 It must be remembered with regard to the straits that when they serve for a communication between two seas, the navigation of which is common to all or to many nations, he who possesses the strait cannot refuse others a passage through it, provided that...  Views on the Free Navigation of the St. Lawrence, Reported - Page 18by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs - 1850 - 23 pagesFull view - About this book
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...of the great lakes, so the St. Lawrence, which is but another though longer link in the chain, maybe likened unto a strait. It connects the ocean, which...others a passage through it, provided that passage be innocent and attended with no danger to the State." This right of passage has been well called by... | |
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