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... letter of Lord Palmerston to Mr. Castellon , asked for by you ; but if you will turn to the tenth volume of Executive Documents , 1st session 31st Congress , page 304 , the letter referred to may there be found . As it regards your ...
... letter of Lord Palmerston to Mr. Castellon , asked for by you ; but if you will turn to the tenth volume of Executive Documents , 1st session 31st Congress , page 304 , the letter referred to may there be found . As it regards your ...
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... letter and spirit of the Clayton and Bulwer convention . Ruatan is well known to be an island of great value and import- ance , on account of its excellent harbors , which are rare along that coast . Indeed , it has been described by a ...
... letter and spirit of the Clayton and Bulwer convention . Ruatan is well known to be an island of great value and import- ance , on account of its excellent harbors , which are rare along that coast . Indeed , it has been described by a ...
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... letter of the 8th , written in accordance with what passed in our conversation in the morning of that day , and I hasten to reply to your inquiries . With regard to the first part of your inquiry , I beg to say that her majesty's ...
... letter of the 8th , written in accordance with what passed in our conversation in the morning of that day , and I hasten to reply to your inquiries . With regard to the first part of your inquiry , I beg to say that her majesty's ...
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... letter of recall , I might return home on the 6th of October , as I had originally determined . It is impossible , however , that I should leave before this letter shall arrive , and it is certainly proper , under all the circumstances ...
... letter of recall , I might return home on the 6th of October , as I had originally determined . It is impossible , however , that I should leave before this letter shall arrive , and it is certainly proper , under all the circumstances ...
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... , 1848 , M. Castillon , proceeding to London from Nicaragua , and then to Washington , addressed a letter to the United States Secretary of State , soliciting his intervention with regard CENTRAL AMERICAN AFFAIRS . 45.
... , 1848 , M. Castillon , proceeding to London from Nicaragua , and then to Washington , addressed a letter to the United States Secretary of State , soliciting his intervention with regard CENTRAL AMERICAN AFFAIRS . 45.
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Page 68 - The governments of the United States and Great Britain, having not only desired, in entering into this convention, to accomplish a particular object, but also to establish a general principle, they hereby agree to extend their protection, by treaty stipulations, to any other practicable communications, whether by canal or railway, across the isthmus which connects North and South America...
Page 80 - President of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same, and every clause and article thereof, may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
Page 253 - State, colony, district, or people, as a soldier, or as a marine or seaman, on board of any vessel of war, letter of marque, or privateer, every person, so offending, shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not exceeding three years...
Page 25 - In the discussions to which this interest has given rise, and in the arrangements by which they may terminate, the occasion has been deemed proper for asserting, as a principle in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintained, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European power.
Page 436 - That if any person shall, within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, enlist or enter himself, or hire or retain another person to enlist or enter himself, or to go beyond the limits or jurisdiction of the United States with intent to be enlisted or entered in the service of any foreign prince, state, colony, district, or people, as a soldier or as a marine or seaman on board of any vessel of war, letter of marque, or privateer, every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a...
Page 347 - And I do hereby also make known that whosoever of the citizens of the United States shall render himself liable to punishment or forfeiture under the law of nations by committing, aiding, or abetting hostilities against any of the said powers, or by carrying to any of them those articles which are deemed contraband by the modern usage of nations, will not receive the protection of the United States against such punishment or forfeiture...
Page 68 - ... occupy, or fortify or colonize, or assume, or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America...
Page 80 - And whereas the said convention has been duly ratified on both parts, and the ratifications of the two Governments were exchanged in the city of Washington, on the...
Page 42 - And the contracting parties likewise agree that each shall enter into treaty stipulations with such of the Central American States as they may deem advisable for the purpose of more effectually carrying out the great design of this convention, namely, that of constructing and maintaining the said canal as a ship communication between the two oceans, for the benefit of mankind, on equal terms to all, and of protecting the same...
Page 227 - The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States, has the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the note of Mr.