 ... there are laws of political as well as of physical gravitation; and if an apple, severed by the tempest from its native tree, cannot choose but fall to the ground, Cuba, forcibly disjoined from its own unnatural connection with Spain, and incapable...  Putnam's Monthly - Strona 91853Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | United States. Congress. House - Liczba stron: 782
...tree, cannot choose but fall to the ground, Cuba, forcibly disjoined from its own unnatural connexion with Spain, and incapable of self-support, can gravitate...merely touched upon to illustrate the position that, jn the war opening upon Europe, the United States have deep and important interests involved, peculiarly... | |
 | United States. Department of State - 1852 - Liczba stron: 68
...tree, cannot choose but fall to the ground, Cuba, forcibly disjoined from its own unnatural connexion with Spain, and incapable of self-support, can gravitate...between France and Spain, these considerations would be prema~ ture. They are now merely touched upon to illustrate the position that, in the war opening upon... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1853 - Liczba stron: 406
...Cuba, forcibly disjointed from its own unnatural connection with Spain, and incapable of self support, can gravitate only towards the' North American Union,...law of nature, cannot cast her off from its bosom. "It will be among the primary objects requiring your most earnest and unremitting attention, to ascertain... | |
 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1854 - Liczba stron: 588
...tree, cannot choose but fall to the ground, Cuba, forcibly disjoined from its own unnatural connexion with Spain, and incapable of self-support, can gravitate...law of nature, cannot cast her off from its bosom." — (Despatch to Mr. Nelson.) During this period, not only has Spain grown weaker, but all Europe has... | |
 | 1859 - Liczba stron: 406
...tree, cannot choose but fall to the ground, Cuba, forcibly disjoined from its own unnatural connexion with Spain, and incapable of selfsupport, can gravitate*...law of nature, cannot cast her off from its bosom. "The transfer of Cuba to Great Britain would be an event unpropitions to the interests of this Union.... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1859 - Liczba stron: 362
...tree, cannot choose but fall to the ground, Cuba, forcibly disjoined from its own unnatural connexion with Spain, and incapable of selfsupport, can gravitate...law of nature, cannot cast her off from its bosom. "The transfer of Cuba to Great Britain would be an event unpropitious to the interests of this Union.... | |
 | Great Britain. Foreign Office, Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office - 1865 - Liczba stron: 1468
...tree, cannot choose but fall to the ground, Cuba, forcibly disjoined from its own unnatural connexion with Spain, and incapable of self-support, can gravitate...cast her off from its bosom. In any other state of thing3 than that which springs from this incipient war between France and Spain, these considerations... | |
 | Francis Wharton - 1886 - Liczba stron: 876
...but fall to the ground, Cuba, forcibly disjoined from its own unnatural connection with Spain, aud incapable of self-support, can gravitate only towards...considerations would be premature. They are now merely tonched upon to illustrate the position that, in the war opening upon Europe, the United States have... | |
 | Francis Wharton - 1887 - Liczba stron: 872
...by the tempest from its native tree, cannot choose but fall to the ground, Cuba, forcibly disjoined from its own unnatural connection with Spain, and...which springs from this incipient war between France aud Spain, these considerations would be premature. They are now merely touched upon to illustrate... | |
 | George Park Fisher, George Burton Adams, Henry Walcott Farnam, Arthur Twining Hadley, John Christopher Schwab, William Fremont Blackman, Edward Gaylord Bourne, Irving Fisher, Henry Crosby Emery, Wilbur Lucius Cross - 1894 - Liczba stron: 480
...by the tempest from its native tree, cannot choose but fall to the ground, Cuba, forcibly disjoined from its own unnatural connection with Spain, and...law of nature, cannot cast her off from its bosom." 1 The immediate object in view was to prevent Great Britain from acquiring Cuba. Jefferson wrote to... | |
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