President's Proclamation Declared Illegal

U.S. District Court

Decided May 30, 1812

U.S. District Court · decided 1812-05-30

<p>No. 11,391.</p> <p>NOX-IXTEKCOUKSE — PROCLAMATION BY PRESIDENT.</p>

Decided 1812-05-30

MARSHALL, Circuit Justice,

¶1decided, in

¶2the circuit court of North Carolina, that the proclamation of the president of the United States of the 9th August, 1809 (after the disavowal of Erskine’s arrangement), interdicting commerce with Great Britain, was not legal.