The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1861-05-09
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pic # The poWefa Hf wafr except nn
lof tha elear and npfoM fthri'0N
iho Government, ami HiiNni .f
license, b. utterly moon lalet uI'H
the nes class NJ luiirf growing n' %"
% state NJ war 1hc IHferl
n0w. necessarily from tho wInr
already stated, that o state oI Hl
puts all members " Che two uii1n
respectively ~ hostility % mrh o'h.r
II would c0mieraoi en- operation. q
war. and throw nbalnelc in Che Wa}
Of the publh efforts, and leal 20
order, ~imbcclity and treason
Trading suppoHw the 7t-'orr. If
civil contracts aud relations, and n
reference to courts Of justice, anl %
h, therefore, necessarily eonirnIc
tory IN q state Of wnr. II Afford ul
10 m enemy in an onociaal mun0r
by enabling the merchants Of the
cncmy's country to support their gov
eminent, and II facilitates The mran8
Of conveying intelligence and carry
ing on n trnitorous correspondence
with the enemy. The considerations
apply with particular force 70 mari
time States. where the principal OBJ.
icct is to destroy the marine and COM.
mcrce Of the enemy in order 20 force
them to peace. II is u well settled
doctrine in the English courts and
with the English %iurists tina, there
cannot exist, nj the same time, a war
Of arms and n peace Of commerce.
The war puts an end Mt once 20 all
dealing and all communication with
each other, and places every individual
Of the respective governments. as
well rs the governments Themselves,
in o state Of hostility. This isclual-
" the doctrine Of all the au,horita-
tive writer's on the law Of nations. and
Of the maritime ordnance Of all the
great powers Of Europe. II iscqually
the received law Of this country, and
was 80 decided frequently by the
Congress 81 the United States during
the Revolutionary war, and again by
the Supreme Court Of the United
States during the course Of the last
war. and !, is difficult to conceive Of
a point Of doctrine more deeply root
in the general maritime Law Of En-.
rope. and in the universal and immc.
mortal usage Of the whole community
u tia civilized world.
j, follows as a necessary c1nsc.
qucnce II the doctrine Of the Illegal.
u Of al intercourse OF traffic. without
express permission. that 81 contracts
male with the enemy during the Mar
ARE utterly void. The Insurance Of
the enemy property Is m illegal
contract. because il Is . species It
trade and intercourse With the enemy.
The drawing of a bill ot exchange, !
an alien enemy. on a suhjec, Of tho
adverse country, is an illegal aud void
contract, because il is a commuuicl.
ton aud contract. The purchase o
bills on the enemy country. or tht
remission and deposi, Of funds there
h a dangerous and illegal act, bccaut
j, may be- cherishing the resources an'
relieving the wants Of tie enemy
The remission of funds. IN money o
bills. 70 subjects Of the enemy is IN
lawful. The inhibition reaches q
every communication. iirrr. or circu
itous. Al cndgavors to trade wit
the enemy. BY the Intervention q
third persons, or by partnership.
have equally failed, and no ar,ihc
has succeeded to lcgalizc the trad
wiihou; the express permission u Il
government.
Every relaxation of tie rule ten.
to corrup, the allegiance Of the su'
ject. and prevents the var from fu
filing its end. The only cxcCptis
to this strict anil ~riegrur1us rules
International Jurisprudence Is the ca
Of ransom bills. AMI they are CO.
tracts Of necessity, founded on a s,a
ofwar. and cngcuicrcdby It's violcnc
IL is also q further consequence Of 4
inability Of the subjects Of the I,
States to commune or carry On al
correspondence or business tose,l
,ha, all commercial partnerships. ,
is,ing between the subjects Of the t
parties prior 10 the war, are dissOl'
by the mere force and act Of the v
itself, though other contracts. exist
prior to the var. are not extinguishi
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