 In no event is a treaty to be purchased with money, by loan or otherwise ; there can be no safety in a treaty so obtained. A loan to the Republic would violate our neutrality ; and a douceur to the men now in power, might, by their successors, be urged...  Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society - Page 401by Massachusetts Historical Society - 1911Full view - About this book
 | 1799 - 438 pages
...is a treaty to be purchafed with money, by loan or otherwife. There can be no fafety in a treaty fo obtained. A loan to the republic would violate our...a douceur, to the men now in power, might by their fucceffors be urged as a reafon for annulling the treaty, or as a precedent for further and repeated... | |
 | John Debrett - Europe - 1799 - 680 pages
...is a treaty to be purchafed with money, by loan, or otherwife. There can be no fafety in a treaty fo obtained. A loan to the republic would violate our...and a douceur to the men now in power might by their fucceffors be urged as a reafon for annulling the treaty, or as a precedent for farther and repeated... | |
 | A. G. Gebhardt - United States - 1816 - 546 pages
...country. the Directory, with full and equal powers, you are to de-- mand your passports and return. 3. In no event is a treaty to be purchased with money,...treaty, or as a precedent for further and repeated demands. It is proper to apprize you, that a motion has been made in the Senate, and will doubtless... | |
 | John Adams - Presidents - 1823 - 456 pages
...suspense is ruinous to the essential " interests of your country;" and this instruction was given them : " In no event is a treaty to be purchased "with money,..." no safety in a treaty so obtained. A loan to the Re" public would violate our neutrality ; and a douceur " to the men now in power, might, by their... | |
 | Timothy Pickering - United States - 1824 - 220 pages
...is ruinous to the essential " interests of your country ;" and this instruction was given them : " In no event is a treaty to be purchased " with money,..." no safety in a treaty so obtained. A loan to the Re" public would violate our neutrality ; and a douceur " to the men now in power, might, by their... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1851 - 682 pages
...authorized by the Directory with full and equal powers, you are to demand your passports and return. 3. In no event is a treaty to be purchased with money,...treaty, or as a precedent for further and repeated demands. It is proper to apprize you that a motion has been made in the Senate, and will doubtless... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1851 - 676 pages
...authorized by the Directory with full and equal powers, you are to demand your passports and return. 3. In no event is a treaty to be purchased with money,...treaty, or as a precedent for further and repeated demands. It is proper to apprize you that a motion has been made in the Senate, and will doubtless... | |
 | William Henry Trescot - United States - 1857 - 306 pages
...authorized by the Directory, with full and equal powers, you are to demand your passports and return. " 3. In no event is a treaty to be purchased with money,...treaty, or as a precedent for further and repeated demands." Unfortunately, the history of this mission does not close here. Mr. Gerry became the dupe... | |
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