 | James Madison - Constitutional history - 1807 - 488 pages
...decision into instant execution, by forcing every individual he may chuse, into a service abhorent to his feelings, cutting him off from his most tender...humanity unite in protesting against so extravagant a nroceeding. And what is the oretext for it? It is that authority to make the distinction British subjects... | |
 | United States - 1819 - 512 pages
...interested by his want of mariners, in his own decisions. Whenever property found in a neutral vessel, is supposed to be liable on any grounds to capture and...his feelings, cutting him off from his most tender connexions, exposing his mind and his person to the most humiliating discipline, and his life itself... | |
 | Th. Jefferson - 1852 - 690 pages
...his own decisions. Whenever property found in a neutral vessel is supposed to be liable on any ground to capture and condemnation, the rule in all cases...his feelings, cutting him off from his most tender connexions, exposing his mind and bis person to the most humiliating discipline, and his life itself... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1852 - 774 pages
...a regular trial may be had, and where the captor himself is liable to damages for an abuse of hi-, power. Can it be reasonable, then, or just, that a...his feelings, cutting him off from his most tender connexions, exposing his mind and his person to the most humiliating discipline, and his life itself... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1852 - 692 pages
...captor himself is liable to damages for an abuse of his power. Can it be reasonable, then, or jiibt, that a belligerent commander who is thus restricted...abhorrent to his feelings, cutting him off from his roost tender connexions, exposing his mind and 013 person to the most humiliating discipline, and •is... | |
 | William Henry Seward - New York (State) - 1884 - 652 pages
...vessel to decide the important question of their respective allegiances, and to carry that decision into execution by forcing every individual he may choose...humiliating 'discipline, and his life itself to the greatest danger. Reason, justice, and humanity unite in protesting against so extravagant a proceeding." If... | |
 | Joel Parker - 1856 - 554 pages
...vessel, to decide the important question of their respective allegiances, and to carry that decision into execution by forcing every individual he may choose...protesting against so extravagant a proceeding."' A moment's consideration must serve to show any one that the two cases are entirely dissimilar. In... | |
 | Orville James Victor - United States - 1861 - 586 pages
...vessel, to decide the important qnestion of their respective allegiances, and to carry that decision into execution by forcing every individual he may choose...his feelings, cutting him off from his most tender counections, exposing his mind and his person to the most humiliating discipline, and his life itself... | |
 | United States. Department of State - Trent Affair, 1861 - 1861 - 20 pages
...vessel, to decide the important question of their respective allegiances, and to carry that decision into execution by forcing every individual he may choose...his feelings, cutting him off from his most tender connexions, exposing his mind and his person to the most humiliating discipline, and his life itself... | |
 | United States. Department of State - Great Britain - 1861 - 15 pages
...vessel, to decide the important question of their respective allegiances, and to carry that decision into execution by forcing every individual he may choose...his feelings, cutting him off from his most tender connexions, exposing his mind and his person to the most humiliating discipline, and his life itself... | |
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... commander who is thus restricted and thus responsible in a case of mere property of trivial amount, should be permitted, without recurring to any tribunal whatever, to examine the crew of a neutral vessel to decide the important question of their... 
