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Excerpt from Writings of Levi Woodbury, LL. D. Political, Judicial and Literary, Vol. 2 of 3: Now First Selected and Arranged; Judicial There is another class of Offences committed abroad whose punish ment is within your jurisdiction. It includes ordinary revolts on board American ships, on the one hand, and, on the other, forcing, with malice, and without justifiable cause, any Of our Officers or seamen on shore, and leaving them behind in any foreign port or place. Great vigilance in ferreting out and punishing both of these crimes is demanded, as well, on the one hand, to protect the hardy and honest seaman from oppression while abroad, as, on the other, to enable the commanders of vessels to preserve due subordination, and save from shipwreck and destruction the valuable property and lives intrusted to their charge. It includes, likewise, setting on fire our vessels of war, or wilfully casting away Ships belonging to citizens of the United States. Outrages Of this description, whether committed on the high seas or at home, are alike punishable here. Without deeming it necessary, at this time, to enter more at large into the character of these crimes, I shall next invite your attention to a catalogue Of Offences resting on another peculiarity in our politi cal system. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.