 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1306 pages
...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...invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced, and that the two nations are... | |
 | United States - 1845 - 1484 pages
...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...invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced, and that the two nations are... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1846 - 968 pages
...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...invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced, and that the two nations are... | |
 | William Jay - Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1849 - 348 pages
...COMMENCED." Upon the strength of this despatch, the President announced to Congress and the world, •" MEXICO HAS PASSED THE BOUNDARY OF THE UNITED STATES,...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 T. Porter - Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1849 - 232 pages
...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... | |
 | Abiel Abbot Livermore - Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1850 - 324 pages
...precisely such questions. The final and immediate reason assigned at the beginning of the war was, that " Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States,...invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil." How amply this reason, when closely investigated, bears the character of a pretext,... | |
 | American periodicals - 1849 - 448 pages
...forbearance had been exhausted even before the recent information from the frontier of the Del Norte. But now Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States,...invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil." \ Documents accompanied the Message. Mr. Winthrop proposed they should be read.... | |
 | Abiel Abbot Livermore - Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1850 - 312 pages
...precisely such questions. The final and immediate reason assigned at the beginning of the war was, that " Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States,...invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil." How amply this reason, when closely investigated, bears the character of a pretext,... | |
 | Presidents - 1853 - 514 pages
...recent information from the frontier of the Del Korte. But now, after reiterated menaces, Mexico baa 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... | |
 | Presidents - 1855 - 512 pages
...the frontier of the Del Norle. But now, after reiterated mennces, Mexico has pii>sed the boundary or 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... | |
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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... 
