Notes Upon the Treaties of the United States with Other Powers: With References to Negotiations Preceding Them, to Their Executive, Legislative, Or Judicial Construction, and to the Causes of the Abrogation of Some of Them : Preceded by a List of the Treaties and Conventions with Foreign Powers, Chronologically Arranged, and Followed by an Analytical Index and a Synoptical Index of the TreatiesU.S. Government Printing Office, 1873 - Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes - 245 pages |
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... held to be contraband of war were expressly defined and limited ; and in the Treaty of 1785 with Prussia , which bears the signatures of John Adams , Dr. Franklin , and Jefferson , it was even agreed that no articles should be deemed ...
... held to be contraband of war were expressly defined and limited ; and in the Treaty of 1785 with Prussia , which bears the signatures of John Adams , Dr. Franklin , and Jefferson , it was even agreed that no articles should be deemed ...
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... held that " An act of Congress is as much a supreme law of the land as a Treaty . They are placed on the same footing , and no superiority is to be given to the one over the other . The last expression of the law - giving power must pre ...
... held that " An act of Congress is as much a supreme law of the land as a Treaty . They are placed on the same footing , and no superiority is to be given to the one over the other . The last expression of the law - giving power must pre ...
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... held that the stipulation which it contains was within the consti- tutional powers of the Union.3 Attorney - General Cushing says that the case of Fairfax Less . vs. Hunter presented " the direct constitutional question in its fullest ...
... held that the stipulation which it contains was within the consti- tutional powers of the Union.3 Attorney - General Cushing says that the case of Fairfax Less . vs. Hunter presented " the direct constitutional question in its fullest ...
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... held captive as slaves in Algiers two American Masters , for whose ransom 3,000 sequins each were demanded ; two mates , for whom 2,000 sequins each were asked ; and ten sailors , held at 750 sequins each ; and he reported to Congress ...
... held captive as slaves in Algiers two American Masters , for whose ransom 3,000 sequins each were demanded ; two mates , for whom 2,000 sequins each were asked ; and ten sailors , held at 750 sequins each ; and he reported to Congress ...
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... held that Vice - Consuls could not be empowered to exercise judicial functions ; but this decision was reversed by Attorney - General Cushing . " The act of 1848 empowered the Commissioner , with the advice of the several Consuls , to ...
... held that Vice - Consuls could not be empowered to exercise judicial functions ; but this decision was reversed by Attorney - General Cushing . " The act of 1848 empowered the Commissioner , with the advice of the several Consuls , to ...
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Page 110 - It is agreed that British subjects who now hold lands in the territories of the United States, and American citizens who now hold lands in the dominions of his Majesty, shall continue to hold them according to the nature and tenure of their respective estates and titles therein ; and may grant, sell, or devise the same to whom they please, in like manner as if they were natives ; and that neither they nor their heirs or assigns shall, so far as may respect the said lands and the legal remedies incident...
Page 15 - And the United States hereby renounce forever, any Liberty, heretofore enjoyed or claimed by the Inhabitants thereof, to take, dry or cure Fish on, or within three marine Miles of any of the Coasts, Bays, Creeks or Harbours of His Britannic Majesty's Dominions In America...
Page 87 - His Britannic Majesty shall with all convenient speed, and without causing any destruction, or carrying away any Negroes or other property of the American Inhabitants...
Page 109 - This opinion is predicated upon a principle which is believed to be undeniable, that the several states which composed this Union, so far at least as regarded their municipal regulations, became entitled, from the time when they declared themselves independent, to all the rights and powers of sovereign states, and that they did not derive them from concessions made by the British king. The treaty of peace contains a recognition of their independence, not a grant of it.
Page 149 - Mississippi, until it shall intersect the northernmost part of the thirty-first degree of north latitude; south, by a line to be drawn due east from the determination of the...
Page 125 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the State of California shall be one, and is hereby declared to be one, of the United States of America, and admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States in all respects whatever.
Page 21 - As, therefore, it is perfectly clear to my understanding, that the assent of the House of Representatives is not necessary to the validity of a treaty ; as the treaty with Great Britain exhibits, in itself, all the objects requiring legislative provision, and on these the papers called for can throw no light ; and as it is essential to the due administration of the government, that the boundaries fixed by the constitution between the different departments, should be preserved — a just regard to...
Page 128 - Whereas the right of expatriation is a natural and inherent right of all people, indispensable to the enjoyment of the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...
Page 52 - On application of a consul or vice.consul of any foreign government having a treaty with the United States stipulating for the restoration of seamen deserting, made in writing, stating that the person therein named has deserted from a vessel of any such government, while in any port of the United States, and on proof by the exhibition of the register of the vessel, ship's roll, or other official document, that the person named belonged, at the time of desertion, to the crew of such vessel...
Page 53 - An act to carry into effect provisions of the treaties between the United States, China, Japan, Siam, Persia, and other countries, giving certain judicial powers to ministers and consuls, or other functionaries of the United States in those countries, and for other purposes.