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... object of jealousy between the two nations ; and that the fishery between the said Islands , and that of Newfoundland , shall be limited to the middle of the channel . " GREAT BRITAIN AND SPAIN . TREATY OF PEACE , SEPTEMBER 3 , 1783 ...
... object of jealousy between the two nations ; and that the fishery between the said Islands , and that of Newfoundland , shall be limited to the middle of the channel . " GREAT BRITAIN AND SPAIN . TREATY OF PEACE , SEPTEMBER 3 , 1783 ...
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... object of the pres- ent convention being to secure the Freedom of Trade and Nav- igation , the high contracting powers have antecedently agreed , and do engage to give to all other neutral powers free leave to accede to the present ...
... object of the pres- ent convention being to secure the Freedom of Trade and Nav- igation , the high contracting powers have antecedently agreed , and do engage to give to all other neutral powers free leave to accede to the present ...
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... object of the said treaty , should break the peace with France , either by direct hostilities , or by hindering her commerce and navigation in a manner contrary to the rights of nations , and the peace subsisting between the two Crowns ...
... object of the said treaty , should break the peace with France , either by direct hostilities , or by hindering her commerce and navigation in a manner contrary to the rights of nations , and the peace subsisting between the two Crowns ...
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... object of the said article . ' " These ratifications , having been exchanged at Paris on the 31st of July , 1801 , were again submitted to the Senate of the United States , which on the 19th of December , 1801 , declared the convention ...
... object of the said article . ' " These ratifications , having been exchanged at Paris on the 31st of July , 1801 , were again submitted to the Senate of the United States , which on the 19th of December , 1801 , declared the convention ...
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... objects of discussion mentioned in the second and fifth articles of the convention of the 8th Vendémiaire , an 9 ( 30th September , 1800 ) relative to the rights claimed by the United States , in virtue of the treaty concluded at Madrid ...
... objects of discussion mentioned in the second and fifth articles of the convention of the 8th Vendémiaire , an 9 ( 30th September , 1800 ) relative to the rights claimed by the United States , in virtue of the treaty concluded at Madrid ...
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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.