Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order—Concerning the Steamer "Funayma Solace"

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Saturday, December 3, 1864

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1 min read (125 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Abraham Lincoln on 1864-12-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Concerning the Steamer "Funayma Solace"." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on —Concerning the Steamer "Funayma Solace".

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

125

717 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

27.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Concerning the Steamer "Funayma Solace"," Abraham Lincoln (Dec 3, 1864). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-concerning-the-steamer-funayma-solace.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

A war steamer, called the Funayma Solace, having been built in this country for the Japanese Government and at the instance of that Government, it is deemed to comport with the public interest, in view of the unsettled condition of the relations of the United States with that Empire, that the steamer should not be allowed to proceed to Japan. If, however, the Secretary of the Navy should ascertain that the steamer is adapted to our service, he is authorized to purchase her, but the purchase money will be held in trust toward satisfying any valid claims which may be presented by the Japanese on account of the construction of the steamer and the failure to deliver the same, as above set forth. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.