The Congressional GlobeBlair & Rives, 1843 - Law |
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... American negotiator and the late special minister from Great Britain to the United States , in relation to the payment , assump- tion , or guarantee of the State debts by the United States ; and , if so , to communicate the same to the ...
... American negotiator and the late special minister from Great Britain to the United States , in relation to the payment , assump- tion , or guarantee of the State debts by the United States ; and , if so , to communicate the same to the ...
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... American flag upon the seas , as they exist and are defined by the law of nations , to enter into the articles now submitted to the Senate . The treaty which I now submit to you proposes no alteration , mitigation , or modification of ...
... American flag upon the seas , as they exist and are defined by the law of nations , to enter into the articles now submitted to the Senate . The treaty which I now submit to you proposes no alteration , mitigation , or modification of ...
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... American claim was undisputed ; and that the English claim , as now set forth , is founded merely in motives of interest . Nothing is more natural than that your Lordship should desire to repel an imputation which would impeach the ...
... American claim was undisputed ; and that the English claim , as now set forth , is founded merely in motives of interest . Nothing is more natural than that your Lordship should desire to repel an imputation which would impeach the ...
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... American commissioner asked for the line from Lake Superior , up the river Kamanastiguia , to the lake called Dog lake , which he supposed to be the same as that called Long lake in the treaties ; thence through Sturgeon lake to the Lac ...
... American commissioner asked for the line from Lake Superior , up the river Kamanastiguia , to the lake called Dog lake , which he supposed to be the same as that called Long lake in the treaties ; thence through Sturgeon lake to the Lac ...
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... America , with the British and Spanish territories , according to the treaty , " in which he lays down the boundary of Quebec according to the act of 1774 , and the boundary of the United States in precise accord- ance with the American ...
... America , with the British and Spanish territories , according to the treaty , " in which he lays down the boundary of Quebec according to the act of 1774 , and the boundary of the United States in precise accord- ance with the American ...
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Page 30 - The expense of such apprehension and delivery shall be borne and defrayed by the party who makes the requisition and receives the fugitive.
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...
Page 2 - A TREATY TO SETTLE AND DEFINE THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN THE TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE POSSESSIONS OF HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY, IN NORTH AMERICA: FOR THE FINAL SUPPRESSION OF THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE: AND FOR THE GIVING UP OF CRIMINALS FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE, IN CERTAIN CASES.
Page 29 - Stream; thence, down the middle of said stream, till the line thus run intersects the old line of boundary surveyed and marked by Valentine and Collins, previously to the year 1774, as the 45th degree of north latitude, and which has been known and understood to be the line of actual division between the States of New York and Vermont on one side, and the British province of Canada on the other; and from said point of intersection, west, along the said dividing line, as heretofore known and understood,...
Page 11 - ... north intersects the southwest branch of the St- John's; thence, southerly, by the * said branch, to the source thereof in the highlands at the Metjarmette portage; thence, down along the said highlands which divide the waters which empty themselves into the river...
Page 29 - 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 179 - 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 15 - Champlain in forty-five degrees of north latitude, passes along the highlands which divide the rivers that empty themselves into the said River St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the sea; and also along the north coast of the Baie des Chaleurs, and the coast of the Gulf of St.
Page 11 - Article of the Treaty of Ghent, to its intersection with the River St. John, and to the middle of the channel thereof; thence up the middle of the main channel of the said River St. John to the mouth of the River St. Francis; thence up the middle of the channel of the said River St. Francis, and of the lakes through which it flows, to the outlet of the Lake Pohenagamook; thence south-westerly, in a straight line, to a point on the north-west branch of the River St.
Page 29 - Pohenagamook: thence, southwesterly, in a straight line, to a point on the northwest branch of the river St. John, which point shall be ten miles distant from the main branch of the St. John, hi a straight line, and in the nearest direction...