A Sketch of Chili: Expressly Prepared for the Use of Emigrants, from the United States and Europe to that Country, with a Map, and Several Papers Relating to the Present War Between that Country and Spain, and the Position Assumed by the United States ThereinS. Hallet, 1866 - 181 pages |
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... whole extent of the lines of communication by land ( taking into consideration only the cartable roads ) and by rivers , amounted , in 1863 , to 16,039 kilometres and were distributed in the several provinces , as shown in the fol ...
... whole extent of the lines of communication by land ( taking into consideration only the cartable roads ) and by rivers , amounted , in 1863 , to 16,039 kilometres and were distributed in the several provinces , as shown in the fol ...
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... whole extent of the country , and of mag- nificent and costly railways , are attended to and paid for freely from the public funds or credit of the republic . Slavery is prohibited by law , all traffic in it forbid- den , and every ...
... whole extent of the country , and of mag- nificent and costly railways , are attended to and paid for freely from the public funds or credit of the republic . Slavery is prohibited by law , all traffic in it forbid- den , and every ...
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... whole mounting 71 cannon . Lately , the differential duties on goods from the United States , Great Britain , Brazil , and other principal commer- cial countries , have been abolished . A new tariff was introduced May 8 , 1851 , and ...
... whole mounting 71 cannon . Lately , the differential duties on goods from the United States , Great Britain , Brazil , and other principal commer- cial countries , have been abolished . A new tariff was introduced May 8 , 1851 , and ...
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... whole province of Llanquihue , the center of which is now occupied by the colony , may be considered a largefield allotted to European settlers . The conditions of the settlement for emigrants cannot be more liberal , just , and ...
... whole province of Llanquihue , the center of which is now occupied by the colony , may be considered a largefield allotted to European settlers . The conditions of the settlement for emigrants cannot be more liberal , just , and ...
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... these enterprises have not proved quite successful , owing to the circumstance that the country does not want so many common laborers , but settlers of a higher grade . It has been calculated that Chili , with the whole 52.
... these enterprises have not proved quite successful , owing to the circumstance that the country does not want so many common laborers , but settlers of a higher grade . It has been calculated that Chili , with the whole 52.
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Abraham Lincoln Aconcagua Admiral Pareja agent agricultural Applause army Atacama Benjamin Vicuña Mackenna capital cause cent Chile Chili Chilian Chiloé Chincha citizens coal coast colony commerce Concepcion Congress continent Cooper Institute Copiapó copper Coquimbo coun declared desert of Atacama diplomatic Domingo duty E. G. Squier emigrants England English enterprise Europe European exportation feel flag foreign France gentlemen heart honor House hundred immense independence La Serena land liberal liberty Llanquihue meeting Mexico miles millions Minister monarchy Monroe Doctrine mountains nations navigation noble North Pacific Panamá patriotism peace Peru political ports present President principles provinces railways representatives Republic of Chili republican respect Santiago Secretary Señor Vicuña Mackenna single slavery South America southern Spain Spaniards Spanish Government Squier steam steamers sympathy Talcahuano Tavira tion United Valdivia valleys Valparaiso Vicuña Mackenna Washington York
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Page 102 - Intelligence, patriotism, Christianity and a firm reliance on Him who has never yet forsaken this favored land, are still competent to adjust, in the best way, all our present difficulty. In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war.
Page 101 - A duty devolves upon me which is, perhaps, greater than that which has devolved upon any other man since the days of WASHINGTON. He never would have succeeded except for the aid of Divine Providence, upon which he at all times relied. I feel that I cannot succeed without the same Divine aid which sustained him, and on the same Almighty Being I place my reliance for support...
Page 102 - I shall have the most solemn one to preserve, protect, and defend it/ "I am loath to close. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better...
Page 101 - MY FRIENDS : No one not in my position can appreciate the sadness I feel at this parting. To this people I owe all that I am. Here I have lived more than a quarter of a century; here my children were born, and here one of them lies buried. I know not how soon I shall see you again.
Page 16 - 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 maintained, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers...
Page 75 - Mexico ; and they therefore think fit to declare that it does not accord with the policy of the United States to acknowledge any monarchical government, erected on the ruins of any republican government in America, under the auspices of any European power.
Page 102 - In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The Government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the Government, while / shall have the most solemn one to " preserve, protect, and defend it.
Page 102 - My countrymen, one and all, think calmly and well upon this whole subject." Nothing valuable can be lost by taking time." If there be an object to hurry any of you, in hot haste, to a step which you would never take deliberately, that object will be frustrated by taking time; but no good object can be frustrated by it. Such of you as are now dissatisfied...
Page 68 - I regret that I shall not be able to be present at your meeting, but you may be assured that I am heartily in sympathy with the declared object thereof, and intend to make my sentiments known in Congress at an early period of the present session.
Page 16 - European powers to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety...