History of the Polk AdministrationG.P. Putnam, 1850 - 512 էջ |
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... consideration of my countrymen , with the hope that they will deal gently with its faults , in return for the infor- mation which I trust it contains . The events which transpired during the admi- nistration of James K. Polk will ...
... consideration of my countrymen , with the hope that they will deal gently with its faults , in return for the infor- mation which I trust it contains . The events which transpired during the admi- nistration of James K. Polk will ...
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... consideration of the premises , I , James K. Polk , President of the United States , in the exercise of the authority and discretion vested in me by the said ' joint resolution con- cerning the Oregon Territory , ' and in pursuance of ...
... consideration of the premises , I , James K. Polk , President of the United States , in the exercise of the authority and discretion vested in me by the said ' joint resolution con- cerning the Oregon Territory , ' and in pursuance of ...
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... consideration of the Senate , and request their advice as to the action which , in their judgment , it may be proper to take in reference to it . " In the early periods of the Government , the opinion and advice of the Senate were often ...
... consideration of the Senate , and request their advice as to the action which , in their judgment , it may be proper to take in reference to it . " In the early periods of the Government , the opinion and advice of the Senate were often ...
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... consideration , they were , to say the least of them , foreign to the exigencies of the moment . What honors should be paid to the chiefs of the insurrection who had fallen ? What should be the form for the oath of an archbishop ? Who ...
... consideration , they were , to say the least of them , foreign to the exigencies of the moment . What honors should be paid to the chiefs of the insurrection who had fallen ? What should be the form for the oath of an archbishop ? Who ...
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... consideration . This paper was signed also by the individual who subsequently officiated as pre- sident of the act of Casa - Mata , and by one of the present members of the executive body . larity of Gomez Farias , the victories of ...
... consideration . This paper was signed also by the individual who subsequently officiated as pre- sident of the act of Casa - Mata , and by one of the present members of the executive body . larity of Gomez Farias , the victories of ...
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Էջ 272 - Those who shall prefer to remain in the said territories, may either retain the title and rights of Mexican citizens, or acquire those of citizens of the United States. But they shall be under the obligation to make their election within one year from the date of the exchange of ratifications of this treaty ; and those who shall remain in the said territories after the expiration of that year, without having declared their intention to retain the character of Mexicans, shall be considered to have...
Էջ 42 - ... the summit of the mountains situated parallel to the coast as far as the point of intersection of the 141st. degree of west longitude (of the same meridian) ; and, finally, from the said point of intersection, the said meridian line of the 141st. degree, in its prolongation as far as the Frozen Ocean, shall form the limit between the Russian and British possessions on the continent of America to the north-west.
Էջ 104 - 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...
Էջ 284 - ... to the point where it strikes the southern boundary of New Mexico; thence, westwardly, along the whole southern boundary of New Mexico (which runs north of the town called Paso) to its western termination; thence, northward, along the western line of New Mexico, until it intersects the first branch of the river Gila...
Էջ 454 - That in all that territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of thirtysix degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the State contemplated by this act, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be and is hereby forever prohibited.
Էջ 284 - The boundary line between the two republics shall commence in the gulf of Mexico, three leagues from land, opposite the mouth of the Rio Grande, otherwise called Rio Bravo del Norte, or opposite the mouth of its deepest branch, if it should have more than one branch emptying directly into the sea : from thence up the middle of that river...
Էջ 99 - Red river ; then following the course of the Rio Roxo westward, to the degree of longitude 100 west from London, and 23 from Washington ; then crossing the said Red river, and running thence...
Էջ 17 - Constitution ; that all efforts of the abolitionists or others, made to induce Congress to interfere with questions of slavery, or to take incipient steps in relation thereto, are calculated to lead to the most alarming and dangerous consequences ; and that all such efforts have an inevitable tendency to diminish the happiness of the people, and endanger the stability and permanency of the Union, and ought not to be countenanced by any friend of our political institutions.
Էջ 454 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted : Provided always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed, and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Էջ 17 - That Congress has no power under the Constitution, to interfere with or control the domestic institutions of the several States, and that such States are the sole and proper judges of everything appertaining to their own affairs, not prohibited by the Constitution...