The Abridgment ... Containing the Annual Message of the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress ... with Reports of Departments and Selections from Accompanying Papers |
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... military rebellion had assigned the supreme power of the republic to General Zuloaga . The constitution provided that , in the absence of the president , his office should devolve upon the chief justice of the supreme court ; and ...
... military rebellion had assigned the supreme power of the republic to General Zuloaga . The constitution provided that , in the absence of the president , his office should devolve upon the chief justice of the supreme court ; and ...
Page 14
... military governors who pay little respect to the decrees of either government . In the meantime the excesses which always attend upon civil war , especially in Mexico , are constantly recurring . Outrages of the worst description are ...
... military governors who pay little respect to the decrees of either government . In the meantime the excesses which always attend upon civil war , especially in Mexico , are constantly recurring . Outrages of the worst description are ...
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... military forces of the United States , at the call of the constitutional authorities , in order to protect the citizens and the treaty rights of the United States . Unless such a power is conferred upon him , neither the one nor the ...
... military forces of the United States , at the call of the constitutional authorities , in order to protect the citizens and the treaty rights of the United States . Unless such a power is conferred upon him , neither the one nor the ...
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... military force to enter Mexico for the purpose of obtaining indemnity for the past and security for the future . I purposely refrain from any suggestion as to whether this force shall consist of regular troops or volunteers , or both ...
... military force to enter Mexico for the purpose of obtaining indemnity for the past and security for the future . I purposely refrain from any suggestion as to whether this force shall consist of regular troops or volunteers , or both ...
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... military operations , and with the real design of carrying on a war against trade , and , from its very nature , against the trade of peaceable and friendly powers , instead of a war against armed men , is a proceeding which it is ...
... military operations , and with the real design of carrying on a war against trade , and , from its very nature , against the trade of peaceable and friendly powers , instead of a war against armed men , is a proceeding which it is ...
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