| e. & g.w. blunt - 1828 - 884 sivua
...against its consent, they would find no support or countenance in reason, or in the law of nature. But it is inconceivable upon what just grounds a nation...all whose lots are cast upon its borders ; and, in this latter respect, it is clearly distinguishable from canals and works of art, from the use of which,... | |
| Joseph Blunt - 1828 - 868 sivua
...against its consent, they would find no support or countenance in reason, or in the law of nature. But it is inconceivable upon what just grounds a nation...all whose lots are cast upon its borders ; and, in this latter respect, it is clearly distinguishable from canals and works of art, from the use of which,... | |
| e. & g.w. blunt - 1828 - 884 sivua
...in respect to its navigable uses, be considered as common to all the nations who inhabit its bunks, as a free gift, flowing from the bounty of Heaven,...all whose lots are cast upon its borders ; and, in this latter respect, it is clearly distinguishable from canals and works of art, from the use of which,... | |
| John Bassett Moore - 1900 - 32 sivua
...Arbitrations, V. 4851. * " A river that passes through or washes the territory of two or more states must, in respect to its navigable uses, be considered...intended for all whose lots are cast upon its borders." (Mr. Clay, Sec. of State, to Mr. Gallatin, June 19, 1826, Am. State Papers, For. Rel. V. 763.) revolutionary... | |
| John Bassett Moore - 1906 - 1036 sivua
...in respect to its navigable uses, be considered as common to all the nations who inhabit its hanks, as a free gift flowing from the bounty of Heaven,...intended for all whose lots are cast upon its borders." He also appealed to the regulations of the Congress of Vienna, which should, he declared, " be regarded... | |
| Arthur Sweetser - 1920 - 234 sivua
...years later we struck a religious motif. Secretary Clay told London the river must be considered " as a free gift flowing from the bounty of Heaven intended for all whose lots are cast upon its borders." But even that left England cold. It was only in 1854, when Britain wanted certain privileges of free... | |
| 1852 - 248 sivua
...it according to its natural design of furnishing them with a pathway to the ocean, and enabling them to hold intercourse with the remote nations of the...upon its borders." And in his instructions of the 8th of August, in the same year, to Mr. Gallatin, he says, concerning the right of navigating the St.... | |
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