 The United States have not certainly the right, and ought never to feel the inclination, to dictate to others who may differ with them upon this subject; nor do the committee see the expediency of insulting other states with whom we are maintaining relations...  The United States and Foreign Powers - Page 52by William Eleroy Curtis - 1892 - 305 pagesFull view - About this book
 | United States. Congress Senate - Congress of Panama - 1826 - 232 pages
...right, and ought never to feel the inclination, to dictate to others, who may differ with them upon this subject, nor do the Committee see the expediency...nation enjoys the perfect right of deciding for itself. The Minister of Colombia states, as another subject of discussion, at the contempfated Congress, "... | |
 | Joseph Blunt - History - 1827 - 772 pages
...did not " see the propriety of insulting other states by ascending the moral chair, and proclaiming mere abstract principles, of the rectitude of which,...enjoys the perfect right of deciding for itself." Objections were also made, to any consideration of the basis, upon which the relations of Hayti should... | |
 | Joseph Blunt - History - 1827 - 650 pages
...did not " see the propriety of insulting other states by ascending the moral chair, and proclaiming mere abstract principles, of the rectitude of which,...enjoys the perfect right of deciding for itself." Objections were also made, to any consideration of the basis, upon which the relations of Hayti should... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - Legislative journals - 1828 - 750 pages
...right, and ought never to feel the inclination, to dictate to others, who may differ with them upon this subject; nor do the Committee see the expediency of insulting other States, with whom we arc maintaining relations of perfect amity, by ascending the moral chair, and proclaiming from thence... | |
 | Law - 1843 - 506 pages
...this subject" (the slave trade) "nor do the committee see the expediency of insulting other states, by ascending the moral chair and proclaiming from...enjoys the perfect right of deciding for itself." The following is an extract from the instructions of Mr. Livingston, secretary of state, to our minister... | |
 | William Jay - Blacks - 1839 - 232 pages
...this subject," (the slave trade,) " nor do the committee see the expediency of insulting other States by ascending the moral chair, and proclaiming from...enjoys the perfect right of deciding for itself." The remarks made on this occasion by Mr. White, a Senator from Tennessee, are worthy of observation.... | |
 | William Jay - Slavery - 1853 - 684 pages
...this subject," (the slave-trade,) " nor do the committee see the expediency of insulting other States by ascending the moral chair, and proclaiming from...enjoys the perfect right of deciding for itself." The remarks made on this occasion by Mr. 'WTiite, a Senator from Tennessee, are worthy of observation.... | |
 | United States. Department of State - United States - 1870 - 552 pages
...right, and ought never to feel the inclination, to dictate to others who may differ with them upon this subject, nor do the committee see the expediency...enjoys the perfect right of deciding for itself." The same committee also alluded to the possibility that the condition of the islands of Cuba and Porto... | |
 | United States. Department of State - Latin America - 1870 - 18 pages
...right, and ought never to feel the inclination, to dictate to others w^ho may differ with them upon this subject, nor do the committee see the expediency...enjoys the perfect right of deciding for itself." The same committee also alluded to the possibility that the condition of the islands of Cuba and Porto... | |
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