A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1897, Volume 10authority of Congress, 1897 |
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... colonies of a European power which in the mutations of policy may one day become the enemy of the United States . The fate of the Southern States , there- fore , or the neighboring colonies may principally depend on the present measures ...
... colonies of a European power which in the mutations of policy may one day become the enemy of the United States . The fate of the Southern States , there- fore , or the neighboring colonies may principally depend on the present measures ...
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... colonies relatively to the United States , " and extract of an ordinance of Spain of June 9 , 1793 , “ for regulating provisionally the commerce of Louisiana and the Floridas . " Relating to affairs with Indians on the southern frontier ...
... colonies relatively to the United States , " and extract of an ordinance of Spain of June 9 , 1793 , “ for regulating provisionally the commerce of Louisiana and the Floridas . " Relating to affairs with Indians on the southern frontier ...
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... colonies from October 1 , 1804 , to September 30 , 1812 . Transmitting a digest of the number , nature , extent , situation , and value of the arts and manu- factures of the United States . JANUARY 18 , 1814 . To the Senate and House 48 ...
... colonies from October 1 , 1804 , to September 30 , 1812 . Transmitting a digest of the number , nature , extent , situation , and value of the arts and manu- factures of the United States . JANUARY 18 , 1814 . To the Senate and House 48 ...
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... colonies . JAMES MONROE . WASHINGTON , March 8 , 1820 . The SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES : I transmit to the House of Representatives , in pursuance of their reso- lution of the 22d of last month , a report from the Secretary ...
... colonies . JAMES MONROE . WASHINGTON , March 8 , 1820 . The SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES : I transmit to the House of Representatives , in pursuance of their reso- lution of the 22d of last month , a report from the Secretary ...
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... colonies of the West Indies and Canada ; to the boundary under the fifth article of the treaty of Ghent , and the navigation of the St. Law- rence River ; to admission of United States consuls into British colonial ports ; to the ...
... colonies of the West Indies and Canada ; to the boundary under the fifth article of the treaty of Ghent , and the navigation of the St. Law- rence River ; to admission of United States consuls into British colonial ports ; to the ...
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Page 330 - THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COUNTRY, THE UNION OF THE STATES, AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS...
Page 165 - That the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island except for the pacification thereof, and asserts its determination, when that is accomplished, to leave the government and control of the island to its people.
Page 164 - For the recognition of the independence of the people of Cuba, demanding that the Government of Spain relinquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba, and to withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters, and directing the President of the United States to use the land and naval forces of the United States to carry these resolutions into effect...
Page 348 - ... a well-disciplined militia, our best reliance in peace, and for the first moments of war, till regulars may relieve them ; the supremacy of the civil over the military authority; economy in the public expense, that labor may be lightly burdened ; the honest payment of our debts, and sacred preservation of the public faith ; encouragement of agriculture, and of commerce as its handmaid...
Page 174 - Second. That it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the Government of the United States does hereby demand, that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the Island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Page 160 - Cuba, and to secure in the island the establishment of a stable government, capable of maintaining order and observing its international obligations, insuring peace and tranquillity and the security of its citizens as well as our own, and to use the military and naval forces of the United States as may be necessary for these purposes.
Page 499 - States as may be designated, and the Academy shall, whenever called upon by any department of the Government, investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art, the actual expense of such investigations, examinations, experiments, and reports to be paid from appropriations which may be made for the purpose, but the Academy shall receive no compensation whatever for any services to the Government of the United States.
Page 453 - ... each party has an equal right to judge for itself, as well of infractions as of the mode and measure of redress.
Page 60 - If any citizen of the United States shall accept, claim, receive, or retain any title of nobility or honor, or shall, without the consent of Congress, accept and retain any present, pension, office, or emolument, of any kind whatever, from any emperor, king, prince, or foreign power, such person shall cease to be a citizen of the United States, and shall be incapable of holding any office of trust or profit under them, or either of them.
Page 228 - The moneys so collected are to be used for the purpose of paying the expenses of government under the military occupation, such as the salaries of the judges and the police, and for the payment of the expenses of the army.