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... feeling in favour of extending the term of the presidential office , which is now of only four years . For , as an able British writer has remarked , the people of the United States are always in a chronic condition of contested ...
... feeling in favour of extending the term of the presidential office , which is now of only four years . For , as an able British writer has remarked , the people of the United States are always in a chronic condition of contested ...
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... feeling has been permitted to enter a squabble , however , not more acrimonious or dis- graceful than that once enacted in the English Courts on the subject of Admiralty jurisdiction . If our newspapers knew that their partisan comments ...
... feeling has been permitted to enter a squabble , however , not more acrimonious or dis- graceful than that once enacted in the English Courts on the subject of Admiralty jurisdiction . If our newspapers knew that their partisan comments ...
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... feeling which it is calculated to stir . But I can not hesitate . It belongs to the case . No candid person , who studies this eventual period , can doubt that the rebellion was ori- ginally encouraged by hope of support from England ...
... feeling which it is calculated to stir . But I can not hesitate . It belongs to the case . No candid person , who studies this eventual period , can doubt that the rebellion was ori- ginally encouraged by hope of support from England ...
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... feeling in Ame rica ? At once there arose a desire to hear from some one we knew in America - some intelligent and impartial friend — who would tell us the real state of public feeling over there , and advise us for the best . That ...
... feeling in Ame rica ? At once there arose a desire to hear from some one we knew in America - some intelligent and impartial friend — who would tell us the real state of public feeling over there , and advise us for the best . That ...
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... feeling in the United States towards the British people was one of kindness . Their history was our history , for we had no other , until about ninety years ago . Their poets , their statesmen , we claim as our own ; their kings are ...
... feeling in the United States towards the British people was one of kindness . Their history was our history , for we had no other , until about ninety years ago . Their poets , their statesmen , we claim as our own ; their kings are ...
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American Opinions on the "Alabama," and Other Political Questions (Classic ... John W. Dwinelle No preview available - 2018 |
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aggregate agree Alabama claims Alabama to escape American Arbitrator or Umpire belligerency blockade body Britain Britannic Majesty British Government British ports British press citizens civilised claims commenced Commissioners Confederate Convention Court cruisers damages declared demands democratic discussion doubt election enacted England English English language executive exist expression fact favour feeling Fonvielle foreign form of government French Girondist GOLDWIN SMITH'S House of Commons injury institutions Ireland journalist judge judgment labour late civil legislation London Lord Clarendon Lord John Russell Majesty's government matter ment Minister municipal law national losses neutrality never newspaper Noir Parliament party person political possess present President Grant President Woolsey primary election Prince principles proclamation proposed treaty proposition public opinion public press published question racter rebellion recognised rejected republic republican result Reverdy Johnson Rochefort Secretary sentiment settlement sovereign SUMNER'S ARGUMENT term tion tonnage tons unfriendliness United unity of nationality vessels violation vote
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Page 60 - Treaty; and all claims, with the like exception, on the part of Corporations, Companies, or private individuals, subjects of Her Britannic Majesty , upon the Government of the United States...
Page 31 - I would rather be handed down to posterity as the builder of a dozen AlaIm-inas than as the man who applies himself deliberately to set class against class, and to cry up the institutions of another country which, when they come to be tested, are of no value whatever, and which reduce the very name of liberty to an utter absurdity.
Page 59 - Government as well as by its citizens. The injuries resulting to the United States by reason of the course adopted by Great Britain .during our late civil war...
Page 60 - The high contracting parties agree that all claims on the part of corporations, companies, or private individuals, citizens of the United States, upon the Government of her Britannic Majesty...