The Diplomacy of the United States: Being an Account of the Foreign Relations of the Country, from the First Treaty with France, in 1778, to the Present Time, Volume 1Wells and Lilly, 1828 - Diplomacy |
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... direct , immediate measures to resist , by force , the unjust pretensions of the British government . This Congress re- mained in session six weeks with closed doors . They adopt- ed a non - importation , non - exportation , and non ...
... direct , immediate measures to resist , by force , the unjust pretensions of the British government . This Congress re- mained in session six weeks with closed doors . They adopt- ed a non - importation , non - exportation , and non ...
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... direct , to the ministers of these United States and others at foreign courts and in foreign coun- tries ; the Secretary shall have liberty to attend Congress , that he may be better informed of the affairs of the United States , and ...
... direct , to the ministers of these United States and others at foreign courts and in foreign coun- tries ; the Secretary shall have liberty to attend Congress , that he may be better informed of the affairs of the United States , and ...
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... direct intercourse with France , though no doubt can now remain of the part the French secretly took in the affairs of the Americans , even before the Declaration of their Inde- pendence . A letter of M. de Vergennes of May 2 , 1776 ...
... direct intercourse with France , though no doubt can now remain of the part the French secretly took in the affairs of the Americans , even before the Declaration of their Inde- pendence . A letter of M. de Vergennes of May 2 , 1776 ...
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... direct the return of the Sieur Montaudoin to Paris . The apparent pretext for that proceeding will be , to obtain from him an account of his correspondence with the Ame- ricans , though , in reality , it will be for the purpose of ...
... direct the return of the Sieur Montaudoin to Paris . The apparent pretext for that proceeding will be , to obtain from him an account of his correspondence with the Ame- ricans , though , in reality , it will be for the purpose of ...
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... 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 : and his Majesty and the said United States , having re- solved in that ...
... 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 : and his Majesty and the said United States , having re- solved in that ...
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Page 4 - ... the United States, in Congress assembled. The United States, in Congress assembled, shall never engage in a war, nor grant letters of marque and reprisal in time of peace...
Page 109 - Croix River to the Highlands; along the said Highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
Page 110 - Lawrence, and at all other places in the sea, where the inhabitants of both countries used at any time heretofore to fish. And also that the inhabitants of the United States shall have liberty to take fish of every kind on such part of the coast of Newfoundland, as British fishermen shall use (but not to dry or cure the same on that island), and also on the coasts, bays, and creeks of all other of His Britannic Majesty's dominions in America...
Page 4 - States or any of them, nor emit bills, nor borrow money on the credit of the United States, nor appropriate money, nor agree upon the number of vessels of war to be built or purchased, or the number of land or sea forces to be raised, nor appoint a commander in chief of the army or navy, unless nine states assent to the same...
Page 110 - East, by a line to be drawn along the middle of the river St. Croix, from its mouth in the Bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid Highlands, which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean from those which fall into the river St. Lawrence...
Page 9 - STATES, and to consist of one delegate from each state; and to appoint such other committees and civil officers as may be necessary for managing the general affairs of the United States under their direction...
Page 111 - It is agreed that the Congress shall earnestly recommend it to the Legislatures of the respective States, to provide for the restitution of all estates, rights, and properties which have been confiscated, belonging to real British Subjects: and also of the estates, rights, and properties of Persons resident in Districts in the possession of His Majesty's arms, and who have not borne arms against the said United States...
Page 203 - ... upon such evidence of criminality as, according to the laws of the place where the fugitive or person so charged shall be found, would justify his apprehension and commitment for trial, if the crime or offence had there been committed...
Page 368 - Parma, the colony or province of Louisiana, with the same extent that it now has in the hands of Spain, and that it had when France possessed it, and such as it should be after the treaties subsequently entered into between Spain and other States.
Page 110 - Mississippi; thence by a line to be drawn along the middle of the said river Mississippi until it shall intersect the northernmost part of the thirty-first degree of north latitude...