American Opinions on the "Alabama,": And Other Political Questions |
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... injury inflicted without malicious intent , such compensation is awarded as meets the injury . If the injurious act was accompanied by a malicious intent , vindictive damages are awarded . Every one there knows , also , that a ...
... injury inflicted without malicious intent , such compensation is awarded as meets the injury . If the injurious act was accompanied by a malicious intent , vindictive damages are awarded . Every one there knows , also , that a ...
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... injury which has been inflicted on the American marine . We have rendered the rest of her vast mer- cantile property useless . Thus , by the testimony of Mr. Cobden , were those individual losses , which are alone recognized by the ...
... injury which has been inflicted on the American marine . We have rendered the rest of her vast mer- cantile property useless . Thus , by the testimony of Mr. Cobden , were those individual losses , which are alone recognized by the ...
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... injury accruing to our business interests from the depredations upon our shipping . The remure- ration may reach a high figure in the present case ; but it would be a simple act of justice , and might prevent an incomparably greater ...
... injury accruing to our business interests from the depredations upon our shipping . The remure- ration may reach a high figure in the present case ; but it would be a simple act of justice , and might prevent an incomparably greater ...
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... injury resulting from that act : for all the injury inflicted by blockade - runners ; and for all the expenses incurred by the prolongation of the civil war ; That by suffering the Alabama and her kindred ships to escape , the British ...
... injury resulting from that act : for all the injury inflicted by blockade - runners ; and for all the expenses incurred by the prolongation of the civil war ; That by suffering the Alabama and her kindred ships to escape , the British ...
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... injury we could do them . Then will be our opportunity . We can send Alabamas to sea by the We have them ready now . We could get more . Fer- haps we could get them from the Mersey ; there is no telling what a patriotic citizen of the ...
... injury we could do them . Then will be our opportunity . We can send Alabamas to sea by the We have them ready now . We could get more . Fer- haps we could get them from the Mersey ; there is no telling what a patriotic citizen of the ...
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American Opinions on the "Alabama," and Other Political Questions (Classic ... John W. Dwinelle No preview available - 2018 |
American Opinions on the Alabama,: And Other Political Questions John Whipple Dwinelle No preview available - 2016 |
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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...