Springfield weekly Republican

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minica. As in the first there was an engagement

to fight Mexico for Texas, while we were at peace

with Mexico, which was nothing less than war

with Mexico, so the present engagement to fight

Hayti for Dominica, while we are at peace with

Hayti, is nothing less than a war with Hayti.

Nor is it any the less “a crime against God and

man and our own constitution” in the ease of

Hayti than in the case of Mexico.

President Polk, in bis annual message of De

cember, 1846, paid homage to the true principle

when be announced that “the moment the terms

of annexation offered by the United States were

accepted by Texas the latter became so far a part

of our country as to make it our duty to afford

protection and defense.” And accordingly’ he

directed those military and naval movements

which ended in war with Mexico. But it will be

observed here that these movements were condi

tioned on the acceptance by Texas of the terms

of annexion definitively proposed by the United

States, while our title had been created by act oi

Congress, and not by the president alone.

Therefore, according to the precedents of our

history, re enforced by reason and authority,

does the present assumption by the president fail.

I forbear from characterizing it. My duty is per

formed if I exhibit it to the Senate.

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Springfield weekly Republican. (1871). Springfield, Mass., 1871-03-31. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83020847/1871-03-31/ed-1/?sp=7

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Springfield weekly Republican, 1871-03-31.