The United States and Mexico, 1821-1848: A History of the Relations Between the Two Countries from the Independence of Mexico to the Close of the War with the United States, Volumen2C. Scribner's Sons, 1913 |
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Términos y frases comunes
29 Cong 30 Cong Aberdeen advance Agua Nueva American troops Anna's annexation arrived artillery attack authorities battalion battery battle Benton brigade Britain Buchanan cabinet California cavalry Chapultepec Chihuahua Churubusco city of Mexico command Congress course Cruz declared despatch division enemy expedition fire force Foreign Frémont garrison guns H. R. Doc hostilities hundred infantry instructions Jalapa June letter Lord Aberdeen Marcy Matamoros ment Mexican army Mexican government miles military Minister mission Molino del Rey Monterey morning movement nation negotiations occupied officers orders Oregon Oregon question Pakenham Paredes party peace Peña Polk Polk's Diary position President proposed Puebla Querétaro question Quitman received regiments regular reply reported republic Rio Grande river road Saltillo San Luis San Luis Potosí Santa Anna Scott Secretary Senate sent sess Slidell Tampico Taylor territory Texan Texas thousand tion treaty Trist United Vera Cruz volunteers Washington Worth wrote
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Página 627 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States and admitted as soon as possible according to the principles of the federal Constitution to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States, and in the mean time they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property and the Religion which they profess.
Página 158 - 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 upon the American soil.
Página 620 - It has never been contemplated by me, as an object of the war, to make a permanent conquest of the Republic of Mexico or to annihilate her separate existence as an independent nation. On the contrary, it has ever been my desire that she should maintain her nationality, and under a good government adapted to her condition be a free, independent, and prosperous Republic.
Página 542 - Outside and within the cross-fires of those gates, we found to the south other obstacles but little less formidable. All the approaches near the city are over elevated causeways, cut in many places (to oppose us), and flanked on both sides by ditches, also of unusual dimensions. The numerous cross-roads are flanked in like manner, having bridges at the intersections, recently broken. The meadows thus...
Página 238 - Provided, That as an express and fundamental condition to, the acquisition of any territory from the Republic of Mexico by the United States, by virtue of any treaty which may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of the moneys herein appropriated, neither Slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory, except for crime, whereof the party shall first be duly convicted.
Página 167 - Whilst the president will make no effort and use no influence to induce the Californians to become one of the free and independent states of this Union, yet if the people should desire to unite their destiny with ours, they would be received as brethren, whenever this can be done without affording Mexico any just cause of complaint.
Página 69 - Mexico; and it is more than doubtful whether her authority will ever be reinstated. Under these circumstances, it is the desire of the President that you shall use your best efforts to obtain a cession of that Province from Mexico to the United States.
Página 228 - Your religion, your altars, and churches, the property of your churches and citizens, the emblems of your faith, and its ministers, shall be protected, and remain inviolate. Hundreds of our army, and hundreds of thousands of our people, are members of the Catholic church. In every state, and in nearly every city and village of...
Página 326 - Our object was the restoration of peace, and with that view, no reason was perceived why we should take part with Paredes, and aid him, by means of our blockade, in preventing the return of his rival to Mexico. On the contrary, it was believed that the intestine divisions which ordinary sagacity could not but anticipate as the fruit of Santa Anna's return to Mexico, and his contest with Paredes, might strongly tend to produce a disposition with both parties to restore and preserve peace with the...
Página 405 - The small-arms and accoutrements, being of no value to our army here or at home, I have ordered them to be destroyed ; for we have not the means of transporting them. I am, also, somewhat embarrassed with the pieces of artillery, all bronze, which we have captured.