...Government of the United States is at peace, and having entered an American port open for her reception, on the terms on which ships of war are generally permitted...friendly power, must be considered as having come into American territory, under an implied promise, that while necessarily within it, and demeaning herself...

...than that of the soldier. He held that "The Exchange" had come into the American territory under the implied promise that while necessarily within it and...should be exempt from the jurisdiction of the country. The gist of the opinion is contained in a single sentence which I now quote, "The laws of Tennessee...

...government of the United States is at peace, and having entered an American port open for her reception, on the terms on which ships of war are generally permitted...should be exempt from the jurisdiction of the country." It was submitted in argument that if a sovereign engaged in trade he would enjoy no immunity in respect...

...government of the United States is at peace, and having entered an American port open for her reception, on the terms on which ships of war are generally permitted...should be exempt from the jurisdiction of the country." 2.3 Analysis of Chief Justice Marshall's Thesis There was no lex scripta, ie, written law, on the question...

...Government of the United States is at peace, and having entered an American port open for her reception, on the terms on which ships of war are generally permitted...should be exempt from the jurisdiction of the country." So in the case of the "Constitution" in 1879 the British Court of Admiralty refused a warrant to arrest...

...present case is not, in this respect, at all like that of The Exchange, in which Marshall, CJ, observed : "If this opinion be correct, there seems to be a necessity for admitting that the fact might be disclosed to the court by the suggestion of the attorney for the United States." We have...