 The day that France takes possession of New Orleans, fixes the sentence which is to restrain her forever within her low-water mark. It seals the union of two nations, who, in conjunction, can maintain exclusive possession of the ocean. From that moment,...  The Rochesterian: Selected Writings - Page 53by Joseph O'Connor - 1911Full view - About this book
 | Edward Channing - 1912 - 684 pages
..."There is on the globe one single spot, the possessor of which is our natural and habitual enemy; . . . The day that France takes possession of New Orleans fixes the sentence which is to restrain her [France] forever within her low-water mark. It seals the union of two nations, who, in conjunction,... | |
 | 1901 - 972 pages
...possessor of which is our natural and habitual enemy. The day that France takes possession of New Orleans seals the union of two nations, who, in conjunction, can maintain exclusive possession of the sea. From that moment we must marry ourselves to the British fleet and nation." Our interests must... | |
 | 1899 - 984 pages
...at the mouth of the Mississippi, and temporarily affected the current of the world's history. n. " The day that France takes possession of New Orleans fixes the sentence that is to restrain her forever within her low-water mark. It seals the union of two nations, who,... | |
 | 1925 - 734 pages
...spot the possessor of which is our natural enemy. The 3ay that France takes possession of New Orleans seals the union of two nations who, in conjunction, can maintain exclusive possession of the ocean. We must marry ourselves to the British fleet and nation. The pacifist was taking all his enemies by... | |
 | Hilton Proctor Goss - 1955 - 334 pages
...Her pacific dispositions, her feeble state, would induce her to increase our facilities there. . . . The day that France takes possession of New Orleans, fixes the sentence. ... It seals the union of two nations, who, in conjunction, can maintain exclusive possession of the... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1970 - 420 pages
...do not begin to make arrangements on that hypothesis. We must marry ourselves to the British fleet The day that France takes possession of New Orleans...sentence which is to restrain her forever within her low-water mark. It seals the union of two nations who, in conjunction, can maintain exclusive possession... | |
 | 1980 - 272 pages
...France dtid the' United States can continue long friends when they meet in so irfMbie & position. . . . The day that France takes possession of New Orleans fixes' the sentence which is to retain her forever within her low-water mark. it seals the union of two nations who, in conjunction,... | |
 | Brewster C. Denny - 1985 - 218 pages
...1803, when considering the threat that France would assume control of the Mississippi, Jefferson wrote: "The day that France takes possession of New Orleans,...sentence which is to restrain her forever within her low-water mark. It seals the union of two nations, who, in conjunction, can maintain exclusive possession... | |
 | Kenneth W. Thompson - 1992 - 372 pages
...Washington, DC, 1931-44), X, 363. habitual enemy. The day that France takes possession of New Orleans seals the union of two nations, who, in conjunction, can maintain exclusive possession of the seas. From that moment we must marry ourselves to the British fleet and nation." Our interests must... | |
 | Eugene V. Rostow - 1995 - 420 pages
...possessor of which is our natural and habitual enemy. The day that France takes possession of New Orleans seals the union of two nations, who, in conjunction, can maintain exclusive possession of the sea. From that moment we must marry ourselves to the British fleet and nation." Our interests must... | |
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