Speeches by Vermont's
Congressional Delegation
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Solomon Foot was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives
during the Mexican War. In this speech, delivered on February
10, 1847, Foot questioned "the character and objects of the
Mexican War." He regarded the war as entirely avoidable and
as an expression of the Polk Administration's commitment to consolidating
its power through military zealotry and the expansion of slavery.
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Like Solomon Foot, Mr. Collamer was a Whig politician elected
to the U.S. House of Representatives in the 1840s. As a Whig,
he strenuously objected to the war with Mexico. Regarding the
war as an effort to fortify slavery at the expense of constitutional
principle, Mr. Collamer roundly condemned the Polk Administration
for its aggressive and costly military policy.
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In this speech before the U.S. Senate in January
1848, Mr. Phelps objected to the costliness of the war with Mexico.
Like many Vermonters, he was critical of tariff reductions that
had damaged Vermont’s economy. He suggested a speedy conclusion
to the war and a return to pressing domestic responsibilities.
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