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Napoleon (Ohio, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
kind to me. Thorn's balls are truly brilliant, and his house is one of the finest I have ever seen. People with titles beg for invitations there. Before the last ball, Lord Brougham, who was in Paris, and of whom I have seen much, wrote me a note,—which I send you for an autograph,—asking me to get him an invitation! Said Brougham to me the other day, as we were walking arm-in-arm: Ah! my dear friend, is this like Boston? Tell Cleveland and Longfellow that we were then in the shadow of Napoleon's Column, in the Place Vendome; and ask them whether they find any thing in Boston like that. Strange things I may tell of Brougham. I have talked with him much about our Maine affair. It shall be discussed! said he, with an oath, when I told him that all we wanted was to have the subject looked into and studied; but I have written two very long letters to Governor Everett on this subject. At the request of General Cass, our minister, I have written a long article in Galignani's Messe
Connecticut (Connecticut, United States) (search for this): chapter 13
uted territory. He was, together with Brougham and Sumner, present at a dinner given by General Cass; and, after Sumner had retired to meet another engagement, Lord Brougham said that he had never met with any man of Sumner's age of such extensive legal knowledge and natural legal intellect, and predicted that he would prove an honor to the American bar. General Webb always maintained very friendly relations with Sumner. This veteran editor (1877), aged seventy-five, now lives in New Haven Conn. who was then making one of his frequent visits to that city. He undertook at this time a patriotic service, which interfered with the pursuit of the special objects of his journey,—the defence of the American title to territory included in the Northeastern Boundary controversy between the United States and Great Britain. The friendly relations of the two countries were then disturbed, not only by the territorial dispute, but also by the affair of the Caroline. Partisans on both sides we
Department de Ville de Paris (France) (search for this): chapter 13
Chapter 19: Paris again.—March to April, 1839.—Age, 28. Changing the plan of his journey, in n the night of March 22. During four weeks in Paris, he renewed his intercourse with friends Atring the latter part of his previous, visit to Paris, he made the acquaintance of Alexis de Tocquevational wrong. A Citizen of the United States. Paris, April 9. In the negotiations which finall first appeared, the article was attributed in Paris. Nor was the praise bestowed upon it confinedect report of Lord Brougham's conversations in Paris, which tended to weaken the effect of his remad Brougham) frequently when he was recently in Paris. Sumner, who had talked too freely with Walsh affair. Letters. To Lord Morpeth. Paris, Rue De La Paix, April 12, 1839. my dear Moquestion of peace and war; and our minister at Paris, a sensible, able, and honest man, has sympathave examined the question since I have been in Paris; and though I saw it undoubtedly through the A[9 more...]<
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Chapter 19: Paris again.—March to April, 1839.—Age, 28. Changing the plan of his journey, in which a visit to Germany was to follow his visit to England, Sumner turned towards Italy, and crossed the Channel, by way of Dover and Boulogne, on the night of March 22. During four weeks in Paris, he renewed his intercourse with friends At this, or during the latter part of his previous, visit to Paris, he made the acquaintance of Alexis de Tocqueville. from whom he parted the year before; and was kindly received by Lord Granville, then British ambassador, to whom he had been commended by Lord Morpeth. He also saw much of Lord Brougham, James Watson Webb, already editor of the New York Courier and Enquirer, since Minister to Brazil, was then in Paris. He had taken much interest in the North-eastern Boundary question, and had, in elaborate articles, maintained in his journal the title of the United States to the disputed territory. He was, together with Brougham and Sumner, pr
France (France) (search for this): chapter 13
with a throb, and rejoiced as I ascended its magnificent stairway, to think that it was no fee-possession, set apart to please the eyes of royalty. One day I have passed at Versailles, to revive the recollections of that place; and I stood with melancholy interest before that exquisite conception of Joan of Arc, by poor Mary of Orleans. This sculptor-princess I once saw. She seemed pretty, intelligent, and lively; and this statue is brimful of genius and thought. In that mighty palace of France, where it now is, there is nothing more touching. One night, I listened to Mademoiselle Rachel,— the new meteor that has illuminated the French drama. Without beauty, she has intense dignity, a fine voice, and great power of conceiving the meaning of the poet. Another night, I was charmed by the wonders of the French opera, the glories of the ballet, the dance and song; another, I was an indifferent listener to Grisi, Lablache, Tamburini, and the Italian corps. And then, society has spre
