The political life of ... George Canning, from ... 1822 to ... 1827, Том 3 |
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... Spanish America , and lastly with France . In the case of Prussia , the Power with whom the first of these Treaties was made , it may be said , that it was fairly forced upon this country . It certainly was not the wish of our Government ...
... Spanish America , and lastly with France . In the case of Prussia , the Power with whom the first of these Treaties was made , it may be said , that it was fairly forced upon this country . It certainly was not the wish of our Government ...
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... Government , although that Country was pledged , in 1815 , to the abolition ... Spanish America Mr. Canning obtained what he desired : they bound themselves ... Government , agreed to abolish all Slave- trading after 1830 , and to decree ...
... Government , although that Country was pledged , in 1815 , to the abolition ... Spanish America Mr. Canning obtained what he desired : they bound themselves ... Government , agreed to abolish all Slave- trading after 1830 , and to decree ...
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Augustus Granville Stapleton. notion of co - operation entertained by the Ame- rican Government extended to the ... Spain , under the Treaty of Washington , turned out to be nearly as in- admissible as those , advanced by the Russian ...
Augustus Granville Stapleton. notion of co - operation entertained by the Ame- rican Government extended to the ... Spain , under the Treaty of Washington , turned out to be nearly as in- admissible as those , advanced by the Russian ...
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... Spain for an indefinite period . At the commencement of the following year ( 1825 ) the recognition of the Spanish American States by Great Britain took place : the long dis- cussions on which subject between the Spanish and British ...
... Spain for an indefinite period . At the commencement of the following year ( 1825 ) the recognition of the Spanish American States by Great Britain took place : the long dis- cussions on which subject between the Spanish and British ...
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... Spain for an indefute pe tod At the commencement of the following year ( 1825 ) the recognition of me Spanish Amencas States by Great Britain pace : the long 15 cussions on which wes between the Spanis and British Governments were ...
... Spain for an indefute pe tod At the commencement of the following year ( 1825 ) the recognition of me Spanish Amencas States by Great Britain pace : the long 15 cussions on which wes between the Spanis and British Governments were ...
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Страница 92 - That through a determined and persevering, but at the same time judicious and temperate enforcement of such measures, this House looks forward to a progressive improvement in the character of the slave population, such as may prepare them for a participation in those civil rights and privileges which are enjoyed by other classes of his Majesty's subjects.
Страница 187 - ... which this country stands, our business is not to seek opportunities of displaying it, but to content ourselves with letting the professors of violent and exaggerated doctrines on both sides feel, that it is not their interest to convert an umpire into an adversary. The situation of England, amidst the struggle of political opinions which agitates more or less sensibly different countries of the world, may be compared to that of the Ruler of the Winds, as described by the poet: — " Celsa sedet...
Страница 117 - Greenwich,) the said line shall ascend to the north along the channel called Portland channel, as far as the point of the continent where it strikes the 56th degree of north latitude; from this last-mentioned point, the line of demarcation shall follow the summit of the mountains situated parallel to the coast as far as the point of intersection of the 141st degree of west longitude...
Страница 187 - I have said) put up with almost any thing that did not touch national faith and national honor, rather than let slip the furies of war, the leash of which we hold in our hands— not knowing whom they may reach, or how far their ravages may be carried.
Страница 187 - It is the contemplation of this new power in any future war which excites my most anxious apprehension. It is one thing to have a giant's strength, but it would be another to use it like a giant. The consciousness of such strength is, undoubtedly, a source of confidence and security ; but in the situation in which this country stands, our business is not to seek opportunities of displaying it, but to content ourselves with letting the professors of violent and exaggerated doctrines on both sides...
Страница 52 - These persons seem to imagine that, under no possible circumstances, can an honest man endeavour to keep his country upon a line with the progress of political knowledge, and to adapt its course to the varying circumstances of the world. Such an attempt is branded as an indication of mischievous intentions, as evidence of a design to sap the foundations of the greatness of the country.
Страница 195 - If France occupied Spain, was it necessary, in order to avoid the consequences of that occupation — that we should blockade Cadiz ? No. I looked another way — I sought materials of compensation in another hemisphere. Contemplating Spain, such as our ancestors had known her, I resolved that if France had Spain, it should not be Spain " with the Indies" I called the New World into existence, to redress the balance of the Old.
Страница 117 - Island, which point lies in the parallel of 54 degrees 40 minutes north latitude, and between the 131st and the 133d degree of west longitude, (meridian of Greenwich,) the said line shall ascend to the north along the channel called Portland channel, as far as the point of the continent where it strikes the 56th degree of north latitude...
Страница 195 - Was there no other mode of resistance than by a direct attack upon France ; or by a war to be undertaken on the soil of Spain ? What if the possession of Spain might be rendered harmless in rival hands — harmless as regarded us — and valueless to the possessors ? Might not compensation for disparagement be obtained, and the policy of our ancestors vindicated, by means better adapted to the present time...
Страница 86 - That the state of Slavery is repugnant to the principles of the British Constitution, and of the Christian religion ; and that it ought to be gradually abolished throughout the British Colonies, with as much expedition as may be found consistent with a due regard to the wellbeing of the parties concerned.