The Congressional GlobeBlair & Rives, 1853 - United States |
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... protection of the frontier of the United States ; and the bill was read , and passed to the second reading . The bill , entitled " An act to authorize the lay- ing out and opening a public road from the line established by the treaty of ...
... protection of the frontier of the United States ; and the bill was read , and passed to the second reading . The bill , entitled " An act to authorize the lay- ing out and opening a public road from the line established by the treaty of ...
Page 39
... protect our Southern and Western frontiers . These gentlemen , he presumed , must be better judges than himself , how many of these men they can generously spare from their own protection ; but , for his part , he thought there was not ...
... protect our Southern and Western frontiers . These gentlemen , he presumed , must be better judges than himself , how many of these men they can generously spare from their own protection ; but , for his part , he thought there was not ...
Page 43
... protection of Canada , if you wait for the breaking up of the ice , which now envelopes all the avenues of that country . Time , therefore , is all - important , and not a mo- ment for preparations ought to be lost . France , it is true ...
... protection of Canada , if you wait for the breaking up of the ice , which now envelopes all the avenues of that country . Time , therefore , is all - important , and not a mo- ment for preparations ought to be lost . France , it is true ...
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... protection , and which would , have accepted the proposition ; one or other cer- under the influence of the same protection , in a tainly would ; and if the acceptance of one before very short time , have rendered us independent of the ...
... protection , and which would , have accepted the proposition ; one or other cer- under the influence of the same protection , in a tainly would ; and if the acceptance of one before very short time , have rendered us independent of the ...
Page 51
... protection . It is important to her , as a protection to her West In dies , & c . Besides , the war would deprive her o her best commercial customer , & c . , & c . Thes and similar considerations might induce her to prefer peace ...
... protection . It is important to her , as a protection to her West In dies , & c . Besides , the war would deprive her o her best commercial customer , & c . , & c . Thes and similar considerations might induce her to prefer peace ...
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Aaron Lyle Abner Lacock Additional Military Force Alexander McKim amendment Anderson appointed the committee army Aylett Hawes BAYARD Bibb bill was read Bolling Hall BRADLEY Britain British Burwell Bassett commerce Congress consider and report consideration Constitution correctly engrossed Crawford defence duty Ebenezer Sage Elias Earle enemy entitled An act expense Foreign Relations France Gaillard Giles Gilman Goodrich Government GREGG honorable House of Representatives Israel Pickens James John Joseph Desha land Leib Lloyd Lyman Law ment Message Messrs militia Mississippi Territory motion nation Navy NAYS-Messrs object officers passed petition port present proposed question raise read a third read the second read the third referred the bill report thereon resolution Resolved Samuel Taggart second reading select committee Senate resumed ships Smith of Maryland Stephen Ormsby Tait Territory Thomas Thomas Gholson thousand tion Treasury troops United Varnum vessels volunteers vote Whole William Worthington YEAS-Messrs
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