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... reason of its piratical origin , there are questions involved which must ultimately come under the cognizance of the Executive , and which belong to the history of the country . Of course , the general principle of international law ...
... reason of its piratical origin , there are questions involved which must ultimately come under the cognizance of the Executive , and which belong to the history of the country . Of course , the general principle of international law ...
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... reason why I should not be taken on the highway , or in an inn , if it could be done with impunity . " Our government vainly endeavored to obtain reparation from Great Britain for this outrage , while France , on her part , mentioned ...
... reason why I should not be taken on the highway , or in an inn , if it could be done with impunity . " Our government vainly endeavored to obtain reparation from Great Britain for this outrage , while France , on her part , mentioned ...
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... reason- able satisfaction , that one power in amity can desire from an- other , upon an incident so totally unforeseen and without inten- tion of offense . " Then follows a postscript as follows : " P. S. Though it be sufficiently ...
... reason- able satisfaction , that one power in amity can desire from an- other , upon an incident so totally unforeseen and without inten- tion of offense . " Then follows a postscript as follows : " P. S. Though it be sufficiently ...
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... reason , that the subject be weighed without passion , which never counsels well ; especially without the tenant - General Grant , with full authority to passion of mere vengeance . Let us bring down this general call for retaliation to ...
... reason , that the subject be weighed without passion , which never counsels well ; especially without the tenant - General Grant , with full authority to passion of mere vengeance . Let us bring down this general call for retaliation to ...
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... reason to believe that a full and complete ex- change of all prisoners will speedily be made . It also appears from his statement that weekly supplies are furnished to our prisoners and dis- tributed by officers of our own selection ...
... reason to believe that a full and complete ex- change of all prisoners will speedily be made . It also appears from his statement that weekly supplies are furnished to our prisoners and dis- tributed by officers of our own selection ...
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Page 9 - The armaments which thunderstrike the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake And monarchs tremble in their capitals, The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make Their clay creator the vain title take Of lord of thee and arbiter of war, — These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride or spoils of Trafalgar.
Page 10 - Makes mouths at the invisible event, Exposing what is mortal, and unsure To all that fortune, death and danger dare, Even for an egg-shell.
Page 6 - And I further declare and make known that such persons, of suitable condition will be received into the armed service of the United States to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places and to man vessels of all sorts in said service. And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
Page 7 - This downfall; since by fate the strength of gods And this empyreal* substance cannot fail; Since through experience of this great event In arms not worse, in foresight much advanced, We may with more successful hope resolve To wage by force or guile eternal war Irreconcilable to our grand foe, Who now triumphs, and in the excess of joy Sole reigning holds the tyranny of Heaven.
Page 23 - The Fathers in glory shall sleep, Who gather'd with thee to the fight; But the sons will eternally keep The tablet of gratitude bright. We bow not the neck And we bend not the knee, But our hearts, LAFAYETTE, We surrender to thee.
Page 7 - The high contracting parties engage to consider the result of the proceedings of this commission as a full, perfect, and final settlement of every claim upon either government arising out of any transaction of a date prior to the exchange of the ratifications of the present convention ; and further engage that every such claim, whether or not the same may have been presented to the notice of, made, preferred...
Page 7 - And study of revenge, immortal hate, And courage never to submit or yield : And what is else not to be overcome ? That glory never shall his wrath or might 110 Extort from me.
Page 16 - I would rather be handed down to posterity as the builder of a dozen AlaIm-inas than as the man who applies himself deliberately to set class against class, and to cry up the institutions of another country which, when they come to be tested, are of no value whatever, and which reduce the very name of liberty to an utter absurdity.
Page 19 - Freedom ; and government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
Page 26 - Chiefs, graced with scars, and prodigal of blood ; Stern patriots, who for sacred freedom stood ; Just men, by whom impartial laws were given ; And saints, who taught, and led, the way to heaven.