A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Volume 5 |
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Page 1809
... branches , or its agents abroad , may be made under circumstances precluding a refusal without the risk of giving offense . The correspondence between the Department of State and our consul at Tangier will acquaint Congress with such an ...
... branches , or its agents abroad , may be made under circumstances precluding a refusal without the risk of giving offense . The correspondence between the Department of State and our consul at Tangier will acquaint Congress with such an ...
Page 1827
... branch of the fiscal affairs of the Government has been , and it is believed may Lalways be , thus carried on with every desirable facility and security . A few changes and improvements in the details of the system , without affecting ...
... branch of the fiscal affairs of the Government has been , and it is believed may Lalways be , thus carried on with every desirable facility and security . A few changes and improvements in the details of the system , without affecting ...
Page 1843
... branch of Congress upon what terms the Miami lands can be had by the United States , so that if the terms are approved the necessary law may be passed . " It was suggested that the annuity payment would afford a good opportunity for ...
... branch of Congress upon what terms the Miami lands can be had by the United States , so that if the terms are approved the necessary law may be passed . " It was suggested that the annuity payment would afford a good opportunity for ...
Page 1848
... branch of Restigouche . The first detachment then descended the united stream , returned by the same course to the St. John , and reached the portage at Temiscouata on the 7th October . All the intended objects of the detachment were ...
... branch of Restigouche . The first detachment then descended the united stream , returned by the same course to the St. John , and reached the portage at Temiscouata on the 7th October . All the intended objects of the detachment were ...
Page 1849
... branch of the Grande Fourche to the junc- tion of the south branch , ascended the latter , and made the portage to Green River . In this the boats were completely worn out , and the last of their food exhausted just at the moment that ...
... branch of the Grande Fourche to the junc- tion of the south branch , ascended the latter , and made the portage to Green River . In this the boats were completely worn out , and the last of their food exhausted just at the moment that ...
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Page 1979 - And that all disputes which might arise in future on the subject of the Boundaries of the said United States may be prevented, it is hereby agreed and declared, that the following are and shall be their Boundaries, viz., from the North-west Angle of Nova Scotia, viz., that Angle which is formed by a line drawn due North, from the source of the St.
Page 1988 - ... from the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, viz., that angle which is formed by a line drawn due north from the source of St. 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...
Page 1979 - Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic ocean, to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut river, thence down along the middle of that river to the forty-fifth degree of north latitude...
Page 2108 - An act to appropriate the proceeds of the sales of the public lands, and to grant preemption rights...
Page 1980 - Ocean; 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 high lands, which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean from those which fall into the river St. Lawrence...
Page 1866 - Waiving the question of the constitutional authority of the Legislature to establish an incorporated bank as being precluded in my judgment by repeated recognitions under varied circumstances of the validity of such an institution in acts of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the Government, accompanied by indications, in different modes, of a concurrence of the general will of the nation...
Page 1979 - Cataraquy; thence along the middle of said river into Lake Ontario; through the middle of said lake until it strikes the communication by water between that lake and Lake Erie; thence along the middle of said communication into Lake Erie, through the middle of said lake until it arrives at the water communication between that lake and Lake Huron; thence along the middle of said water communication into the Lake Huron, thence through the middle of said lake to the water communication between that...
Page 1952 - President to give, from time to time, to the Congress information of the state of the Union, and to recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient...