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CHARGE TO GRAND JURIES. 393
discreet and respectable citizens in it, who on their
oaths are bound to inquire into and present all
offences committed against the laws in such districts,
and greatly does it tend to the quiet and safety of
good and peaceful citizens, that no man can be put
in jeopardy for imputed crimes without such previous
inquiry and presentment.
The extent of your district, gentlemen, which is
commensurate with the State, necessarily extends
your duty throughout every county in it, and demands proportionate diligence in your inquiries and
circumspection in your presentments. The objects
of your inquiry are all offences committed against the
laws of the United States in this district, or on the
high seas, by persons now in the district. You will
recollect that the laws of nations make part of the
laws of this and of every other civilized nation. They
consist of those rules for regulating the conduct of
nations towards each other which, resulting from right
reason, receive their obligations from that principle
and from general assent and practice. To this head
also belong those rules or laws which by agreement
become established between particular nations, and
of this kind are treaties, conventions, and the like
compacts ; as in private life a fair and legal contract
between two men cannot be annulled nor altered by
either without the consent of the other, so neither
can treaties between nations. States and legislatures
may repeal their regulating statutes, but they cannot
repeal their bargains. Hence it is that treaties fairly
made and concluded are perfectly obligatory, and
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 3 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Place of Publication | New York, London |
| Date | [1890-93] |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000428 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | CHARGE TO GRAND JURIES. 393 discreet and respectable citizens in it, who on their oaths are bound to inquire into and present all offences committed against the laws in such districts, and greatly does it tend to the quiet and safety of good and peaceful citizens, that no man can be put in jeopardy for imputed crimes without such previous inquiry and presentment. The extent of your district, gentlemen, which is commensurate with the State, necessarily extends your duty throughout every county in it, and demands proportionate diligence in your inquiries and circumspection in your presentments. The objects of your inquiry are all offences committed against the laws of the United States in this district, or on the high seas, by persons now in the district. You will recollect that the laws of nations make part of the laws of this and of every other civilized nation. They consist of those rules for regulating the conduct of nations towards each other which, resulting from right reason, receive their obligations from that principle and from general assent and practice. To this head also belong those rules or laws which by agreement become established between particular nations, and of this kind are treaties, conventions, and the like compacts ; as in private life a fair and legal contract between two men cannot be annulled nor altered by either without the consent of the other, so neither can treaties between nations. States and legislatures may repeal their regulating statutes, but they cannot repeal their bargains. Hence it is that treaties fairly made and concluded are perfectly obligatory, and |
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