The United States Democratic Review, Volume 1; Volume 32J.& H.G. Langley, 1853 - United States Vols. 1-3, 5-8 contain the political and literary portions; v. 4 the historical register department, of the numbers published from Oct. 1837 to Dec. 1840. |
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... spirit of the inviolable Compromises does not permit sec- tional considerations to interfere with the legitimate extension of the Republican boundary . Central legislation will never by any possibility be brought to bear upon the ...
... spirit of the inviolable Compromises does not permit sec- tional considerations to interfere with the legitimate extension of the Republican boundary . Central legislation will never by any possibility be brought to bear upon the ...
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... spirit of the Monroe declaration , to establish itself in Nicaragua . The blame of this unfortunate neglect must fall upon a Whig Administration . A repetition of the error in the case of Mexico would work 10 [ Jan. , Foreign and ...
... spirit of the Monroe declaration , to establish itself in Nicaragua . The blame of this unfortunate neglect must fall upon a Whig Administration . A repetition of the error in the case of Mexico would work 10 [ Jan. , Foreign and ...
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... spirit and vivacity . I was charmed with my good fortune , in lighting with so little trouble on a pretty wife and a large dowry . I spent a portion of each day at the Chateau Guaire , and as I was so fortunate as 18 [ Jan. , Passages ...
... spirit and vivacity . I was charmed with my good fortune , in lighting with so little trouble on a pretty wife and a large dowry . I spent a portion of each day at the Chateau Guaire , and as I was so fortunate as 18 [ Jan. , Passages ...
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... spirits . The sandwich - box was placed care- fully away in a crevice of the wall by Berthe's desire , to be withdrawn only in the greatest extremity . She , wearied by the excitement of the day's events , soon forgot all her perils in ...
... spirits . The sandwich - box was placed care- fully away in a crevice of the wall by Berthe's desire , to be withdrawn only in the greatest extremity . She , wearied by the excitement of the day's events , soon forgot all her perils in ...
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... crossing the Stygian Gulf , I will yield up my spirit , and with it all those earthly crosses which have made life so miserable . THE GREAT SURPLUS IN THE TREASURY . FINANCIAL PROSPECTS UNDER 1853. ] 27 Passages in the Life of a Glutton .
... crossing the Stygian Gulf , I will yield up my spirit , and with it all those earthly crosses which have made life so miserable . THE GREAT SURPLUS IN THE TREASURY . FINANCIAL PROSPECTS UNDER 1853. ] 27 Passages in the Life of a Glutton .
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Page 196 - America; nor will either make use of any protection which either affords or may afford, or any alliance which either has or may have, to or with any State or people for the purpose of erecting or maintaining any such fortifications, or of occupying, fortifying, or colonizing Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America, or of assuming or exercising dominion over the same...
Page 336 - tis true : The elder of them, being put to nurse, "Was by a beggar-woman stol'n away ; And, ignorant of his birth and parentage, Became a bricklayer when he came to age : His son am I ; deny it, if you can.
Page 463 - His Britannic Majesty's subjects, and the other colonists who have hitherto enjoyed the protection of England, shall evacuate the country of the Mosquitos, as well as the continent in general, and the islands adjacent, without exception...
Page 46 - It was, I believe, sufficiently studied. I have understood, from good authority, that it was considered, weighed, and distinctly and decidedly approved by every one of the President's advisers at that time. Our government could not adopt, on that occasion, precisely the course which England had taken. England threatened the immediate recognition of the provinces, if the allies should take part with Spain against them. We had already recognized them.
Page 197 - States take advantage of any intimacy, or use any alliance, connection, or influence that either may possess with any State or Government through whose territory the said canal may pass for the purpose of acquiring or holding, directly or indirectly, for the subjects or citizens of the one, any rights or advantages in regard to commerce or navigation through the said canal, which shall not be offered, on the same terms, to the subjects or citizens of the other.
Page 48 - Cuba, as is well said in the report of the committee of foreign affairs, is placed in the mouth of the Mississippi. Its occupation by a strong maritime power would be felt, in the first moment of hostility, as far up the Mississippi and the Missouri, as our population extends.
Page 46 - England would consider any foreign interference, by force or by menace, in the dispute between Spain and the colonies, as a motive for recognizing the latter without delay.