. Great debates in American history, from the debates in the British parliament on the Colonial stamp act (1764-1765) to the debates in Congress at the close of the Taft administration (1912-1913) . erly government ? He, for one, was not prepared to doso. How many revolutions had that government undergonewithin the last three years? Not less than three, with anothernow in embryo. Perhaps the next arrival might bring us newsof another change, and that the American army on the Rio delNorte had been destroyed while awaiting the action of theMexican Government, in the supposition that it was a reg
. Great debates in American history, from the debates in the British parliament on the Colonial stamp act (1764-1765) to the debates in Congress at the close of the Taft administration (1912-1913) . erly government ? He, for one, was not prepared to doso. How many revolutions had that government undergonewithin the last three years? Not less than three, with anothernow in embryo. Perhaps the next arrival might bring us newsof another change, and that the American army on the Rio delNorte had been destroyed while awaiting the action of theMexican Government, in the supposition that it was a regularlyconstituted government, instead of being a government of brig-ands and despots, ruling with a rod of iron, and keeping faithwith no other nation, and heaping indignities upon the Ameri- THE MEXICAN WAR 347 can flag. A state of war now existed as perfect as it could beafter a formal declaration or recognition of a state of war bythe Congress of the United States. Their action had been con-tinually indicative of a state of war, and the question now was,whether the Government of the United States would respondto that action and visit the aggressors with punishment. A WAR ?? PROORESSIVL DEMOCRACY CAKICATUEE OF LEWIS CASS [1848 ] From the collection of the New York Historical Society Senator Cass.—It is true, sir, that there may be accidentalor unauthorized recontres which do not therefore constitutewar. But the nature and circumstances of an aggression suffi-ciently indicate its true character and consequences. A Mexi-can army invades our territory. How far may the invadersmarch before we are satisfied that we are at war with Mexico?Why, sir, such a state of things must be judged by moral evi-dence, by the circumstances attending it. It might be enoughto say that the invasion itself throws the responsibility upon theMexican Government, and is a sufficient justification for us inholding that government accountable. The negative proof isnot upon us. The moral pres
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