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... given birth ; but our duty in the present instructs us to address ourselves mainly to the develop- ment of the vast resources of the great area committed to our charge , and to the cultivation of the arts of peace within our own borders ...
... given birth ; but our duty in the present instructs us to address ourselves mainly to the develop- ment of the vast resources of the great area committed to our charge , and to the cultivation of the arts of peace within our own borders ...
Page xi
... given by me when the extensory arrangement above described was negotiated , I recommend that the Congress provide for the appoint- ment of a commission in which the Governments of the United States and Great Britain shall be ...
... given by me when the extensory arrangement above described was negotiated , I recommend that the Congress provide for the appoint- ment of a commission in which the Governments of the United States and Great Britain shall be ...
Page xviii
... given for that purpose in 1822 by the Sultan of Morocco . I approve the suggestion heretofore made , that , in view of the conditions of life and administration in the Eastern countries , the legation buildings in China , Japan , Corea ...
... given for that purpose in 1822 by the Sultan of Morocco . I approve the suggestion heretofore made , that , in view of the conditions of life and administration in the Eastern countries , the legation buildings in China , Japan , Corea ...
Page xx
... given as follows : Percent- Articles . Value . age . Cotton and cotton manufactures .. $ 213 , 799 , 049 29.42 Breadstuffs 160 , 370 , 821 22.07 Provisions 107 , 332 , 456 14.77 Oils , mineral , vegetable , and animal ... . 54 , 326 ...
... given as follows : Percent- Articles . Value . age . Cotton and cotton manufactures .. $ 213 , 799 , 049 29.42 Breadstuffs 160 , 370 , 821 22.07 Provisions 107 , 332 , 456 14.77 Oils , mineral , vegetable , and animal ... . 54 , 326 ...
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... given justify its extension , er a sufficient examination , tment to contract for carry- authority given by the last quate to pay all within the ents per mile , and it would it to some and denied it to t under the law to all at a the ...
... given justify its extension , er a sufficient examination , tment to contract for carry- authority given by the last quate to pay all within the ents per mile , and it would it to some and denied it to t under the law to all at a the ...
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acknowledge the receipt American citizen April arrest Austria-Hungary authorities Bailunda Barranquilla Barrios Becerra C. A. Van Bokkelen Cáceres Central America certificate Chargé d'Affaires China Chinese citizenship claim coast Colombia communication Congo consul copy Corea court December declared decree Department diplomatic dispatch duty ernment excellency fact favor February Feinknopf force foreign affairs foreign office France Frelinghuysen German Guatemala Harry Rice Hayti Haytian herewith Honduras honor imprisonment inclosed Inclosure instant instructions insurgents Japanese JOHN MERCER LANGSTON June June 26 justice Keiley King Langston LEGATION letter Majesty Majesty's Government March ment military minister for foreign missionaries montoneros native naturalization neutrality Nicaragua Panama peace persons Port-au-Prince ports present President protection received referred regard reply Republic request Salvador Secretary sent Seoul steamer T. F. BAYARD telegram telegraph territory tion treaty troops ultimo undersigned United vessels Washington
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Page 387 - The jurisdiction of the nation within its own territory is necessarily exclusive and absolute. It is susceptible of no limitation not imposed by itself. Any restriction upon it, deriving validity from an external source, would imply a diminution of its sovereignty to the extent of the restriction, and an investment of that sovereignty to the same extent in that power which could impose such restrictions.
Page 631 - The present Convention shall be in force for the term of ten years from the date hereof; and further, until the end of twelve months after either of the High Contracting Parties shall have given notice to the other of its intention to terminate the same...
Page 466 - Islands, for the purpose of drying their nets and curing their fish; provided that, in so doing, they do not interfere with the rights of private property, or with British fishermen, in the peaceable use of any part of the said coasts in their occupancy for the same purpose.
Page 443 - If either party shall hereafter grant to any other nation any particular favor in navigation or commerce, it shall immediately become common to the other party, freely, where it is freely granted to such other nation, or on yielding the same compensation, when the grant is conditional.
Page 161 - The Christian religion, as professed by Protestants or Roman Catholics, inculcates the practice of virtue, and teaches man to do as he would be done by. Persons teaching it or professing it, therefore, shall alike be entitled to the protection of the Chinese authorities, nor shall any such, peaceably pursuing their calling, and not offending against the laws, be persecuted or interfered with.
Page 395 - all naturalized citizens of the United States while in foreign countries are entitled to and shall receive from this Government the same protection of persons and property which is accorded to nativeborn citizens.
Page 467 - 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 vi - Maintaining, as I do, the tenets of a line of precedents from Washington's day, which proscribe entangling alliances with foreign states, I do not favor a policy of acquisition of new and distant territory or the incorporation of remote interests with our own.
Page 468 - ... carried under this article through the territory of the United States; and Her Majesty's Government engages to urge the Parliament of the Dominion of Canada and the legislatures of the other colonies not to impose any export duties on goods, wares, or...
Page 509 - ... and may take possession thereof, either by themselves or by others acting for them, and dispose of the same at their will, paying such dues only as the inhabitants of the country wherein the said goods are shall be subject to pay in like cases.