American History Told by Contemporaries ..., Volume 4Albert Bushnell Hart, John Gould Curtis Macmillan, 1901 |
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... believe that the time is not at all distant , when all the northern depart- ments of Mexico , within a hundred miles of the city , will gladly take refuge under our more stable institutions from the constant succession of civil wars to ...
... believe that the time is not at all distant , when all the northern depart- ments of Mexico , within a hundred miles of the city , will gladly take refuge under our more stable institutions from the constant succession of civil wars to ...
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... is such nor do I believe that one Mexican in a thousand does , however they may vaunt and bluster as a frightened school - boy whistles as he a war , C - passes a graveyard in the night . I have just No. 8 ] 17 Condition of Mexico.
... is such nor do I believe that one Mexican in a thousand does , however they may vaunt and bluster as a frightened school - boy whistles as he a war , C - passes a graveyard in the night . I have just No. 8 ] 17 Condition of Mexico.
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... believe , was sincerely desirous to receive our minister ; but it yielded to the storm raised by its enemies , and on the 21st of December refused to accredit Mr. Slidell upon the most frivolous pre- texts . These are so fully and ably ...
... believe , was sincerely desirous to receive our minister ; but it yielded to the storm raised by its enemies , and on the 21st of December refused to accredit Mr. Slidell upon the most frivolous pre- texts . These are so fully and ably ...
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... believe that we have severed her rightful territory , and in official proclamations and manifestoes has repeatedly threatened to make war upon us for the purpose of reconquering Texas . In the meantime we have tried every effort at ...
... believe that we have severed her rightful territory , and in official proclamations and manifestoes has repeatedly threatened to make war upon us for the purpose of reconquering Texas . In the meantime we have tried every effort at ...
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... believe in Freedom's cause , Ez fur away ez Paris is ; I love to see her stick her claws In them infarnal Pharisees ; It's wal enough agin a king . To dror resolves an ' triggers , - But libbaty ' s a kind o ' thing Thet don't agree ...
... believe in Freedom's cause , Ez fur away ez Paris is ; I love to see her stick her claws In them infarnal Pharisees ; It's wal enough agin a king . To dror resolves an ' triggers , - But libbaty ' s a kind o ' thing Thet don't agree ...
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