Correspondence in Relation to the Proposed Inter-oceanic Canal Between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty and the Monroe Doctrine: Being a Reprint of Senate Ex. Docs. No. 112, 46th Cong.; 2d Sess.; No. 194, 47th Cong., 1st Sess.; and No. 26, 48th Cong., 1st SessU.S. Government Printing Office, 1885 - 367 pages |
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... entered into a contract with the State of Nicaragua to open , on certain conditions , a communication between the At- lantic and Pacific Oceans by the river San Juan and the Nicaragua Lake ; that the Gov- ernment of the United States ...
... entered into a contract with the State of Nicaragua to open , on certain conditions , a communication between the At- lantic and Pacific Oceans by the river San Juan and the Nicaragua Lake ; that the Gov- ernment of the United States ...
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... entered into by them , Great Britain , and the United States . A principal impediment to the commencement or successful progress of the ship - canal through Nicaragua will then have been re- moved . Considering that the United States ...
... entered into by them , Great Britain , and the United States . A principal impediment to the commencement or successful progress of the ship - canal through Nicaragua will then have been re- moved . Considering that the United States ...
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... entered into by Mr. Squier without instructions from the Department , and when the treaty and additional articles were received , he was re- proved for them . They were never laid before the Senate . It is not to be doubted , however ...
... entered into by Mr. Squier without instructions from the Department , and when the treaty and additional articles were received , he was re- proved for them . They were never laid before the Senate . It is not to be doubted , however ...
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... enter into specific questions just then , I desired to throw out the subject for his consideration as one to which I might perhaps presently be directed to return with more definite propositions . His lordship replied by asking some ...
... enter into specific questions just then , I desired to throw out the subject for his consideration as one to which I might perhaps presently be directed to return with more definite propositions . His lordship replied by asking some ...
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... enter- prise , affect essentially the conditions under which the United States may be called upon to perform the engagements of that treaty . The guarantee of the neutrality of the transit and of the sovereignty and property of Colombia ...
... enter- prise , affect essentially the conditions under which the United States may be called upon to perform the engagements of that treaty . The guarantee of the neutrality of the transit and of the sovereignty and property of Colombia ...
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Accessory Transit Company aforesaid agreed appurtenances April arbitration Atlantic and Pacific Bay Islands Belize Bogota Britain Britannic Majesty British Government Bulwer Cass cent Central America citizens claim Clayton Clayton-Bulwer treaty coast commerce communication concession Congress construction convention Costa Rica declaration desire dispatch duties engage enterprise ernment established execution favor force foreign Government of Nicaragua Granada grant guarantee Guatemala hereby Hurlbut instructions interests interoceanic canal Isthmus of Panama lands laws Lord Clarendon Lord Napier lordship Majesty's Government Malmesbury ment merchandise minister Modification Mosquito Indians nations necessary negotiation neutrality object Pacific Oceans Panama Railroad Panama Railroad Company persons or company plenipotentiaries ports possession President proposed protection purpose question ratifications received reference relations Republic of Nicaragua respect river route San Juan Senate settlement ship-canal ships Sir William Ouseley sovereignty Spain stipulations territory thereof tion tonnage transit United vessels views Washington William Ouseley's mission
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Page 183 - In the discussions to which this interest has given rise, and in the arrangements by which they may terminate, the occasion has been judged proper for asserting as a principle in which the rights, and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers.
Page 146 - Britain hereby declare, that neither the one nor the other will ever obtain or maintain for itself any exclusive control over the said Ship Canal; agreeing, that neither will ever erect or maintain any fortifications commanding the same, or in the vicinity thereof, or occupy, or fortify, or colonize, or assume, or exercise any dominion over Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America...
Page 5 - States guarantee, positively and efficaciously, to New Granada, by the present stipulation, the perfect neutrality of the before-mentioned Isthmus, with the view that the free transit from the one to the other sea may not be interrupted or embarrassed in any future time while this treaty exists ; and in consequence, the United States also guarantee, in the same manner, the rights of sovereignty and property which New Granada has and possesses over the said territory.
Page 344 - ... with any State or people for the purpose of erecting or maintaining any such fortifications, or of occupying, fortifying, or colonizing Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of Central America, or of assuming or exercising dominion over the same...
Page 161 - It is impossible that the allied powers should extend their political system to any portion of either continent, without endangering our peace and happiness ; nor can any one believe that our southern brethren, if left to themselves, would adopt it of their own accord. It is equally impossible, therefore, that we should behold such interposition, in any form, with indifference.
Page 100 - Britain take advantage of any intimacy, or use any alliance, connection, or influence that either may possess with any state or government through whose territory the said canal may pass, for the purpose of acquiring or holding, directly or indirectly, for the citizens or subjects of the one, any rights or advantages in regard to commerce or navigation through the said canal which shall not be offered on the same terms to the citizens or subjects of the other.
Page 105 - ... of the said territories, respectively; also to hire and occupy houses and warehouses for the purposes of their commerce; and, generally, the merchants and traders of each nation, respectively, shall enjoy the most complete protection and security for their commerce, but subject always to the laws and statutes of the two countries, respectively.
Page 298 - The commissioners, so named, shall meet, at London at the earliest convenient period after they shall have been respectively named ; and shall, before proceeding to any business, make and subscribe a solemn declaration that they will impartially and carefully examine and decide, to the best of their judgment, and according to justice and equity...
Page 107 - It shall be free for each of the two contracting parties to appoint consuls for the protection of trade, to reside in the dominions and territories of the other party; but before any consul shall act as such, he shall, in the usual form, be approved...
Page 162 - The governments of the United States and Great Britain having not only desired, in entering into this convention, to accomplish a particular object, but also to establish a general principle, they hereby agree to extend their protection, by treaty stipulations...