Author: George ASHMUNPublisher:
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Speech of Mr. Geo. Ashmun ... on the Mexican War. Delivered in the House of Representatives ... Feb. 4, 1847
Author: George ASHMUNSpeech of Mr. Geo. Ashmun, of Mass
Author: George AshmunPublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Speech of Mr. Geo. Ashmun, of Mass., On the Mexican War
Author: George AshmunPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781396012938
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 22
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Excerpt from Speech of Mr. Geo. Ashmun, of Mass., On the Mexican War: Delivered in the House of Representatives of the U. S., Feb. 4, 1847 But what good to us, if it does. 7 We shall neither gain national wealth, na tional strength, nor national honor. We shall gain the seeds of a thousand evils - internaljealousy and bickerings - and we shall gain the condemnation and shame of the world. History has no blacker page than that which records the. Partition of Poland among the st1onger powers aiound her., The plea that the. Safety of their institutions, the institutions of monarchy which made slaves of the r subjects, does not save them. That great crime has an undying fame. But, sir, if this plan of the dismemberment of the weak Republic upon our southern border is consummated, that crime will find its rival. The plea that our domestic institutions demand it, will find no favor, when the judgment of all civilized and Christian mankind, present and future, now and f01ever, comes to be made up! It 18 for such a 1va1, leading to such consequences, that we are now, in our chaiacter as Reptesentatives, called upon to vote supplies. T, reasure and human life-millions of dollais and thou sands of men - aie demanded of us, to be ex pended to accomplish such a result. And we are told that, without scruple, without complaint, it is our duty to grant this demand. We a1s told that now, after the war has been begun, the Executive is charged with full power ove1 its conduct and end, and that our duty, as good patriots, is to yield to his requests, and keep silence as to his usurpations. Sir, I hold to no such slavish doctrine. I deem it my duty to waist and denounce it, whenever and 11011 eve1 attempted to be enforced. The Chairman of Foreign Affairs (mr. Ingersoll) gave us the other day the official creed upon this subject 1n these words, viz. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Speech of Mr. Daniel P. King on the General Appropriation Bill and the Mexican War
Author: Daniel Putnam KingPublisher:
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Category : Mexican War, 1846-1848
Languages : en
Pages : 22
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Speech of Hon. A.R. McIlvaine, of Pennsyl'a, on the Mexican War
Author: Abraham Robinson McIlvainePublisher:
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Category : Mexican War, 1846-1848
Languages : en
Pages : 22
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Speech... on the Mexican War
Author: Luther SeveranceSpeech of Mr. Geo. Ashmun, of Mass., on the Mexican War
Author: George AshmunPublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Speech of Mr. G. P. Marsh, of Vermont
Author: George Perkins MarshPublisher:
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Category : Mexican War, 1846-1848
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Speech...on the War with Mexico
Author: Henry BEDINGERSpeech of Mr. Ashmun, of Massachusetts, Upon the President's Message Upon the Texas Boundary and the Bill for Its Settlement
Author: George AshmunPublisher:
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Category : New Mexico
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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