Two armed expeditions have been fitted out in our own ports against the territory of a government with which we are at peace, resulting in the loss of hundreds of lives, while the President and his first secretary have been spending their time gayly at watering-places.
Mann condemns the government's inaction in the face of violent expeditions against peaceful territories.
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