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Side 2
... own part , to look at our title to Oregon , - not for the purpose of defining it with critical precision , but so far as 1 Mr. Allen . 2 Mr. J. M. Clayton . to state the general grounds on which it rests . SPEECHES IN THE SENATE .
... own part , to look at our title to Oregon , - not for the purpose of defining it with critical precision , but so far as 1 Mr. Allen . 2 Mr. J. M. Clayton . to state the general grounds on which it rests . SPEECHES IN THE SENATE .
Side 3
... purpose of correcting extreme misconceptions , both at home and abroad , on a few points of vital consequence . No purely American question has , perhaps , excited a stronger interest in other countries ; and I doubt whether any other ...
... purpose of correcting extreme misconceptions , both at home and abroad , on a few points of vital consequence . No purely American question has , perhaps , excited a stronger interest in other countries ; and I doubt whether any other ...
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... purpose on the part of Spain to extend her dominion over the uninhabited territory on the northwest- ern coast of ... purposes she had in view . The next navigator who appeared on the northwest coast was Sir Francis Drake . He left ...
... purpose on the part of Spain to extend her dominion over the uninhabited territory on the northwest- ern coast of ... purposes she had in view . The next navigator who appeared on the northwest coast was Sir Francis Drake . He left ...
Side 7
... purpose of ex- ploration or settlement ; they led to the discovery of no new territory ; and they were not followed up by an actual occupation of the soil . For two centuries no claim to territorial rights , that I am aware of , was set ...
... purpose of ex- ploration or settlement ; they led to the discovery of no new territory ; and they were not followed up by an actual occupation of the soil . For two centuries no claim to territorial rights , that I am aware of , was set ...
Side 8
... purpose in pursu- ance of which they were made , excludes all claim of dis- covery by others down to that period of time . In 1603 , Vizcaino , a distinguished naval commander , under an order from the King of Spain , made a careful ...
... purpose in pursu- ance of which they were made , excludes all claim of dis- covery by others down to that period of time . In 1603 , Vizcaino , a distinguished naval commander , under an order from the King of Spain , made a careful ...
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