Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress with the Annual Message of the President, December 2, 1872, Part II, Volume V

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Extract from the speech of Mr. J. Q. Adams, in the House of Representatives, April 13, 1846.

* * * “I am not for settling the question at the line of 49°.” * * * “If this House pass this, and instead of putting down ‘south of the line of 49°,’ as is proposed by this amendment, will say ‘south of latitude 54° 40′,’ I will vote for it.” * * * “Great Britain had no claim whatever. I believe she has no pretensions to any now.”

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