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... taken in this direction cannot be undone , even if found to lead to the wrong place . But undoubtedly , wherever it is possible the principle of self - government ought to be applied in our colonies and will be applied , and the danger ...
... taken in this direction cannot be undone , even if found to lead to the wrong place . But undoubtedly , wherever it is possible the principle of self - government ought to be applied in our colonies and will be applied , and the danger ...
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... taken by force from France or Spain , where the mass of the population were slaves who have been since made free , but where the extent to which the coloured people can be admitted to share in the administration is still an unsettled ...
... taken by force from France or Spain , where the mass of the population were slaves who have been since made free , but where the extent to which the coloured people can be admitted to share in the administration is still an unsettled ...
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... taken with the West Indies . They were not prosperous . They formed no outlet for British emigration . The white population was diminishing ; they were dis- satisfied ; they lay close to the great American republic , to which ...
... taken with the West Indies . They were not prosperous . They formed no outlet for British emigration . The white population was diminishing ; they were dis- satisfied ; they lay close to the great American republic , to which ...
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... taken very recently towards the re - establishment of a constitution in Jamaica . It was assumed that it had failed before because the blacks were not properly represented . The council was again . made partially elective , and the ...
... taken very recently towards the re - establishment of a constitution in Jamaica . It was assumed that it had failed before because the blacks were not properly represented . The council was again . made partially elective , and the ...
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... taken my passage , was a large steamer of 4,000 tons , one of the best where all are good - on the West Indian mail line . Her long straight sides and rounded bottom promised that she would roll , and I may say that the promise was ...
... taken my passage , was a large steamer of 4,000 tons , one of the best where all are good - on the West Indian mail line . Her long straight sides and rounded bottom promised that she would roll , and I may say that the promise was ...
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