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pp . 42. New York . Newman . 1845 . 4. Lecture on Oregon . By the Hon . C. CUSHING , late Commissioner of the United States to China ; at the Lyceum , Boston , November , 1845. pp . 12. London . 5. The Oregon Question ; or , a Statement ...
pp . 42. New York . Newman . 1845 . 4. Lecture on Oregon . By the Hon . C. CUSHING , late Commissioner of the United States to China ; at the Lyceum , Boston , November , 1845. pp . 12. London . 5. The Oregon Question ; or , a Statement ...
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But this question of Oregon is one which imme- diately and deeply and exclusively affects our own honor and interests , and from which we can- not recede . and accepting from the natives the sovereignty of the territory.
But this question of Oregon is one which imme- diately and deeply and exclusively affects our own honor and interests , and from which we can- not recede . and accepting from the natives the sovereignty of the territory.
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-the right " to any part of the said country to which they may have claims " - not " the whole or any part " ( which is the invari- ble phraseology when there is a mixed question of a whole or of parts ) —but any part of the said ...
-the right " to any part of the said country to which they may have claims " - not " the whole or any part " ( which is the invari- ble phraseology when there is a mixed question of a whole or of parts ) —but any part of the said ...
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