If not International Law yet, they probably will be; and it is confidently assumed that they will command the concurrence of the British government and people, as well as of the most intelligent and dispassionate judgment on the Continent.
Reid expresses confidence that the principles established by the United States will gain international acceptance.
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With her, then, we should most sedulously cherish a cordial friendship, and nothing would tend more to knit our affections than to be fighting once more, side by side, in the same cause.
Here was the opportunity for a statesman to grasp.
And next, shall we not probably fare best in the end if we try to profit somewhat by the experience others have had in like cases?
I never saw hands more cheerful or contented than some managed on this last plan were.