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... vessels to help us in our war of independence . The United States secured this independence probably a good deal through the help of France ; at least that help was of material aid in bringing about the freedom which we secured ...
... vessels to help us in our war of independence . The United States secured this independence probably a good deal through the help of France ; at least that help was of material aid in bringing about the freedom which we secured ...
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... vessel was to be insured for a specific sum at a named rate and for a named Underneath this individuals would write their names , oppo- site which the portion of the sum insured taken by each would be subscribed ; each underwriter ...
... vessel was to be insured for a specific sum at a named rate and for a named Underneath this individuals would write their names , oppo- site which the portion of the sum insured taken by each would be subscribed ; each underwriter ...
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... vessel without insurance . All of these claims - these property rights of the underwriters were given up to France in ... vessels included in the descrip- tion of the act of January 20 , 1885 . Now , how has Congress acted in these ...
... vessel without insurance . All of these claims - these property rights of the underwriters were given up to France in ... vessels included in the descrip- tion of the act of January 20 , 1885 . Now , how has Congress acted in these ...
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... vessel and cargo alike , by American citizens , and the two that carry insurance are insured by American citizens or American companies . All three of these vessels and cargoes are captured by French pri- vateers , sold , and the ...
... vessel and cargo alike , by American citizens , and the two that carry insurance are insured by American citizens or American companies . All three of these vessels and cargoes are captured by French pri- vateers , sold , and the ...
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... vessels could be induced , during the period of the war between Eng- land and France , to venture on the high seas at all , or underwriters be found to insure them on their voyages . The interruptions of our foreign commerce would have ...
... vessels could be induced , during the period of the war between Eng- land and France , to venture on the high seas at all , or underwriters be found to insure them on their voyages . The interruptions of our foreign commerce would have ...
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Page 82 - French republic consents to accept, ratify, and confirm the above convention, with the addition importing that the convention shall be in force for the space of eight years, and with the retrenchment of the second article : provided that by this retrenchment the two States renounce the respective pretensions which are the object of the said article.
Page 166 - People from it, the evident tendency of their arts and those of their agents to countenance and invigorate opposition, their disregard of solemn treaties and the laws of nations, their war upon our defenceless commerce, their treatment of our minister of peace, and their demands amounting to tribute, could not fail to excite in me corresponding sentiments with those my countrymen have so generally expressed in their affectionate addresses to you.
Page 152 - I shall persevere in the endeavor to fulfill it to the utmost extent of what shall be consistent with a just and indispensable regard to the rights and honor of our country; nor will I easily cease to cherish the expectation that a spirit of justice, candor, and friendship on the part of the Republic will eventually insure success. In pursuing this course, however, I...
Page 72 - Whereas, the treaties concluded between the United States and France have been repeatedly violated on the part of the French government, and the just claims of the United States for reparation of the injuries so committed have been refused, and their attempts to negotiate an amicable adjustment of all complaints between the two nations have been repelled with indignity...
Page 73 - ... forever against all other powers, to wit, the United States to his most Christian Majesty the present possessions of the Crown of France in America as well as those which it may acquire by the future Treaty of peace; and his most Christian Majesty guarantees on his part to the United States their liberty, sovereignty and independence absolute and unlimited...
Page 165 - President discloses sentiments more alarming than the refusal of a minister, because more dangerous to our independence and union, and at the same time studiously marked with indignities towards the government of the United States. It evinces a disposition to separate the people of the United States...
Page 123 - But hostilities may subsist between two nations, more confined in its nature and extent being limited as to places, persons, and things; and this is more properly termed imperfect war, because not solemn, and because those who are authorized to commit hostilities, act under special authority, and can go no farther than to the extent of their commission.
Page 160 - the essential and direct end of the present defensive alliance is to maintain effectually the liberty, sovereignty, and independence, absolute and unlimited, of the United States...
Page 162 - Gentlemen of the Senate ; The communications which I have made to you during your present session, from the despatches of our minister in London, contain a serious aspect of our affairs with Great Britain. But, as peace ought to be pursued with unremitted zeal, before the last resource, which has so often been the scourge of nations, and cannot fail to check the advanced prosperity of the United States, is contemplated...
Page 79 - Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation ? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground ? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice?