Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-08-31

by adding to the number Of guns of sucbI
vessel, or by changing those on board of hA
for guns of a larger calibre, or by the add
tion thereto of any equipment solely appli
cable to war.
Eleventh-Beg inning or setting on foot |
or providing or preparing means for an |
military expedition or enterprise, to be car |
ried on from the territory or dominions b |
either of said belligerents.
And do further declare and proclaim thu /
by the 10Th article of the treaty of amt |
and commerce which was concluded betweel \
his majesty the king of Prussia and th
United States of America on the 18th day 6 |
July, 1893, which article was revived BY.
treaty, May l, 1928, between the same par
ties, and is still in force, it was agreed tft
the vessels of war, public and privaK VI
both parties shall carry freely wheresevsr
they please, vessels and effects taken iron
their enemies without being obliged-to PIT
any duties, charges or fees to officers OF al
miralty of customs or any othersfs4ay Il
such prizes be arrested, searched or put "a
der legal process when they come to sld
enter the ports of the other party, but MY
freely be carried out again at any time NJ
their captors to places expressed in th}F
commissions, which the commanding otsGr
-
And do further declare and proclaim that
it has been officially communicated toNRe
government of the United States by the. y
yoy extraordinary and minister .plenipoTn-
tiary of the North German confederatlo!Sat
Washington, that private property on ne
high seas will be exempted from seizure by
the ships of his majesty the king OF Prtssln
without regard to reciprocity.
And do further declare an - m
that there has been oficiall ~ ssed
to the government of the USlted State, by
the envoy extraordinary and minister l!enl-
potentiary of his majesty, the emperor OF
the French, at Washington, that orders have
been given that in the conduct OF the var
tb Is spm@sassEs S e tie fk>Rss forces q
u3frd neutral powers the fafes OF inbrnaS
tional law. and that they shall s9ictly
adhere to the principles set forth id the
declaration of the Congress of Paris, OF the
! 10th of April, 1856, that is TO say
First-That privateering is and rernins
abolished ..
/ Second-That neutral flags cover an kne-
my's goods, with the exception Of coutraland
/ of war.
| Third-That neutral goods, with thdez-
ception of contraband of war, are not lAsle
| to capture under the enemy's flag.
| Fourth-That blOckades, in order to be
binding, must be effective that is to Lay,
maintained by force sufficient really to
prevent access TO the coast of the enemy
and that although the United States 1tye
not adhered to the declaration of 1856, ~es-
sells of his majesty will not seize the eneay' 5
property found on board of vessels eSbe
United States, provided that property isaot
contraband Of war.
And do further declare and proclaim Dat
~ 4 ~.
of nations alike require that no persons VIII
in the territory OF jurisdiction of the Unted
States should take part directly or indirectly
in said war, but shall remain at peace With
each of the said belligerents, and shall ID. q
tain strict and impartial neutrality, n
whatever privileges shall be accorded nc
belligerent within the ports of the Unied
States, shall be In like manner accorded 70
the other; and do hereby enjoin all god
citizens of the United States, and all PR
sons residing or being within the Territory
OF jurisdiction Of the United States to obseve
the law thereof, and 70 commit no act on
trary TO the provision of said statutes, or in
violation of the law of nations in their e.
half: and do hereby warn all citizen OF
the United States, and all persons residing
= or being within their territory or juridlc-
ton, that while free and full expression II
sympathies in public and private Is not re-
stricted by the laws Of the United Suites,
military forces, in aid of either of the bdl5-
erents cannot lawfully be originated DOR
ganized within their jurisdiction and that
, while all persons may lawfully ald without
restriction by reason Of the Aforesaid tate
of war, manufacture and sell within the
United States, arms and munitions If war
and other articles ordinarily known as Jn-
trahand of war, yet they cannot carry nch
articles upon the high seas for the y, %
segAiee of either OF. ths bouigersnts Ii al
thay transport SOLDIERS and officers OF ,II7s~
or attempt to break any blockade whichnay
be lawfully established and maintained iur-
ing the war, without mourning the riz o
hostile capture and the penalties pronounced
by the law of nations in their behalf and
do hereby give notice TO all citizens o. tho
| nited States, and others who NAV clair-. I'D
protection of this government, who "a,
misoonducs themselves in these prcma !
that they do so at their peril, and that {. i
can in no wise obtain any protection II a
the government of the United States against
the consequences of this misconduct
In witness whereof, have hereunto set y
hand, and caused the seal of the United Staies
to be affixed. Done at the city of Washing
I ton this twenty-second day Of August. IN Ia,
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundrsl
and seventy and of the Independence Of n,
United States Of America the ninetv-firh
L. ;. GRAM .
i BY the President
HAMILTON FISH. Secretary of State.