...his authority. In Q. 10, sec. BI Your lordship will find him expressing himself in these words, '< When a nation takes possession of a distant country...of a nation ought also to extend to its colonies." If therefore the political laws are co-extensive with the territory of the state, however disjoined...

...his authority. In Q. 10, sec. B. 1. Your lordship will find him expressing himself in these words, " When a nation takes possession of a distant country...of a nation ought also to extend to its colonies." If therefore the political laws are co-extensive with the territory of the state, however disjoined...

...ft. 1O, sec. B. 1. 'Your lordship will find him expressing himself in these words, " When a oatiou takes possession of a distant country and settles...of a nation ought also to extend to its colonies." If therefore the political laws are co-extensive with the territory of the slate, however disjoined...

...his authority. In Q. 10, sec. B. 1. 'Your lordship will find him expressing himself in these words, " When a nation takes possession of a distant country...separated from the principal establishment or mother conutry, naturally becomes a part of the state, equally with its ancient possessions. Whenever therefore...

...relative to capital punishments not being awardable by a ct- mar., except in cases so specified.) (5) " When a nation takes possession of a distant country,...Whenever, therefore, the political laws, or treaties, innkes no distinction between them, every tiling said of the territory of a nation, must also extend...

...situated in Europe and America. It is a principle, abundantly recognised by writers on public law, that " when a nation takes possession of a distant country...the state, equally with its ancient possessions."* In the treaties, by which those districts of our country, not settled in the first instance from England...

...establishing a title in New-Brunswick than in the state of Maine. To use the words of a celebrated authority, "when a nation takes possession of a distant country,...becomes a part of the state, equally with its ancient pegsessions." From the principle here established, that the political condition of the people or the...

...a title in New-Brunswick than in the state of Maine. To use the words of a celebrated authority, " when a nation takes possession of a distant country,...the state, equally with its ancient possessions." From the principle here established, that the political condition of the people or the mother country,...

...a title in New Brunswick than in the State of Maine. To use the words of a celebrated Authority, " when a Nation takes possession of a distant Country,...the State, equally with its ancient Possessions." From the principle here established, that the political condition of the People of the Mother Country,...

...States, the property of a common sovereign, it was shown by a reference to the writers on public law that when a nation takes possession of a distant country and settles a colony there, that country naturally becomes a part of the state, equally within its ancient possessions. From this principle,...