...continents, north and south, is irrecoverably gone. But the islands of Cuba and Porto Rico still remain nominally, and" so far really, dependent upon her,...object of transcendent importance to the commercial anil political interests of our Union. Its commanding position, with reference to the Gulf of Mexico...

...still retained undisputed possession, Mr. Adams continued: "Those islands from their local position are natural appendages to the North American Continent, and one of them (Cuba), which is almost in sight of our shores, from a multitude of considerations, has become an object of...

...of transferring her own dominion over them to others. These islands, from their local position, are natural appendages to the North American continent...position, with reference to the Gulf of Mexico and the VVest India seas ; the character of ite population; its situation midway between our southern coast...

...of transferring herown dominion over them to others. These islands, from their local position, arc natural appendages to the North American continent;...them, Cuba, almost in sight of our shores, from a mullitudeof considerations, haa become an object of Iran- . scendent importance to the commercial and...

...of transferring h«rown dominion over them to olhers. These islands, from their local position, are natural appendages to the North American continent...and one of them, Cuba, almost in sight of our shores ^rom a multitude of considerations, has become an object onranscendent importance to the conamercial...

...position, are natural appendages to the North American continent ; and oneof them, Cuba, almoet in tight of our shores, from a multitude of considerations, has become an object of transcendent ¡шропапсе to the commercial and political inter ehtK of our Union. Its commanding position,...

...of transferring her own dominion over them to others. These islands, from their local position, are natural appendages to the North American continent;...multitude of considerations, has become an object of transcendant importance to the commercial and political interests of our Union. Its commanding position,...

...of transferring her own dominion over them to others. These islands, from their local position, are natural appendages to the North American continent;...almost in sight of our shores, from a multitude of considera tions, has become an object of tra'nscendant importance to the commercial and political interests...

...them, together with the possession of them, to others. These islands, from their local position are natural appendages to the North American continent,...Union. Its commanding position, with reference to the (rulf of Mexico and the West India seas, the character of its population, its situation midway between...

...of transferring her own dominion over them to others. These islands, from their local position, are natural appendages to the North American continent; and one of them, Cuba, almost in sight of onr shores, from a multitude of considerations, has become an object of transcendent importance to...