 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1072 pages
...our citizens — upon the officers and flag of the United States — independent of recent insults to this Government and people by the late extraordinary...present embarrassed condition of that country, we should ict with both wisdom and moderation by giving to Mexico one more opportunity to atone for the past,... | |
 | United States - 1845 - 1484 pages
...property of our citizens, upon the officers and flag of the United States, independent of recent insults to this government and people by the late extraordinary...justify in the eyes of all nations immediate war." He did not, however, recommend an immediate resort to this extreme measure, which he declared, "should... | |
 | Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1846 - 78 pages
...our citizens, pn upon the officers and flag of the United States, independent of recent in' , suits to this government and people by the late extraordinary...justify in the eyes of all nations immediate war." Since i then, more than eight years have elapsed, during which, in addition to vor ; the wrong then... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1846 - 968 pages
...property of our citizens, upon the officers and flag of the United States, independent of recent insults to this government and people by the late extraordinary...justify in the eyes of all nations immediate war." He did not, however, recommend an immediate resort to this extreme measure, which, he declared " should... | |
 | United States. President (1845-1849 : Polk) - Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1846 - 20 pages
...upon the officers and flag of the United ' States, independent of recent insults to this Gov' ernment and people by the late extraordinary ' Mexican Minister,...justify in the eyes of 'all nations immediate war." In a spirit of kindness and forbearance, however, he recommended reprisals as a milder mode of redress.... | |
 | Richard Smith Coxe - Mexico - 1846 - 130 pages
...our citizens — upon the officers and flag of the United States — independent of recent insults to this government and people by the late extraordinary Mexican minister, would justify, in the eyes of nations, immediate war. That remedy, however, should not be used by just and generous nations, confiding... | |
 | John Frost - 1847 - 590 pages
...persons of our citizens, upon the officers and flag of the United States, independent of recent insults to this government and people by the late extraordinary...confiding in their strength, for injuries committed, if it ctin be honourably avoided ; and it has occurred to me that, considering the present embarrassed condition... | |
 | Fayette Robinson - Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1847 - 394 pages
...confiding in their strength for injuries committed, if it can be honorably avoided ;" and added, " it has occurred to me that considering the present...should act with both wisdom and moderation, by giving to Mexico one more opportunity to atone for the past, before we take redress into our own hands. To... | |
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The length of time since some of the injuries have been committed, the repeated and unavailing applications for redress, the wanton character of some of the outrages upon the property and persons of our citizens, upon the officers and flag of the United... 
