...upon us, will not lightly hazard the giving us provocation; when 346 AMERICAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONAHY. we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided...advantages of so peculiar a situation.' Why quit our OWH to stand upon foreign ground.' Why. by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe,...

...impossibility of making acquisitions upon us, will not lightly hazard the giving us provocation ; when we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided...with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice. It is our...

...entangling alliances with none," was the impressive injunction of Jefferson's inaugural Message. " Why quit our own, to stand upon foreign ground ? Why,...with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice ? It is our...

...that, in the event of belligerent nations " making acquisitions upon us," or "giving us provocation," we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. These, then, are the words which furnish the President with his authority for sending Ministers to...

...impossibility of making acquisitions upon us, " will not lightly hazard the giving us provocation; when " we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided...with that of any part of " Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of " European ambition, rivabhip, interest, humor, oreaprice ? "'Tis our...

...impossibility of making acquisitions upon us, " will not lightly hazard the giving us provocation; when " we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided...stand upon foreign ground ' Why, " by interweaving oiu' destiny with that of any part of " Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of "...

...impossibility of making acquisitions upon us, " will not lightly hazard the giving us provocation; when "we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by "justice, sliall counsel. " Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation ? " Why quit our own 'to stand...

...entangling alliances with none," was the impressive injunction of Jefferson's inaugural Message. " Why quit our own, to stand upon, foreign ground ?...with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice ? It is our...

...own altars and firesides, to take an attitude which would cause our neutrality to be respected, and choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. The acceptance of this invita? jion therefore, far from conflicting with the counsel or the policy...

...impossibility of making acquisitions upon us, will not lightly hazard the giving us provocation ; when we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided...with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice ? 'Tis our...