 ... be made to our system of States. The control which, with Florida Point, this island would give us over the Gulf of Mexico, and the countries and isthmus bordering on it, as well as all those whose waters flow into it, would fill up the measure of...  Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review - Page 2711858Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1829 - 662 pages
...waters flow into it, would fill up the measure of our political well-being. Yet, as 1 am sensible that this can never be obtained, even with her own consent,...without it, I have no hesitation in abandoning my 6rst wish to future chances, and accepting its independence, with peace and the friendship of England,... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1829 - 594 pages
...waters flow into it, would fill up the measure of our political wcllbeing. Yet, as I am sensible that this can never be obtained, even with her own consent,...independence of England,) can be secured without it, 1 have no hesitation in abandoning my first wish to future chances, and accepting its independence,... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 1102 pages
...waters flow into it, would fill up the measure of our political well-being. Yet, as 1 am sensible that this can never be obtained, even with her own consent,...which is our second interest, (and especially its indej>endence of England.) can be secured without it, I have no hesitation in abandoning my first wish... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - Presidents - 1829 - 552 pages
...waters flow into it, would fill up the measure of our political wellbeing. Yet, as I am sensible that this can never be obtained, even with her own consent, but by war ; and its independence, which is our 382 second interest, (and especially its independence of England,) can be secured without it, 1 have... | |
 | William Huskisson - 1831 - 708 pages
...waters flow into it, would fill up the measure of our political well-being. Yet I am sensible that this can never be obtained, even with her own consent, but by war;" That a war arising out of these pretensions may one day occur is, perhaps, but too probable. The progress... | |
 | William Huskisson - Great Britain - 1831 - 716 pages
...waters flow into it, would fill up the measure of our political well-being. Yet I am sensible that this can never be obtained, even with her own consent, but by war." That a war arising out of these pretensions may one day occur is, perhaps, but too probable. The progress... | |
 | William Windham - Great Britain - 1837 - 694 pages
...waters flow into it, would fill up the measure of our political well-being. Yet I am sensible that this can never be obtained, even with her own consent, but by war." That a war arising out of these pretensions mayone day occur is, perhaps, but too probable. The progress... | |
 | William Windham - Great Britain - 1837 - 694 pages
...waters flow into it, would fill up the measure of our political well-being. Yet I am sensible that this can never be obtained, even with her own consent, but by war." That a war arising out of these pretensions may one day occur is, perhaps, but too probable. The progress... | |
 | Robert Charles Winthrop - History - 1852 - 802 pages
...well as all those whose waters flow into it, would fill up the measure of our political wellbeing. Yet I am sensible this can never be obtained, even with her own consent, but by war;"' These extracts from the speech of Mr. Huskisson, in 1830, Mr. Chairman, are at once amusing and edifying.... | |
 | Robert Charles Winthrop - United States - 1852 - 414 pages
...well us all those whose waters flow into it, would fill up the measure of our political wellbeing. Yet I am sensible this can never be obtained, even with her own consent, but by war.'" These extracts from the speech of Mr. Huskisson, in 1830, Mr. Chairman, are at once amusing and edifying.... | |
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