House dissenting), had declared that "by the act of the Republic of Mexico, a state of war exists between that Government and the United States... Life of Abraham Lincoln - Page 105 by Josiah Gilbert Holland - 1866 - 544 pages Full view - About this book
...and Annotated, 540-542 (GPO, 1963). 11. Corwin, op. cit. note 7, at 200-201. Congress declared that "by the act of the Republic of Mexico, a state of war exists between that Government and the United State*". Morrison and Commagrr, op. cit. Note 8, at 592. 12. In the Prize Cases, 2 Black 635 ( 1863)...