...December 1823, President Monroe had said, referring to the negotiations affecting the Northwest Coast: "The occasion has been judged proper for asserting...involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered...

...companies having been acquired December, 1823, made, amongst others, the following statements : — " The occasion has been judged proper for asserting...involved, that the American Continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintained, are not to be considered as subjects...

...this interest has given rise, and in the. arrangements by which they may terminate, the occasion lias been judged proper for asserting, as a principle in...involved, that the American continents, by ^the free and independent condition which they have assumed and ' maintain, are henceforth not to be considered...

...formulated by Mr. Monroe is to be found in his annual message to Congress, December 2d, 1823. He wrote : "At the proposal of the Russian imperial government,...involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered...

...France and resume the negotiation on this and other subjects which may arise between the two nations. At the proposal of the Russian Imperial Government,...involved, that the American Continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered...

...northwest coast of this continent. A similar proposal had been made by his Imperial Majesty to tho Government of Great Britain, which has likewise been...involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered...

...its subsequent history. I will begin by quoting the doctrine exactly as Monroe stated it. He said: In the discussions to which this interest has given...involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered...

...pending with Russia, as to the northwest coast of America, that it is said: 'The occasion has been jndged proper for asserting, as a principle in which the...States are involved, that the American continents, by tLe free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered...

...in the arrangemeiits by which they may terminate, the occasion has been judged proper for assorting, as a principle in which the rights and interests of...involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered...

...great value which they have invariably attached to the friendship of the emperor, and their solicitudft to cultivate the best, understanding with his government....involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered...