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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02025 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1847 |
| Title | Congressional Globe, New Series No. 4 |
| Date | 23 December 1847 |
| Author | Blair & Rives (1834-1873) |
| Additional authors | Rives, John C. (John Cook) (1795-1864) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Blair, Francis Preston (1791-1876) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Lincoln's Spot Amendment Speech on page 64 condemns the pretexts for starting the war with Mexico. Requests proof from President Polk that American blood was shed on American soil and that the enemy provoked the Americans, and asks if those Americans present were ordered there by the United States Army. Pages 49-64. |
| Subjects | Mexican War Military History Latin and South America Global History and Civics Congress President Government and Civics Law Texas Diplomacy Treaty |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Blair, Francis Preston (1791-1876) Rives, John C. (John Cook) (1795-1864) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Mexican War; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs; Law; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Speech on the Declaration of War on Mexico in the House of Representatives |