 British cruisers have been in the continued practice of violating the American flag on the great highway of nations, and of seizing and carrying off persons sailing under it, not in the exercise of a belligerent right founded on the law of nations against...  Cobbett's Weekly Political Register - Página 2171812Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | George Coggeshall - 1861 - 576 páginas
...British cruisers have been in the continued practice of violating the American flag on the great high way of nations, and of seizing and carrying off persons sailing under it; not in theexercise of a belligerent right, founded on the law of nations against an enemy, but of a municipal... | |
 | Samuel Aspinwall Goddard - 1870 - 612 páginas
...in his manifesto of June, 1812, accompanying the declaration of war, says : — " British cruisers have been in the continued practice of violating the...the exercise of a belligerent right founded on the laws of nations against an enemy, but of a municipal prerogative over British subjects. British jurisdiction... | |
 | Samuel Aspinwall Goddard - 1870 - 616 páginas
...President), in his manifesto of June, 1812, accompanying the declaration of war, says : — "British cruisers have been in the continued practice of violating the American flag on the great highway of nations, aud of seizing and carrying off persons sailing under it ; not in the exercise of a belligerent right... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1853 - 724 páginas
...the subject : •' British cruisers have bienio ' the continued practice of violating the Amen' can flag on the great highway of nations, and 'of seizing...law of nations against an enemy, but of a municipal prerogative over British 'subjects." As this does not present the case in its true light, I shall,... | |
 | James Breckinridge Waller - 1880 - 104 páginas
...touching words: " British cruisers have been in the continued practice of violating the American flag o11 the great highway of nations, and of seizing and carrying off persons sailing under it." This practice, he said, "so far from affecting British subjects alone under the pretext of searching... | |
 | John Lewis Thomson - 1887 - 678 páginas
...as the author is desirous to give, or the reader perhaps to receive. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. 17 can flag on the great highway of nations, and of seizing...of nations — against an enemy, but of a municipal prerogative over British subjects; "That they had been in the practice also of violating the peace... | |
 | Henry Adams - 1890 - 530 páginas
...Madison, inverting the order of complaints previously alleged, began by charging that British cruisers had been " in the continued practice of violating the...seizing and carrying off persons sailing under it." The charge was amply proved, was not denied, and warranted war ; but this was the first time that the... | |
 | David Breakenridge Read - 1894 - 284 páginas
...series of acts hostile to the United States as an independent and neutral nation. British cruisers have been in the continued practice of violating the...law of nations, against an enemy, but of a municipal prerogative over British subjects. British jurisdiction is thus extended to neutral vessels, in a situation... | |
 | United States. President, James Daniel Richardson - 1896 - 658 páginas
...series of acts hostile to the United States as an independent and neutral nation. British cruisers have been in the continued practice of violating the...law of nations against an enemy, but of a municipal prerogative over British subjects. British jurisdiction is thus extended to neutral vessels in a situation... | |
 | United States. President - 1897 - 574 páginas
...series of acts hostile to the United States as an independent and neutral nation. British cruisers have been in the continued practice of violating the...law of nations against an enemy, but of a municipal prerogative over British subjects. British jurisdiction is thus extended to neutral vessels in a situation... | |
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