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Editorial
July 22, 1795
Gazette Of The United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
Editorial signed 'Minerva' lists four qualifications required to properly evaluate a treaty: understanding the treaty itself, the law of nations, other U.S. treaties, and the commerce of the U.S. and European trading nations. Warns that without these, judgments will be erroneous.
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In order to decide on the Treaty, the following qualifications are requisite:
1. To read the Treaty and understand it.
2. To understand the law of nations.
3. To read and understand all our other subsisting treaties with other nations.
4. To know the state of the commerce, not only of the United States, but of most of the trading nations of Europe.
Without these qualifications, no man is capable of determining the real merits or demerits of the Treaty; and without these requisites any general decision will be materially erroneous.
Minerva.
1. To read the Treaty and understand it.
2. To understand the law of nations.
3. To read and understand all our other subsisting treaties with other nations.
4. To know the state of the commerce, not only of the United States, but of most of the trading nations of Europe.
Without these qualifications, no man is capable of determining the real merits or demerits of the Treaty; and without these requisites any general decision will be materially erroneous.
Minerva.
What sub-type of article is it?
Foreign Affairs
What keywords are associated?
Treaty Evaluation
Law Of Nations
U.S. Treaties
International Commerce
Informed Judgment
What entities or persons were involved?
Minerva
United States
Trading Nations Of Europe
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Qualifications For Evaluating The Treaty
Stance / Tone
Cautionary Advisory On Informed Judgment
Key Figures
Minerva
United States
Trading Nations Of Europe
Key Arguments
Read And Understand The Treaty
Understand The Law Of Nations
Read And Understand All Other Subsisting U.S. Treaties
Know The State Of Commerce Of The U.S. And Most European Trading Nations
Without These Qualifications, No One Can Determine The Treaty's Merits Or Demerits
General Decisions Without These Will Be Materially Erroneous