Since Walker thought he desperately sought U.S. diplomatic recognition that he could win this war only by securing recruits from the United States.
Since Walker thought he desperately sought U.S. diplomatic recognition that he could win this war only by securing recruits from the United States. Such recognition will allow their regime to circumvent the Neutrality Act of 1818, which prohibited the recruitment of filibusters on U.S. soil. Yet President Pierce long resisted general public stress to legitimize …