Commission Under the Convention Between the United States & Paraguay: Statements and Arguments for Claimants and for the Republic, and Opinion and Award of CommissionersH. Polkinhorn, Printer, 1860 - Počet stran: 163 |
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Strana 10
... never was Secretary of State , nor did he ever hold any office under the government of Paraguay , except that of special commissioner to treat concerning boun- daries between that Republic and the Empire of Brazil , upon which duty he ...
... never was Secretary of State , nor did he ever hold any office under the government of Paraguay , except that of special commissioner to treat concerning boun- daries between that Republic and the Empire of Brazil , upon which duty he ...
Strana 11
... never exercised either of them , nor does he derive his revenues from any other sources than the abundant salary which the law an- nexes to his office , and from estates which he possesses and enjoys in like manner as other private ...
... never exercised either of them , nor does he derive his revenues from any other sources than the abundant salary which the law an- nexes to his office , and from estates which he possesses and enjoys in like manner as other private ...
Strana 12
... never reached Par- aguay ; and for her cargo , and that of another vessel , which never came within that jurisdiction . Again , and for example also : it is not perceived how the Republic of Paraguay is to be held responsible for the ...
... never reached Par- aguay ; and for her cargo , and that of another vessel , which never came within that jurisdiction . Again , and for example also : it is not perceived how the Republic of Paraguay is to be held responsible for the ...
Strana 13
... never paid its own expenses . In short , whatever reports or representations may have been made to the gentlemen who were induced by Mr. Hopkins to enter into this speculation , the whole affair was a mere bubble , which never could ...
... never paid its own expenses . In short , whatever reports or representations may have been made to the gentlemen who were induced by Mr. Hopkins to enter into this speculation , the whole affair was a mere bubble , which never could ...
Strana 14
... never been . It has now be- come a question of strict right , to be determined with judicial certainty . All which is respectfully submitted , J. MANDEVILLE CARLISLE , Counsel and Agent for the Republic of Paraguay . WASHINGTON , June ...
... never been . It has now be- come a question of strict right , to be determined with judicial certainty . All which is respectfully submitted , J. MANDEVILLE CARLISLE , Counsel and Agent for the Republic of Paraguay . WASHINGTON , June ...
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Strana 32 - But we think the real answer to the objection is, that no wrongdoer can be allowed to apportion or qualify his own wrong ; and that as a loss has actually happened whilst his wrongful act was in operation and force, and which is attributable to his wrongful act, he cannot set up as an answer to the action the bare possibility of a loss, if his wrongful act had never been done.
Strana 111 - I The Government of the Republic of Paraguay binds itself for the responsibility in favor of the "United States and Paraguay Navigation Company," which may result from the decree of commissioners, who, it is agreed, shall be appointed as follows.
Strana 101 - The probable or possible benefits of a voyage, as yet in fieri, can never afford a safe rule by which to estimate damages in cases of marine trespass. There is so much uncertainty in the rule itself, so many contingencies which may vary or extinguish its application, and so many difficulties in sustaining its legal correctness, that the court can not believe it proper to entertain it.
Strana 37 - States believe it to be their duty, and they mean to execute it, to watch over the persons and property of their citizens visiting foreign countries, and to intervene for their protection when such action is justified by existing circumstances and by the law of nations. Wherever their citizens may go through the habitable globe, when they encounter injustice they may appeal to the government of their country, and the appeal will be examined into with a view to such action in their behalf as it may...