Halifax (Canada) (search for this): chapter 13
two countries were then disturbed, not only by the territorial dispute, but also by the affair of the Caroline. Partisans on both sides were indulging in recriminations and threats of hostilities. The State of Maine had erected forts along its frontier, and armed a civil posse to maintain possession of the disputed district. The controversy grew out of the uncertain language by which the treaty of 1783 defined the line between the two countries, as running from the North-west angle of Nova Scotia; namely, that angle which is formed by a line drawn due north from the source of St. Croix River to the Highlands; along the said Highlands, which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the North-westernmost head of Connecticut River, &c. The application of the terms North-west angle, Highlands, Atlantic Ocean (whether including or not the Bay of Fundy), and the North-westernmost head of Connecticut River,
Brazil (Brazil) (search for this): chapter 13
n the night of March 22. During four weeks in Paris, he renewed his intercourse with friends At this, or during the latter part of his previous, visit to Paris, he made the acquaintance of Alexis de Tocqueville. from whom he parted the year before; and was kindly received by Lord Granville, then British ambassador, to whom he had been commended by Lord Morpeth. He also saw much of Lord Brougham, James Watson Webb, already editor of the New York Courier and Enquirer, since Minister to Brazil, was then in Paris. He had taken much interest in the North-eastern Boundary question, and had, in elaborate articles, maintained in his journal the title of the United States to the disputed territory. He was, together with Brougham and Sumner, present at a dinner given by General Cass; and, after Sumner had retired to meet another engagement, Lord Brougham said that he had never met with any man of Sumner's age of such extensive legal knowledge and natural legal intellect, and predicted
England (United Kingdom) (search for this): chapter 13
ndertook at this time a patriotic service, which interfered with the pursuit of the special objects of his journey,—the defence of the American title to territory included in the Northeastern Boundary controversy between the United States and Great Britain. The friendly relations of the two countries were then disturbed, not only by the territorial dispute, but also by the affair of the Caroline. Partisans on both sides were indulging in recriminations and threats of hostilities. The State oost head of Connecticut River, &c. The application of the terms North-west angle, Highlands, Atlantic Ocean (whether including or not the Bay of Fundy), and the North-westernmost head of Connecticut River, was much contested by the parties. Great Britain, under her interpretation, asserted title to the northern part of Maine,—a pretension stoutly resisted by the United States. The conflicting claims were considered in 1814 in the negotiations at Ghent, but without any result. They were refe
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 13
oundary question, and had, in elaborate articles, maintained in his journal the title of the United States to the disputed territory. He was, together with Brougham and Sumner, present at a dinner ghe American title to territory included in the Northeastern Boundary controversy between the United States and Great Britain. The friendly relations of the two countries were then disturbed, not onlretation, asserted title to the northern part of Maine,—a pretension stoutly resisted by the United States. The conflicting claims were considered in 1814 in the negotiations at Ghent, but without arcoming of a national prejudice and the acknowledgment of a national wrong. A Citizen of the United States. Paris, April 9. In the negotiations which finally closed this ancient controversy, queseach abating its pretensions, and parting with alleged rights for supposed equivalents. The United States gave up a large territory, for which it compensated the State of Maine by the grant of one h
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to the Atlantic Ocean, to the North-westernmost head of Connecticut River, &c. The application of the terms North-west angle, Highlands, Atlantic Ocean (whether including or not the Bay of Fundy), and the North-westernmost head of Connecticut River, was much contested by the parties. Great Britain, under her interpretation, asserted title to the northern part of Maine,—a pretension stoutly resisted by the United States. The conflicting claims were considered in 1814 in the negotiations at Ghent, but without any result. They were referred, in 1827, to the King of the Netherlands as arbitrator; but his award was unsatisfactory to both parties, and was not carried into effect. The longer the controversy lasted, the more it imperilled the peaceful relations of the two nations. It was thought important by Americans in Paris, particularly by General Cass, that the American argument, which was not as yet well known in England and on the Continent, should be stated in a form best calcul
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