Stryker's American Register and Magazine, Volume 2W.M. Morrison, 1849 - History, Modern |
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... port to Canton , though upwards of 6000 geographical miles , may be made by steamers in from 25 to 30 days . A traffic between two countries under the relative circumstances of * See a statement on a subsequent page in this number , of ...
... port to Canton , though upwards of 6000 geographical miles , may be made by steamers in from 25 to 30 days . A traffic between two countries under the relative circumstances of * See a statement on a subsequent page in this number , of ...
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... ports to send off expeditions to this new Eldorado of the west . The effects of this abundance of gold may be very beneficial to the commerce of the United States , and may greatly hasten the settlement of California , but this benefit ...
... ports to send off expeditions to this new Eldorado of the west . The effects of this abundance of gold may be very beneficial to the commerce of the United States , and may greatly hasten the settlement of California , but this benefit ...
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... ports on the west- ern coast of America , and the islands in the Pacific , and to its fertile mines of gold , quicksilver , and other minerals , are particularly dwelt on . In consideration of the great abundance of gold , he recommends ...
... ports on the west- ern coast of America , and the islands in the Pacific , and to its fertile mines of gold , quicksilver , and other minerals , are particularly dwelt on . In consideration of the great abundance of gold , he recommends ...
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... port on the bay of Honduras . GUATEMALA . This southern neighbour of Mexico , and the largest of the states of Central America , having separated from the other four , in March of the preceding year , has been ever since the scene of ...
... port on the bay of Honduras . GUATEMALA . This southern neighbour of Mexico , and the largest of the states of Central America , having separated from the other four , in March of the preceding year , has been ever since the scene of ...
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... port trade , which was extensive and flourishing ; why , then , it was asked , should they have protection in the import trade ? The opponents of the repeal relied on the past benefits of the navi- gation laws , as was shown by the ...
... port trade , which was extensive and flourishing ; why , then , it was asked , should they have protection in the import trade ? The opponents of the repeal relied on the past benefits of the navi- gation laws , as was shown by the ...
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Page 486 - Not as a child shall we again behold her ; For when with raptures wild In our embraces we again enfold her, She will not be a child ; But a fair maiden, in her Father's mansion, Clothed with celestial grace ; And beautiful with all the soul's expansion Shall we behold her face. And though at times impetuous with emotion And anguish long suppressed, The swelling heart heaves moaning like the ocean, That cannot be at rest, — We will be patient, and assuage the feeling We may not wholly stay ; By...
Page 286 - The Mexicans who, in the territories aforesaid, shall not preserve the character of citizens of the Mexican Republic, conformably with what is stipulated in the preceding article, shall be incorporated into the Union of the United States, and be admitted at the proper time (to be judged of by the Congress of the United States...
Page 580 - The navigable waters leading into the Mississippi and St. Lawrence, and the carrying places between the same, shall be common highways, and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of the said territory, as to the citizens of the United States, and those of any other states that may be admitted into the confederacy, without any tax, impost, or duty therefor.
Page 530 - Republics, as described in the present article, the two Governments shall each appoint a commissioner and a surveyor, who, before the expiration of one year from the date of the exchange of ratifications of this treaty, shall meet at the port of San Diego and proceed to run and mark the said boundary In its whole course to the mouth of the Rio Bravo del Norte.
Page 186 - ... that all the instructors and teachers in the college shall take pains to instil into the minds of the scholars, the purest principles of morality, so that, on their entrance into active life, they may, from inclination and habit, evince benevolence towards their fellow-creatures, and a love of truth, sobriety, and industry, adopting at the same time such religious tenets as their matured reason may enable them to prefer.
Page 464 - ... the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches and with a shadowing shroud of an high stature ; and his top was among the thick boughs...
Page 9 - That it is the duty of every branch of the Government to enforce and practise the most rigid economy in conducting our public affairs, and that no more revenue ought to be raised than is required to defray the necessary expenses of the Government, and for the gradual but certain extinction of the public debt _ 6.
Page 9 - That Congress has no power under the Constitution to interfere with or control the domestic institutions of the several States, and that such States are the sole and proper judges of everything appertaining to their own affairs, not prohibited by the Constitution...
Page 9 - That Congress has no power to charter a national bank; that •we believe such an institution one of deadly hostility to the best interests of the country, dangerous to our republican institutions and...
Page 485 - The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead ; The heart of Rachel for her children crying Will not be comforted ! Let us be patient!