 | David Hume - 1887 - 886 páginas
...prophetically, "This accession of territory strengthens for ever the power of the United States; and I have just given to England a maritime rival that will, sooner or later, humble her pride." Note XXX., page 673. The British, by " Orders in Council," and the French, by " Decrees,'' concerning... | |
 | Emory Adams Allen - 1887 - 836 páginas
...territory, he remarked; "This accession of territory strengthens forever the power of the United States, and I have just given to England a maritime rival, that will sooner or later humble her pride."1 This remark shows the motive that Napoleon had in ceding this territory to the United States.... | |
 | Boston (Mass.) - 1889 - 324 páginas
...have exclaimed : " This accession of territory strengthens forever the power of the United States. I have just given to England a maritime rival that will sooner or later humble her pride." Again, note the manner in which a Divine Providence interposed to strengthen the arm of our nation... | |
 | Emerson W. Gould - 1889 - 792 páginas
...he remarked : " This accession of territory strengthens forever the power of the United States, and I have just given to England a maritime rival that will sooner or later humble her pride." Under the stimulating influence of American enterprise the commerce of the valleyrapidly developed.... | |
 | Nathaniel Pitt Langford - 1890 - 286 páginas
...sententious prophecy : " This accession of territory strengthens forever the power of the United States ; and I have just given to England a maritime rival that will sooner or later humble her pride." Neither of the contracting parties to this treaty were able to define the boundaries of the vast territory... | |
 | Alexander Dwight Anderson - 1890 - 110 páginas
...consummated, he remarked: This accession of territory strengthens forever the power of the United States, and I have just given to England a maritime rival that will sooner or later humble her pride. Under the stimulating influence of American enterprise the commerce of the valley rapidly developed.... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - 1891 - 500 páginas
...he felt the necessity of the sale, saw the vast importance of the region, is reported to have said: "I have just given to England a maritime rival that will sooner or later humble her pride." In 1804, the northern part of this region was explored by Captains Lewis and Clark, who brought back... | |
 | Mary Sheldon Barnes, Earl Barnes - 1891 - 482 páginas
...of money ; as he said : This . . . territory strengthens forever the power of the United States; and I have just given to England a maritime rival that will, sooner or later, humble her pride.209 Iiewis and, Clarke's Expedition. — Almost at once, Jefferson sent out an expedition to... | |
 | Frank H. Tompkins - 1892 - 184 páginas
...executed, he said: "This accession of territory strengthens forever the power of the United States, and I have just given to England a maritime rival that will sooner or, later humble her pride." From this time on, and especially after the introduction of steam power, the commerce of the river... | |
 | Everit Brown, Albert Strauss - 1892 - 582 páginas
...lived long, but this is the noblest work of our whole lives." And Napoleon is said to have remarked: "I have just given to England a maritime rival that will, sooner or later, humble her pride." Portions of the boundary line of this purchased territory were in dispute for a long time, but so far... | |
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This accession of territory strengthens forever the power of the United States ; and I have just given to England a maritime rival that will sooner or later humble her pride. 
