 | United States. President (1845-1849 : Polk) - 1846 - 20 strani
...the misapprehensions which have to some extent prevailed as to its origin and true character. The war has been represented as unjust and unnecessary, and...aggression on our part upon a weak and injured enemy. Such erroneoua views, though entertained by but few, have been widely and extensively circulated not only... | |
 | 1847 - 412 strani
...the misapprehensions which have to some extent prevailed as to its origin and true character. The war has been represented as unjust and unnecessary, and...world. A more effectual means could not have been devised to encourage the enemy and protract the war than to advocate and adhere to their cause, and... | |
 | 1847 - 722 strani
...sensible of the sufferings we had endured at the hands of Mexico. " The war," said the President, " has been represented as unjust and unnecessary, and...aggression on our part upon a weak and injured enemy;" and he sat down to compose this manifesto, expressly and professedly, for the purpose of repelling... | |
 | George Hooker Colton, James Davenport Whelpley - 1847 - 1376 strani
...us sensible of the sufferings we had endured at the hands of Mexico. " The war," said the President, "has been represented as unjust and unnecessary, and...aggression on our part upon a weak and injured enemy;" and he sat down to compose this manifesto, expressly and professedly, for the purpose of repelling... | |
 | 1848 - 544 strani
...some, he adds, have represented the war " as unjust and unnecessary, and as one of aggression on oar part upon a weak and injured enemy. Such erroneous...world. A more effectual means could not have been dcrised to encourage tine enemy and protract, the war, than to advocate and adhere to their cause,... | |
 | 1848 - 544 strani
...Rio Grande, we had ample cause of war against Mexico." But some, he adds, have represented the war " as unjust and unnecessary, and as one of aggression...injured enemy. Such erroneous views. though entertained hy but few, have been widely and extensively circulated, not only at home, but have been spread throughout... | |
 | John Stilwell Jenkins - 1850 - 414 strani
...misapprehensions which have to some extent prevailed, as to its origin and true character. The war has been represented as unjust and unnecessary, and...world. A more effectual means could not have been devised to encourage the enemy and protract the war, than to advocate and adhere to their cause, and... | |
 | John Stilwell Jenkins - 1850 - 412 strani
...misapprehensions which have to some extent prevailed, as to its origin and true character. The \var has been represented as unjust and unnecessary, and...world. A more effectual means could not have been devised to encourage the enemy and protract the war, than to advocate and adhere to their cause, and... | |
 | John Stilwell Jenkins - 1854 - 446 strani
...have to somn extent prevailed, as to its origin and true character. The war has been represented us unjust and unnecessary, and as one of aggression on...world. A more effectual means could not have been devised to encourage the enemy and protract the war, than to advocate and adhere to their cause, and... | |
 | United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - 1861 - 644 strani
...true character. The war has been represented aa unjust and unnecessary, and as one of aggression oa our part upon a weak and injured enemy. Such erroneous...been spread throughout Mexico and the whole world. Л more effectual means could not have been devised to encourage the enemy and protract the war than... | |
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The war has been represented as unjust and unnecessary and as one of aggression on our part upon a weak and injured enemy. Such erroneous views, though entertained by but few, have been widely and extensively circulated, not only at home, but have been... 
