The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United StatesGales and Seaton, 1853 |
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... possession , relating to the title of the United States to the territory south of the Mississippi Territory , and eastward of the river Mississippi to the river Perdido , and to the boundaries of the said territory , it was de- termined ...
... possession , relating to the title of the United States to the territory south of the Mississippi Territory , and eastward of the river Mississippi to the river Perdido , and to the boundaries of the said territory , it was de- termined ...
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... possessed it , and such and Great Britain ? On this subject , however , I as it should be after the treaties subsequently believe there is no contrariety of opinion . Be - entered into between Spain and other States . " fore this period ...
... possessed it , and such and Great Britain ? On this subject , however , I as it should be after the treaties subsequently believe there is no contrariety of opinion . Be - entered into between Spain and other States . " fore this period ...
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... possession of it , and to establish a port of entry , & c . , on the Mobile , whenever he should deem it expedient . The time when , and circumstances under which this step should be taken , were submitted to the discretion of the ...
... possession of it , and to establish a port of entry , & c . , on the Mobile , whenever he should deem it expedient . The time when , and circumstances under which this step should be taken , were submitted to the discretion of the ...
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... possession of it as a measure of national security . It may be objected that taking the property of others by force tends to relax the morals of the people , by destroying that criterion of right and wrong , the observance of which is ...
... possession of it as a measure of national security . It may be objected that taking the property of others by force tends to relax the morals of the people , by destroying that criterion of right and wrong , the observance of which is ...
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... possession of a Spanish force , the com- ration , for reasons stated at large in the petition , manding officer is not to proceed to employ force which was read , and referred to a select commit - against it , but to make immediate ...
... possession of a Spanish force , the com- ration , for reasons stated at large in the petition , manding officer is not to proceed to employ force which was read , and referred to a select commit - against it , but to make immediate ...
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Страница 521 - 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.
Страница 573 - Union to your collective and individual happiness ; that you should cherish a cordial, habitual, and immovable attachment to it, accustoming yourselves to think and speak of it as of the Palladium of your political safety and prosperity; watching for its preservation with jealous anxiety; discountenancing whatever may suggest even a suspicion that it can in any event be abandoned, and indignantly frowning upon the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our Country from the rest,...
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Страница 525 - If this bill passes, it is my deliberate opinion that it is virtually a dissolution of this Union ; that it will free the States from their moral obligation ; and as it will be the right of all, so it will be the duty of some, definitely to prepare for a separation, amicably if they can, violently if they must.
Страница 531 - States, and be settled and formed into distinct republican States, which shall become members of the Federal Union, and have the same rights of sovereignty, freedom, and independence, as the other States...
Страница 315 - Neither the debts due from individuals of the one nation to individuals of the other, nor shares, nor monies which they may have in the public funds, or in the public or private banks, shall ever in any event of war or national differences be sequestered or confiscated...
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Страница 525 - I am compelled to declare it as my deliberate opinion, that, if this bill passes, the bonds of this Union are virtually dissolved; that the States which compose it are free from their moral obligations, and that, as it will be the right of all, so it will be the duty of some, to prepare definitely for a separation; amicably if they can, violently if they must.
Страница 579 - Provided always, That the three foregoing propositions herein offered are on the conditions that the convention of the said State shall provide, by an ordinance irrevocable without the consent of the United States...
Страница 695 - Congress a power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises ; to pay the debts, and provide for the common defence, and general welfare of the United States, and to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States...