 | United States. Congress. House - 1306 σελίδες
...government not only refused to receive him, or listen to his propositions, but, after a long continued series of menaces, have at last invaded our territory,...of that mission. In pursuance of the instructions Slven in September last, an inquiry was made, on the thirteenth of ctober, 1845, in the most friendly... | |
 | United States. President - 1846 - 968 σελίδες
...a pacific result, was carefully avoided. An envoy of the United States repaired to Mexico with full powers to adjust every existing difference. But though...pursuance of the instructions given in September last, an inquiry was made, on the thirteenth of October, in 1845, in the most friendly terms, through our consul... | |
 | Joseph Emerson Worcester - 1849 - 428 σελίδες
...message, on the llth of May, announced to congress, which was then in session, that the Mexicans " had invaded our territory and shed the blood of our fellow-citizens on our own soil." Congress, after an animated debate of two days, declared, that, " by the act of the republic of Mexico,... | |
 | 1849 - 448 σελίδες
...notwithstanding all our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico"; "the Mexican Government have at last invaded our territory, and shed the blood of our fellowcitizens on our own soil ; " " we have been exerting our best efforts to propitiate her good will " ; " we have tried every... | |
 | Edward Deering Mansfield - 1851 - 398 σελίδες
...immediately sent in an extraordinary Message.3 In this, he declared that the Mexican government had " at last invaded our territory, and shed the blood of our fellow-citizens on our own soil." Jn the same Message, and in the paragraph immediately following, he stated that Mr. Slidell was sent... | |
 | 1853 - 514 σελίδες
...a pacific result, was carefully avoided. An envoy of the United States repaired to Mexico with full powers to adjust every existing difference. But though...pursuance of the instructions given in September last, an inquiry was made, on the thirteenth of October, in 1845, in the most friendly terms, through our consul... | |
 | United States. President - 1853 - 536 σελίδες
...sent in his special message of May 11, 1846, in which he declared that the Mexican government, had " at last invaded our territory, and shed the blood of our fellow-citizens on our own soil." Congress with less than two days' deliberation, on the 13th of May, declared that " by the act of the... | |
 | Andrew White Young - 1855 - 1032 σελίδες
...commenced on the part of Mexico, whose government, " after a long-continued series of menaces, had at last invaded our territory, and shed the blood of our fellow-citizens on our own soil." The president "invokes the prompt action of congress to recognize the existence of the war, and to... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1855 - 714 σελίδες
...sent in his special message of May 1 1, 1846, in which he declared that the Mexican government, had " at last invaded our territory, and shed the blood of our fellow-citizens on our own soil." Congress with less than two days' deliberation, on the 13th of May, declared that " by the act of the... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1856 - 718 σελίδες
...the " Halls of the MonteBumas."* *The President, in a message to Congress,1 declared that Mexico had "invaded our territory, and shed the blood of our fellow-citizens on our own soil," ».мамин, and Congress, adopting the spirit of the message, after declaring that war existed "... | |
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The Mexican Government not only refused to receive him or listen to his propositions, but after a longcontinued series of menaces have at last invaded our territory and shed the blood of our fellow-citizens on our own soil. 
