Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: Dec. 4, 1843-June 18, 1846D. Appleton, 1861 |
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... peace among themselves , and to inspire them with feelings of confidence in the justice of this Govern- ment , and to cultivate friendship with the border inhabitants . This has happily succeeded to a great extent ; but it is a subject ...
... peace among themselves , and to inspire them with feelings of confidence in the justice of this Govern- ment , and to cultivate friendship with the border inhabitants . This has happily succeeded to a great extent ; but it is a subject ...
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... peace of the frontiers are of a most important nature . In all cases of emergency , the reliance of the country is properly placed in the militia of the several States ; and it may well deserve the consideration of Con- gress , whether ...
... peace of the frontiers are of a most important nature . In all cases of emergency , the reliance of the country is properly placed in the militia of the several States ; and it may well deserve the consideration of Con- gress , whether ...
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... peace had been concluded at Ghent ; but no communica- tion to this effect was made by the British commanders . The force of the British ( though greatly diminished by their short but fatal campaign ) was still sufficiently formidable to ...
... peace had been concluded at Ghent ; but no communica- tion to this effect was made by the British commanders . The force of the British ( though greatly diminished by their short but fatal campaign ) was still sufficiently formidable to ...
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... peace . On the authorizing court - martials . They went one 22d of March , peace having been restored , step further ; and in case of treason or rebel- Judge Hall returned to the city , and immedi- lion , authorized the trial of ...
... peace . On the authorizing court - martials . They went one 22d of March , peace having been restored , step further ; and in case of treason or rebel- Judge Hall returned to the city , and immedi- lion , authorized the trial of ...
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... peaceful settlement of it could only be obtained by a speedy action upon the subject . All were anxious that this question with Great Britain should be settled in peace ; and no Senator on this floor was more anxious for such a ...
... peaceful settlement of it could only be obtained by a speedy action upon the subject . All were anxious that this question with Great Britain should be settled in peace ; and no Senator on this floor was more anxious for such a ...
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Էջ 171 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States and admitted as soon as possible according to the principles of the federal Constitution to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States, and in the mean time they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property and the Religion which they profess.
Էջ 388 - It is agreed that any country that may be claimed by either party on the northwest coast of America, westward of the Stony Mountains, shall, together with its harbors, bays, and creeks, and the navigation of all rivers within the same, be free and open for the term of ten years from the date of the signature of the present convention, to the vessels, citizens, and subjects of the two Powers...
Էջ 354 - European nation should be respected, but it is due alike to our safety and our interests that the efficient protection of our laws should be extended over our whole territorial limits, and that it should be distinctly announced to the world as our settled policy that no future European colony or dominion shall with our consent be planted or established on any part of the North American continent.
Էջ 187 - Texas, shall retain all the public funds, debts, taxes, and dues of every kind, which may belong to, or be due and owing said Republic ; and shall also retain all the vacant and unappropriated lands lying within its limits, to be 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...
Էջ 238 - That justice and sound policy forbid the federal government to foster one branch of industry to the detriment of another, or to cherish the interests of one portion to the injury of another portion of our common country...
Էջ 230 - State to be formed, subject to the adjustment by this Government of all questions of boundary that may arise with other Governments ; and the constitution thereof, with the proper evidence of its adoption by the people of said republic of Texas, shall be transmitted to the President of the United States, to be laid before Congress for its final action, on or before the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six.
Էջ 186 - 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 said Republic, by deputies in convention assembled, with the consent of the existing government, in order that the same may be admitted as one of the States of this Union.
Էջ 196 - First. Said State to be formed, subject to the adjustment by this Government of all questions of boundary that may arise with other governments...
Էջ 237 - ... peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none: the support of the State governments in all their rights, as the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns, and the surest bulwarks against anti-republican tendencies: the preservation of the general government in its whole constitutional vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at home, and safety abroad...
Էջ 174 - The inhabitants of the territories which His Catholic Majesty cedes to the United States, by this treaty, shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States as soon as may be consistent with the principles of the Federal Constitution, and admitted to the enjoyment of all the privileges, rights, and immunities of the citizens of the United States.