Works of Henry Clay: Speeches, ed. by Calvin ColtonHenry Clay Publishing Company, 1897 |
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... Britain , and afterward receded to Spain in 1783. Louisiana had also repeatedly changed hands , first from France to Spain , after- ward from Spain to France , and it was sold to the United States in 1803 , under the administration of ...
... Britain , and afterward receded to Spain in 1783. Louisiana had also repeatedly changed hands , first from France to Spain , after- ward from Spain to France , and it was sold to the United States in 1803 , under the administration of ...
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... Britain , having also acquired from Spain her possessions east of the Mississippi , erected the country into two provinces , East and West Florida . In this state of things it continued until the peace of 1783 , when Great Britain , in ...
... Britain , having also acquired from Spain her possessions east of the Mississippi , erected the country into two provinces , East and West Florida . In this state of things it continued until the peace of 1783 , when Great Britain , in ...
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... Britain . Twenty - one years after , that is , in 1783 , Great Britain cedes her part to Spain , who thus becomes possessed of the entire province ; one portion by direct cession from France , and the residue by indirect cession . Spain ...
... Britain . Twenty - one years after , that is , in 1783 , Great Britain cedes her part to Spain , who thus becomes possessed of the entire province ; one portion by direct cession from France , and the residue by indirect cession . Spain ...
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... Britain , the ally of Spain , may be obliged , by her connec- tion with that country , to take part with her against us , and to consider this measure of the president as justifying an appeal to arms . Sir , is the time never to arrive ...
... Britain , the ally of Spain , may be obliged , by her connec- tion with that country , to take part with her against us , and to consider this measure of the president as justifying an appeal to arms . Sir , is the time never to arrive ...
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... Britain , looking to Mr. Clay as the leader of the war party . Great as were the provocations to war , and inevitable as war seemed to be , there was , nevertheless , a strong and talented party against it , composed , chiefly of those ...
... Britain , looking to Mr. Clay as the leader of the war party . Great as were the provocations to war , and inevitable as war seemed to be , there was , nevertheless , a strong and talented party against it , composed , chiefly of those ...
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Страница 120 - The Constitution gives to Congress power to provide for calling out the militia to execute the laws of the Union, to suppress insurrections, and to repel invasions ; and in no other cases.
Страница 591 - ... resist, oppose, or defeat any such law or act, or to aid, encourage or abet any hostile designs of any foreign nation against the United States, their people or government, then such person, being thereof convicted before any court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, and by imprisonment not exceeding two years.