 | François marquis de Barbé-Marbois - Louisiana - 1830 - 468 pages
...one town in Louisiana, but I already consider the colony as entirely lost, and it appears to me that in the hands of this growing power, it will be more...commerce of France, than if I should attempt to keep it." One of these ministers had served in the auxiliary army sent by France to the United States during... | |
 | James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow - Industries - 1852 - 492 pages
...town in Louisiana ; but I already consider the colony as entirely lost ; and it appears to me, that in the hands of this growing power it will be more...commerce of France, than if I should attempt to keep it." This was making virtue of an imperious necessity, on the part of a man who understood the vast value... | |
 | Charles Gayarré - Louisiana - 1854 - 676 pages
...town in Louisiana ; but I already consider the colony as entirely lost, and it appears to me, that in the hands of this growing power, it will be more...commerce of France, than if I should attempt to keep it.' " One of these ministers had served in the auxiliary army sent by France to the United States during... | |
 | Charles Gayarré - Louisiana - 1854 - 674 pages
...town in Louisiana ; but I already consider the colony as entirely lost, and it appears to me, that in the hands of this growing power, it will be more...commerce of France, than if I should attempt to keep it.' " One of these ministers had served in the auxiliary army sent by France to the United States during... | |
 | Charles Gayarré - Louisiana - 1867 - 680 pages
...town in Louisiana ; but I already consider the colony as entirely lost, and it appears to me, that in the hands of this growing power, it will be more...commerce of France, than if I should attempt to keep it.' " One of these ministers had served in the auxiliary . army sent by France to the United States during... | |
 | Minnesota - 1901 - 772 pages
...one town in Louisiana; but I already consider the colony as entirely lost, and it appears to me that in the hands of this growing power it will be more...commerce, of France, than if I should attempt to keep it. The ministers thus addressed gave opposite opinions. Marbois declared that France should not hesitate... | |
 | 1874 - 850 pages
...memorable words of Napoleon are not to be forgotten : " I renounce Louisiana. They only ask one town, but I already consider the colony entirely lost, and it...constituted good government. He was the leader of the strict constrnctionists, so-called, for Madison had been for a long period in favor of enlarged and centralized... | |
 | Daniel Webster Wilder - History - 1875 - 692 pages
...pne town in Louisiana: but I already consider the colony as entirely lost ; and it appears to me that in the hands of this growing power it will be more...of France, than if I should attempt to keep it.'" The next morning Bonaparte resumed the conversation: '" Irresolution and deliberation,' he said, 'are... | |
 | James Parton - 1878 - 792 pages
...town in Louisiana : but I already consider the colony as entirely lost ; and it appears to me, that, in the hands of this growing power, it will be more-...commerce of France, than if I should attempt to keep it." % He paused to hear the opinion of the two ministers. Barbe-Marbois said, in a long discourse, The... | |
 | Charles Gayarré - Louisiana - 1885 - 674 pages
...town in Louisiana ; but I already consider the colony as entirely lost, and it appears to me, that in the hands of this growing power, it will be more...commerce of France, than if I should attempt to keep it.' " One of these ministers had served in the auxiliary army sent by France to the United States during... | |
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They only ask of me one town in Louisiana, but I already consider the colony as entirely lost, and it appears to me that in the hands of this growing power, it will be more useful to the policy and even to the commerce of France, than if I should attempt... 
