Buy this book on-line Roman, James Dixon : Speech of Mr. J. Dixon Roman, of Maryland, on the Mexican War. Delivered in the House of Representatives, January 25, 1848Towers, Washington, D.C.
Original publisher's beige paper wrappers. Text printed in black ink. Some pages are unopened. Printed by "Towers, printer, corner of D and 7th streets, opposite National Intelligencer." No date, circa 1848. 5 3/4" x 9." Sixteen pages, complete. Pages are very clean and intact overall except for moderate age toning and foxing, slight offsetting from printed text, and slight chipping along spine. A Very Good copy. A speech originally delivered before the United States House of Representatives on January 25, 1848 by James Dixon Roman (1809-1867), an American lawyer and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Maryland from 1847-1849. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Whig. In this speech, Roman voices his opposition to President James K. Polk's recent address in which the latter defended his actions taken in the Mexican-American War. Roman states, "[T]he President was so clearly wrong in assuming the Rio Grande as the boundary of Texas, and the evidence so conclusive against him, that it must be regarded as a settled question, scarcely open to further debate." Amid accusations that he and his allies are unpatriotic for opposing the war, Roman states, "Our President is neither a Caesar nor a Napoleon. He has no right to expect that his conduct would escape the severest scrutiny of a free people, jealous of their liberties. ... He ought to have known, and he must be made to know, that he is but a co-ordinate branch, and that Congress is exclusively the war-making power ...." Roman further states he is just as patriotic as his opponents but disagrees with their view that Mexico is the enemy. Roman explains, "... for a far more dangerous enemy than Mexico is now at our doors. The Executive branch of Government is fast swallowing up the others. The legislative power is nullified by his absolute veto. The President has waged a war which Congress never declared; the objects whereof, are only known to himself." He also cautions against the ambition to acquire more land for the U.S. and cites fallen empires of the ancient Romans, Goths, Visi-Goths, Vandals, Huns, and Napoleonic France.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft cover 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 Roman, James Dixon : Speech of Mr. J. Dixon Roman, of Maryland, on the Mexican War. Delivered in the House of Representatives, January 25, 1848. 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 used books, livres d'occasion, antiquarian books, libri antichi and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |