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FRENCH SPOLIATIONS.-NO.y

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FRENCH SPOLIATIONS.-No.y
The only security for the faithful admi,is,r.,;..
justice, is an independent judiciary. Nano.o''
in framing his celebrated code, separated bs p.s0o'
u,ive from the Judicial power and made n, l.,s'
independent Of the former. "s'
Intoxicated however with victory, and inH,,.d L.
power, he soon became too proud to submit, N
vernment of laws. so"s
He had not long worn the Imperial Crown beto,.
he COMPOUNDED the executive with the judicial nnv
err, by uniting both in his own person.
notwithstanding that the treaty between the IN,
ted States and France, (Which was concluded vii,
the FIRST Consul himsel) provides. that in all ca,,a
Of property captured by either party, the caim,n,s
shall have the benefit of trial by lawfully cons,
,urd judicial tribunal, which atone should prononc,
judgment notwithstanding the Berlin D.er,.s
declare, that all seizures made under that Deere
should be tried by the Council of Prizes al par;s
yettwen'y seven American vessels principally lads
with most valuable csrgoes, were condemned bv H.,
Emperor himself, uithout eren the form of fr;I
| Oh this number, was the brig Sally, Of This DOR,
The Ssey, sailed from Philadelphia carly in M.
vember, 1907. The Milan Decree was issued or
the 18th Dece mbcr. OF the same year.
When this vesse, reached he coost of France ab.
was notified Of lis blockade, under the celebra.d
British Orders in Council She then proceeded Ia
England. from whence she sailed for Holland. bn,
was forced by stress Of weather to put into FIusbnp
where she seized by the French authorities ana
transported 10 Antwerp.
The cargo was disposed or in June, 1903. and
produced about one hundred end fifty thousand dol
lars.
The only evidence furnished of her condempa
ton, is contained in letter written by the Minister
of Finance to the Director General cf the Custom
House, Of which, the following is a copy;
81 have the honor to inform YOU that BY decs
ion Of the 30th October last His Majesty has order,
ed the conhscalion Of the American vessel the Sal
ly, and OF her cargo, in consequence o. her having
been forced into England"
/ The ground therefore, of her condemnation, was
a violation Of The Milan Decree, which as issued
upwards of month after she sailed from the United
States.
The code Napoleon, which, with triHing modf.
cations, is still the law Of France declares, thar
private property shall never be taken for public use,
without jus, indemnity yet the proceeds Of the
Sally and her cargo, as well that Of all Others
der Hk: circumstances, were paid into the French
treasury. and employed to dciiay the public expen.
oes of the Government.
! If his Imperial Majesty could have consented 70
have been governed by his own laws, he doubtless.
would not have died in exile, upon barren rock
An awful lesson to all those. who, feeling pousf
forget right. We do not, however wish 10 make
war upon the dead: our business is with the living
The King nersr dies and the heir 10 an estate
must take its bur,hens with its benefits.
FITZSlMMONS