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delivered up; and our own law s.
this principle. : 'esosn2as

BY the &C. Of Sd March, 1890, /, !. !,
vided, tha: if any seamen. who MS sas pro.
been impressed on board any vessel '' os nave
powers at war with France, WIN ! y :, NE
taken BY France, aud bath suffered sa 's Be
or any corporal punishment. BY H. usasS
rity OF France, or-any ofiler unds. aa a
authority, the President shall ean.. ''ss
most rigorous retaliation to be exeea,s, 'us
any citizen Of the French republic ~
may be taken under the laws ofthe Ii II Aa
States. But perhaps it may BE- io. s"sa
these were ,Frenchmen, and no, epn,l .,,'sp
the measure ofjustice as Ensishmrn ~ y
the law OF nations Vat 434, s s64l,b
measures are mildcr than wal wI5a
wolves the innocest with the guilty. arI
prince therefore who attempts this mtp.s
instead of coming TO an open rup,o,,
doubtless worthy'of peace, on scco,nr :,
his moderation and prudence; In ,h.n
who run TO arrss without neces,,,, ~
scourges to the human race, barbsi,,.
enemies to society, and rebels to The Inv
OF nations, or rather TO The common p,
Their Of mankind.''
This brings me totfe last section 6f,b.
bill, which secures the ipptes,td seaman
compensation for his false i.ap,;scrm,r,
not tar beyond the wages in The asrcbar,
service, and aulhorises the attachment &
,sacmuch OF the debts to Bri,isf subitc,
as may be necessary for that purpose 'tber,
being no other means of re dress. An nm.
kind will declare it just, anc B'itanhsr.
SELF has iudicla!lv established The pnicipI.,
IN the case decided BY Crj !Prai, afsr.
wards lord Cambden, [Say Dam. III T.
The case was in an acton i6r false "a.
prisonment. The earl Of HALIFAX one Ct
his naJesty's principal secresa'ie. d aaie,
granted warrant without sprevioQ, iuicg.
NATION, against urneymsn. printer Of
the North Britain, who va, kep SIX hours
and treated civ,lly, 900 pounds damages
were given. Ga amo.on for new trial
because of excessive damages, Pratt,
chief Justice, declared. that as IT Vas ag..
neral warrant and au attack or public Ii.
berry, aud agains! Magma Chatta. and as
they attempted to JUSTLY rs Legality, there
ough: TO be exemplary damages, aud 10 all
caass wherever an injury Is, done under the
color of authority as where an @acer under
40 Authority to impress exceeds that au'
thorisy. Motion overrulsd,
II will not then be SAID By an American
Congress, that FOX the false impri.0nmsa'
of an American seaman sky dollars per
month can be TOO h,sA, 10. bio booday' en-
board a British ship of'uar, exposed toe
very hardship, when Brush subject Tor
SIX hours con6ne ment with ci,tl iIedneI',
had eighr hundred dollars d'"age. b
British jury; nor can the method olrseo,
veriEg the same ss opposed up'u '0uaa
principles, Vat. 4s1 sec. $50 by Inc
law of nations Justice Is said 70 be 0sn'
ed, when the subject IS nos permitted 10
establish his r!ghs in the ord'"'ry 'fOp'l'
Of justice, or wh+n grea' and u".ta''Sa,'
delay is Effected. squiva!eas 10 r't"a1
And it can never be sad. 10" aid' ~
years spent in ffui.lesi neg"c'a''0h' 'pa
after,we have been iaformc" b' iht pre-"
dent, "thas every sp.lk It hope IS f'Hp'
guished," and tae cup of hu@ii'sno0 c'"u'
ed TO it. dregs, tha' Toe ds''y Is ''' W.
reasonable end equivalent 10 rf'u>'
Aid We arc all n .risrd By ths IA" Oh ':'''
ons. WAT. ISL, sec. 1 to rsta''''t' 10 ;"
force ,fposs,ble, Inc making s.'e eA'gsn sn
tire satisfaction. I, my be ob)'c'tu'. I r.S.
ever, ;hsl this remedy 10 IN violation y. - w.
treaty of London, OF 19,h NoVempsi i :.b
which securss the invIalabl!lty OF DIP" 10.
debts; but il will be recoilecsed 'a'' W."
violation on our part, isind'csooy w.,
eiation OF The SANG treaty b. 0'ea' D'"
bv.an attack on the liberty 81 Tue '''1 ~,
and it can never be said tha' we arc y"
justified by claiming the damages wv W. wv
By violation on personal l~.
as a correct set off against any oAD'a
they NAV receive by breach oil '"' ~. ,w
contract, by an attack 90 PERSONA and
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