A Sketch Of The Claims Of Sundry American Citizens On The Government Of The United States For Indemnity

Author : James H. Causten
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ISBN 13 : 9781330901649
Total Pages : 36 pages
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Download or read book A Sketch of the Claims of Sundry American Citizens written by James H. Causten and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Sketch of the Claims of Sundry American Citizens: On the Government of the United States for Indemnity; For Depredations Committed on Their Property by the French Prior to the 30th September, 1800; Which Were Acknowledged by France and Voluntarily Surrendered to Her by the United States for a Valuable Na On referring to said treaty, the reader will be surprised at the magnanimity and justice that dictated it; and that the purity of purpose and profound wisdom it manifests, remain a monument of excellence, without a rival, to this day. The material stipulations are - "Article 6. Vessels and effects belonging to citizens of the United States, to be protected in French ports and by French war vessels whilst in company. "Article 13. Vessels with contraband goods - if the contraband goods be delivered to the captor, he. shall forthwith discharge the ship, and not hinder her by any means, freely to prosecute the voyage on which she is bound.' "Article 17. Shall sail with their ships with all security, no distinction being made who are the owners of their lading, from one enemy port to any other enemy port, that free ships give freedom to goods on board, even of enemy's goods, and so of persons. "Article 27. In order to avoid any disorder to merchant ships met at sea by armed vessels, the latter shall remain out of cannon shot, and may enter her by two or three men only, and when her passport shall be exhibited, she shall be at liberty to pursue her voyage, so as it shall not be lawful to molest or search her in any manner, or to give her chase or force her to quit her intended course.' "Article 28. Cargoes once put on board, not subject to further visitation." - Laws V.States, vol. I, p. 74. It is thus clearly established that France had no right to capture American vessels, under any circumstances whatever; and that all the fifteen hundred vessels she did capture, as before mentioned, were illegal under said treaty; and no less illegal under international law. The reader would naturally inquire, if France, our acknowledged kind protector, friend, and ally, had no right to capture American vessels, why did she do so? This question must be answered, and the proper time to answer it has arrived. Although more than forty reports of committees of the two Houses of Congress have been made - all in favor of the claimants, not one of them has ventured to answer this question in full. The reader will discover the motive for this silence on his further reading. The early French captures, being provision vessels were paid for, and assurance given for future like payments, but proved illusory, and were speedily followed by vindictive vengeance, indiscriminate capture, and instant condemnation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.