The British and Foreign Review: Or, European Quarterly Journal, Volume 9J. Ridgeway amd sons, 1839 |
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Page 143 - It is impossible that the Allied Powers should extend their political system to any portion of either continent without endangering our peace and happiness; nor can any one believe that our southern brethren, if left to themselves, would adopt it of their own accord. It is equally impossible, therefore, that we should behold such interposition in any form with indifference.
Page 184 - ... with whom they are at peace ; or to hire or enlist troops or seamen for foreign military or naval service ; or to be concerned in fitting out any vessel, to cruise or commit hostilities in foreign service, against a nation at peace with them ; and the vessel, in this latter case, is made subject to forfeiture.
Page 414 - Captain of the party to run as hard as they could to a painted post which was shewn to them. The youngest of the three, without a moment's hesitation, immediately started for it, and reached it fortunately without receiving a single blow; the second hesitated for a moment, but recollecting himself, he also ran as fast as he could and likewise reached the post unhurt...
Page 155 - The general usage of nations superadds to this extent of territorial jurisdiction a distance of a marine league or as far as a cannon-shot will reach from the shore, along all the coasts of the state.
Page 416 - General Van Rensselaer not being present at the moment, the letter was opened by one of his suite, and read substantially as follows:— " Sir: I send you by one of my runners, the child which he " will deliver, that you may know that whatever others may do, " /do not make war upon women and children. I am sorry to " say that I have those engaged with me in the service, who " are more savage than the savages themselves.
Page 407 - In flying to those defences, they gathered up the most valuable of their stuff, and, by means of boats and canoes upon the river, succeeded, in the course of the evening, in collecting a large portion of their best articles of furniture. But they had no time to look after their flocks and herds. Early in the evening, Brant arrived at the edge of the settlement, but as the night came on excessively dark and• rainy, he halted with his forces in a ravine, near the house of his Tory friend, Shoemaker,...
Page 175 - The rule, like other precepts of morality, of humanity, and even of wisdom, is addressed to the judgment of the sovereign; and although it cannot be disregarded by him without obloquy, yet it may be disregarded. The rule is, in its nature, flexible. It is subject to Infinite modification. It is not an immutable rule of law, but depends on political considerations which may continually vary.
Page 57 - And further it is commanded that every man have in his house harness for to keep the peace after the ancient assize ; that, is to say, every man between fifteen years of age and sixty years, shall be assessed and sworn to armour according to the quantity of their lands and goods ; that is to wit, from fifteen...
Page 459 - Q,ueaks, a small agricultural and trading people, of most inoffensive character. His warriors were skilfully distributed to the different hamlets, and, making a simultaneous assault on the sleeping occupants in the dead of...
Page 135 - International la\V, as understood among civilized nations, may be defined as consisting of those rules of conduct which reason deduces, as consonant to justice, from the nature of the society existing among independent nations, with such definitions and modifications as may be established by general conArgument for Appellants. sent.