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The Non-Importation Act that would lead to the War of 1812...
The Non-Importation Act that would lead to the War of 1812...
Item # 702777
October 04, 1806
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Oct. 4, 1806 Two columns of the front page are taken up with the complete printing of: "AN ACT To Prohibit The Importation of Certain Goods, Wares and Merchandise."
This was the historic Non-Importation Act, passed by Congress on April 18, 1806. It prohibited the import of certain British goods in an attempt to coerce Britain to suspend its impressment of American sailors and to respect American sovereignty and neutrality.
The Act was the first in a series of ineffective attempts of Congress and the administrations of President Thomas Jefferson and James Madison to respond economically, instead of militarily, to these British actions and to other consequences of the Napoleonic Wars. The Act was part of the chain of events leading to the War of 1812.
The Act is signed in type by the President: Th. Jefferson. Great to have it in its entirety on the front page.
This Act is prefaced with a piece by the editor explaining why it appears rather late in this newspaper. Headed: "Non-Importation Act", it notes in part: "As it was not expected at the time the following War Measure passed that it would ever be suffered to go into operation...We did not think it worth the room to insert it. But it being now too late to repeal the act...it must be executed, we publish it for the information of our readers."
Four pages, never-trimmed margins, archival mend at the spine, minor margin & fold wear, generally good condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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