
| John Stevens Cabot Abbott - Politics, Practical - 1867 - 524 pages
...exists, notwithstanding our efforts to avoid it, — exists by the act of Mexico herself, — we are called upon by every consideration of duty and patriotism to vindicate with decision the honor, rights, and interests of our country." The war-was pushed forward by Mr. Polk's administration with... | |
| Lawrence Augustus Gobright - History - 1869 - 424 pages
...As war exists, and notwithstanding all our efforts to avoid it, by the act of Mexico herself, we are called upon by every consideration of duty and patriotism,...honor, the rights, and the interests of our country." On the same day, a bill was reported to the House of Representatives, responding to the recommendation... | |
| Lawrence Augustus Gobright - History - 1869 - 432 pages
...As war exists, and notwithstanding all our efforts to avoid it, by the act of Mexico herself, we are called upon by every consideration of duty and patriotism,...honor, the rights, and the interests of our country." . On the same day, a bill was reported to the House of Representatives, responding to the recommendation... | |
| John Thomas Scharf - 1879 - 878 pages
...exists, and, notwithstanding all our efforts to avoid it, exists by the Act of Mexico itself, we are called upon by every consideration of duty and patriotism...honor, the rights and the interests of our country.' The President • invokes the prompt action of Congress to recognize the existence of the war, and... | |
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