 Cuba, almost in sight of our shores, from a multitude of considerations has become an object of transcendent importance to the commercial and political interests of our Union. Its commanding position with reference to the Gulf of Mexico and the West India...  The North American Review - Page 7441896Full view - About this book
 | George E. Baker - 1855 - 424 pages
...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...population; its situation midway between our southern coast and the island of St. Domingo ; its safe and capacious harbor of the Havana, fronting a * App.... | |
 | George E. Baker - 1855 - 436 pages
...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 transcendant importance to the commercial and political interests of our Union. Its commanding position,... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1859 - 364 pages
...their local position and natural appendages to the North American continent, and one of them, Cuba, almost in sight of our shores, from a multitude of...population, its situation midway between our southern coast and the island of St. Domingo, its safe and capacious harbor of the Havana, fronting a long line... | |
 | 1859 - 406 pages
...their local position are natural appendages to the North American continent, and one of them (Onha) almost in sight of our shores, from a multitude of...population, its situation midway between our southern coast and the island of St. Domingo, its safe and capacious harbor of the Havana, fronting a long line... | |
 | 1859 - 424 pages
...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...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... | |
 | John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne - 1860 - 412 pages
...Union." JQ Adams, when secretary of state, in his instructions to Mr. Nelson in 1823, says : "Cuba's commanding position, with reference to the Gulf of Mexico, and the West Indies, etc., gives it an importance in the sum of our national interests with which that of no other... | |
 | William Henry Seward - 1853 - 666 pages
...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 the commereial and political interests of our Union. Its commanding position, with reference to the gulf... | |
 | Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office - 1865 - 1468 pages
...their local position and natural appendages to the North American continent, and one of them, Cuba, almost in sight of our shores, from a multitude of...population ; its situation midway between our Southern coast and the Island of St. Domingo ; its safe and capacious harbour of the Havana, fronting a long... | |
 | United States. General Land Office - 1868 - 436 pages
...Antilles," is situated midway between our southern coast and the island of St. Domingo, occupying a commanding position with reference to the Gulf of Mexico and the West India seas, and having a coast line of 2,000 miles. Its greatest length is 793 miles, in width it is 127, and with... | |
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