Excerpt from Legal Opinions of the Honorable Joseph M. White, of the House of Representatives, U. States, Honorable Daniel Webster, Senator in Congress, and Edward Livingston, Esq., L. L. D. And Late Secretary of State of the U. States: In Relation to the Title of the Duke of Alagon

The history of the last century will show, that whole Pro vinces have been granted to Royal favorites, and no doubt has ever been raised, of the power to grant, though the policy of such grants might well be questioned. I need only refer to a few cases to sustain this observation.

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