The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-08-26
Presidents Proclamation of Neu-
trality
By tie President Of the United States
Proclamation:

. Lhe United States reside within the territorC
!, or dominions of each of the belligerents, an
L carry on commerce, trade or other business {
pursuits therein, protected by the faith {
}. treaties and,
WHEREAs, great numbers of the subjects @
citizens of each of the said beligerents resid
within the territory or jurisdiction of the Uni
:. ted States, and carry on commerce, trade an
t other business pursuits therein; and, where
as, the laws of the United States, without in
terfering with free expression of opinion an
sympathy, or with the open manufacture O
sale Of arms or munitions of war, nevertheless
: impose upon all who may be within their ter
ritory and jurisdiction the duty of an imparti
al neutrality during the existence of the con
test, now, therefore,
I, Ulysses S. Grant, President of the Unite,
States, in order to preserve the neutrality o
the United States and of their citizens, anC
OF persons WITHIN their territory and jurisdic
ton, and to enforce their laws, and In orde
that all persons being warned of the genera
tenor Vi ,4Ie laws and treaties of the United
States IN this behalf, and of the law of nations
may thus be prevented from an unintentiona
violation of the same, do hereby declare anC
proclaim that by the act passed on the 2Otf
day of April, A. D. 1918, commonly known "a!
the Neutrality Law, the following acts are for
hidden to be done, under severe penalties
United States, to wit:
l. Accepting and exercising a commission
to serve either OF the said belligerents, by lane
or by sea, against the belligerent
z. Enhstlng or entering into the service o.
either Of the said belligerents as a soldier or a,
marine, or seaman on board of any vessel Of
war, letter OF marque, or privateer.
3. Hiring or retaining another person to en-.
list or enter himself in the service of either Of
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rine or seaman on board of any vessel of war.
letter OF marque, or privateer.
4. Hiring another person to go beyond the
limits or jurisdiction of the United States with
intent to be enlisted as aforesaid.
9th. HIRING another person to 90 beyond
the limits Of the United States with intent to
be entered into service as aforesaid
9th. Retaining another person to go beyond
the limits Of the United States with intent tc
be enlisted as aforesaid
7th. Retaining another person to 90 bevond
the limits Of the United States with intent to
be entered into service as aforesaid.
But the said act is not te be construed to ex.
tend to citizen or subject of either bellige.
rent, who, being trausiently within the United
States, shall, on board of any vessel of war
which, at the time of its arrival within the
territory of the United States, was fitted OF
equipped as such vessel of war, enlist or en-
ter himself, or hire or retain another subject
or citizen of the same belligereut, who is trans
lently within the United States, to enlist OF
enter himself on board such vessel of war, if
the United States shall then be at peace with
| such belligereut.
oth. FITTING out and arming, or attempting
/ to mt out and arm, or procuring to be fitted
out and armed, or knowingly being concerned
IN the furnishing or fitting out, or armiug,o
any ship or vessel with intent that such ship
or vessel shall be employed in the service Of
| either Of the said belligerents
9TH. Issuing or delivering commission
within the territory or jurisdiction of the Uni
ted States for any ship or vessel to the intent
that she may be employed as aforesaid.
10. Increasing or augmenting, or procuring
to be increased or augmented, or knowingly
being concerned In increasing or augmeuting
the force OF any ship of war, cruiser or other
armed vessel which, at the time of her arrival
within the United States, was a ship of war,
cruiser or armed vessel in the service of either
of the said beligerents, or belonging to the
subjects or citizens of either, by adding to the
number Of guns Of such vessel, or by changing
those on board of her guns of a larger calibre,
etc., or by the addition thereto of any equip
meut solely applicable to war.
