| United States. Congress. Senate - 852 páginas
...existing foreign relations, and in the natural order of things. The island of Cuba lies at our doors. commands the approach to the Gulf of Mexico, which...continent, and with its tributaries forms the largest gystem of internal water-communication in the world. It keeps watch at the door-way of our intercourse... | |
| United States. Department of State - 1853 - 28 páginas
...events all take place, the President does not see how Cuba can belong to any European power but Spain. commands the approach to the Gulf of Mexico, which washes the shores of five of our States. Tt bars the entrance of that great river which drains half the North American continent, and with its... | |
| Henry Wheaton, William Beach Lawrence - 1855 - 938 páginas
...place without any disturbance of existing foreign relations, and in the natural order of things. The island of Cuba lies at our doors. It commands the...continent, and with its tributaries forms the largest system of internal water communication in the world. It keeps wateh at the door-way of our intercourse... | |
| 1849 - 516 páginas
...to the Gulf of Mexico, which WII.-IKH the ffhoree of five of our .Stnfes ; it burs the entrance ro that great river which drains half the North American Continent, and, with its tributaries, forint the largest system of internal water c'-mmnnication in the world; it kerps watch uL ti»! doorway... | |
| Ivory Chamberlain - 1856 - 228 páginas
...place without any disturbance of existing foreign relations, and in the natural order of things. "The island of Cuba lies at our doors; it commands the...shores of five of our States ; it bars the entrance to that great river which drains half the North American continent, and, with its tributaries, forms... | |
| W. L. Barre - 1856 - 424 páginas
...approach to the Gulf of Mexico, which washes the shores of five of our states; it bars the entrance to that great river which drains half the North American...continent, and, with its tributaries, forms the largest system of water communication in the world; it keeps watch at the doorway of our intercourse with California... | |
| Ivory Chamberlain - 1856 - 230 páginas
...approach to' the Gulf of Mexico, which washes the shores of five of our States; it bars the entrance to that great river which drains half the North American continent, and, with its 9 tributaries, forms the largest system of internal water communication in the world; it keeps watch... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1868 - 948 páginas
...place without any disturbance of existing foreign relations, and in the natural order of things. The island of Cuba lies at our doors; it commands the...shores of five of our states; it bars the entrance to that great river which drains half the North American continent, and, with its tributaries, forms... | |
| John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne - 1860 - 412 páginas
...place without any disturbance of existing foreign relations, and in the natural order of things. The island of Cuba lies at our doors. It commands the...continent and with its tributaries forms the largest system of internal water communication in the world. It keeps watch at the doorway of our intercourse... | |
| John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne - 1860 - 412 páginas
...relations, and in the natural order of things. The island of Cuba lies at our • doors. It commands tho approach to the Gulf of Mexico, which washes the shores of five of oar states. It bars the entrance of that great river which drains half tho North Ameriean continent... | |
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