Speech of the Hon George Sullivan At the Late Rockingham Convention With the
Speech of the Hon George Sullivan At the Late Rockingham Convention With the
George Sullivan
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"while those sections of the communityj ia which more tkan tkret' 21 fourlJiS of the mariners of the United States hare their home?, are, by great majorities, against that war, among the professed objects of which, the release of impressed Seamen forms so prio- cipai a iigiire. It is well known that England pretends to no right of imjjrcss- ing our Seamen. She Insists, only, that she has a right to the service of her ozcn subjects, in time of war, even though found serving on board the merchant... ships of other nations. This claim we suppose to be neither unfounded, nor novel. It is recognized by the public law of Europe, and of the civilized world. Writers of the highest authority maintain, that the right belongs to all Bati. Ons, For the same reason, say they, that the father of a fanyly may demand the aid of his children to defend himself and his house, a nation may call home her subjects to her defence and protection, in time of war. But if this were not so, is our nation to plunge into a ruinous •war, in order to settle a question of relative right, between the government of a foreign nation and the subjects of that govern- jiient ?
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