Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: Nov. 13, 1820-April 14, 1824D. Appleton, 1858 |
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... Spain has made claim to any part of it , from Cape Horn to the sixtieth degree of north latitude . When this continent was first made known to Eu- rope , by the bold and enterprising genius of Christo- pher Columbus , it seemed for a ...
... Spain has made claim to any part of it , from Cape Horn to the sixtieth degree of north latitude . When this continent was first made known to Eu- rope , by the bold and enterprising genius of Christo- pher Columbus , it seemed for a ...
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... Spain , en- titled " Diccionario Geografico Historico de las In- dias Occidentals ó America , " Don Thomas Lopez , geographer to the King of Spain , in a map published in 1762 , is of the same opinion , which is supported by the opinion ...
... Spain , en- titled " Diccionario Geografico Historico de las In- dias Occidentals ó America , " Don Thomas Lopez , geographer to the King of Spain , in a map published in 1762 , is of the same opinion , which is supported by the opinion ...
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... Spain for her treatment of the British subjects , who were made prisoners , yet no claim was alleged on the part of England to territory there . Great Britain , in the course of that transac- tion , seems to have recognized the claim of ...
... Spain for her treatment of the British subjects , who were made prisoners , yet no claim was alleged on the part of England to territory there . Great Britain , in the course of that transac- tion , seems to have recognized the claim of ...
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... Spain and Por- tugal , three half eagles are worth sixteen dollars ; in Cuba , seventeen ; in the West Indies , generally , six- teen ; in England , fifteen and one - fifth ; in Holland , fifteen ; and in France , fifteen and a half ...
... Spain and Por- tugal , three half eagles are worth sixteen dollars ; in Cuba , seventeen ; in the West Indies , generally , six- teen ; in England , fifteen and one - fifth ; in Holland , fifteen ; and in France , fifteen and a half ...
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... Spain , a sum not exceed- ing $ 18,000 . " Mr. CLAY followed his motion with a speech of more than an hour's length in its support . Mr.LOWNDES submitted briefly the reasons why he conceived the adoption of the proposi- tion at this ...
... Spain , a sum not exceed- ing $ 18,000 . " Mr. CLAY followed his motion with a speech of more than an hour's length in its support . Mr.LOWNDES submitted briefly the reasons why he conceived the adoption of the proposi- tion at this ...
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Էջ 40 - Confederation, but according to some equitable ratio of representation, namely, in proportion to the whole number of white and other free citizens and inhabitants, of every age, sex and condition...
Էջ 56 - ... a well-disciplined militia, our best reliance in peace and for the first moments of war, till regulars may relieve them ; the supremacy of the civil over the military authority ; economy in the public expense, that labor may be lightly burdened ; the honest payment of our debts, and sacred preservation of the public faith...
Էջ 261 - Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth and honoreth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
Էջ 114 - That the inhabitants of that portion of the Missouri Territory included within the boundaries hereinafter designated, be, and they are hereby, authorized to form for themselves a constitution and State government, and to assume such name as they shall deem proper; and the said State, when formed, shall be admitted into the Union, upon an equal footing with the original States, in all respects whatsoever.
Էջ 336 - An Act to regulate Trade and Intercourse with the Indian Tribes, and to preserve Peace on the Frontiers...
Էջ 129 - Provided, That the legislature of the said State, by a solemn public act, shall declare the assent of the said State to the said fundamental condition, and shall transmit to the President of the United States on or before the fourth Monday in November next an authentic copy of the said act; upon the receipt whereof the President, by proclamation, shall announce the fact; whereupon, and without any further proceeding on the part of Congress, the admission of the said State into this Union shall be...
Էջ 365 - ... 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 disputes and differences amongst themselves.
Էջ 56 - That a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defence of a free state; that standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided, as dangerous to liberty; and that in all cases the military should be under strict subordination to and governed by the civil power.
Էջ 130 - Congress, shall never be construed to authorize the passage of any law, and that no law shall be passed in conformity thereto, by which any citizen of either of the States in this Union shall be excluded from the enjoyment of any of the privileges and immunities to which such citizen is entitled under the Constitution of the United States...
Էջ 38 - No person who denies the being' of God, or a future state of rewards and punishments, shall hold any office in the civil department of this State.