This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 edition. Excerpt: ...of comity, which a nation was at liberty to concede or refuse, and not a right of another nation to claim or enforce, as strictly arising under the Law of nations. Could an action be maintainable in a Court of Justice to enforce a right to slave property in New England or any other non slaveholding ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 edition. Excerpt: ...of comity, which a nation was at liberty to concede or refuse, and not a right of another nation to claim or enforce, as strictly arising under the Law of nations. Could an action be maintainable in a Court of Justice to enforce a right to slave property in New England or any other non slaveholding state, in a case not covered by the Constitution, or by a Treaty? The argument, ab inconvenienti, may be addressed with great force to Great Britain on this subject; but it strikes me to furnish a ground for mutual Treaty Stipulations as to slave property and the Slave trade, fit to be pressed, in negotiations, although difficult to support as a positive public right independent of Treaty. See the Armistad, 15 Peters. A. and the Penna. Slave Case in Supreme Court last terra. Believe me most truly yours Joseph Stoet. RECIPROCITY TREATIES. To Meters. Pearce and Bullock, Providence, R. I.1 Washington 11th March, 1842. Gentlemen, --I have reed your letter of the 8th of this month, & read its conteuts with great interest. I shall take occasion to have parts of it published, without your names, that the facts which it mentions may get before the public. I do not know what views on the whole subject of our reciprocity Treaties may be now entertained, or hereafter adopted, by any Branch of the Government of the United States. But writing as a private individual I may say to you that I have looked at the operation of these Treaties, with extreme concern, for the last three or four years. Y'rs very respectfully, D. W. TEXAS AND MEXICO. To Edward Everett? Washington, March 30. 1842 10 P.m. My Dear Sir, --I have only time to say that your despatches, to the 3rd, were ree'd this evening, and have been glanced at, but not read. Lord Ashburton as yet is to...
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Fine with no dust jacket. Fine 3/4 leather binding, marble endpapers, and marbled front and rear boards. 310 rough cut indexed pages. Part of a limited edition set. No names or other internal marks.; 4to 11"-13" tall.