Treaty of Ghent of 1814 with Great BritainWells and Lilly, 1828 - Diplomacy |
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... considered that the two belligerents actually waged a maritime war upon America from the year 1792 to 1812 . Rufus King , of New - York , was appointed in May '96 minister plenipotentiary to the court of St. James , and re- mained till ...
... considered that the two belligerents actually waged a maritime war upon America from the year 1792 to 1812 . Rufus King , of New - York , was appointed in May '96 minister plenipotentiary to the court of St. James , and re- mained till ...
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... considered matter of negotiation . If the country was not prepared to proceed to hostilities for the most just protection of the rights of her own seamen , it is not easy to understand the policy that should dictate the rejection of a ...
... considered matter of negotiation . If the country was not prepared to proceed to hostilities for the most just protection of the rights of her own seamen , it is not easy to understand the policy that should dictate the rejection of a ...
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... considered legal and consti- tutional in the British courts . This power , it is true , has been constantly disputed ; and , till the time of the celebrated argument of Sir Michael Foster , in 1743 , was submitted to with very great ...
... considered legal and consti- tutional in the British courts . This power , it is true , has been constantly disputed ; and , till the time of the celebrated argument of Sir Michael Foster , in 1743 , was submitted to with very great ...
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... considered the Chesapeake her prize . To this message I received no answer ; the Leopard's boat soon after came on board , and the officer who came in her demanded the muster book . I replied the ship and books were theirs , and if he ...
... considered the Chesapeake her prize . To this message I received no answer ; the Leopard's boat soon after came on board , and the officer who came in her demanded the muster book . I replied the ship and books were theirs , and if he ...
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... considered the proclamation as a hostile measure , as assuming retribution ; and , while in force , no arrangement for the wrong done could be made on equal terms . They had at once disavowed the act TREATY OF GHENT WITH ENGLAND . 21.
... considered the proclamation as a hostile measure , as assuming retribution ; and , while in force , no arrangement for the wrong done could be made on equal terms . They had at once disavowed the act TREATY OF GHENT WITH ENGLAND . 21.
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Page 481 - Europe has a set of primary interests which to us have none or a very remote relation. Hence she must be engaged in frequent controversies, the causes of which are essentially foreign to our concerns. Hence, therefore, it must be unwise in us to implicate ourselves by artificial ties in the ordinary vicissitudes of her politics or the ordinary combinations and collisions of her friendships or enmities.
Page 111 - 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 112 - 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 458 - The citizens of each of the contracting parties shall have power to dispose of their personal goods within the jurisdiction of the other, by sale, donation, testament or otherwise...
Page 55 - 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 lake and Lake Superior...
Page 88 - American fishermen shall be admitted to enter such bays or harbours, for the purpose of shelter and of repairing damages therein, of purchasing wood, and of obtaining water, and for no other purpose whatever. But they shall be under such restrictions as may be necessary to prevent their taking, drying, or curing fish therein, or in any other manner whatever abusing the privileges hereby reserved to . them.
Page 57 - Indians with whom they may be at war at the time of such ratification ; and forthwith to restore to such tribes or nations, respectively, all the possessions, rights, and privileges which they may have enjoyed or been entitled to in one thousand eight hundred and eleven, previous to such hostilities...
Page 481 - The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations to have with them as little political connection as possible.
Page 137 - But, if the source of the Arkansas River shall be found to fall north or south of latitude 42, then the line shall run from the said source due south or north, as the case may be, till it meets the said parallel of latitude 42, and thence, along the said parallel, to the South Sea...
Page 461 - And whereas it frequently happens that vessels sail for a port or place belonging to an enemy, without knowing that the same is besieged, blockaded, or invested, it is agreed, that every vessel so circumstanced, may be turned away from such port or place, but shall not be detained, nor...