The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-03-18

To the House Of Representatives. Of the United Sfates
1 transmit TO the House of Representatives
a Report of the Secretary of State comply
ing with their Resolution of the first instant
March 8, 1912. JAMES MADISON.
The Secretary of State to whom was refer
red the Resolution of the House of Repre-
.enta,ives of the first instant, has the honor
to submit 10 the President the enclosed pa
pers marked A & b. All which is respect
fully submitted. JAMES MONROE:
Department Of STATE, March Sd, 1913.
CA.1
Extract Of letter from Joel Barlow, Esq. to the Sc
cretsry Of State, dated Paris, May 2, 1872
" / have the honor TO enclose herewith the
copy of my note of yesterday to the Duke OF
Bassano. The importance Of the objects and
the urgency of the occasion hope will justi-
fy the solicitude with which / have pressed
the propositions. The result, as far as it
may DC known within few days, shall be
transmitted by the Wasp. The Hornet sail
ed from Cherbourg the 26th April, with or
ders TO land messengers in England with my
dispatches for Mr.. Russell, but not to wait a
return from London"
Enclosed in Mr. Barlow's letter Of May 9. 1912, to
the Secretary of State
Extract of letter from Joel BdriOEs, Egg to the Duke
Of BassanO dated Paris i" May, 1872.
In the note had the honor to address your
cxcellency on the 10th November last, the
spirit Of the English government was so far
noticed as to anticipate the fact now proved
by experience, that its orders In council vio-
lating the rights Of neutrais, would not be re-
vokcd. The declaration of the prince regent
of the 7l, Of April, has placed that fact be-
yond all question. In doing this he has re-
peated the assertion so often advanced by his
ministers and judges that the DEGREES OF
France of \ similar character arc likewise un-
revoked. You will notice that he finds new
argument for this conclusion in you. excel
leacy's late report to the Emperor concerning
neutral rights, in which you avoid taking no.
tice of any repeal or modification OF these de.
crees, or of their non-appication to the Unit
ed States. We know indeed that they do not
apply TO the United States, because we do
not suffer our flag to be denationalzed in the
manner evidently contemplated by the En-
peror in the rule he meant to establish. But
il would have been well if your excelleDcy
had noticed their non-applicaton to the Unit
ed States, since his msjesty has uditormly
done it in his decisions OF prize causes since
Nov. 1910. 1t is much TO be desired that the
French government would now make and
publish an authentic act, declaring the Berlin
and Milan DEGREES, as relative to the United
States, to have ceased in November, 1910,
declaring that they have not been applied in
any instance, since that time, and that they
shall not be so applied in future. The case
is so simple, the demand so just, and the nc
ccssity so urgent, that cannot withhold my
confidence in the prompt and complete sue.
cess of my proposition"
Extract Of alciter from Mr.. Barlow to Mr.. Monroe,
Gated Paris, 18th May, 1872
After the date OF my letter, OF which
have the honor to enclose you copy, found
from pretty sharp conversation with the duke
of Bassano, tha, there was singular reluctance
TO answering my note Of the LIST May. Some
traces of that reluctance you will perceive In
the answer which finally came, of which a
copy is here enclosed This though dated
the 10th, did no, come to me I'LL last evening.
consider the communication 10 be so import
ant in the present crisis Of our affairs with
England that 1 despatch the Wasp immedi-
ately, to carry to il to Mr.. Russell, eith or.
ders to return with his answer as soon as pos
sible. I am confident that the president will
approve tho motive Of my sohcitnde in this
affair, and the earnest manner ih which prest
the minister with il as soon as my knowledge
of the declaration Of the prince resen, enabled
me TO use the argument that belonged to the
subject. When in the conversation above al
luded TO, the duke fist produc ed TO me the
decree Of the 2sth April, 1911, made no
comment on the strange manner in which u
had been SO long concealed from me, and
probably from you. only asked him 1t that
decree had been published. He said no, but
declared il had been communicated to my pre-
decessor here, and likewise sent to Mr.. Ser
rurier, with orders 10 communicate 1t to you
I assured him il was no; among the srchieves
Of this legation tha, never before heard Of
il and since he lad consented TO answer my