...terms) to the direction of the government of France I Let the treaty itself furnish the answer. * " The essential and direct end of the present defensive alliance is to maintain ef. factually the liberty, sovereignty, and independence, absotute and unlimited, of the said United...

...Especially when the treaty of defensive alliance declared the " essential and direct end of it was to maintain effectually the liberty, sovereignty and independence absolute and unlimited of the United States, as well in matters of government as of commerce." There were several reasons. The two...

...that article are as follow : " the /•'essential and direct end of the present defensive alli" ance is to maintain effectually the liberty, sovereignty,..." and independence, absolute and unlimited, of the Uni" ted States, as well ia matters of government, as of •'•' commerce." The leading character...

...forces, according to the exigence of conjunctures, as becomes good and faithful allies. ARTIcLE II. The essential and direct end of the present defensive...United States, as well in matters of government as of commerce. ARTICLE III. The two contracting parties shall, each on its OWB part, and in the manner it...

...forces, according to the exigence of conjunctures, as becomes good and faithful allies. ARTICLE II. The essential and direct end of the present defensive...sovereignty, and independence absolute and unlimited of -_ the said United States, as well in matters of govern— ^ ment as of commerce. ARTICLE III. The...

...according to the exigence of conjunctures, as becomes good and faithful allies. ARTIcLE II. vereignty, and independence absolute and unlimited of the said...United States, as well in matters of government as of commerce. ARTIcLE III. The two contracting parties shall, each on its own part, and in the manner it...

...forces, according to the exigence of conjunctures, as becomes good and faithful allies. ARTICLE II. The essential and direct end of the present defensive...alliance is, to maintain effectually the liberty, sovercignty, and independence absolute and unlimited of the said United States, as well in matters...

...their forces, according to the exigence of conjunctures, as becomes good and faithful allies. " ART. 2. The essential and direct end of the present defensive...and independence absolute and unlimited, of the said bnited States, as well in matters of government as of commerce. " ART. 3. Tbe two contracting parties...

...(article the second) it is called a defensive alliance. The words of that article are as follows : " The essential and direct end of " the present defensive...liberty, sovereignty, and independence, absolute and unlim" ited, of the United States, as well in matters of government, " as of commerce." The leading...

...becomes good and faithful allies. " ART. 2. The essential and direct end of the present defensive1 alliance is to maintain effectually the liberty, sovereignty,...and independence absolute and unlimited, of the said Lnited States, as well in matters of government as of commerce. " ART. 3. The two contracting parties...