The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 46William Buck Dana Freeman Hunt, 1862 |
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... less con- traband . He says : " With respect to such a case as might exempt the carrier of despatches from the usual penalty , ( that is , from the confisca- tion of his vessel , ) it is to be observed , that where the commencement of ...
... less con- traband . He says : " With respect to such a case as might exempt the carrier of despatches from the usual penalty , ( that is , from the confisca- tion of his vessel , ) it is to be observed , that where the commencement of ...
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... are in the wrong , and until we have just cause of complaint , which cannot be settled in a less violent way . SURVEY OF THE ISTHMUS OF DARIEN . REPORT BY E. 1862. ] 13 International Law vs. the Trent and San Jacinto .
... are in the wrong , and until we have just cause of complaint , which cannot be settled in a less violent way . SURVEY OF THE ISTHMUS OF DARIEN . REPORT BY E. 1862. ] 13 International Law vs. the Trent and San Jacinto .
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... less than three months to mature . Mr. CLAY'S tariff bill passed by Congress . Removal of the deposits from the United States Bank , September . 1834. The Chinese suspend intercourse with the English at Canton . The first bank in ...
... less than three months to mature . Mr. CLAY'S tariff bill passed by Congress . Removal of the deposits from the United States Bank , September . 1834. The Chinese suspend intercourse with the English at Canton . The first bank in ...
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... less than twelve hours , while with a first - class rail - road the time consumed need not exceed six hours . This acceleration of the mails , we would beg to represent , would be of vast advantage to the commercial interests of this ...
... less than twelve hours , while with a first - class rail - road the time consumed need not exceed six hours . This acceleration of the mails , we would beg to represent , would be of vast advantage to the commercial interests of this ...
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... less than 2,066,710 gallons of that which is the staple drink of the class from which paupers are gathered . That this is not the result of inability on the part of the people to ob- tain the indulgence had they desired it , is evident ...
... less than 2,066,710 gallons of that which is the staple drink of the class from which paupers are gathered . That this is not the result of inability on the part of the people to ob- tain the indulgence had they desired it , is evident ...
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Page 477 - ... lawful money and a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, within the United States, except duties on imports and interest as aforesaid.
Page 354 - The naval force to be maintained upon the American lakes by His Majesty and the Government of the United States shall henceforth be confined to the following vessels on each side, that is — On Lake Ontario, to one vessel not exceeding one hundred tons burden, and armed with one eighteen pound cannon. On the Upper Lakes, to two vessels not exceeding like burden each, and armed with like force.
Page 168 - Majesty shall judge capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of military or naval stores, provisions, or any sort of victual which may be used as food by man, and if any goods so prohibited shall be exported from the United Kingdom or carried coastwise, or be water-borne to be so exported or carried, they shall be forfeited.
Page 550 - An act further to provide for the collection of duties on imports, and for other purposes...
Page 102 - I deem it of importance that the loyal regions of east Tennessee and western North Carolina should be connected with Kentucky and other faithful parts of the Union by railroad. I therefore recommend, as a military measure, that Congress provide for the construction of such road as speedily as possible.
Page 7 - The case of dispatches is very different ; it is impossible to limit a letter to so small a size as not to be capable of producing the most important consequences in the operations of the enemy. It is a service, therefore, which, in whatever degree it exists, can only be considered in one character, as an act of the most noxious and hostile nature.
Page 88 - ... made up or manufactured, wholly or in part, by the tailor, seamstress, or manufacturer...
Page 7 - ... persons whatsoever do commit any act, matter, or thing whatsoever, contrary to the provisions of the said statute, upon pain of the several penalties by the said statute imposed, and of our high displeasure. And we do hereby further warn all our loving subjects, and all persons whatsoever entitled to our protection, that if...
Page 400 - Manufactures of cotton, linen, silk, wool, or worsted, if embroidered or tamboured in the loom or otherwise, by machinery, or with the needle or other process. Manufactures, articles, vessels, and wares, of glass, or of which glass shall be a component material, not otherwise provided for.
Page 351 - I also in the same connection ask the attention of Congress to our great lakes and rivers. It is believed that some fortifications and depots of arms and munitions, with harbor and navigation improvements, all at well-selected points upon these, would be of great importance to the national defense and preservation.