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... powers of the viceroy , or captain - general , as the case might be , were limited only by the audiencia , consisting of from three to five members , always of Spanish birth , whose functions were largely advisory , but who had the ...
... powers of the viceroy , or captain - general , as the case might be , were limited only by the audiencia , consisting of from three to five members , always of Spanish birth , whose functions were largely advisory , but who had the ...
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... power . Dissensions soon arose . The task he had undertaken was difficult in the extreme . It was much easier to acquire power than to use it . At the time of the evacu- ation of Lima by the Spaniards , he said to Captain Hall : For the ...
... power . Dissensions soon arose . The task he had undertaken was difficult in the extreme . It was much easier to acquire power than to use it . At the time of the evacu- ation of Lima by the Spaniards , he said to Captain Hall : For the ...
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... powers . Joel R. Poinsett was sent to Buenos Aires in 1811 , and the following year Alexander Scott was sent to Venezuela . In 1817 Cæsar A. Rod- ney , Theodorick Bland , and John Graham were dis- patched as special commissioners to ...
... powers . Joel R. Poinsett was sent to Buenos Aires in 1811 , and the following year Alexander Scott was sent to Venezuela . In 1817 Cæsar A. Rod- ney , Theodorick Bland , and John Graham were dis- patched as special commissioners to ...
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... powers . The President , therefore , as a matter of expediency postponed the action which his sympathy prompted , and , in his annual message of November 16 , 1818 , ex- pressed his satisfaction at the course the government had hitherto ...
... powers . The President , therefore , as a matter of expediency postponed the action which his sympathy prompted , and , in his annual message of November 16 , 1818 , ex- pressed his satisfaction at the course the government had hitherto ...
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... powers of Europe were preparing to act . The con- dition of affairs on the Spanish Main was , however , critical and demanded instant redress . He decided , therefore , to take matters into his own hands without harassing the government ...
... powers of Europe were preparing to act . The con- dition of affairs on the Spanish Main was , however , critical and demanded instant redress . He decided , therefore , to take matters into his own hands without harassing the government ...
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Page 130 - sovereignty; second, the cession of Porto Rico and one of the Ladrones by way of indemnity; and third, the occupation by the United States of " the city, bay and harbor of Manila pending the conclusion of a treaty of peace which shall determine the control, disposition, and government of the Philippines.
Page 132 - When the United States demanded the withdrawal of Spain from Cuba, it was with the declaration that " The United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island except for the pacification thereof, and asserts its determination, when that is accomplished, to leave the government and control of the island to its people.
Page 325 - clause: Nothing in this Covenant shall be deemed to affect the validity of international engagements, such as treaties of arbitration or regional understandings like the Monroe Doctrine, for securing the maintenance of peace. This clause
Page 132 - intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island except for the pacification thereof, and asserts its determination, when that is accomplished, to leave the government and control of the island to its people.
Page 100 - burning house of his neighbor if there were no other means of preventing the flames from destroying his own home. The report also recommended that all proceedings in reference to the negotiations with Spain " ought to be open, frank, and public." This recommendation, together with the general character of the report,
Page 124 - has degenerated into a strife which means nothing more than the useless sacrifice of human life and the utter destruction of the very subject-matter of the conflict, a situation will be presented in which our obligations to the sovereignty of Spain will be superseded by higher obligations, which we can hardly hesitate to recognize and discharge. The
Page 222 - to cultivate sincere friendship with France. Second, that this policy would be brought into imminent jeopardy, unless France could deem it consistent with her interest and honor to desist from the prosecution of armed intervention in Mexico, to overthrow the domestic republican government existing there, and to establish upon its ruins the foreign monarchy which
Page 160 - terms with the citizens of Nicaragua, and the United States agreed to extend its protection to all such routes of communication, and " to guarantee the neutrality and innocent use of the same." The United States further agreed to employ its influence with other nations to induce them to guarantee such neutrality and protection.
Page 89 - 1849, President Taylor issued a proclamation warning all citizens of the United States against taking part in such expedition and saying, " No such persons must expect the interference of this government in any form on their behalf, no matter to what extremities they may be reduced in consequence of their conduct.
Page 294 - to all the independent countries of North and South America an earnest invitation to participate in a general congress, to be held in the city of Washington on the 24th day of November, 1882, for the purpose of considering and discussing the methods of preventing war between the nations of America.