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The Proclamation of Neutrality was a formal announcement issued by U.S. President George Washington on April 22, 1793, that declared the nation neutral in the conflict between revolutionary France and Great Britain. It threatened legal proceedings against any American providing assistance to any country at war.
Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality, issued on April 22, 1793, prohibiting citizens to "take part in any hostilities in the seas on behalf of or against any of the belligerent powers" [2] had effectively disregarded the 1778 Treaty of Alliance between the United States and France, sparking criticism from Jeffersonian Republicans on the grounds that it violated the separation of powers. [3]
This led to George Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality in 1793 and the act of 1794. The Neutrality Act of 1794 was used in the trials of Aaron Burr, William S. Smith and Etienne Guinet, who, with Frenchman Jean Baptist LeMaitre, were convicted of outfitting an armed ship to take part in France's war against Great Britain. [8]
March 4, 1793: President George Washington begins his second term.; April 22, 1793: George Washington signed the Neutrality Proclamation; February 11, 1794: Wishing to avoid charges of being a Star Chamber, the Senate holds its first public session, resolving "That the Senate doors be opened".
During the address, Washington spoke of Peace through strength. [3] He also urged the expansion of the legal code and jurisdiction of the courts in order to enforce the laws of the land. The President reported on progress for peace with the Creek and Cherokee tribes and noted that trade with the tribes should be expanded where possible. [4]
George Washington, widely viewed as the first president, was elected into office in 1789 after leading the Continental Army to victory over Britain in the Revolutionary War.
April 22 – George Washington signs the Neutrality Proclamation. June 21 ... The Democratic Societies of 1793 and 1794 in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Virginia. The ...
On Oct. 3, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation declaring the last Thursday of November as a day of Thanksgiving. He saw the occasion as a peaceful interlude amid the Civil War.