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THE PROCLAMATION OF NEUTRALITY (1793)
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by the President of the United States
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A PROCLAMATION
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Whereas it appears that a state of war exists between Austria, Prussia, Sar-
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dinia, Great Britain, and the United Netherlands, of the one part, and France on
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the other; and the duty and interest of the United States require, that they
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should with sincerity and good faith adopt and pursue a conduct friendly and
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impartial toward the belligerant Powers;
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I have therefore thought fit by these presents to declare the disposition of the
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United States to observe the conduct aforesaid towards those Powers respectful-
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ly; and to exhort and warn the citizens of the United States carefully to avoid
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all acts and proceedings whatsoever, which may in any manner tend to contravene
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such disposition.
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And I do hereby also make known, that whatsoever of the
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citizens of the United States shall render himself liable to punishment or
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forfeiture under the law of nations, by committing, aiding, or abetting hos-
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tilities against any of the said Powers, or by carrying to any of them those
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articles which are deemed contraband by the modern usage of nations, will not
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receive the protection of the United States, against such punishment or forfei-
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ture; and further, that I have given instructions to those officers, to whom it
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belongs, to cause prosecutions to be instituted against all persons, who shall,
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within the cognizance of the courts of the United States, violate the law of
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nations, with respect to the Powers at war, or any of them.
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In testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of the United States of America to
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be affixed to these presents, and signed the same with my hand. Done at the
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city of Philadelphia, the twenty-second day of April, one thousand seven hundred
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and ninety-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the
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seventeenth.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON
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April 22, 1793
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France declared war against Great Britain and Holland early in April, 1793.
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President Washington called a special cabinet meeting, which resulted in this
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declaration of neutrality.
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Prepared by Gerald Murphy (The Cleveland Free-Net - aa300)
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