American Territorial DevelopmentJ. H. Miller, 1900 - 265 páginas |
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... less degree connected with an east and a west , an old and a new section , a well- settled and a frontier region . But the frontier has ever been advancing westward by the an- nexation of new territory . These suggestions are perhaps ...
... less degree connected with an east and a west , an old and a new section , a well- settled and a frontier region . But the frontier has ever been advancing westward by the an- nexation of new territory . These suggestions are perhaps ...
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... less , it is affirmed than 60,000 men ; with all whom it is said the French have peace or some alli- In that part of this report , relating to the French settlements , we have taken notice , that nature has furnished the British ...
... less , it is affirmed than 60,000 men ; with all whom it is said the French have peace or some alli- In that part of this report , relating to the French settlements , we have taken notice , that nature has furnished the British ...
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... less than four years , whilst our population would not reach that point in the space of a century . Who does not see in that explanation the approaching and inevitable fall of Louisiana ? The entire possession of the Ohio cannot then be ...
... less than four years , whilst our population would not reach that point in the space of a century . Who does not see in that explanation the approaching and inevitable fall of Louisiana ? The entire possession of the Ohio cannot then be ...
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... less be urged in such terms as to convince the court of France that our mutual interests conspire to keep Great Britain from any territory on this continent beyond the bounds of Canada . Should the Floridas be ceded to Spain , she will ...
... less be urged in such terms as to convince the court of France that our mutual interests conspire to keep Great Britain from any territory on this continent beyond the bounds of Canada . Should the Floridas be ceded to Spain , she will ...
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... less attentive to our rights . We have been informed by a minister of France that Spain has large claims on the lands beyond the mountains . Her conduct shows that she means to support her claim to that country . She wishes to confine ...
... less attentive to our rights . We have been informed by a minister of France that Spain has large claims on the lands beyond the mountains . Her conduct shows that she means to support her claim to that country . She wishes to confine ...
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Página 45 - East, by a line to be drawn along the middle of the river St. Croix, from its mouth in the Bay of F'undy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid Highlands, which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean from those which fall into the river St. Lawrence...
Página 99 - 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 mean time they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and the Religion which they profess.
Página 73 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted; Provided, always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Página 72 - The navigable waters leading into the Mississippi and St. Lawrence, and the carrying places between the same shall be common highways and forever free...
Página 45 - Comprehending all Islands within Twenty Leagues of any Part of the Shores of the United States, and lying between Lines to be drawn due East from the Points where the aforesaid Boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one Part, and East Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy, and the Atlantic Ocean ; excepting such Islands as now are, or heretofore have been, within the Limits of the said Province of Nova Scotia.
Página 45 - Woods : thence through the said lake to the most northwestern point thereof, and from thence on a due west course to the river Mississippi ; thence by a line to be drawn along the middle of the said river Mississippi until it shall intersect the northernmost part of the 31st degree of north latitude.
Página 205 - ... shall be admitted to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages, and immunities of citizens of the United States, and shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and religion. The uncivilized tribes will be subject to such laws and regulations as the United States may, from time to time, adopt in regard to aboriginal tribes of that country.
Página 71 - It is hereby ordained and declared by the authority aforesaid, that the following articles shall be considered as articles of compact between the original states and the people and states in the said territory, and forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent...
Página 160 - Paso, to its western termination ; thence northward along the western line of New Mexico, until it intersects the first branch of the River Gila ; or if it should not intersect any branch of that river, then to the point on the said line nearest to such branch, and thence in a direct line to the same, thence down the middle of the said branch and of the said river, until it empties into the Rio Colorado ; thence across the Rio Colorado, following the division line between Upper and Lower California,...
Página 72 - The said territory, and the States which may be formed therein, shall forever remain a part of this Confederacy of the United States of America, subject to the Articles of Confederation, and to such alterations therein as shall be constitutionally made; and to all the Acts and Ordinances of the United States in Congress assembled, conformable thereto.