The Congressional Globe, Volume 22; Volume 27Blair & Rives, 1853 - Law |
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... interests . By the revenue law of 1846 , the duties on colonial fish entering our ports were very greatly reduced ... interest , at the movement in question . These circumstances , and the incidents above alluded to , have led me to ...
... interests . By the revenue law of 1846 , the duties on colonial fish entering our ports were very greatly reduced ... interest , at the movement in question . These circumstances , and the incidents above alluded to , have led me to ...
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... interest , and that I refer to them now as most posed of the frigate Raritan , commanded by Com - service to the public interests in that quarter , a appropriate subjects for commendation to the favor mander McKean , as flag - ship of ...
... interest , and that I refer to them now as most posed of the frigate Raritan , commanded by Com - service to the public interests in that quarter , a appropriate subjects for commendation to the favor mander McKean , as flag - ship of ...
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... interest to the people of Florida , as it will not only relieve them from apprehension of danger to their per- sons ... interest than those of the Patent Office . It is inseparably associated with every interest of our country . The ...
... interest to the people of Florida , as it will not only relieve them from apprehension of danger to their per- sons ... interest than those of the Patent Office . It is inseparably associated with every interest of our country . The ...
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... interest . At the last session of Congress an appropriation was made to defray the cost of the necessary surveys , & c . , to determine the best mode of accomplishing this object . An officer of the Engineer Corps was detailed for this ...
... interest . At the last session of Congress an appropriation was made to defray the cost of the necessary surveys , & c . , to determine the best mode of accomplishing this object . An officer of the Engineer Corps was detailed for this ...
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... interest is now one of the largest and most important in the country , and cannot be sacrificed or placed in jeopardy for any real or imaginary benefit that is to result to the manufac turer . We will unite with you in imposing any duty ...
... interest is now one of the largest and most important in the country , and cannot be sacrificed or placed in jeopardy for any real or imaginary benefit that is to result to the manufac turer . We will unite with you in imposing any duty ...
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Page 141 - ... by the arbitration of commissioners appointed on each side, or by that of a friendly nation. And should such course be proposed by either party it shall be acceded to by the other unless deemed by it altogether incompatible with the nature of the difference or the circumstances of the case.
Page 152 - ... applied to the payment of the debts and liabilities of said Republic of Texas, and the residue of said lands, after discharging said debts and liabilities, to be disposed of as said State may direct, but in no event are said debts and liabilities to become a charge upon the Government of the United States.
Page 125 - ... it is scarcely possible to resist the conviction that the annexation of Cuba to our federal republic will be indispensable to the continuance and integrity of the Union itself.
Page 77 - Canal; agreeing that neither will ever erect or maintain any fortifications commanding the same, or in the vicinity thereof, or occupy, or fortify, or colonize, or assume or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito Coast, or any part of Central America; nor will either make use of any protection which either affords or may afford, or any alliance which either has or may have...
Page 74 - With the movements in this hemisphere we are, of necessity, more immediately connected, and by causes which must be obvious to all enlightened and impartial observers. The political system of the allied powers is essentially different in this respect from that of America.
Page 141 - ... friendship in which the two countries are now placing themselves ; using , for this end, mutual representations and pacific negotiations.- And if, by these means, they should not be enabled to come to an agreement, a resort shall not, on this account, be had to reprisals, aggression, or hostility of any kind, by the one republic against the other, until the government of that which deems itself aggrieved shall have maturely considered, in the spirit of peace and good neighborship, whether it...
Page 126 - ... it should be distinctly announced to the world as our settled policy that no future European colony or dominion shall with our consent be planted or established on any part of the North American continent.
Page 101 - It is impossible that the allied powers should extend their political system to any portion of either continent without endangering our peace and happiness; nor can any one believe that our southern brethren, if left to themselves, would adopt it of their own accord. It is equally impossible, therefore, that we should behold such interposition in any form with indifference.
Page 21 - Diego and proceed to run and mark the said boundary in its whole course to the mouth of the Rio Bravo del Norte. They shall keep journals and make out plans of their operations; and the result agreed upon by them shall be deemed a part of this treaty, and shall have the same force as if it were inserted therein.
Page 143 - If unhappily any disagreement should hereafter arise between the Governments of the two Republics, whether with respect to the interpretation of any stipulation in this treaty, or with respect to any other particular concerning the political or commercial relations of the two Nations, the said Governments, in the name of those Nations, do promise to each other, that they will...