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"that interest" and "policy"
and
"Muckness, one of the Mottoes
of foreign Merchants. By the
rulings of
Our Statesmen
the
Opinion of one jurist, the declaration
of our
writers on International
Law, and the instruction of our Government, United States Consuls
are directed on their duties, and
the
neglect of
one to perform
that duty is no justification
for neglect in another; and
for me to remark here, it is permitted
to say, that
in making the claim that I
have made, to jurisdiction exer-
cised difficulties that take place on
board of our vessels,
between their
Officers
and crews,
I do it without
any feeling of unfriendliness or antagonism to this Government, but simply
because I deem those matters to
be strictly in the line of my duty. And I cannot therefore regard the
predecessors or
Commission of my
Consuls
of any other Nation as a criterion. I might refer to many
similar
instances in which our
Consuls
have uniformly exercised the
jurisdiction. I have wished to
be permitted to exercise, but I shall merely refer to that
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"that inturst" and "policy"
and
"Muckness, one for af the the Mottoes
of foreign Merchants. By the-
toulings of
Our Statesmen
the
Opinion of one jurists the declar
our
- ations of twriters repen International
Law, and the instruction of an Government, United Saty Conants
are directed on their duties, ands
the
neglect of
one to perform
no
that duty is to justification
lect in another; and
for sey here permit
it me to remark, that
in making the claim that of
have made, to jenis diction exer
difficulties that take place on
board of om bravels,
om bussels, between their
Officers
And Gews,
I do it without
any feeling of untionciness or antage
-onism to this Government, but simply
because I deem those matters to
be shirtlif in the line of my duty, And I cannot therefore regards the
decessors or Of
mmission of my prese
Consals
the Conents of Cany other Nation we criterion. I might refer this
bathway to many
battenry
similar
instances in which am
Consuls
have luinic and exercised the
jiusdiction. I have asher to
be permitted to qucise, but I shall marely refer to that
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