...Mexicans. This act brought about a formal declaration of war on May 13, as, according to President Polk, "Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States,...invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil." On May 8 Taylor attacked the Mexicans who were posted at Palo Alto, and although...

...WAR AND POLITICS A long and involved diplomatic history preceded President Folk's simple announcement that "Mexico has passed the boundary of the United...territory and shed American blood upon American soil." Rightly to evaluate these words, the reader should bear in mind that the mission of John Slidell to...

...and, ignoring Mexico's reasonable claim to the country between the Kueees and the Rio Grande, asserted that "Mexico has passed the boundary of the United...territory, and shed American blood upon American soil." Two days later Conpress issued a formal declaration of war, and threw the onus of striking the first...

...recommending a declaration of war. Now, in formulating the reasons for the declaration, he asserted that " Mexico has passed the boundary •of the United...invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil," * and with the unanimous concurrence of his cabinet he sent the message to Congress,...

...to the Bio Grande, and the capture of Thornton, and announced that " now, after reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States,...territory and shed American blood upon American soil." As war existed, and existed " by the act of Mexico herself," duty and patriotism required that the...

...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. No....

...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. No....

...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. No....

...rushed a message to Congress urging war; said he, war exists "by the act of Mexico herself," for she "has passed the boundary of the United States, has...territory and shed American blood upon American soil." THE "SPOT RESOLUTIONS." — Whereupon rose Abraham Lincoln in the House of Representatives and demanded...

...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,...invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced, and that the two nations are...