Speech of the Honourable Artemas Ward: Delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States, on the Fifth Day of March, 1814, on a Bill Making Appropriations for the Support of the Military Establishment of the United States for the Year One Tho
Speech of the Honourable Artemas Ward: Delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States, on the Fifth Day of March, 1814, on a Bill Making Appropriations for the Support of the Military Establishment of the United States for the Year One Tho
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1814 Excerpt: ...July, 1793, expresses himself thus, " I believe it cannot be doubted but that by the general law of nations, the goods of a friend found in the vessel of an enemy are free, and the goods of an enemy found in the vessel of a friend are lawful prize. It is true that sundry nations, desirous of avoiding the inconveniences ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1814 Excerpt: ...July, 1793, expresses himself thus, " I believe it cannot be doubted but that by the general law of nations, the goods of a friend found in the vessel of an enemy are free, and the goods of an enemy found in the vessel of a friend are lawful prize. It is true that sundry nations, desirous of avoiding the inconveniences of having their vessels stopped at sea, ransacked, carried into port, and detained under pretence of having enemy's goods on board, have in many instances, introduced another principle between them, that enemy bottoms shall make enemy goods, and that friendly bottoms shall make friendly goods; a principle much less embarrassing to commerce, and equal to all parties in point of gain or loss--but this is altogether the effect oj particular treaty controlling in special cases the general principles of the lata of nations, and therefore taking effect between such nations only as have agreed to control it." If the gentleman will examine the treaties to which he has adverted, the commercial treaty of Utrecht, between England and France (which by the bye the house of commons refused to sanction) and the subsequent commercial treaty of Mr. Pitt, in 1786, he will find the language on this head une quivocal. The arrangement is declared to be made with a view to prevent the embarrassments and dissensions that would arise without such an arrangement--or in other words, from the appli cation of the principles of the common law of nations. Nor is it at all strange that Britain in a commercial treaty, from which she expected to derive immense advantages, should acquiesce in such an arrangement as between her and France. For it is obvious that no practical effect could result from it, except when one was at peace and the other at war. And such a st...
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