CO129-168 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [9-12] — Page 464

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I contend, with all due respect,

that if,

as a Consular Officer, I had the right to discharge the man, at all, I certainly had the right to determine the basis of his discharge; whether with or without extra wages, in accordance with the law of the United States, regulating the same and that having once determined this fact and discharged the man he had no redress as. against such a decision other than that provided by the laws of the United States. However, without entering, upon a further discussion of the matter at this time, I deem it my duty--

to herewith enter a most solemn

-protest in behalf of my Government

as

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against the action of the Court in

this case, as

by its decision I am. rendered utterly powerless to carry out the instructions of my Government

regulating

cases like the one in.

point. I claim further more that there is no

• precedent for this action;

that the customs and

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wages of this port have established my right as the Consular Officer of the United States, to discharger.

searen from

American ships in accordance with law, and that as such Consular

officer, I have sole jurisdiction regards the basis of such, discharges That having

having decided a seaman sha