Buy this book on-line Foot, Solomon : Speech of Mr. Solomon Foot, of Vermont, on the Character and Objects of the Mexican War. Delivered in the House of Representatives of the U. S., Feb. 10, 1847J. & G. S. Gideon, printers., Washington, D.C., 1847
Original publisher's pamphlet. Text printed in black ink on beige paper. No binding. Leaves of paper laid in and folded. Some pages are unopened. 6" x 9 1/2." Sixteen pages, complete. Pages are fairly fragile. Pages are clean and intact overall but have light age toning throughout, faint dampstaining mostly limited to margins of fore-edge (text still very readable), chipping and slight darkening along edges, and several small closed tears (largest is about 1" at head of spine). A Good copy. This is a speech that was originally given by Solomon Foot before the United States House of Representatives on February 10, 1847. Foot references several of his contemporaries and recent events in connection to the Mexican-American War, also known as the Mexican War. He sharply criticizes the war and its proponents. The following excerpt from Foot's speech summarizes his central message and his view of the war: "Mr. Chairman, the mode and manner in which this war has been conducted on the part of the Administration, is inexplicable upon any other view than that of a settled purpose to wrest from Mexico a large portion of her territorial possessions. If, as is alleged, 'the war is not waged with a view to conquest,' but solely with a view to redress our wrongs--to chastise Mexico for the alleged injuries she had committed upon us, and to obtain an 'honorable peace,' it is obvious to inquire, why were not our forces concentrated within supporting distance, upon some vital and vulnerable point? Why was a part of our naval force sent around to the distant coast upon the Pacific? Why was a separate division of the army, under General Kearny, sent off over the vast and almost uninhabited regions of New Mexico? Why a regiment of military emigrants sent to California under the command of Col. Stevenson? Do not all these movements look to the subjugation of distant territory, where little or no resistance could be made, rather than to a 'vigorous prosecution' of the war, with a view to its early and honorable termination? ... These operations bring shame, and not glory, to the American name." Solomon Foot (1802-1866) was an American politician, educator, and lawyer. He served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1837-1839, a U.S. Representative from Vermont from 1843-1847, a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1847-1849, Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1847-1848, a U.S. Senator from Vermont from 1851-1866, and President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate from 1861-1864. Solomon was originally a Whig but joined the Republican Party upon its founding. He was an abolitionist and an ardent opponent of the Mexican-American War.. Book. Book Condition: Good. Binding: No Binding Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Foot, Solomon : Speech of Mr. Solomon Foot, of Vermont, on the Character and Objects of the Mexican War. Delivered in the House of Representatives of the U. S., Feb. 10, 1847. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including rare books, collectables, used books, libri rari and livres d'occasion. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |