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... present Governor of New Jersey . I have seen the two together whilst Clayton lived at New Castle ; and it was entertaining , to a degree I cannot give you any adequate idea of , to be present when these two brilliant men , greatly ...
... present Governor of New Jersey . I have seen the two together whilst Clayton lived at New Castle ; and it was entertaining , to a degree I cannot give you any adequate idea of , to be present when these two brilliant men , greatly ...
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... present have also , to many of those encounters between this lawyer and hostile witnesses , and they always resulted in his triumph . When these cases before juries came to be pre- sented by counsel in their addresses , the court - room ...
... present have also , to many of those encounters between this lawyer and hostile witnesses , and they always resulted in his triumph . When these cases before juries came to be pre- sented by counsel in their addresses , the court - room ...
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... present , were not so hard as to demand that the cause of it should be laid on any body . The tariff of that year had only begun to work . The country was doing well ; business was reviving and prospering under a return to specie pay ...
... present , were not so hard as to demand that the cause of it should be laid on any body . The tariff of that year had only begun to work . The country was doing well ; business was reviving and prospering under a return to specie pay ...
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... present who knew him in his public day , can readily understand why he was so . Social intercourse with John M. Clayton was a great pleasure , which all could enjoy ; for , surely , no man was SO accessible , and none took such pains ...
... present who knew him in his public day , can readily understand why he was so . Social intercourse with John M. Clayton was a great pleasure , which all could enjoy ; for , surely , no man was SO accessible , and none took such pains ...
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... presents us with the first instance of the attempt of the minority to call in the aid of the Southern cham- pion , who afterwards himself became so distinguished an opponent of all the arbitrary measures of General Jackson , as they ...
... presents us with the first instance of the attempt of the minority to call in the aid of the Southern cham- pion , who afterwards himself became so distinguished an opponent of all the arbitrary measures of General Jackson , as they ...
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Page 198 - ... and should any differences arise as to right or property over the territory through which the said canal shall pass between the states or governments of Central America, and such differences should in any way impede or obstruct the execution of the said canal, the Governments of...
Page 196 - V.—" The contracting parties further engage that when the said canal shall have been completed they will protect it from interruption, seizure, or unjust confiscation, and that they will guarantee the neutrality thereof, so that the said canal may forever be open and free, and the capital invested therein secure.
Page 197 - ... should deem that the persons or company undertaking or managing the same adopt or establish such regulations concerning the traffic thereupon as are contrary to the spirit and intention of this convention, either by making unfair discriminations in...
Page 198 - State through which the. proposed ship canal may pass, a contract for the construction of such a canal as that specified in this convention, to the stipulations of which contract neither of the contracting parties in this convention have any just cause to object, and the said persons or company shall, moreover, have made preparations, and expended time, money, and trouble, on...
Page 199 - ... the aforesaid period, such persons or company be not able to commence and carry out the proposed enterprise, then the Governments of the United States and Great Britain shall be free to afford their protection to any other persons or company that shall be prepared to commence and proceed with the construction of the canal in question.
Page 89 - Union, to that extensive tract of country which lies to the westward of the frontiers of the United States, the property of which was not vested in, or granted to, individuals at the commencement of the present war...
Page 280 - An old man, broken with the storms of state, Is come to lay his weary bones among ye; Give him a little earth for charity...
Page 224 - ... erect or maintain any fortifications commanding the same or in the vicinity thereof, or occupy, or fortify or colonize, or assume or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America...
Page 199 - In granting, however, their joint protection to any such canals or railways as are by this article specified, it is always understood by the United States and Great Britain that the parties constructing or owning the same, shall impose no other charges or conditions of traffic thereupon than the aforesaid governments shall approve of as just and equitable...
Page 200 - IX. The ratifications of this convention shall be exchanged at Washington within six months from this day, or sooner if possible. In faith whereof, we, the respective plenipotentiaries have signed this convention, and have hereunto affixed our seals.