Speech of Mr. Calhoun of South Carolina
Subtitle: In Senate, March 13, 1840. The following resolutions submitted by Mr. Calhoun on the 4th inst. were taken up for consideration: Resolved, That a ship or vessel on the high seas, in time of peace, engaged in a lawful voyage, is, according to the laws of nations, under the exclusive jurisdiction of the state to which her flag belongs ...
Contributors: United States. Congress Senate
Publisher: s.n.
Published: 1840
Place of publication: United States
Language: eng
Subjects: Jurisdiction over ships at sea; Speeches in Congress; Seizure of vessels and cargoes; Slaves; Emancipation
Notes: Title from caption title and opening lines of text.

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