1lth. Beginning or setting on foot, or pro-
v1dlug and preparing the means for any mill
tary expedition or enterprise to be carried on
from the territory or jurisdiction Of the United
States against the territory or domiuious of
either of the said belligerents, aud do further
declare and proclaim that by the nineteenth
article OF the treaty Of amity and commerce,
which was concluded between his Majesty the
King Of Prussia and the United States of
America on the llth day of July, 1899, which
article was revived by the treaty of May lst,
1873, between the same parties and is still in
force, it was agreed that the vessels of war,
public and private of both parties shall carry
freely wheresoever they please, the vessels and
effects taken from their enemies, without be-
ing obliged to pay any duties, charges or fees
to officers of admiralty of the customs or any
others, nor shall such prizes be arrested,
searched or put under legal process when they
come to and enter the ports of the other party,
but may freely be carried out again at any
time by their captors the places expressed in
their commissions, which the commanding Of
hcers of such vessels shall be obliged to show.
And I do further declare and proclaim that
it has been officially communicated to the gov
ernment Of the United States, by the Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Pleuipoteutary
Of the North German Confederation at WASH
ington, that private property en- the high seas
Will be exempted from seizure by the ships of
His Majesty the King Of Prussia, without re.
gard to reciprocity.
And do further declare aud proclaim that
it has been officially communicated to the gov.
ernment Of the United States, bv the Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Pleniputentiary
of His Majesty the Emperor Of the French at
Washington, that orders have been given that
in the conduct of the war the commanders of
the French forces, on land and on the seas shall
scrupulously observe toward neutral powers
the rules OF international law, and that they
shall strictly adhere to the principles set forth
in thn declaration Of tha of Do aR
the 10th of April, 1856; that is to say, first that
privateering is, and remains, abolished; second
that the neutral flag covers the enemys goods,
with the exception of contraband of war; third
that neutral goods, with the exception of con-
traband Of war, are not liable to capture under
there enemy flag; fourth, that the blockade, in
order to be binding must be effective; that is
to say, maintainediby force sufficient, really,
to prevent access to the coast of the enemy,
and that, although the United States have not
adhered to the declaration of 1866, the vessels
of His Majesty will not seize the enemy's pro-
perty found on board of a vessel of the United
States, provided that property is not contra
band of war; and do further declare and
proclaim that the statutes of the United States
and the law Of nations alike require that no
person within the territory and jurisdiction Of
the United States shall take part directly OF
indirectly in the said war, but shall remain at
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shall maintain strict and impartia' neut1ali-
ty; and that whatever privileges shall be accord
ed to one beligerent within the ports of the
United States shall be in like manner ac-
corded to the other, and I do hereby
enloin all the good citizens of the United
States, and all persons residing or being with
in the territory or jurisdiction of the United
States to observe the laws thereof, and to COM
NIT no act contrary to the provisions of the
said statutes, or in violation of the law of ma
tions in that behalf. And I do hereby warn
all citizens of the United States, and all per-
sons residing or being within their territory
or jurisdiction, that while the free and full ex-
preston of sympathies in public and private is
not restricted by the laws of the United States,
military forces in aid Of either belligerent
cannot lawfully be originated or organized
within their jurisdiction, and that, while all
persons may lawfully and without restriction
by reason of the aforesaid state Of war, manu-
facture and sell within the United States
arms and munitions of war and other articles
ordinarily known as contraband of war, yet
they cannot carry such articles upon the high
seas for the use or service of either belliger-
ent. Nor can they transport soldiers or Off
GERS of either, or attempt to break any block
ade which may be lawfully established and
maintained during the war without incuring
the risk Of hostile capture and the penalties
demanded by the law of nations in that be-
half, and do hereby give notice that all citi-
zens Of the United States and others who may
claim the protection of this government who
may misconduct themselves in the premises
do so at their peril, and that they can in no
wise obtain any protection from the govern
ment Of the United States against the conse-
quences of their misconduct.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States
to be affixed. Done at the city of Washing
ton this twenty-second day of August, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy, and Of
the independence Of the United States of
America the niuetv-dffb