...a great commercial marine ; and secondly, (an object not less important in the eyes of statesmen,) to prevent any one other nation from engrossing too...portion of the navigation of the rest of the world. " It is the broad principle upon which the navigation system of this country was founded ; and it is...

...protecting their own shipping, and their navigation system was modified, with the view of hindering any one other nation from engrossing too large a portion of the navigation of the world. They sought to check, by their own mercantile regulations, the growth of any maritime power,...

...protecting their own shipping, and their navigation system was modified, with the view of hindering any one other nation from engrossing too large a portion of the navigation of the world. They sought to check, by their own mercantile regulations, the growth of any maritime power,...

...protecting their own shipping, and their navigation system was modified, with the view of hindering any one other nation from engrossing too large a portion of the navigation of the world. They sought to check, by their own mercantile regulations, the growth of any maritime power,...

...great commercial marine ; and, secondly, an " object, not less important in the eyes of statesmen, to " prevent any one other nation from engrossing...portion of the navigation of the rest of the world." Hence we see why other commercial, but minor States, have commercial arrangements made with them, and...

...country a great commercial Marine ; and secondly (an object not less important in the eyes of statesmen), to prevent any one other nation from engrossing too...ships of the producing country, or to British ships. There certainly have been exceptions to this general rule, but it is the broad principle upon which...

...country a great commercial Marine; and secondly (an object not less important in the eyes of statesmen), to prevent any one other nation from engrossing too...importing the productions of foreign countries into this countrv, either to ships of the producing country, or to British ships. There certainly have been exceptions...

...commercial Marine; and secondly (an object not less important in the eyes of statesmen), to prevent anv one other nation from engrossing too large a portion...world. Acting upon this system, the general rule of our policyhas been to limit, as much as possible, the right of importing the productions of foreign countries...

...commercial Marine ; and secondly (an object not less important in the eyes of statesmen), to prevent any other nation from engrossing too large a portion of...ships of the producing country, or to British ships. There certainly have been exceptions to this general rule, but it is the broad principle upon which...

...commercial Marine ; and secondly (an object not less important in the eyes of statesmen), to prevent any other nation from engrossing too large a portion of...limit as much as possible, the right of importing the production; of foreign countries into this country, either to ships of the producing country, or to...