Report of the Department of the Interior ... [with Accompanying Documents]., Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1858 |
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... result of an election . For this reason , seeking to take advantage of their own error , they denied the authority of the convention thus elected to frame a constitution . The convention , notwithstanding , proceeded to adopt a ...
... result of an election . For this reason , seeking to take advantage of their own error , they denied the authority of the convention thus elected to frame a constitution . The convention , notwithstanding , proceeded to adopt a ...
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... result would be precisely the same . The only difference in point of fact is , that the object would have been much sooner attained , and the pacification of Kansas more speedily effected , had it been admitted as a State dur- ing the ...
... result would be precisely the same . The only difference in point of fact is , that the object would have been much sooner attained , and the pacification of Kansas more speedily effected , had it been admitted as a State dur- ing the ...
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... result of our nego- tiations with China . You were informed by my last annual message that our minister had been instructed to occupy a neutral position in the hostilities con- ducted by Great Britain and France against Canton . He was ...
... result of our nego- tiations with China . You were informed by my last annual message that our minister had been instructed to occupy a neutral position in the hostilities con- ducted by Great Britain and France against Canton . He was ...
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... result in any single instance , unless we may except the case of the Black Warrior , under the late administration ; and that presented an outrage of such a character as would have justified an immediate resort to war . All our attempts ...
... result in any single instance , unless we may except the case of the Black Warrior , under the late administration ; and that presented an outrage of such a character as would have justified an immediate resort to war . All our attempts ...
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... result . The general causes existing throughout the world , could not have been controlled by the legislation of any par- ticular country . The periodical revulsions which have existed in our past history , must continue to return at ...
... result . The general causes existing throughout the world , could not have been controlled by the legislation of any par- ticular country . The periodical revulsions which have existed in our past history , must continue to return at ...
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Page 97 - Act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the Revolution.
Page 65 - While the rights of sovereignty of the states occupying this region should always be respected, we shall expect that these rights be exercised in a spirit befitting the occasion and the wants and circumstances that have arisen. Sovereignty has its duties as well as its rights, and none of these local governments, even if administered with more regard to the just demands of other nations than they have been, would be permitted, in a spirit of Eastern isolation, to close the gates of intercourse on...
Page 21 - Granada, by the present stipulation, the perfect neutrality of the before-mentioned isthmus, with the view that the free transit from the one to the other sea may not be interrupted or embarrassed in any future time while this treaty exists; and, in consequence, the United States also guarantee, in the same manner, the rights of sovereignty and property which New Granada has and possesses over the said territory.
Page 10 - I cannot, in this connexion, refrain from mentioning the valuable services of Colonel Thomas L. Kane, who, from motives of pure benevolence, and without any official character or pecuniary compensation, visited Utah during the last inclement winter for the purpose of contributing to the pacification of the territory.
Page 9 - The Secretary of War employed all his energies to forward them the necessary supplies, and to muster and send such a military force to Utah as would render resistance on the part of the Mormons hopeless, and thus terminate the war without the effusion of blood. In his efforts he was efficiently sustained by Congress.
Page 16 - Government immediately after the signing of the treaty, without awaiting the ratification of it by the Senate. I am encouraged to make this suggestion by the example of Mr. Jefferson previous to the purchase of Louisiana from France and by that of Mr. Polk in view of the acquisition of territory from Mexico. I refer the whole subject to Congress and commend it to their careful consideration. I repeat the recommendation made in my message of December last in favor of an appropriation "to be paid to...
Page 21 - States, by its agents, shall have the right to transport across the Isthmus, in closed bags, the mails of the United States not intended for distribution along the line of communication; also, the effects of the United States Government and its citizens, which may be intended for transit, and not for distribution on the Isthmus free of custom-house or other charges by the Mexican Government.
Page 21 - I earnestly recommend to Congress the passage of an act authorizing the President, under such restrictions as they may deem proper, to employ the land and naval forces of the United States in preventing the transit from being obstructed or closed by lawless violence and in protecting the lives and property of American citizens traveling thereupon, requiring at the same time that these forces shall be withdrawn the moment the danger shall have passed away.
Page 27 - To provide for the payment of this estimated deficiency, which will be increased by such appropriations as may be made by Congress not estimated for in the report of the Treasury Department, as well as to provide for the gradual redemption from year to year of the outstanding Treasury notes, the Secretary of the Treasury recommends such a revision of the present tariff as will raise the required amount. After what I have already said I need scarcely add that I concur in the opinion expressed in his...
Page 16 - December, 1847, and it was repeated by my immediate predecessor in December, 1853. I entertain no doubt that indemnity is fairly due to these claimants under our treaty with Spain of October 27, 1795; and whilst demanding justice we ought to do justice. An appropriation promptly made for this purpose could not fail to exert a favorable influence on our negotiations with Spain. Our position in relation to the independent States south of us on this continent, and especially those within the limits...