The Congressional Globe, Volume 12Blair & Rives, 1843 - Law |
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... important concessions I am pre- pared to make on a final settlement of these boun- daries , I am sensible that concessions to one State of this Union are not always to be made available for the satisfaction of any other ; but you are ...
... important concessions I am pre- pared to make on a final settlement of these boun- daries , I am sensible that concessions to one State of this Union are not always to be made available for the satisfaction of any other ; but you are ...
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... important question how far up , and to which of the sources of this river , this line should extend . Above Madawaska the course of the river turns to the south , and , stretching away to- wards the sources of the Penobscot , leaves far ...
... important question how far up , and to which of the sources of this river , this line should extend . Above Madawaska the course of the river turns to the south , and , stretching away to- wards the sources of the Penobscot , leaves far ...
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... importance to either party how the line be determined through the wild country between Lake Superior and the Lake of the Woods , but it is important that some line should be fixed and known . The American commissioner asked for the line ...
... importance to either party how the line be determined through the wild country between Lake Superior and the Lake of the Woods , but it is important that some line should be fixed and known . The American commissioner asked for the line ...
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... important American fort , which had been erected not long before , at considerable expense , as a defence for that frontier . " Thus admonished of the fact , the royal arbiter readily availed himself of it , and placed the value and ...
... important American fort , which had been erected not long before , at considerable expense , as a defence for that frontier . " Thus admonished of the fact , the royal arbiter readily availed himself of it , and placed the value and ...
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... important to lay before the Government of the United States . I have the honor , & c , DANIEL WEBSTER . The NEW HAMPSHIRE DELEGATION IN CONGRESS The New Hampshire Delegation in Congress to Mr. Webster . WASHINGTON , July 19 , 1842 . The ...
... important to lay before the Government of the United States . I have the honor , & c , DANIEL WEBSTER . The NEW HAMPSHIRE DELEGATION IN CONGRESS The New Hampshire Delegation in Congress to Mr. Webster . WASHINGTON , July 19 , 1842 . The ...
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Page 30 - ... committed within the jurisdiction of either, shall seek an asylum, or shall be found within the territories of the other; provided, that this shall only be done upon such evidence of criminality as, according to the laws of the place where the fugitive or person so charged shall be found, would justify his apprehension and commitment for trial, if the crime or offense had there been committed...
Page 29 - 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 12 - Jlnd be it resolved, That the governor be requested to transmit a copy of these resolutions to the President of the United States, to Louis Kossuth, and to each of our senators and representatives in Congress.
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 15 - 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 15 - Lawrence, and the Lake Champlain, in 45. degrees of north latitude, passes along the high lands 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 Baye des Chaleurs, and the coast of the Gulf of St Lawrence to Cape Rosieres...
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 11 - Falls, from which the Commissioners traced the line to the most northwestern point of the Lake of the Woods; thence, along the said line, to the said most northwestern point, being in latitude 49° 23...
Page 19 - Britain, bounded on the south by a line from the bay of Chaleurs, along the high lands which divide the rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence from those which fall into the sea...
Page 1 - ... 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; but if the said point shall be found to be less than seven miles from the nearest point of the summit or crest of the highlands that divide those rivers which empty themselves into the River St.