Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1869 |
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... present fiscal year will not be realized , and additional millions be added to a debt which is now enumerated by billions . It is shown , by the able and comprehensive report of the Secretary of the Treasury , that the receipts for the ...
... present fiscal year will not be realized , and additional millions be added to a debt which is now enumerated by billions . It is shown , by the able and comprehensive report of the Secretary of the Treasury , that the receipts for the ...
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... present rate of interest , of an amount equal to the origi- nal sum . This vast debt , if permitted to become permanent and in- creasing , must eventually be gathered into the hands of a few , and enable them to exert a dangerous and ...
... present rate of interest , of an amount equal to the origi- nal sum . This vast debt , if permitted to become permanent and in- creasing , must eventually be gathered into the hands of a few , and enable them to exert a dangerous and ...
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... present purpose to resume hostilities on either side . Great Britain and France have cor- dially seconded our proposition of mediation , and I do not forego the hope that it may soon be accepted by all the belligerents , and lead to a ...
... present purpose to resume hostilities on either side . Great Britain and France have cor- dially seconded our proposition of mediation , and I do not forego the hope that it may soon be accepted by all the belligerents , and lead to a ...
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... present administration I solicited , wholly for private rea- sons , to be relieved from longer service at this post . It being , however , thought at that time by the President that my continuance here for a further period was advisable ...
... present administration I solicited , wholly for private rea- sons , to be relieved from longer service at this post . It being , however , thought at that time by the President that my continuance here for a further period was advisable ...
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... present commission . The ATTORNEY GENERAL . It will be quite time enough to do that when he is called upon to plead . Mr. HERON . I really cannot see why this should be refused . Nagle would have been arraigned on Saturday , only I ...
... present commission . The ATTORNEY GENERAL . It will be quite time enough to do that when he is called upon to plead . Mr. HERON . I really cannot see why this should be refused . Nagle would have been arraigned on Saturday , only I ...
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Page 221 - ... colony, district, or people, to cruise or commit hostilities against the subjects, citizens, or property of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people with whom the United States are at peace...
Page 384 - ... to the best of their judgment, and according to justice and equity...
Page 221 - That if any person shall, within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States, begin or set on foot, or provide or prepare the means for, any military expedition or enterprise, to be carried on from thence...
Page 305 - ... in either of which cases the authorities of the port or of the nearest port (as the case may be) shall require her to put to sea as soon as possible after the expiration of such period of twenty-four hours...
Page 535 - Empire grant to any nation, or the merchants or citizens of any nation, any right, privilege, or favor, connected either with navigation, commerce, political or other intercourse, which is not conferred by this treaty, such right, privilege, and favor shall at once freely inure to the benefit of the United States, its public officers, merchants, and citizens.
Page 372 - They shall be bound to receive and peruse all written documents or statements which may be presented to them by or on behalf of their respective governments in support of, or in answer to any claim...
Page 372 - ... to present and support claims on its behalf, and to answer claims made upon it, and to represent it generally in all matters connected with the investigation and decision thereof.
Page 404 - Majesty shall be continued westward along the said fortyninth parallel of north latitude to the middle of the channel which separates the continent from Vancouver's Island, and thence southerly through the middle of the said chanJO nel, and of Fuca's Straits, to the Pacific Ocean...
Page 305 - ... without special permission, until after the expiration of three months from the time when such coal may have been last supplied to her within British waters as aforesaid.
Page 221 - ... by adding to the number of guns of such vessel, or by changing those on board of her for guns of a larger caliber, or by the addition thereto of any equipment solely applicable to war.