This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 Excerpt: ...natural that they should consider the action of the t'nited States unwarrantable. Not all, however, took this position. The Liverpool Advertiser considered Madison's message "one of the ablest state papers which ever issued from the American Government," and said that it made out a strong case against Great Ilritain ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 Excerpt: ...natural that they should consider the action of the t'nited States unwarrantable. Not all, however, took this position. The Liverpool Advertiser considered Madison's message "one of the ablest state papers which ever issued from the American Government," and said that it made out a strong case against Great Ilritain "on the received principles of public law and international justice."" The Kdinburgh Review, one of the most influential tcriodicals of the time, criticized severely the lwilicy of Great Britain toward the United States, and charactertzed the orders in council not only as odious and unfriendly to the United States, hut as constituting an "everlasting stain on the character an, l policy of our country."' This periodical, in common with the more liberal ltritish sentiment, regarded (, reat Britam's right to impress as undeniable, hut her practice of that right as immoderate and unjust. "Liverpool Advertiser, Aursi 8. 181,1. "' Kdinhuruh Rcview, Nov., The lcople in jjcncr.it throughout Great Hritain had little knowledge of the real conditions in the United States, and their friendship for Americans was slight. The Kdinburgh Review said that the Americans were "less lxipular and less esteemed among us than the base and higotted Portuguese, or the ferocious and ignorant Russians."1 There was, however, one element in the British miputation that sincerely regretted the war. This was the P.ritish manufacturers. Their influence in the direction of peacc later became pot cut." The American Government, in declaring war, entertained the hope that Great Britain would remove the causes of grievance sooner than take up arms agaitM the United States. In order to provide such an opportunity the Secretary ...
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