2. According to the speaker, who were the miserable wretches"? What were two of the things that
they did to Mexico?

the circumstances that justified roosevelt´s faith in george curry´s honesty, courage and loyalty were that he served under roosevelt´s rough riders during the spanish-american war and fought in the philippines.   in 1904 theodore roosevelt asked curry to accept an appointment as governor of isabela province (philippines); afterwards served in samar province(philippines) and upon returning to the united states he baecame governor of new mexico territory.

the south did not want the federal laws to overrule the state laws.