A Treatise on International Law: And a Short Explanation of the Jurisdiction and Duty of the Government of the Republic of the United States |
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... ships and cargoes at sea . Still a great maritime nation insists upon continu- ing the ancient piratical practice of plundering merchant ships at sea , while the ware - houses of enemies noncombatant on shore are protected from capture ...
... ships and cargoes at sea . Still a great maritime nation insists upon continu- ing the ancient piratical practice of plundering merchant ships at sea , while the ware - houses of enemies noncombatant on shore are protected from capture ...
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... ships free trade , and to make a state of hostilities inconsistent with the interest of warring nations . Our aim is to prove that the interest and duty of states and empires demand in all inter national transac- tions the observance of ...
... ships free trade , and to make a state of hostilities inconsistent with the interest of warring nations . Our aim is to prove that the interest and duty of states and empires demand in all inter national transac- tions the observance of ...
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... ships have gone and sought it , and return'd Saying it was not . " Spain and Spanish America present also a strik- ing example of the retributive justice of the moral laws impressed upon the human soul . Spanish chivalry and bigotry ...
... ships have gone and sought it , and return'd Saying it was not . " Spain and Spanish America present also a strik- ing example of the retributive justice of the moral laws impressed upon the human soul . Spanish chivalry and bigotry ...
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... ships of war in commission , vary from 1,368 in time of peace , it is said , to about 2,641 the maximum in war . A high authority states three millions as the average number of armed men maintained by the States , Kingdoms , and Empires ...
... ships of war in commission , vary from 1,368 in time of peace , it is said , to about 2,641 the maximum in war . A high authority states three millions as the average number of armed men maintained by the States , Kingdoms , and Empires ...
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... ships and fortifications and their annual re- pair , add , say .. Add $ 50 for the value of each man's time , if employed in agriculture or on public works , .. It shows an aggregate annual loss • to Europe , of ... 240,000,000 ...
... ships and fortifications and their annual re- pair , add , say .. Add $ 50 for the value of each man's time , if employed in agriculture or on public works , .. It shows an aggregate annual loss • to Europe , of ... 240,000,000 ...
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Page 255 - ... can it be that good policy does not equally enjoin it ? It will be worthy of a free, enlightened, and at no distant period, a great nation, to give to mankind the magnanimous and too novel example of a people always guided by an exalted justice and benevolence. Who can doubt that, in the course of time and things, the fruits of such a plan would richly repay any temporary advantages which might be lost by a steady adherence to it ? Can it be that Providence has not connected the permanent felicity...
Page 254 - Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens.
Page 255 - Observe good faith and justice towards all nations; cultivate peace and harmony with all. Religion and morality enjoin this conduct; and can it be that good policy does not equally enjoin it?
Page 257 - I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But, in my opinion, it is unnecessary and would be unwise to extend them. Taking care always to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, on a respectable defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies.
Page 31 - But through it there roll'd not the breath of his pride; And the foam of his gasping lay white on the turf, And cold as the spray of the rock-beating surf. And there lay the rider distorted and pale, With the dew on his brow and the rust on his mail: And the tents were all silent, the banners alone, The lances unlifted, the trumpet unblown.
Page 254 - It is substantially true that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule, indeed, extends, with more or less force, to every species of free government. Who that is a sincere friend to it can look with indifference upon attempts to shake the foundation of the fabric 1 Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
Page 31 - And the widows of Ashur are loud in their wail, And the idols are broke in the temple of Baal ; And the might of the Gentile, unsmote by the sword, Hath melted like snow in the glance of the Lord...
Page 185 - ... to the end that the evidence of criminality may be heard and considered ; and if, on such hearing, the evidence be deemed sufficient to sustain the charge, it shall be the duty of the examining judge or magistrate to certify the same to the proper executive authority, that a warrant may issue for the surrender of such fugitive. The expense of such apprehension and delivery shall be borne and defrayed by the party who makes the requisition and receives the fugitive.
Page 65 - Inasmuch as it is manifest from experience, that if the Holy Bible, translated into the vulgar tongue, be indiscriminately allowed to every one, the temerity of men will cause more evil than good to arise from it, it is on this point referred to the judgment of the Bishops or inquisitors, who may, by the advice of the Priest or confessor, permit the reading of the Bible, translated into the vulgar tongue by...
Page 256 - The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connexion as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements, let them be fulfilled with perfect good faith. Here let us stop.