A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1897, Volume 10authority of Congress, 1897 |
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... captured American vessels , etc. Estimates of the necessary expenditures for the purchase and fabrication of arms and cannon and establishment of foundries and armories , 1798-1801 , and statement of appropriations for above purposes ...
... captured American vessels , etc. Estimates of the necessary expenditures for the purchase and fabrication of arms and cannon and establishment of foundries and armories , 1798-1801 , and statement of appropriations for above purposes ...
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... captured the vessels and prop- erty of citizens thereof on and near the coasts , in violation of the law of nations and treaties between the United States and the French nation : Therefore , and in pursuance of the said act , you are ...
... captured the vessels and prop- erty of citizens thereof on and near the coasts , in violation of the law of nations and treaties between the United States and the French nation : Therefore , and in pursuance of the said act , you are ...
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... captured as aforesaid are to be sent as soon after the capture as may be to the judge or judges of the proper court in the United States to be examined upon oath touch- ing the interest or property of the captured vessel and her lading ...
... captured as aforesaid are to be sent as soon after the capture as may be to the judge or judges of the proper court in the United States to be examined upon oath touch- ing the interest or property of the captured vessel and her lading ...
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... captured as aforesaid are to be sent to some port in the United States to be tried according to law . But such cap- tures may happen in places remote from the United States or under circumstances which would render the sending of the ...
... captured as aforesaid are to be sent to some port in the United States to be tried according to law . But such cap- tures may happen in places remote from the United States or under circumstances which would render the sending of the ...
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... captured by any pri- vate armed vessel or vessels of the United States duly commissioned as aforesaid , shall be forfeited and shall accrue to the owners thereof and the officers and crews by whom such captures shall be made , and on ...
... captured by any pri- vate armed vessel or vessels of the United States duly commissioned as aforesaid , shall be forfeited and shall accrue to the owners thereof and the officers and crews by whom such captures shall be made , and on ...
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Page 330 - THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COUNTRY, THE UNION OF THE STATES, AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS...
Page 165 - That the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island except for the pacification thereof, and asserts its determination, when that is accomplished, to leave the government and control of the island to its people.
Page 164 - For the recognition of the independence of the people of Cuba, demanding that the Government of Spain relinquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba, and to withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters, and directing the President of the United States to use the land and naval forces of the United States to carry these resolutions into effect...
Page 348 - ... a well-disciplined militia, our best reliance in peace, and for the first moments of war, till regulars may relieve them ; the supremacy of the civil over the military authority; economy in the public expense, that labor may be lightly burdened ; the honest payment of our debts, and sacred preservation of the public faith ; encouragement of agriculture, and of commerce as its handmaid...
Page 174 - Second. That it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the Government of the United States does hereby demand, that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the Island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Page 160 - Cuba, and to secure in the island the establishment of a stable government, capable of maintaining order and observing its international obligations, insuring peace and tranquillity and the security of its citizens as well as our own, and to use the military and naval forces of the United States as may be necessary for these purposes.
Page 499 - States as may be designated, and the Academy shall, whenever called upon by any department of the Government, investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art, the actual expense of such investigations, examinations, experiments, and reports to be paid from appropriations which may be made for the purpose, but the Academy shall receive no compensation whatever for any services to the Government of the United States.
Page 453 - ... each party has an equal right to judge for itself, as well of infractions as of the mode and measure of redress.
Page 60 - If any citizen of the United States shall accept, claim, receive, or retain any title of nobility or honor, or shall, without the consent of Congress, accept and retain any present, pension, office, or emolument, of any kind whatever, from any emperor, king, prince, or foreign power, such person shall cease to be a citizen of the United States, and shall be incapable of holding any office of trust or profit under them, or either of them.
Page 228 - The moneys so collected are to be used for the purpose of paying the expenses of government under the military occupation, such as the salaries of the judges and the police, and for the payment of the expenses of the army.