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5829. NEUTRALITY, Carrying trade and.—

If war in Europe take place, I hope
the new world will fatten on the follies of the
old. If we can but establish the principles of
the armed neutrality for ourselves, we must become
carriers for all parties as far as we can
raise vessels.—
To E. Rutledge. Washington ed. iii, 165. Ford ed., v, 197.
(N.Y., 1790)