These islands, from their local position are natural appendages to the North American continent, and one of them (Cuba) almost in sight of our shores, from a multitude of considerations, has become an object of transcendent importance to the commercial... Putnam's Monthly - Page 111853Full view - About this book
| United States. Congress. House - 782 pages
...dependent upon her, that she yet possesses the power of transferring her own dominion over them, together with the possession of them, to others. These islands,...object of transcendent importance to the commercial anil political interests of our Union. Its commanding position, with reference to the Gulf of Mexico... | |
| 1896 - 818 pages
...still retained undisputed possession, Mr. Adams continued: "Those islands from their local position are natural appendages to the North American Continent, and one of them (Cuba), which is almost in sight of our shores, from a multitude of considerations, has become an object of... | |
| United States. Congress - 1853 - 412 pages
...of transferring her own dominion over them to others. These islands, from their local position, are natural appendages to the North American continent...position, with reference to the Gulf of Mexico and the VVest India seas ; the character of ite population; its situation midway between our southern coast... | |
| United States. Congress - 1853 - 406 pages
...of transferring herown dominion over them to others. These islands, from their local position, arc natural appendages to the North American continent;...them, Cuba, almost in sight of our shores, from a mullitudeof considerations, haa become an object of Iran- . scendent importance to the commercial and... | |
| United States. Congress - 1853 - 414 pages
...of transferring h«rown dominion over them to olhers. These islands, from their local position, are natural appendages to the North American continent...and one of them, Cuba, almost in sight of our shores ^rom a multitude of considerations, has become an object onranscendent importance to the conamercial... | |
| United States. Congress - 1853 - 418 pages
...position, are natural appendages to the North American continent ; and oneof them, Cuba, almoet in tight of our shores, from a multitude of considerations, has become an object of transcendent ˇшропапсе to the commercial and political inter ehtK of our Union. Its commanding position,... | |
| George E. Baker - 1855 - 436 pages
...of transferring her own dominion over them to others. These islands, from their local position, are natural appendages to the North American continent;...multitude of considerations, has become an object of transcendant importance to the commercial and political interests of our Union. Its commanding position,... | |
| George E. Baker - 1855 - 424 pages
...of transferring her own dominion over them to others. These islands, from their local position, are natural appendages to the North American continent;...almost in sight of our shores, from a multitude of considera tions, has become an object of tra'nscendant importance to the commercial and political interests... | |
| 1859 - 424 pages
...them, together with the possession of them, to others. These islands, from their local position are natural appendages to the North American continent,...Union. Its commanding position, with reference to the (rulf of Mexico and the West India seas, the character of its population, its situation midway between... | |
| William Henry Seward - 1853 - 666 pages
...of transferring her own dominion over them to others. These islands, from their local position, are natural appendages to the North American continent; and one of them, Cuba, almost in sight of onr shores, from a multitude of considerations, has become an object of transcendent importance to... | |
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