A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1897, Volume 10authority of Congress, 1897 |
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... attacks on the town , batteries , and naval force of Tripoli by the squadron under his command , pursuant to a resolution of Congress of March 3 , 1805 . Transmitting correspondence relative to murders committed by Indians in Tennessee ...
... attacks on the town , batteries , and naval force of Tripoli by the squadron under his command , pursuant to a resolution of Congress of March 3 , 1805 . Transmitting correspondence relative to murders committed by Indians in Tennessee ...
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... attack or capture any vessel , goods , or effects the property of citizens of or residents in the United States , and you are able to attack and take such armed French vessel or to retake her prize within the jurisdictional limits of ...
... attack or capture any vessel , goods , or effects the property of citizens of or residents in the United States , and you are able to attack and take such armed French vessel or to retake her prize within the jurisdictional limits of ...
Page 121
... attack on the Chesapeake and providing for the suspension of the embargo and nonintercourse laws and the withdrawal of the orders in council , etc. Message of January 31 , 1811 , Vol . I , p . 489 : Transmitting documents relative to ...
... attack on the Chesapeake and providing for the suspension of the embargo and nonintercourse laws and the withdrawal of the orders in council , etc. Message of January 31 , 1811 , Vol . I , p . 489 : Transmitting documents relative to ...
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... attack from the navy of Spain , which comprised mod- ern vessels of the highest type of continental perfection . Our Army also required enlargement of men and munitions . The details of the hurried preparation for the dreaded ...
... attack from the navy of Spain , which comprised mod- ern vessels of the highest type of continental perfection . Our Army also required enlargement of men and munitions . The details of the hurried preparation for the dreaded ...
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... attack might be made by the enemy . Every precaution was taken to prevent possible injury to our great cities lying along the coast . Temporary gar- risons were provided , drawn from the State militia ; infantry and light batteries were ...
... attack might be made by the enemy . Every precaution was taken to prevent possible injury to our great cities lying along the coast . Temporary gar- risons were provided , drawn from the State militia ; infantry and light batteries were ...
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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.