The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 5Houghton, Mifflin, 1890 - Legislators |
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... vessels of British origin . In 1863 , propositions for " any fair and equitable form of arbitrament " began to be discussed . In 1865 ( August 30 ) , Lord John Russell announced that " Her Majesty's government must decline either to ...
... vessels of British origin . In 1863 , propositions for " any fair and equitable form of arbitrament " began to be discussed . In 1865 ( August 30 ) , Lord John Russell announced that " Her Majesty's government must decline either to ...
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... vessels , their officers and crews , as pirates 1 because they belonged to no nation or lawful belligerent . The ... vessel fitted out obviously and flagrantly for warlike purposes , found sailing on the high seas without a commission ...
... vessels , their officers and crews , as pirates 1 because they belonged to no nation or lawful belligerent . The ... vessel fitted out obviously and flagrantly for warlike purposes , found sailing on the high seas without a commission ...
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... vessel , Captain Wilkes having acte . without any instructions from the government , the subject is there fore free from the embarrassment which might have resulted if the act had been specially directed by us.1 January 14 , 1862. — You ...
... vessel , Captain Wilkes having acte . without any instructions from the government , the subject is there fore free from the embarrassment which might have resulted if the act had been specially directed by us.1 January 14 , 1862. — You ...
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... vessels carrying contra- band , and insured at Lloyd's against the perils of the blockade . So that it may be expected risks of this kind will sensibly diminish . On the coast all is safe and well . In the west General Halleck is ...
... vessels carrying contra- band , and insured at Lloyd's against the perils of the blockade . So that it may be expected risks of this kind will sensibly diminish . On the coast all is safe and well . In the west General Halleck is ...
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... vessels , each equal to the Monitor . At the same time the President , upon the invitation of the governors of twenty of the thirty - four states , has called out three hundred thousand men , a force amply sufficient to save all that ...
... vessels , each equal to the Monitor . At the same time the President , upon the invitation of the governors of twenty of the thirty - four states , has called out three hundred thousand men , a force amply sufficient to save all that ...
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Page 578 - ... that on the first day of january in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and sixtythree all persons held as slaves within any state or designated part of a state the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the united states shall be then thenceforward and forever free and the executive government of the united states including the military and naval authority thereof will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons and will do no act or acts to repress such persons...
Page 579 - ... that all persons held as slaves within said designated states and parts of states are and henceforward shall be free and that the executive government of the united states including the military and naval authorities thereof will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons...
Page 578 - 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 - ... justice. humanity, liberty, and the public welfare demand that immediate efforts be made for a cessation of hostilities with a view to an ultimate convention of the States, or other peaceable means, to the end that, at the earliest practicable moment, peace may be restored on the basis of the Federal Union of the States.
Page 579 - And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
Page 578 - ... above mentioned, order and designate as the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof, respectively, are this day in rebellion against the United States, the following, to wit : Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, (except the parishes of St.
Page 339 - 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 184 - Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under the enemy's flag. 4. Blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective, that is to say, maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy.
Page 578 - ... that the executive will on the first day of january aforesaid by proclamation designate the states and parts of 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 339 - ... arms against the United States in the present rebellion, nor in any way given aid and comfort thereto; and no person engaged in the military or naval service of the United States shall, under any pretence whatever, assume to decide on the validity of the claim of any person to the service or labor of any other person, or surrender up any such person to the claimant, on pain of being dismissed from the service.