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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.116 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1846 |
| Title | Speech of Hon. Joshua R. Giddings...on the bill to raise a company of sappers, miners, and pontoniers |
| Date | 12 May 1846 |
| Author | Giddings, Joshua R. (Joshua Reed) (1795-1864) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Giddings attacks Polk's declaration of war against Mexico, the frivolous spending of the public treasury, and the dubious means by which soldiers are enlisted. Giddings believes in the defense of America and the support of its military, but does not think that the founding fathers "anticipated the hostile invasion of other countries by us." |
| Subjects | Mexican War Congress Politics President Mexican War Latin and South America Global History and Civics Economics Finance Military History Government and Civics Law Recruitment |
| People | Giddings, Joshua R. (Joshua Reed) (1795-1864) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs; Westward Expansion; The Presidency; The Mexican War; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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