The war which has taken place among the powers of Europe produces frequent transactions within our ports and limits, on which questions arise of considerable difficulty, and of greater importance to the peace of the US. these questions depend for their solution on the construction of our treaties, on the laws of nature & nations, & on the laws of the land; and are ^often^ presented under...
2From Thomas Jefferson to the Justices of the Supreme Court, 18 July 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
The war which has taken place among the powers of Europe produces frequent transactions within our ports and limits, on which questions arise of considerable difficulty, and of greater importance to the peace of the US. These questions depend for their solution on the construction of our treaties, on the laws of nature and nations, and on the laws of the land; and are often presented under...