 | John Holladay Latané - 1900 - 310 pàgines
...Alliance, even at the expense of renouncing all designs upon Cuba, which he had always^looked upon " as the most interesting addition which could ever be made to our system of states." " Madison inot only favored the idea of a joint declaration, but did not see why it should not apply... | |
 | 1901 - 1072 pàgines
...point of its utmost interest. And in another letter to the same, on the 24th October, 1823, he says: I candidly confess that I have ever looked on Cuba...which could ever be made to our system of States. The control which, with Florida Point, this island would give us over the Gulf of Mexico and the countries... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations - 1901 - 1444 pàgines
...point of its utmost interest. And in another letter to the same, on the 24th October, 1823, lie says: I candidly confess that I have ever looked on Cuba...most interesting addition which could ever be made to onr system of States. The control which, with Florida Point, this island would give us over the Gulf... | |
 | William Eleroy Curtis - 1901 - 458 pàgines
...advocate of the annexation of Cuba, wrote to President Monroe in 1823: "I candidly confess that I have looked on Cuba as the most interesting addition which could ever be made to our system of States. The control which with Florida point this island would give us over the Gulf of Mexico and the countries... | |
 | Eva Emery Dye - 1902 - 466 pàgines
...had so ominous a question." He who had said, " Pensacola and Florida will come in good time," and, " I have ever looked on Cuba as the most interesting addition which could be made to our system of States," had corresponded with the Spanish minister concerning a canal through... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1905 - 598 pàgines
...a question. Do we wish to acquire to our own confederacy any one or more of the Spanish provinces? I candidly confess, that I have ever looked on Cuba...which could ever be made to our system of States. The control which, with Florida Point, this island would give us over the Gulf of Mexico, and the countries... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1905 - 360 pàgines
...a question. Do we wish to acquire to our own confederacy any one or more of the Spanish provinces? I candidly confess, that I have ever looked on Cuba...which could ever be made to our system of States. The control which, with Florida Point, this island would give us over the Gulf of Mexico, and the countries... | |
 | Albert Gardner Robinson - 1905 - 388 pàgines
...to the continuance and integrity of the Union itself._|J I In the same year, Thomas Jefferson wrote: "I have ever looked on Cuba as the most interesting...which could ever be made to our system of States. The control which, with Florida Point, this Island would give us over the Gulf of Mexico, and the countries... | |
 | John Bassett Moore - 1905 - 348 pàgines
...self-support, could gravitate only towards the North American Union; and Jefferson confessed that he had " ever looked on Cuba as the most interesting addition...which could ever be made to our system of States." In 1848 an offer was made to Spain to purchase the island for $100,000,ooo, but it was summarily repulsed.... | |
 | John Bassett Moore - 1906 - 1056 pàgines
...a question. Do we wish to acquire to our own confederacy any one or more of the Spanish provinces? I candidly confess that I have ever looked on Cuba...which could ever be made to our system of States. The control which, with Florida Point, this island would give us over the Gulf of Mexico, and the countries... | |
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I candidly confess, that I have ever looked on Cuba . as the most interesting addition which could ever be made to our / system of States. The control which, with Florida Point, this island would give us over the Gulf of Mexico, and the countries and... 
