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As such Republic , she maintained her independence in fact and in name , until
she became incorporated into the government of the United States , December
29 , 1845 . The first question to be determined by this court is , whether Texas , at
...
As such Republic , she maintained her independence in fact and in name , until
she became incorporated into the government of the United States , December
29 , 1845 . The first question to be determined by this court is , whether Texas , at
...
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The question whether Texas had achieved her independence in September ,
1836 , was a historic and governmental fact - a fact not depending upon any
question of recognition by other and different nations . It is true that other
governments ...
The question whether Texas had achieved her independence in September ,
1836 , was a historic and governmental fact - a fact not depending upon any
question of recognition by other and different nations . It is true that other
governments ...
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... not a civil government in successful operation , capable of performing the
duties and fulfilling the obligations of an independent power . It depended upon
the state of the fact , and not upon the right which was in contest between the
parties .
... not a civil government in successful operation , capable of performing the
duties and fulfilling the obligations of an independent power . It depended upon
the state of the fact , and not upon the right which was in contest between the
parties .
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... have been treated by the United States as questions of fact only , and our
predecessors have cautiously abstained from deciding upon them until the
clearest evidence was in their possession , to enable them not only to decide
correctly , but ...
... have been treated by the United States as questions of fact only , and our
predecessors have cautiously abstained from deciding upon them until the
clearest evidence was in their possession , to enable them not only to decide
correctly , but ...
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... its constitutional power . But it has been urged in the argument that Texas was
in fact independent , and a sovereign state at the time of this agreement ; and that
the citizen of a neutral nation may lawfully lend money to one that is engaged in ...
... its constitutional power . But it has been urged in the argument that Texas was
in fact independent , and a sovereign state at the time of this agreement ; and that
the citizen of a neutral nation may lawfully lend money to one that is engaged in ...
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Page 47 - All questions relative to the government of foreign nations, whether of the old or new world, have been treated by the United States as questions of fact only, and our predecessors have cautiously abstained from deciding upon them until the clearest evidence was in their possession, to enable them not only to decide correctly, but to shield their decisions from every unworthy imputation.
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| Title | Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States, 14. köide |
| Author | United States. Supreme Court |
| Publisher | Published for John Conrad and Company, 1853 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 25 juuli 2007 |
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