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" Should this question be answered in the affirmative, then, by every law, human and divine, we shall be justified in, wresting it from Spain if we possess the power... "
Belligerent Rights for Cuba: Speeches of Hon. J.T. Morgan, of Alabama, in ... - Page 29
by John Tyler Morgan - 1897 - 269 pages
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The Irish Quarterly Review, Volume 5

1855 - 1416 pages
...consider the question, does Cuba in the possession of .Spain seriously endanger our internal peaee and the existence of our cherished Union ? Should this question...divine, we shall be justified in wresting it from Hoaiu, if w? possess the puwer. And this upon tin; very same principle that would justify an individual...
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Lands of the Slave and the Free: Or, Cuba, the United States, and ..., Volume 2

Henry Anthony Murray - 1855 - 510 pages
...prosperity of Canada, and then imagine them winding up their report with this clause—If it be so—' then by every law, human and divine, we shall be justified in wresting it from its present owners.' The American who penned that sentence must possess a copy of the Scriptures unknown...
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The Guardian, Volumes 6-7

1855 - 902 pages
...existence of our cherished Union ? Bhould thia question be answered in tho affirmative, then by ever law, human and divine, we shall be justified in wresting it from Spain, if wo possess the power." But it appears the National administration does not endorse this policy, and...
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The Republican Scrap Book: Containing the Platforms, and a Choice Selection ...

1856 - 88 pages
...the question, Does Cuba, in the possession of Spain, seriously endanger our internal peace and the existence of our cherished Union ? Should this question...in wresting it from Spain if we possess the power." Mr. Buchanan's Record. The Richmond Enquirer thus endorses Buchanan : — " In private as well as in...
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A Review of Pierce's Administration: Showing Its Only Popular Measures to ...

Anna Ella Carroll - 1856 - 146 pages
...consider the question, Does Cuba in the possession of Spain seriously endanger our internal peace, and the existence of our cherished Union ? Should this question...in wresting it from Spain, if we possess the power. Under such circumstances, we ought neither to count the cost nor regard the odds which Spain might...
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The North British Review, Volumes 26-27

1857 - 632 pages
...possession of Spain, seriously endanger our internal peace, and the existence of our cherished Union f " Should this question be answered in the affirmative,...very same principle that would justify an individual m tearing doum the burning house of his neighbour, if there were no other means of preventing the flames...
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The North British Review, Volumes 26-27

1857 - 654 pages
...question, — Does Cuba, in the possession of Spain, seriously endanger our internal peace, and the existence of our cherished Union ? " Should this question...justified in wresting it from Spain if we possess the powef ; ana tliis upon the very same principle tliat would justify an individual m tearing down the...
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The Progress of Slavery in the United States

George Melville Weston - 1857 - 336 pages
...paragraphs: "Does Cuba, in the possession of Spain, seriously ' endanger our internal peace and the existence of ' our cherished Union? Should this question...law, ' human and divine, we shall be justified in wrest' ing it from Spain. "We should be recreant to duty, be unworthy of ' our gallant forefathers,...
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National Review, Volume 4

1857 - 496 pages
...to sell the sovereignty of Cuba to the United States, "then," say Mr. Buchanan and his associates, "by every law, human and divine, we shall be justified in wresting it from Spain, IF WE HAVE THE POWER!" Had the recklessness of the Southern policy confined itself to the continent, it might...
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A History of the United States: For Families and Libraries

Benson John Lossing - 1857 - 702 pages
...to sell Cuba to the United States," then, li by every bw, human and divine, we [the United States] shall be justified in wresting it from Spain, if we possess the power." This doctrine, that "might makes right." has been strongly condemned, when promulgated by other nations,...
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