The Congressional GlobeBlair & Rives, 1843 - Law |
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... reasons which produce in this country the conviction that a boundary line may be ascertained , run , and celineated with ... reason that American opinion has settled firmly in the con . viction of the rights of the American side of the ...
... reasons which produce in this country the conviction that a boundary line may be ascertained , run , and celineated with ... reason that American opinion has settled firmly in the con . viction of the rights of the American side of the ...
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... reason that it has been de- cided by so many persons , after careful examina- tion , that this boundary is not susceptible of settle- ment according to the precise words of the treaty . This decision has been come to by Mr. Madison , in ...
... reason that it has been de- cided by so many persons , after careful examina- tion , that this boundary is not susceptible of settle- ment according to the precise words of the treaty . This decision has been come to by Mr. Madison , in ...
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... reason to conjecture , will be found a map entitled " North America , with the New Discoveries , " by William Faden , geographer to the King , published in the year 1785. That map -- a copy of which is now before the under- signed ...
... reason to conjecture , will be found a map entitled " North America , with the New Discoveries , " by William Faden , geographer to the King , published in the year 1785. That map -- a copy of which is now before the under- signed ...
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... reason of her continuing to persist in it . The royal arbiter , as his Lordship is pleased to call him , clearly understood this , and governed himself accordingly . He recommended the yielding , on the part of the United States , of ...
... reason of her continuing to persist in it . The royal arbiter , as his Lordship is pleased to call him , clearly understood this , and governed himself accordingly . He recommended the yielding , on the part of the United States , of ...
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... reason why courtesy should require , in opposition to the fact , a relinquishment of the plain , explicit , and sincere language of perfect con- viction and unwavering confidence ; or that a con- tinued , adverse , and resisted claim ...
... reason why courtesy should require , in opposition to the fact , a relinquishment of the plain , explicit , and sincere language of perfect con- viction and unwavering confidence ; or that a con- tinued , adverse , and resisted claim ...
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Page 33 - Whereas the traffic in slaves is irreconcilable with the principles of humanity and justice, and whereas both His Majesty and the United States are desirous of continuing their efforts to promote its entire abolition, it is hereby agreed that both the contracting parties shall use their best endeavors to accomplish so desirable an object.
Page 30 - Governments shall have power, jurisdiction, and authority, upon complaint made under oath, to issue a warrant for the apprehension of the fugitive or person so charged, that he may be brought before such judges or other magistrates, respectively, to the end that the evidence of criminality may be heard and considered; and if, on such hearing, the evidence be deemed sufficient to sustain the charge, it shall be the duty of the examining judge or magistrate to certify the same to the proper executive...
Page 30 - John, and to and round the falls of the said river either by boats, rafts, or other conveyance; that when within the province of New Brunswick, the said produce shall be dealt with as if...
Page 39 - Resolved, That the President, in the late Executive proceedings in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the Constitution and laws, but in derogation of both.
Page 177 - 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 meantime they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and the religion which they profess.
Page 11 - Commissioners under the fifth article of the treaty of 1794, between the Governments of the United States and Great Britain; thence, north, following the exploring line run and marked by the surveyors of the two Governments in the years 1817 and 1818, under the fifth article of the treaty of Ghent, to its intersection with the river St.
Page 177 - States shall have power to issue writs of scire facias, habeas corpus, and all other writs, not specially provided for by statute, which may be necessary for the exercise of their respective jurisdictions, and agreeable to the principles and usages of law.
Page 19 - ... from the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, viz., that angle which is formed by a line drawn due north from the source of St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
Page 29 - Pohenagamook; thence south-westerly, in a straight line, to a point on the north-west branch of the River St. John, which point shall be ten miles distant from the main branch of the St. John, in a straight line and in the nearest direction...
Page 11 - Royale and the northwestern main land, to the mouth of Pigeon River, and up the said river, to and through the north and south Fowl Lakes, to the lakes of the height of land between Lake Superior and the Lake of the Woods...