The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-11-25
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General .drniStrong TO III. Madison.
PARIS 5th April, 1903.
&c received the dispatcheGyou did me the
honor to address to me by 1t Lewis on the
Goth ult.
Though had complained often and car
nestly of Doth the principles and operation of
the emperor's DEGREES OF November, 1906,
and December 1907, (having written at least
twenty nutes on the different cases which
have arisen under them) yet as the Pres-
dents orders were express, that on receipt
of your letter l should superadd to whatever
representations might have been previ-
ously made, formal remonstrance against
those DEGREES, i did not lose a moment in
writing and presenting the enclosed note
the terms Of which will hope appear to BIZ
such as were proper or necessary to the case,
and calculated either to obtain a recall of the
illegal measures, or to leave in full force the
rights accruing to the United States from
failure on the part of France to recall them.
10 this note have not yet received an an
swer, nor have reason to expect one soon :;
as the emperor had left Paris Gt is said for
Spain) and had, at no time before he set out,
indicated any alteration in the views which
originally produced the DEGREES in question
I" Mr.. Pinkney found means Tin the return
to the continent fM. D'Alopeus) to commu-
nicate the Presidents views on the subject of
the general embargoSc particularly the desire
he had that it should not be considered as
measure of hostility against any foreign natl
on. Some explanations of this kind, were
perhaps necessary in England where, from
the misrepresentation of our own people,
| the character of the policy was likely to be
| misunderstood but asneither the same, nor
any other reason existed for making them
here, none have been offered.'
General .9rmstrone TO Mr.. Chomhneny.
PARIS, April 2, 1908.
SIR,
Having submitted to the government
OF the u. States, copies Of the Imperial de-
crees OF the 21st Nov. 1906, and 18th Dec.
1907, and of the expostions which your ex-
cellency has been pleased at different times
to give or them, have recently received the
instructions OF the President to demonstrate
against both the provisions and operation of
the said DEGREES, on the ground of their in
fracting as well as the positive stipulations
OF particular treaty, as the incontestible
principles Of public law.
III discharging this duty your Excellency
will permit me to recall to your remem-
brancc the 18th and 18th articles of the
treaty made between the United States and
France, on the S0th September, 1900. These
articles provide
ISL. nat ~ II snail be lawful FOR the citizens
Of either country To sail with their ships and
| merchandise (contraband goods always ex-
cepted) from any port whatever, to any port
OF the enemy of the other, and to sail and
trade with their ships and merchandise with
perfect security & liberty from the countries,
ports and places of those WHO are enemies of
both, or o. either parry, without any oppo-
sition OF disturbance whatsoever /; and to pass
not OILY directly from tile places and ports of
the enemy aforesaid, to neutral ports and
places, but also from one place belonging to an
enemy to another place belonging to an enc
my, whether they be or be not, under the
Jurisdiction of the same power, unless such
ipofis or places shall be actually blockaded,
tDcsieged or invested"
! 2. That "yessels sailing for port or place
belonging to an enemy without knowing that
the same is either besieged, blockadcd or III
vested, may be turned away from such port
or place, but they SHALL not be detained. nor
any part of their cargo mot contraband) con
| fiscated, unless after notice of such blockade
or Investment, they shall again attempt to
enter; bot they 81 all be permitted to go to
any other p1gt orpiace tliey shall think pro-
I pew"
/ 5. That g free ships shall give freedom
to goods, and that every thing shall be deem