The Works of John C. Calhoun: Reports and public lettersD. Appleton, 1855 |
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... fact of priority could be true as to one only of the parties ; and whether true or false , could furnish no ground of justification . The United States , thus unexpectedly and violently as- sailed by the two greatest powers in Europe ...
... fact of priority could be true as to one only of the parties ; and whether true or false , could furnish no ground of justification . The United States , thus unexpectedly and violently as- sailed by the two greatest powers in Europe ...
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... the trade , the more it can be con- centrated , provided there is reasonable competition , the bet- ter it will be for the Indians and ourselves . The very oppo- site , it is true , would be the fact 16 REPORTS AND PUBLIC LETTERS .
... the trade , the more it can be con- centrated , provided there is reasonable competition , the bet- ter it will be for the Indians and ourselves . The very oppo- site , it is true , would be the fact 16 REPORTS AND PUBLIC LETTERS .
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... fact , if they had the capacity and intelligence to take care of their own interest without our protection ; but , situated as they are , indefinite competi- tion would be no less injurious to them than to our citizens ; and such appear ...
... fact , if they had the capacity and intelligence to take care of their own interest without our protection ; but , situated as they are , indefinite competi- tion would be no less injurious to them than to our citizens ; and such appear ...
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... fact , the neighbor- ing tribes are becoming daily less warlike , and more helpless and dependent on us , through their numerous wants ; and they are rendered still more pacific by the fear of forfeiting their land and annuities . They ...
... fact , the neighbor- ing tribes are becoming daily less warlike , and more helpless and dependent on us , through their numerous wants ; and they are rendered still more pacific by the fear of forfeiting their land and annuities . They ...
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... fact , absurd as commercial monopoly would be , where law and authority exist to repress the mischievous effects which might spring from unbounded rivalry , and to give to such rivalry salutary consequences , just in the same degree ...
... fact , absurd as commercial monopoly would be , where law and authority exist to repress the mischievous effects which might spring from unbounded rivalry , and to give to such rivalry salutary consequences , just in the same degree ...
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الصفحة 437 - ... years from the date of the signature of the present convention, to the vessels, citizens, and subjects of the two Powers: it being well understood, that this agreement is not to be construed to the prejudice of any claim, which either of the two high contracting parties may have to any part of the said country, nor shall it be taken to affect the claims of any other Power or State to any part of the said country; the only object of the high contracting parties, in that respect, being to prevent...
الصفحة 397 - States; and that the sum of one hundred thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated to defray the expenses of missions and negotiations, to agree upon the terms of said admission and cession, either by treaty to be submitted to the Senate or by articles to be submitted to the two Houses of Congress, as the President may direct.
الصفحة 396 - ... north latitude, commonly known as the Missouri compromise line, shall be admitted into the Union with or without slavery, as the people of each State asking admission may desire. And in such State or States as shall be formed out of said territory north of said Missouri compromise line, slavery, or involuntary servitude, (except for crime,) shall be prohibited.
الصفحة 396 - ... 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.
الصفحة 432 - Parma, the colony or province of Louisiana, with the same extent that it now has in the hands of Spain, and that it had when France possessed it ; and such as it should be after the treaties subsequently entered into between Spain and other States.
الصفحة 274 - No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, . . . enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, . . .
الصفحة 395 - That Congress doth consent that the territory properly included within, and rightfully belonging to, the Republic of Texas, may be erected into a new State, to be called the State of Texas, with a republican form of government, to be adopted by the people of...
الصفحة 163 - Its general recognition would of itself, in a great measure, if not altogether, supersede the necessity of its exercise, by impressing on the movements of the Government that moderation and justice so essential to harmony and peace, in a country of such vast extent and diversity of interests as ours...
الصفحة 419 - The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States, has the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the note of Sir Charles R.
الصفحة 325 - States may prescribe by law. The records of the proceedings of the said commissioners, together with the vouchers and documents produced before them, relative to the claims to be adjusted and decided upon by them, shall, after the close of their transactions, be deposited in the department of state of the United States ; and copies of them, or any part of them, shall be furnished to the Spanish government, if required, at the demand of the Spanish minister in the United...