Mr. Pitkin's Speech on the Loan Bill, Delivered in the House of Representatives, February 10th, 1814: In Committee of the Whole, on the Question to Fill the Blank in the Bill with Twenty-five Millions of DollarsSnowden and Simms, 1814 - Всего страниц: 19 |
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Стр. 6 - Whenever there is declared a war between the United States and any foreign nation or government, or any invasion or predatory incursion is perpetrated, attempted, or threatened against the territory of the United States, by any foreign nation or government, and the President makes public proclamation of the event...
Стр. 7 - President makes public proclamation of the event, all natives, citizens, denizens, or subjects of the hostile nation or government, being males of the age of fourteen years and upwards, who shall be within the United States, and not actually naturalized, shall be liable to be apprehended, restrained, secured, and removed, as alien enemies.
Стр. 7 - States, or, if registered, to the benefits of registry, if owned in whole or in part by any person naturalized in the United States, and residing for more than one year in the country from which he originated, or for more than two years in any foreign country, unless such person be a consul or other public agent of the United States.
Стр. 4 - British subjects in their service, and enforce the prohibition by suitable regulations and penalties, the motive for the practice is taken away. It is in this mode that the president is willing to accommodate this important controversy with the British government, and it cannot be conceived on what ground the arrangement can be refused.
Стр. 4 - I shall vote against it on the principle that the measures which preceded and produced it were radically wrong." (Annals 13th Cong., 1st and 2nd sess., Vol I, p. 1274.) Hon. Timothy Pitkin, of Connecticut, speaking in the House of Representatives on the bill, said: " Believing, as I do, that in this war of conquest we are sacrificing our men and expending our money without a prospect of any adequate advantage, I feel justified in voting against a loan of so many millions for this object.
Стр. 6 - That whenever there shall be a declared war between the United States and any foreign nation or government, or any invasion or predatory incursion shall be perpetrated, attempted, or threatened against the territory of the United States, by any foreign nation or government, and the President of the United States shall make public proclamation of the event, all natives, citizens, denizens, or subjects of the hostile nation or government, being males of the age of fourteen years and upwards, who shall...
Стр. 6 - Province, nevertheless, with the sanction, as appears, of his Government, thought proper to select from American prisoners of war and send to Great Britain for trial as criminals a number of individuals who had emigrated from the British dominions long prior to the state of war between the two nations...
Стр. 18 - Massachusetts, the notes in circulation may exceed this amount by two or three millions. A very general error has prevailed on this subject. Many have supposed that banks could issue notes to an 'almost unlimited extent, and, that they had generally done it to an amount far beyond their capital. This idea is, however, a very erroneous one. A certain quantity of circulating medium is necessary in every country, for its various commercial transactions, and to facilitate an interchange of the products...
Стр. 6 - American prisoners of war, and send to Great Britain for trial as criminals, a number of individuals, who had emigrated from the British dominions long prior to the state of war between the two nations, who had incorporated themselves into our political society, in the modes recognised by the law and the practice of Great Britain...
Стр. 4 - President is desirous to provide a remedy for the evils complained of on both sides. The claim of the British Government is to take from the merchant vessels of other countries British subjects. In the practice, the Commanders of British ships of war often take from the merchant vessels of the United States American citizens. If the United States prohibit the employment of British subjects in their service, and enforce the prohibition by suitable regulations and penalties, the motive for the practice...