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... Mexican War on the principles of Christianity , and an enlightened statesmanship . " GEORGE C. BECKWITH , 4 * Cor . Sec . Am . Peace Society . r PREFACE . THE delay in publishing this Review demands.
... Mexican War on the principles of Christianity , and an enlightened statesmanship . " GEORGE C. BECKWITH , 4 * Cor . Sec . Am . Peace Society . r PREFACE . THE delay in publishing this Review demands.
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... war into effectual warnings against resorts to the sword hereafter . " - - Here , then , is a distinct purpose , avowed at the outset , to use the Mexican War as an argument for the cause of peace ; to " beat its swords into ...
... war into effectual warnings against resorts to the sword hereafter . " - - Here , then , is a distinct purpose , avowed at the outset , to use the Mexican War as an argument for the cause of peace ; to " beat its swords into ...
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... Mexican crisis , and , if prudence and wisdom did not govern both the ... war with Mexico . The attentive student of history will be at no loss to trace the origin ... war of 1812 our fathers ; and 6 CIRCUMSTANCES PREDISPOSING TO THE WAR .
... Mexican crisis , and , if prudence and wisdom did not govern both the ... war with Mexico . The attentive student of history will be at no loss to trace the origin ... war of 1812 our fathers ; and 6 CIRCUMSTANCES PREDISPOSING TO THE WAR .
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... war ; for then every expenditure in this direction is enor- mously increased ; active service creates vacancies and accel- erates promotions ; and the prize money of war is better than the earnings of industry . But other causes ...
... war ; for then every expenditure in this direction is enor- mously increased ; active service creates vacancies and accel- erates promotions ; and the prize money of war is better than the earnings of industry . But other causes ...
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... war - taxed , and groaning kingdoms of Europe were to be purchased at the fearful price of one drop of human blood unrighteously shed . In the recent tremendous agitations , that have swept like a resistless tide over that continent ...
... war - taxed , and groaning kingdoms of Europe were to be purchased at the fearful price of one drop of human blood unrighteously shed . In the recent tremendous agitations , that have swept like a resistless tide over that continent ...
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1st Session 30th Congress Agua Nueva American American Peace Society Anglo Saxon annexation of Texas arms army barbarism battle blood boundary Buena Vista California camp cause CHAPTER Chihuahua Christ Christian citizens civil claims Coahuila command conquest Cruz death declared destiny earth enemy evil Executive feel fight force freedom glory heart heaven honor hope hostilities House of Representatives human institutions invasion Jalapa killed land letter liberty loss Matamoras ment mercy Mexican Mexican war military Minister Monterey moral nations negotiation Nueces officers Pacific parties passions peace political President principles Puebla question regiment republic Republic of Texas Rio Grande Saltillo Santa Anna says scenes Scott Senate sick slavery slaves Slidell soldiers South spirit suffering sword Tamaulipas Taylor territory Texan Thou thousands tion treaty troops true Union United Vera Cruz volunteers warlike whole wounded wrong