The Treaty of Ghent, and the Fisheries: Or, The Diplomatic Talents of John Quincy Adams, Candidly ExaminedJ.H.A. Frost, 1824 - 27 էջ |
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... contended , for the non - abrogation of the Treaty of Peace , in 1783 , by the war of 1812 , and the right of fishing as being co - equal to , and co - existent with the right to independence , and that it could not be surren- dered ...
... contended , for the non - abrogation of the Treaty of Peace , in 1783 , by the war of 1812 , and the right of fishing as being co - equal to , and co - existent with the right to independence , and that it could not be surren- dered ...
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... contended would have been considered as the exclu- sive interest of Massachusetts , and to say the most of it , of a questionable character . A statesman , a suckling statesman could not have committed a greater mistake than to pledge ...
... contended would have been considered as the exclu- sive interest of Massachusetts , and to say the most of it , of a questionable character . A statesman , a suckling statesman could not have committed a greater mistake than to pledge ...
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... contends was not abrogated by the last war . A general has sometimes been defeated from spreading his force over too much ground , sometimes , when he might successfully have defended one position by under- taking to defend more , and ...
... contends was not abrogated by the last war . A general has sometimes been defeated from spreading his force over too much ground , sometimes , when he might successfully have defended one position by under- taking to defend more , and ...
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... contend that the acknowledg- ment was retrospective , and no man in his senses except the two gentlemen I have before named will say that the acknowledgment extended to a time anterior to the 4th of July , 1776. It would be strange ...
... contend that the acknowledg- ment was retrospective , and no man in his senses except the two gentlemen I have before named will say that the acknowledgment extended to a time anterior to the 4th of July , 1776. It would be strange ...
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... contend , but all rights derived from a Treaty are , and it is very easy to suppose that a privilege beneficial to one nation existing within the territorial domain of another may be . The right to independence rests upon a different ...
... contend , but all rights derived from a Treaty are , and it is very easy to suppose that a privilege beneficial to one nation existing within the territorial domain of another may be . The right to independence rests upon a different ...
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8th of November abrogated acknowledged addressed a letter afforded the means American fishermen American government American vessels Bagot bays Belle Isle BERKELEY British crown British government British jurisdiction British minister British nation British waters Cape Ray Captain capture character coast of Labrador coast of Newfoundland commanding commence Commissioners complete their fares considered contend cure fish curing and drying declaration denied derived despatch diplomatic enjoyed forcibly in favour further says Halifax harbours and creeks inhabitants interest Jaseur John Quincy Adams July last offer liberty Lord Bathurst manufactures means of subsistence ment Monroe inform Mount Joli Newfoundland which extends operated most forcibly Prince Regent principle privilege question of right Ragged Island Ramean Islands regranted respecting the fisheries right of fishing right to independence Rush secured settled shores southern coast specting surrender territorial jurisdiction treaty of 1783 Treaty of Ghent Treaty of Peace Treaty stipulation United UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA unnecessary stimulus
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Էջ 16 - Whereas differences have arisen respecting the Liberty claimed by the United States for the Inhabitants thereof, to take, dry, and cure Fish on certain Coasts, Bays, Harbours, and Creeks of His Britannic Majesty's Dominions in America...
Էջ 17 - American fishermen shall be admitted to enter such bays or harbours for the purpose of shelter and of repairing damages therein, of purchasing wood, and of obtaining water, and for no other purpose whatever. But they shall be under such restrictions as may be necessary to prevent their taking, drying or curing fish therein, or in any other manner whatever abusing the privileges hereby reserved to them.
Էջ 16 - Islands, on the Western and Northern Coast of Newfoundland, from the said Cape Ray to the Quirpon Islands, on the shores of the Magdalen Islands, and also on the Coasts, Bays, Harbours, and Creeks from Mount Joly on the Southern Coast of Labrador, to and through the Straits of Belleisle and thence Northwardly indefinitely along the Coast, without prejudice, however, to any of the exclusive Rights of the Hudson Bay Company...
Էջ 17 - And the United States hereby renounce, forever, any liberty heretofore enjoyed or claimed by the inhabitants thereof, to take, dry, or cure fish, on or within three marine miles of any of the coasts, bays, creeks, or harbours, of his Britannic Majesty's dominions...
Էջ 11 - To a position of this novel nature, Great Britain cannot accede. She knows of no exception to the rule, that all treaties are put an end to, by a subsequent war between the same parties...
Էջ 16 - Parties, that the Inhabitants of the said United States shall have forever, in common with the Subjects of His Britannic Majesty, the Liberty to take Fish of every kind on that part of the Southern Coast of Newfoundland which extends from Cape Ray to the Rameau Islands, on the Western and...
Էջ 16 - Magdalen Islands, and Labrador, so long as the same shall remain unsettled ; but so soon as the same or either of them shall be settled, it shall not be lawful for the said fishermen to dry or cure fish at such settlement, without a previous agreement for that purpose with the inhabitants, proprietors, or possessors of the ground.
Էջ 8 - It would be for the British Government ultimately to determine how far this reasoning was to be admitted as correct. There were, also, considerations of policy and expediency, to which I hoped they would give suitable attention, before they should come to a final decision upon this point. I thought it my duty to suggest them, that they might not be overlooked. The subject was viewed by my countrymen as highly important, and I was anxious to omit no effort which might possibly have an influence in...
Էջ 4 - That the British government did not intend to grant to the United States, gratuitously, the privileges formerly granted by treaty to them, -of fishing within the limits of the British sovereignty, and of using the shores of the British territories for purposes connected with the fisheries.
Էջ 16 - American fishermen shall also have liberty, forever, to dry and cure fish in any of the unsettled bays, harbours, and creeks of the southern part of the coast of Newfoundland, here above described, and of the coast of Labrador...