American Diplomacy Under Tyler and PolkJohns Hopkins Press, 1907 - 335 páginas |
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28 Cong Aberdeen administration agreed American Anna's annexation of Texas April arbitration Archives Ashburton August believed Britain British government Buchanan Buren cabinet Calhoun California cession chargé claims Columbia commissioners Congress correspondence December diplomatic Duff Green England Everett favor February foreign Forsyth forty-nine degrees forty-ninth parallel France Gallatin Houston ibid independence instructions Jackson January John Quincy Adams Jones July June Lake latitude letter line of forty-nine Madison McLeod ment Mexican government Mexico minister mission Monroe Murphy nation negotiation Nootka Sound convention northwest coast northwestern boundary October October 21 Official Oregon question Oregon Territory Pacific Pakenham Paredes Parrott party peace Poinsett Polk Polk's Diary position possession President proposed proposition ratification received reported Rush Russia Santa Anna Scott secretary Senate sent Sess settlement slave-trade slavery Slidell Spain territory Texan tion treaty Trist Tyler's Tylers United Upshur Vera Cruz Washington Webster wrote Zandt
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Página 1 - St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
Página 213 - Spain, wherever the subjects of either of the two powers shall have made settlements since the month of April, 1789, or shall hereafter make any, the subjects of the other shall have free access, and shall carry on their trade, without any disturbance or molestation.
Página 231 - A necessary consequence of this state of things will be that the American Continents henceforth will no longer be subjects of colonization. Occupied by civilized Independent Nations, they will be accessible to Europeans and to each other on that footing alone, and the Pacific Ocean in every part of it will remain open to the Navigation of all nations in like manner with the Atlantic.
Página 152 - The British government, as the United States well know, have never sought in any way to stir up disaffection or excitement of any kind in the slave-holding States of the American Union.
Página 220 - It is agreed that any country that may be claimed by either party on the north-west coast of America, westward of the Stony Mountains, shall, together with its harbors, bays, and creeks, and the navigation of all rivers within the same, be free and open for the term of ten years from the date of the signature of the present convention, to the vessels, citizens, and subjects, of the two powers...
Página 221 - ... convention, to the vessels, citizens, and subjects of the two Powers: it 'being well understood, that this agreement is not to be construed to the prejudice of any claim, which either of the two high contracting parties may have to any part of the said country, nor shall it be taken to affect the claims of any other Power or State to any part of the said country; the only object of the high contracting parties, in that respect, 'being to prevent disputes and differences amongst themselves.
Página 1 - Cataraquy ; thence along the middle of said river into Lake Ontario, through the middle of said lake until it strikes the communication by water between that lake and Lake Erie; thence along the middle of said communication into Lake Erie, through the middle of said lake until it arrives at the water communication between that lake and...
Página 245 - ... messages for the establishment of military posts at such places on the line of travel as will furnish security and protection to our hardy adventurers against hostile tribes of Indians inhabiting those extensive regions. Our laws should also follow them, so modified as the circumstances of the case may seem to require. Under the influence of our free system of government new republics are destined to spring up at no distant day on the shores of the Pacific similar in policy and in feeling to...
Página 324 - Scott and his menial instrument, and that the paper was written at Scott's instance and dictation. I have never in my life felt so indignant, and the whole Cabinet expressed themselves as I felt.
Página 1 - River ; thence down along the middle of that river to the forty-fifth degree of north latitude ; from thence by a line due west on said...