LAD #5: Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality

When a war exists between high powered countries such as Austria, Prussia, Sardinia, Great Britain, and the United Netherlands against the French, it is required of us to take interest and in turn adopt a friendly and unbiased relationship toward both powers.
I declare a temperament of the U.S. to observe both powers respectfully and avoid all acts in which to intervene or tend to either side in any manner. There for, let it be known that any citizen in the act of aided either side should be rendered liable to punishment for violating the laws of the nation and have warned officers to go through with these penalties.
George Washington signed this Proclamation with his signature on the day of April 22 of 1793.