Not at all. I desire to assert that the Senator from North Carolina has correctly declared the law in reference to that matter. and it has been recognized for years. I read accordingly: A vessel owned bY a citizen of the United States may carry its flag and enjoy the protection of Its Government on the high seas. altotugh from the fact that she is foreign huilt or for. some other cause she can not become a registered vessel of this country. Proteclion thus given to nonregistered vessels Is analogous to that given 1o persons of foreign birth not naturalized but domiciled in the United States.
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