...still retained undisputed possession, Mr. Adams continued: "Those islands from their local position are natural appendages to the North American Continent, and one of them (Cuba), which is almost in sight of our shores, from a multitude of considerations, has become an object of...

...deeply involved. Whatever may be the issue of this war, as between those two European powers, it may be taken for .granted that the dominion of Spain upon...object of transcendent importance to the commercial and political interests of our Union. Its commanding position, with reference to the Gulf of Mexico...

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...dependent upon her, that she yet possesses the power of transferring her own dominion over them, tether with the possession of them, to others. These islands,...object of transcendent importance to the commercial and political interests of our Union. Its commanding position, with reference to the Gulf of Mexico...

...of transferring her own dominion over them to others. These islands, from their local position, are natural appendages to the North American continent...object of transcendent importance to the commercial and political interests of our Union. Its commanding position, with reference to the Gulf of Mexico...

...of transferring her own dominion over them to others. These islands, from their local position, are natural appendages to the North American continent;...object of transcendent importance to the commercial and political interests of our Union. Its commanding position, with reference to the gulf of Mexico...

...of transferring her own dominion over them to others. These islands, from their local position, are natural appendages to the North American continent;...object of transcendent importance to the commercial and political interests of our Union. Its commanding position, with reference to the gulf of Mexico...

...of transferring herown dominion over them to others. These islands, from their local position, arc natural appendages to the North American continent;...them, Cuba, almost in sight of our shores, from a mullitudeof considerations, haa become an object of Iran- . scendent importance to the commercial and...

...of transferring h«rown dominion over them to olhers. These islands, from their local position, are natural appendages to the North American continent...and one of them, Cuba, almost in sight of our shores ^rom a multitude of considerations, has become an object onranscendent importance to the conamercial...

...position, are natural appendages to the North American continent ; and oneof them, Cuba, almoet in tight of our shores, from a multitude of considerations, has become an object of transcendent ¡шропапсе to the commercial and political inter ehtK of our Union. Its commanding position,...