, 1869-03-12
the LAKE FRONT BILL.
The Law Of Navigable Waters.
Oceans and Seas the Comm On
Domain of Nall0ns.

TO the E3ttor Of The Chicago Tribune:
"Ths n.aurs Ct eeesss sad sets, ovesspsesd!cg
si1sit. ~ sitc.ons;s W bonds ol anson, nasfes hes
cosnznon dtmain ef the ~no!e family OF '1ses.
In hei1 vastpe:s in the Irresistible 20 Of th.ir
lis nd entonbsna ID sEe,z ne.tsEeut he psoad.
Ell nssics, with tne.r navixators, in the liability
Of M1r to treet upon the Ligh seas einele sign
Bign has made theu incapable Of couqueas and
ali mu ktud.'
nsn'4 empire IL properly the ear b j; sud ovs.
SWAY. b1t oreR The vast expanse OF oceans aud
seas there Is no ruler except '*the LNd Of the
stts." great poet ha1h tait:
Roll en-. lhou deep and datk blns ocean, ROLL
Ten thousand teets sweep nvee thee il vain.
Man mslk. tte earth NTH ruin ar eonsro!
y ops nth ~ sao,e. Upon The wa:'ty plain
The wstcke arc III thu doed-tor doth remain
A enaaew Ct Man.s Iavase sATs his own.
Wter. for = moment. lika a drop ot 1atn,
H ttEts Into thy dep'ht, With bu billing gto.n.
Freedom ot the seas IL Gods decree, s.d Is the
The }uFifd.ehon OF maritime n4ttons. hy COM
mon eouseEt, extends beaRlrd esu1 N shnt, or
as4a e. ~ "a e Do
tent. thcI ma3 hlfe the ahttJ 70 c3n,!ol's, bat
| beyond tnat are .the high eea.," which arc the
! THIS ports. hafboYe. oaye. mouths Of siysrs ana
ad1aetlt pats ct the aea eneloted by headland-,
| the tttfittf ~ OF tnc tatoc Sta;e thouck so mn.
row row - to % cnmmsneed by csnnoo seo: ram
anothcr, bc,occ 10 re martins Of euore a'ate,
| Weosfe1, IN his Diplomatic Correspondence,
AID Wheaton, IN his great WORK on International
than etx mites vide copeecting se1,, Ike thoea
nniItrr The North Srs lad ioa Htls.c, ,he Hsdt.
te1s:sir saa the nlack se,. and ii s,aila: ones.
ade Or IT, I'D soa sas. ~
grisGt al Sorel7n rstst1s a. Ear ',at ,he1 ~ o
| isnt iree 10 ,he conunp Sae qf III meishant yss.
lis Of al nasions.s 1>~'~'''>A' '~'
,hts eouniI1 IN III 1ba cIs;m f i,snms.k to .n7r5
| duts was rcsfsted on this nr,nctnle. and thIourf
A., $ :! q: Sas s ss:s; VIII + n
eoniTa,eEt ios tas nsiateasscs oi paoYsas Iias
ths Por:e lhe freedom Of ibe Hosphorn
ssd na!d.seliss, md tas s.rsta 1e.dtns 70 IL
rv-rx1Aap sxAa.
Tho coz mon Ts,nte of {hs aea belongs 10 ipIau,
.1s,s q nfrs n,,o1 oTP
FILE III II. es.. .. srs
Ii Ihtte aud cttte Iike catps ihn ri0ht al nav
! ertior and n,htyy bcJ ,nd = uasiue league frnr
J ehc1c. sJoaRs tn comnon 10 Ill xatians horue,
s jfF eacn waters.
: inc oh In sneh wstsfe, ssJ. oue writer. Ind
S CON nor .eedtpg ground In the entsretT, md rn
gate 10 zrd tro Rom tie eea, lnd trom point /
pcint, ffum t1xtsdicio4 to Jurisdiction Of tic pis
GLORY cenasonvesi'h, beii9 ieaossns ii psrt
r. charging. ws7tng, Eessless 1ate:I elemsst. -
wheh eonEect together re,phnof,cV states Al
dtnom:us.sd " in'and 1ess" ard "pubic h..l
t waJs,' snd are san} c. 70 shs s.n1e rucs Of Ia
II Wit i. 1 fettleo pt1n-Ip!e IN the Krcltsh law,
0 rays Chancellor Rent, VOL s. p. b14, sidc pac.ui
/ ~. :. !tas 1he uqnt Of 'ou u o-Ecs1 of ian
= bupudsd II the se4 or IN u4rIpsble rivers Nne,
9 tte uce cobs ard hons, extends y h1en Wal
marx, md the rtote bet,w coumou bat no, e
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~ ~ Congress cr the 18th Of December, 1878,
VI resu.ntfon, sflet ftctupg tic act al Cou5
uucef witch The peop1. os I4hsois had ltaz
~ ttc,f constitution, the ordftatca OF
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