The Law of Nations Affecting Commerce During War: With a Review of the Jurisdiction, Practice and Proceedings of Prize Courts |
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... foreign power , " or , in fact , possess the power of doing any of those things which are essential inci- dents of the war - making power , such as " to grant letters of marque and reprisal , coin money , emit bills of credit , make any ...
... foreign power , " or , in fact , possess the power of doing any of those things which are essential inci- dents of the war - making power , such as " to grant letters of marque and reprisal , coin money , emit bills of credit , make any ...
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... foreign a formal decla- power , without an act of the Congress of the nation , and such an act undoubtedly operates as a formal and official notice to all the world , and is , of itself , equivalent to the most solemn and formal declara ...
... foreign a formal decla- power , without an act of the Congress of the nation , and such an act undoubtedly operates as a formal and official notice to all the world , and is , of itself , equivalent to the most solemn and formal declara ...
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... foreign nation , one part of which separates itself from the old established government and erects itself into a new and distinct government , the courts of the Union must view and treat the newly constituted government as it is viewed ...
... foreign nation , one part of which separates itself from the old established government and erects itself into a new and distinct government , the courts of the Union must view and treat the newly constituted government as it is viewed ...
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... foreign state ( to enforce which , is the ostensible cause of all international wars ) , may be satisfied by a seizure of the property of any individual members of that state . Upon this principle , the practice of nations in time of ...
... foreign state ( to enforce which , is the ostensible cause of all international wars ) , may be satisfied by a seizure of the property of any individual members of that state . Upon this principle , the practice of nations in time of ...
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... foreign nations as constituting only one whole , one single person , all their wealth together can only be considered as the wealth of the same person . If one nation has a right to any part of the prop- erty of another , she has an ...
... foreign nations as constituting only one whole , one single person , all their wealth together can only be considered as the wealth of the same person . If one nation has a right to any part of the prop- erty of another , she has an ...
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Page 491 - States, if any, in which the people thereof, respectively, shall then be in rebellion against the United States; and the fact that any State, or the people thereof, shall on that day be in good faith represented in the Congress of the United States, by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such...
Page 483 - I deem it proper to say that the first service assigned to the forces hereby called forth will probably be to repossess the forts, places, and property which have been seized from the Union; and in every event the utmost care will be observed, consistently with the objects aforesaid, to avoid any devastation, any destruction of or interference with property, or any disturbance of peaceful citizens in any part of the country.
Page 491 - An Act to Suppress Insurrection, to Punish Treason and Rebellion, to Seize and Confiscate Property of Rebels, and for Other Purposes," approved July 17, 1862, and which sections are in the words and figures following: Sec.
Page 492 - And I do hereby enjoin upon and order all persons engaged in the military and naval service of the United States to observe, obey, and enforce, within their respective spheres of service, the Act and sections above recited. And the Executive will in due time recommend that all citizens of the United States who shall have remained loyal thereto throughout the rebellion shall (upon the restoration of the constitutional relation between the United States and their respective States and people, if...
Page 483 - Deeming that the present condition of public affairs presents an extraordinary occasion, I do hereby, in virtue of the power in me vested by the Constitution, convene both Houses of Congress.
Page 311 - ... language employed, and if the words are free from ambiguity and doubt, and express plainly, clearly and distinctly, the sense of the framers of the instrument, there is no occasion to resort to other means of interpretation. It is not allowable to interpret what has no need of interpretation...
Page 483 - Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, in virtue of the power in me vested by the Constitution and the laws, have thought fit to call forth, and hereby do call forth, the militia of the several States of the Union, to the aggregate number of seventy-five thousand, in order to suppress said combinations, and to cause the laws to be duly executed.
Page 485 - ... be duly warned by the commander of one of the blockading vessels, who will indorse on her register the fact and date of such warning, and if the same vessel shall again attempt to enter or leave the blockaded port, she will be captured and sent to the nearest convenient port, for such proceedings against her and her cargo, as prize, as may be deemed advisable.
Page 311 - Whether we are considering an agreement between parties, a statute, or a constitution, with a view to its interpretation, the thing which we are to seek is the thought which it expresses. To ascertain this, the first resort in all cases is to the natural signification of the words employed, in the order of grammatical arrangement in which the framers of the instrument have placed them.
Page 491 - All officers or persons in the military or naval service of the United States are prohibited from employing any of the forces under their respective commands for the purpose of returning fugitives from service or labor, who may have escaped from any...