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... cause , if some measure like that before the House were not followed up , the state would be menaced with the greatest danger . He was convinced , that the ef- fect of the measure would be , not to make bread dear , but to make it ...
... cause , if some measure like that before the House were not followed up , the state would be menaced with the greatest danger . He was convinced , that the ef- fect of the measure would be , not to make bread dear , but to make it ...
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... cause of the civil magistrate having called in the aid of the military , and whether it was not in consequence of the House being surrounded by a nume- rous and tumultuous mob , who had been brought into the neighbourhood of the House ...
... cause of the civil magistrate having called in the aid of the military , and whether it was not in consequence of the House being surrounded by a nume- rous and tumultuous mob , who had been brought into the neighbourhood of the House ...
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... cause of theirs . He wished the House to consider this sub- ject more maturely , and not make such a respectable body of men as the agricul- turists of this country , odious in the eyes of their fellow - citizens . It was the prayer of ...
... cause of theirs . He wished the House to consider this sub- ject more maturely , and not make such a respectable body of men as the agricul- turists of this country , odious in the eyes of their fellow - citizens . It was the prayer of ...
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... cause of prices . The landlords had pro- perly taken advantage of the high prices to raise their rents , and they should , now make no concession whatever to the opi- | the Bill 63 ] HOUSE OF COMMONS , [ 64 Corn Bill .
... cause of prices . The landlords had pro- perly taken advantage of the high prices to raise their rents , and they should , now make no concession whatever to the opi- | the Bill 63 ] HOUSE OF COMMONS , [ 64 Corn Bill .
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... cause ; if the wages of labour had fallen be- cause the farmer could not afford to employ the labourer , and on this ac- count many of the industrious classes of society were thrown out of work , which he believed to be the fact , the ...
... cause ; if the wages of labour had fallen be- cause the farmer could not afford to employ the labourer , and on this ac- count many of the industrious classes of society were thrown out of work , which he believed to be the fact , the ...
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Page 215 - Superior, to the most northwestern point of the Lake of the Woods, to decide to which of the two parties the several islands lying in the lakes, water communications, and rivers, forming the said boundary, do respectively belong, in conformity with the true intent of the said treaty of peace of one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three; and to cause such parts of the said boundary as require it to be surveyed and marked.
Page 213 - ... be requested to decide on the differences which may be stated in the said report or reports, or upon the report of one Commissioner, together with the grounds upon which the other Commissioner shall have refused, declined, or omitted to act, as the case may be. And if the Commissioner so refusing, declining, or omitting to act, shall also wilfully omit to state the grounds upon which he has so done, in such manner...
Page 215 - The United States of America engage to put an end, immediately after the ratification of the present treaty, to hostilities with all the tribes or nations of 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 211 - ... hereinafter mentioned, on their paying the debts which they may have contracted during their captivity. The two contracting parties respectively engage to discharge, in specie, the advances which may have been made by the other for the sustenance and maintenance of such prisoners.
Page 213 - Commissioners to some friendly Sovereign or State to be then named for that purpose, and who shall be requested to decide on the differences which may be stated in the said report or reports...
Page 215 - ... to act exactly in the manner directed with respect to those mentioned in the next preceding article, unless otherwise specified in the present article. The said commissioners shall meet at St. Andrews, in the province of New Brunswick, and shall have power to adjourn to such other place or places, as they shall think fit.
Page 209 - By Thomas Barclay and John Holmes, Esquires, Commissioners, appointed by virtue of the fourth article of the treaty of peace and amity between his Britannic Majesty and the United States of America...
Page 211 - Passamaquoddy as are claimed by both parties, shall remain in the possession of the party in whose occupation they may be at the time of the exchange of the Ratifications of this Treaty, until the decision respecting the title to the said Islands shall have been made, in conformity with the Fourth Article of this Treaty. No disposition made by this Treaty, as to such possession of the islands and territories claimed by both parties, shall in any manner whatever be construed to affect the right of...
Page 213 - ... from the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, viz., that angle which is formed by a line drawn due north from the source of St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean...
Page 209 - There shall be a firm and universal peace between his Britannic Majesty and the United States, and between their respective countries, territories, cities, towns, and people, of every degree, without exception of places or persons.