Speeches, Arguments, and Miscellaneous Papers of David Dudley Field, Volume 2D. Appleton, 1884 - Law |
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... England claims not an exclusive right in any part of it , but a right to occupy and settle on any portion with America and other nations . The discussion between the two governments has grown to be an angry one ; and , if we were to ...
... England claims not an exclusive right in any part of it , but a right to occupy and settle on any portion with America and other nations . The discussion between the two governments has grown to be an angry one ; and , if we were to ...
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... of America , westward of the Stony Mountains , shall , together with its harbors , bays , and creeks , and the navigation of all rivers within or settlements of either America or England since that time 8 . POLITICAL QUESTIONS .
... of America , westward of the Stony Mountains , shall , together with its harbors , bays , and creeks , and the navigation of all rivers within or settlements of either America or England since that time 8 . POLITICAL QUESTIONS .
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... England since that time can in any manner affect the title . So far , then , as occupancy is concerned , it appears scarcely disputable that the first settlements were by Spain , the second by America , and the last by England , and ...
... England since that time can in any manner affect the title . So far , then , as occupancy is concerned , it appears scarcely disputable that the first settlements were by Spain , the second by America , and the last by England , and ...
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... England had then any title to the northwest coast , another boundary should have been settled between her and France on that side . The omission to do so implies that she had no title , or , if she had , that she then renounced it for ...
... England had then any title to the northwest coast , another boundary should have been settled between her and France on that side . The omission to do so implies that she had no title , or , if she had , that she then renounced it for ...
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... England , in either case , had no rights there she had parted with all she had , to either France or Spain , at the Peace of 1763 . The restitution of Astoria , after the war , is another impor- tant fact , by no means to be overlooked ...
... England , in either case , had no rights there she had parted with all she had , to either France or Spain , at the Peace of 1763 . The restitution of Astoria , after the war , is another impor- tant fact , by no means to be overlooked ...
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