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- # CHAPTER XXXV. FLOGGING NOT LAWFUL.
## Overview
This is a chapter titled "CHAPTER XXXV. FLOGGING NOT LAWFUL." from the novel [White-Jacket](arke:01KG8AJ89Z18FKVJV5H0488ZAZ) by Herman Melville. The chapter, extracted from the text file [white_jacket.txt](arke:01KG89J19NC56FFGBCM2SWEZZY), focuses on the argument that flogging in the navy is not lawful. It is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection.
## Context
The chapter is positioned within [White-Jacket](arke:01KG8AJ89Z18FKVJV5H0488ZAZ) between [CHAPTER XXXIV. SOME OF THE EVIL EFFECTS OF FLOGGING.](arke:01KG8AJRBP1VJJZR9SX9NMYNF8) and [CHAPTER XXXVI. FLOGGING NOT NECESSARY.](arke:01KG8AJRBP8WW7ATFWPYWQXFEQ), continuing the discussion on the topic of flogging in the navy.
## Contents
The chapter argues against the legality of flogging in the American Navy, asserting that it contradicts the principles of the American Constitution. It critiques the power given to naval officers, particularly commodores and captains, arguing that they possess unchecked authority to punish sailors. The chapter references Article XXXII of the Articles of War, which allows for punishment based on "laws and customs at sea," and argues that this gives captains legislative, judicial, and executive power over sailors. The chapter also argues that naval laws involving flogging do not render to every man his due, since they exclude officers from such punishment. The chapter concludes by stating that flogging in the navy is religiously, morally, and immutably wrong.
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