Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-10-14

tons with ndvd OF the Other CT BY iniv iduals of
the one with individuals Of the other shall be paid, or
me payment may be prosecuted in the manner as
II there had been misunderstanding between the two
stalcs but this clause shall not extend To ndep,nito
claimed on account of captures or confiscatious,
On the 3Oth of April, 1903, negotiated at Paris
the Louisiana treaty measure Of itself sufficient to
render Mr. Jeicrson's administration illustrious in eve
~ succeeding age OF American history. This treaty.
was comprised IN four entons, the third of which
is devoted to liquidation of claims of American citf
Zens on the French government account of supplies
embargoes, and prizes sea- and for the payment of
WHICH, three millions seven hundred and fifty thousand
dollars were appropriated at different times being con-
s'dered as part of the purchase money of louisiana
conecturai note OF the claims entitled TO be paid was
attached 10 the convention. They were to be mid pr;n
cpai ana interest, fast they should be allowed
lhree American commissioners were named IN EVAN
Inc the CLAIMS they had already been or ,pobt bo
presented 10 the accounting officers of the French po
verneRt, Tor the purpose of taking ADVANTAGE of Tic
provision Every decision was TO be male IN a.,
course OF year, and reclamation afterwards ,dn;t
ted. ~
VI the expectancy of the details of this arrangement
OF Tie propriety OF liquidation Paris and of the
mode in which the fund was distributed we o not ~
pose at TINS time In say much. 1t is obvious that tho
American government and the American claimants,
could not have acqnIesced IN these arrangements of
choice; and so unreasonable procedure rs that o
ing each CLAIM principal and interest, as soon as il was
allowed, could not, we presume have had its origin IN
any Just pocy Great complaints, public as we'll as
private were made AT the time, by claimants who sent
10 rris and found the money all gone, and the case OF
the New Jersey particularly became the subject of ,
correspondence between Mr. Madison then secretary of
state, and General Armstrong our minister at Paris
ne tcS however, were adverse to the prosecution of
The claim Abroad instead of aordng redress for old
grievances, the French government was overwhelming
us WIN new AT home, the restrictive system and az
forwards the war, occupied all thoughts. Since the
restoration of peace, attempts, hitherto unsuccessf,
have been made by of the claimants to procure in
uehhity oil our own government Toward the close of
the st session OF the eighteenth Congress- the commu
'caoh Oh inc correspondence of government with
ITS ministers and the French government on the sub
Ject oil these claims, asked BY the House of Repre
sentativcs, but from IFS vouminonspess was deE5 ~
me last session. and has not YET, believe been made
"hen That communication shall take place full l;oht
VIII be thrown on these claims Even as at nresent
adv sed, we are clearly of opinion that they are valid
against our government and for the FOLLOWING re,son
IN brief
/. The United States bound by the treaty of
ifS TO guaranty 10 the French the West India sIand
guaranty, which 1t would have cost us a war with En-
gland to fulfil. -
q Our citizens claimed indemnity for various losses
arising from supplies unpaid for embargoes and cop
lures. These claims the subject of nego,i,t;o
between our government and the French
5. By the convention of 1900 our government re
houhceu the right oil our citizens TO prosecute these
CLAIMS and that for the very valuable consideration IS
being exonerated from the OBLIGATIONS or to tt o
1873. 9 u
4 In consideration of the purchase of ouis;a,, NV
our government, France consented to assume nortn
OF tnese claims, winch were accordingly paid "a we
have - 49, wv
.. mnch larger amount of claims equally valid re-
MANS uhiiqniaated and for which government il
bound, for the reasons stated provide the rather y
has lately provided ample indemnity for clair,s ,,ins
SPAN, In no degree urgent in their nature nor
titled TO the least preference.