Aid And Comfort

Help; support; assistance; counsel; encouragement. The constitution of. the United States (article 3, § 3) declares that adhering to the enemies of the United States, giving them aid and comfort, shall be treason. These words, as they are to be understood in the constitution, have not received a fuH judicial construction. They import, however, Tielp, support, assistance, countenance, encouragement. The word "aid," which occurs in St. "Westminster I. c. 14, is explained by Lord Coke (2 Inst. 182) as comprehending all persons counseling, abetting, plotting, assenting, consenting, and encouraging to do the act (and he adds, what is not applicable to the crime of treason), who are not present when the act is done. See, also, 1 Burn. Just. 5, 6; 4 Bl. Comm. 37, 38.

Help; support; assistance; counsel; encouragement. The constitution of the United States, art. 3, s. 3, declares that adhering to the enemies of the United States, giving them aid and comfort, shall be treason. These words, as they are to be understood In the constitution, have not received a full judicial construction; but see Young v. U. S., &7 U. S. 39. 24 L. Ed. 992, as to their meaning in the Act of Congress, March 12, 1863. See also Lamar v. Browne, 92 U. S. 187, 23 L. Ed. 650; U. S. v. Klein. 13 Wall (U. S.) 1L8, 20 L. Ed. 519; Hanauer v. Doane, 12 Wall. (U. S.) 317, 20 L. Ed. 4119; Carlisle v. U. S., U Wall. (U. S.) 147, 21 L. Ed. ■!. -ki v. U. S., 7 Ct. of CI. 398; Bond v. U. S., 2 Ct. of CI. 533. They import help, support, assistance, countenance, encouragement. The voluntary execution of an official bond of a commissioned officer of the Confederacy from motives of personal friendship, Is giving aid and comfort; U. S. v. Padelford, 9 Wall. (U. S.) 539, 19 L. Ed. 788; as is the giving of mechanical skill to build boats for the Confederacy; Gearing v. U. S., 3 Ct. of CI. 172. The word aid, which occurs in the stat. Westm. I. c. 14. plained by Lord Coke (2 Inst. 1SJ) as comprehending all persons counselling, abetting, plotting, assenting, consenting, and encouraging to do the act (and he adds, what is not applicable to the crime of treason), who are not present when the act is done. See also 1 Burn, Just. 5, 6; 4 Bla. Com. 37, 3S. To constitute aid and comfort It is not c that the effort to aid should be successful and actually render assistance; U. S. v. Greathouse, 4 Sawy. 472, Fed. Cas. No. 15,2.",;.

Help; support; assistance; counsel; encouragement, As an element in the crime of treason, the giving of “aid and comfort” to the enemy may consistin a mere attempt. It is not essential to constitute the giving of aid and comfort that the enterprise commenced should be successful and actually render assistance. 4 Sawy. 472; 97 U.S. 62.