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... affairs ; and shall have the force of Law , in determining the rights of Neutral Nations . " ARTICLE X.- " The chief aim and principal object of the pres- ent convention being to secure the Freedom of Trade and Nav- igation , the high ...
... affairs ; and shall have the force of Law , in determining the rights of Neutral Nations . " ARTICLE X.- " The chief aim and principal object of the pres- ent convention being to secure the Freedom of Trade and Nav- igation , the high ...
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... Affairs , II . , 6 , September 17 , 1776. ) Congress took into consideration the plan of treaties to be proposed to foreign nations , with the amendments agreed to by the committee of the whole ; and thereupon , " Resolved . That the ...
... Affairs , II . , 6 , September 17 , 1776. ) Congress took into consideration the plan of treaties to be proposed to foreign nations , with the amendments agreed to by the committee of the whole ; and thereupon , " Resolved . That the ...
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... affairs . ARTICLE XIV . - Citizens of both nations to be exempt from personal service . ARTICLE XV . - Consuls to enjoy the most favoured nation privileges . ARTICLE XVI .- ( Duration of the convention . ) - " The present convention ...
... affairs . ARTICLE XIV . - Citizens of both nations to be exempt from personal service . ARTICLE XV . - Consuls to enjoy the most favoured nation privileges . ARTICLE XVI .- ( Duration of the convention . ) - " The present convention ...
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... affairs were reduced ; it has been judged proper and necessary to state exactly the amount of those advances , the conditions on which the King made them , the periods at which the Congress of the United States have engaged to repay ...
... affairs were reduced ; it has been judged proper and necessary to state exactly the amount of those advances , the conditions on which the King made them , the periods at which the Congress of the United States have engaged to repay ...
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... affairs the two nations drifted rapidly into a quasi war ; and by act of July 7 , 1798 , Congress declared the previous treaties with France null and void . All attempts to negotiate had failed , until the year 1800 , when Napoleon ...
... affairs the two nations drifted rapidly into a quasi war ; and by act of July 7 , 1798 , Congress declared the previous treaties with France null and void . All attempts to negotiate had failed , until the year 1800 , when Napoleon ...
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Page 251 - ... world; so far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it; for let me not be understood as capable of patronizing infidelity to existing engagements. I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But, in my opinion, it is unnecessary, and would be unwise to extend them. Taking care always to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, on a respectable...
Page 65 - Majesty's dominions in America ; and that the American fishermen shall have liberty to dry and cure fish in any of the unsettled bays, harbours, and creeks of Nova Scotia, Magdalen Islands, and Labrador, so long as the same shall remain unsettled...
Page 63 - His Britannic Majesty acknowledges the said United States, viz. New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, to be free, sovereign and independent States...
Page 305 - The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations to have with them as little political connection as possible.
Page 65 - Lawrence, comprehending all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and lying between lines to be drawn due east from the points where the aforesaid boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one part, and East Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy and the Atlantic Ocean, excepting such islands as now are or heretofore have been within the limits of the said province of Nova Scotia.
Page 290 - With the movements in this Hemisphere we are of necessity more immediately connected, and by causes which must be obvious to all enlightened and impartial observers. The political system of the allied powers, is essentially different in this respect from that of America.
Page 162 - The United States of America and the emperor of China cordially recognize the inherent and inalienable right of man to change his home and allegiance, and also the mutual advantage of the free migration and emigration of their citizens and subjects respectively from the one country to the other for purposes of curiosity, of trade, or as permanent residents.
Page 97 - Secondly. Not to permit or suffer either belligerent to make use of its ports or waters as the base of naval operations against the other, or for the purpose of the renewal or augmentation of military supplies or arms, or the recruitment of men. Thirdly. To exercise due diligence in its own ports and waters, and as to all persons within its jurisdiction, to prevent any violation of the foregoing obligations and duties.
Page 289 - In the discussions to which this interest has given rise and in the arrangements by which they may terminate the occasion has been judged proper for asserting, as a principle in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers...
Page 111 - The Inhabitants of the Territories which His Catholic Majesty cedes to the United States by this Treaty, shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States, as soon as may be consistent with the principles of the Federal Constitution, and admitted to the enjoyment of all the privileges, rights and immunities of the Citizens of the United States.