 | Edward Lillie Pierce - 1893 - 650 страници
...it was), communicated his version of the affair to Congress, May 11, falsely alleging that " Mexico has invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil," and that " war exists, and, notwithstanding all our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico... | |
 | Edward Lillie Pierce - 1893 - 666 страници
...it was), communicated his version of the affair to Congress, May 11, falsely alleging that " Mexico has invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil," and that " war exists, and, notwithstanding all our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico... | |
 | James Schouler - 1894 - 588 страници
...cried out against her.f All this was enough to exhaust the cup of forbearance; but now "Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded...territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil." " War exists, and notwithstanding all our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico herself."J... | |
 | Oscar Henry Cooper, Harry Fishburne Estill (F.), William Leonard Lemmon - 1895 - 554 страници
...remainder of the party. The message which the president sent to Congress on May n, 1846, stated that: "War exists, and notwithstanding all our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico herself." Congress at once declared war, and voted money and called for volunteers to carry on the campaign.... | |
 | James Schouler - 1896 - 348 страници
...of th United States, has invaded our territory and she American blood upon the American soil;" " Wa exists, and, notwithstanding all our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico herself." The real climax as shown by the Diary makes his dissimulation even greater than has been supposed.... | |
 | David Henry Montgomery - 1897 - 694 страници
...Resolutions." — President Polk at once sent a special message to Congress. He said: " Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded...territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil." " War exists, and notwithstanding all our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico herself."980... | |
 | John Randolph Spears - 1897 - 518 страници
...world. However false the declaration of the American Congress, made on May 13, 1846, that "war 392 exists, and notwithstanding all our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico herself " (and certainly that statement was absolutely false), a war was unavoidable. It was absolutely impossible... | |
 | John Bach McMaster - 1897 - 526 страници
...and, May 12, Polk asked for a declaration of war. EXPANSION OF THE SLAVE AREA "Mexico," said he, "has passed the boundary of the United States ; has invaded our territory and shed American blood on American soil." Now, in the House of Representatives at that time there was a member from Illinois,... | |
 | Julian Hawthorne - 1898 - 548 страници
...American soil ; and in a manner characteristically Mexican. "War exists," said Polk in his message, "and notwithstanding all our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico herself. ' ' After the killing of Captain Thornton, Taylor, leaving three hundred men in the little fort, went... | |
 | Wilbur Fisk Gordy - 1898 - 586 страници
...deciares war. At once President Polk sent to Congress a message in which he declared, " War exists notwithstanding all our efforts to avoid it — exists by the act of Mexico herself. Mexico has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon American soil." Congress therefore declared... | |
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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... 
