He ably vindicated the policy of marching a military force into the territory between the Nueces and the Rio Grande, by the fact that he was memorialized to do so by the still existing Congress of Texas, on the urgent plea that Mexico was preparing to move upon the territory with a view to its recapture.
Blaine defends the decision to send troops into disputed territory, citing a request from the Congress of Texas as justification.
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