 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1306 pages
...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...now at war. As war exists, and, notwithstanding all our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico herself, we are called upen by every consideration... | |
 | United States - 1845 - 1484 pages
...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...now at war. As war exists, and, notwithstanding all our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico herself, we are called upon by every consideration... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1846 - 968 pages
...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...now at war. As war exists, and, notwithstanding all our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico herself, we are called upon, by every consideration... | |
 | William Jay - Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1849 - 348 pages
...announcing to the representatives of the nation, " MEXICO HAS PASSED THE BOUNDARY OF THE UNITED SlATES, HAS INVADED OUR TERRITORY, AND SHED AMERICAN BLOOD...HOSTILITIES HAVE COMMENCED, AND THAT THE TWO NATIONS * Speech of CJ Ingersoll. App. to Cong. Globe, 29th Cong., 2Sesa.,p. 125. t Occupying six pages in... | |
 | 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 - 312 pages
...in a Message to Congress, dated the llth of that month, used the following language : ^ " But now, after reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary...invaded our territory) and shed American blood upon American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced, and that the two nations are now... | |
 | 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,...territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil." \ Documents accompanied the Message. Mr. Winthrop proposed they should be read. No. In a very short... | |
 | Abiel Abbot Livermore - Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1850 - 324 pages
...in a Message to Congress, dated the llth of that month, used the following language : * " But now, after reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary...invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced, and that the two nations are now... | |
 | 1850 - 548 pages
...information from the frontier of the Del Norte. But now Mexico has passed the boundary of the United Slates, has invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil." \ Documents accompanied the Message. Mr. Winthrop proposed they should be read. No. In a very short... | |
 | Bounties, Military - 1852 - 814 pages
...contents were communicated to Congress by the President, with a message in which he says that " Mexico has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced and that the two nations are now at war." Whereupon Congress by the act of 1.3th May, 1846, recognised war as existing with Mexico, and made... | |
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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... 
