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... possessions of that enemy , whether conti- nental or insular , lay at our very door in tempting helplessness . But neither the Government and people of the United States , nay , nor their laurel - crowned Gener- als and Admirals ...
... possessions of that enemy , whether conti- nental or insular , lay at our very door in tempting helplessness . But neither the Government and people of the United States , nay , nor their laurel - crowned Gener- als and Admirals ...
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... possessions in North America . To this overture Mr. Fish replied that the President would with pleasure appoint , as invited , Commission- ers on the part of the United States , provided the de- liberations of the Commissioners should ...
... possessions in North America . To this overture Mr. Fish replied that the President would with pleasure appoint , as invited , Commission- ers on the part of the United States , provided the de- liberations of the Commissioners should ...
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... - while , it is complacently assumed that self - possession and stability , with unexceptional amiability toward the United States , characterize political action in Great Britain . I think the absolute reverse of all ALABAMA CLAIMS . 43.
... - while , it is complacently assumed that self - possession and stability , with unexceptional amiability toward the United States , characterize political action in Great Britain . I think the absolute reverse of all ALABAMA CLAIMS . 43.
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... possessed , as the stars in heaven . The Executive of the United States is , it is true , by its very nature , a thoughtful and self - con- tained power . Congress , on the other hand , is the field of debate and the place where popular ...
... possessed , as the stars in heaven . The Executive of the United States is , it is true , by its very nature , a thoughtful and self - con- tained power . Congress , on the other hand , is the field of debate and the place where popular ...
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... possessed of all our claims , national as well as private , precisely as if no controversy on the subject existed between the two Governments . The United States were in condi- tion to invoke the judgment of the Tribunal , whether Great ...
... possessed of all our claims , national as well as private , precisely as if no controversy on the subject existed between the two Governments . The United States were in condi- tion to invoke the judgment of the Tribunal , whether Great ...
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Page 233 - And the United States hereby renounce forever, any Liberty heretofore enjoyed or claimed by the Inhabitants thereof, to take, dry, or cure Fish on, or within three marine Miles of any of the Coasts, Bays, Creeks, or Harbours of His Britannic Majesty's Dominions in America not included within the above-mentioned limits...
Page 259 - The written or printed case of each of the two Parties, accompanied by the documents, the official correspondence, and other evidence on which each relies, shall be delivered in duplicate...
Page 232 - Whereas differences have arisen respecting the liberty claimed by the United States, for the inhabitants thereof to take, dry, and cure fish on certain coasts, bays, harbours, and creeks, of his Britannic Majesty's dominions in America...
Page 267 - XXI of this treaty, the amount of any compensation which in their opinion ought to be paid by the Government of the United States to the Government of Her Britannic Majesty in return for the privileges accorded to the citizens of the United States under Article XVIII of this treaty; and that any sum of money which the said commissioners may so award shall be paid by the United States Government, in a gross sum, within twelve months after such award shall have been given.
Page 268 - If in the Case submitted to the Arbitrators either Party shall have specified or alluded to any report or document in its own exclusive possession, without annexing a copy, such Party shall be bound, if the other Party thinks proper to apply for it. to furnish that Party with a copy thereof...
Page 274 - Washington within six months from the date hereof, or earlier if possible. In faith whereof, we, the respective Plenipotentiaries, have signed this treaty and have hereunto affixed our seals. Done in duplicate at Paris, the tenth day of December, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.
Page 274 - President of the United States of America, have caused the said treaty to be made public, to the end that the same, and every clause and article thereof, may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
Page 235 - States fishermen by the Convention between the United States and Great Britain, signed at London on the 20th day of October, 1818, of taking, curing, and drying fish on certain coasts, of the British North American Colonies therein defined, the inhabitants of the United States shall have, in common with the subjects of Her Britannic Majesty, the liberty...
Page 227 - ... all other of His Britannic 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 260 - In deciding the matters submitted to the Arbitrators, they shall be governed by the following three rules, which are agreed upon by the high contracting parties as rules to be taken as applicable to the case...