...though they are not invested with the representative character, nor entitled to diplomatic honors."* Upon this footing Messrs. Mason and Slidell, who are...justly regarded, according to the law of nations, aa a hostile or unfriendly act towards the United States. Nor, indeed, is it clear that these gentlemen...

...though they are not invested with the representative character, nor entitled to diplomatic honors."* Upon this footing Messrs. Mason and Slidell, who are...the law of nations, as a hostile or unfriendly act towards the United States. Nor, indeed, is it clear that these gentlemen would Lave been clothed with...

...honors." (Wheaton, " Elements," part iii., chap. 1, sec. 5.) Upon this footing Messrs. Mason and Slidcll, who are expressly stated by Mr. Seward to have been...have been, if at all, received, and the reception of thes^ gentlemen upon this footing could not have been justly regarded, according to the law of nations,...

...though they are not invested with the representative character, nor entitled to diplomatic honours.* Upon this footing Messrs. Mason and Slidell, who are...and of Paris, must have been sent, and would have • Wbeatou : " Etements," part iii, chap. 1, sec. 5. been, if at all, received j and the reception...

...though they are not investetl with the representative character, nor entitled to diplomatic honours." Upon this footing Messrs. Mason and Slidell, who are...Southern States to the Courts of St. James' and of Pane, must have been sent, and would have been, if at all, received ; and the reception of these gentlemen...

...though they are not invested with the representative character, nor entitled to diplomatic honors."* Upon this footing Messrs. Mason and Slidell, who are...plenipotentiary from the southern States to the courts of St. Jamea and of Paris, must have been sent, and would have been, if at all, received ; and the reception...

...diplomatic honours).' Wheaton's Elements, part 3, c. 1, s. 6.) Upon this footing Messrs. Mason and Shdell, who are expressly stated by Mr. Seward to have been...ministers plenipotentiary from the Southern States to the coarte of St. James's and of Paris, mast have been sent, and would have been, if at all, received ;...

...though they are not invested with the representative character, nor entitled to diplomatic honours.* Upon this footing Messrs. Mason and Slidell, who are expressly stated by Mr Seward to have been sent 4s pretended Ministers Plenipotentiary from the Southern States to the Courts of St. James' and of...

...been sent as pretended Ministers Plenipotentiary from the Southern States to the Courts of St. James's and of Paris, must have been sent, and would have been , if at all , received , and the recepjion of these gentlemen upon this footing could not have been justly regarded, according to the...

...though they are not invested with the representative character, IHT entitled to diplomatic honors."* Upon this footing Messrs. Mason and Slidell, who are expressly stated by Mr. Scward to have been sent as pretended ministers plenipotentiary from the southern States to the courts...