SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. THE PRIZE CAUSES. MR. EVARTS' BRIEF FOR THE UNITED STATES, RESPONDENTS

Evarts, William M.

Edité par Evening Post Steam Presses, New York, 1862

40pp, Original printed title wrappers. Disbound, else Very Good. With Evarts' clipped presentation inscription on the front wrapper. The caption title, for pages 1-12, is "Peter Miller, and others, claimants of the bark Hiawatha, her cargo, etc., appellants, vs. the United States. Respondents." For pages 13-16, the caption title is "John Currie and others, claimants of the schooner Crenshaw and her cargo, appellants, vs. the United States, respondents." "In April 1861, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a blockade of Southern ports to be enforced by the US Navy against any ships carrying cargo to and from areas held by the Confederacy. The proclamation was made before Congress convened in July 1861 to adopt such measures. Under Lincoln's order, the ships and their cargo were to be legally seized and forfeited as a prize under the law of nations regardless of the owners' nationality or personal loyalty to the Union. A number of ships owned by British and Northern merchants were confiscated between April and July 1861. The merchants sued in federal court, arguing that President Lincoln lacked the constitutional authority to order the legal confiscation and forfeiture of their ships and cargo" [online Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute, The Brig Amy Warwick]. Evarts, one of the great lawyers of his day, also would be U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York. He represented the United States in defense of the Lincoln Administration's blockade policy. See, Prize Cases, 67 U.S. 635 [1863]. The major issue was whether the laws of war permitted seizure of foreign cargo during a domestic insurrection rather than a war between nations. The United States and Evarts prevailed. OCLC 1029378849 [1- U VT] as of November 2024. N° de réf. du vendeur 40409

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Titre : SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. THE ...
Éditeur : Evening Post Steam Presses, New York
Date d'édition : 1862