Speech of John M. Clayton: Of Delaware, on French Spoliations. Delivered in the Senate of the U.S., April 23 and 24, 1846 |
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act of Congress admit ALPHEUS FELCH American citizens American merchant amity and commerce April APRIL 23 armed vessels article of guaranty authority bill Britain British captured character claimants contemporaneous convention of 1800 debt declared decree demand duty England evidence expressed expunging the second extinguished favorable favorable-bill February Foreign Affairs French cruisers French Ministers French Republic French spoliations French vessels Government of France House indemnities injuries internal taxes Jay's treaty Jefferson July justice land script law of nations letter ment millions of dollars millions of francs Murray negotiation object opinion paid party payment period ports present French Government President prior prizes ratification referred release relief renounced repeal reports reprisals role d'equipage says second article Secretary secured Select Committee Senate ships Spain spoliations committed stipulations Talleyrand TIMOTHY PICKERING tion Treasury treaty of alliance treaty of amity treaty of Paris United veto vote
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Page 20 - President makes public proclamation of the event, all natives, citizens, denizens, or subjects of the hostile nation or government, being of the age of fourteen years and upward, who shall be w-ithin the United States and not actually naturalized, shall be liable to be apprehended, restrained, secured, and removed as alien enemies.
Page 19 - ... found hovering on the coasts of the United States, for the purpose of committing depredations on the vessels belonging to citizens thereof ; — and also to retake any ship or vessel, of any citizen or citizens of the United States which may have been captured by any such armed vessel.
Page 15 - February, 1778, the treaty of amity and commerce of the same date, and the convention of 14th of November, 1788, nor upon the indemnities mutually due or claimed, the parties will negotiate further on these subjects at a convenient time; and until they may have agreed upon these points the said treaties and convention shall have no operation...
Page 26 - The claims, again, from which France was released, were admitted by France, and the release was for a valuable consideration in a correspondent release of the United States from certain claims on them.
Page 20 - Whenever there is declared a war between the United States and any foreign nation or government, or any invasion or predatory incursion is perpetrated, attempted, or threatened against the territory of the United States, by any foreign nation or government, and the President makes public proclamation of the event...
Page 12 - ... assure the merchants of the United States concerned in foreign commerce or navigation, that due attention will be paid to any injuries they may suffer on the high seas or in foreign countries, contrary to the law of nations, or to existing treaties ; and that on their forwarding hither well authenticated evidence of the same, proper proceedings will be adopted for their relief.
Page 7 - ... no shelter or refuge shall be given in their ports to such as shall have made prize of the subjects, people, or property of either of the parties ; but if such shall come in, being forced by stress of weather or the danger of the sea, all proper means shall be rigorously used, that they go out and retire from thence as soon as possible.
Page 14 - Whereas complaints have been made by divers merchants and others, citizens of the United States, that during the course of the war in which His Majesty is now engaged, they have sustained considerable losses and damage, by reason of irregular or illegal captures or condemnations of their vessels and other property, under color of authority or commissions from His Majesty...
Page 4 - States from all other and further compensation" than the claimant '' may be entitled to receive under the provisions of this act.
Page 3 - States in their civil rights, and furnish the means of their vindication," with his objections thereto, the Senate proceeded, in pursuance of the Constitution, to reconsider the same; and, Resolved, That the said bill do pass...