The Arkansas advocate., 1832-01-11
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1 Ghent, shall De referred as therein pro- yidcd, to some frIendiy sovereign CT
 state, who shall be invited to invcsti-
 gate. and make decision upon such
 points of diflerence:n and the King of the Netherlands having, by the late 1 President and his bbfitainie Majesty. l been designated as such friendly soye-
 reign, 1t became ny duty to carsss with
 good faith, the agreement so madciHto l full effect. To tilis end 1 caused all
 the measures to be taken which were
 necessary to fall exposition Of our
 case to the Sovereign Arbiter; and nom ihated as Minister pienipoteatiia te his court, distinguished citizen oif the State most interested in the question,
 and who had been one of the agents previously employed for settling the ] controversy. On the 10th day of Jan
 uary last, lis Majesty the King olf the Netherlands delivered . the Plenipo- 3entiafies of tIie United States, ard of
 Great. Britain, his written epInion on
 the case referred 10 him. lsIle. papers
 E relation to the subject will be coin-
 maaieatod, by q special message, to the proper branch of the Government, with the perfect confidence Chat it's wis 1 dom will adopt such measures as will
 secure an amieable seltlemeet of tie controversy, without infringing Ay con stiiutionai right oI tie States imaaedi- ateay interested.
 Ii affords lae satisfaction 10 inform you that suggestions, made by ny dI-
 feetiota, to he Charge dl dlkiiairs of His i5fifaaie Majesty, to this Government,
 nave had their desired effect in npfoda- eng the release oi certaib American Ecstizeps, niio were. imprisoned for set-
 ting up ts4e authority of the State ot
 1aidiii., at T place in he dispated Fer lriioIY under the actual jurisdiction Of lis Dritannic Najest1. Ffess. tisiss aisd ! the assGaaRces l have received, ot tue dssiEe of the local authorities 10 avoid any cause of collision, ! have the best hopes that good understanding viii be kept ap until 1t is eonllfaied by the il:..l disposition of the subject.
 Eile ameable relations which now sallsist between the United States and Great Britain. the increasing inter-
 course between their citizens, and the
 faad obiiteration oi fi.iis 5. P :eii'. dices to which former events natorali, gave gisc ceucersed to present this as
 a 1t period fer renewing our endeayors 10 provide against the reeGrTcAce of
 causes of irritation. which, ia the event
 of war between Great Britain ard any other power, would inevitably elsdilns
 ger our peace. Animated bY the sin cerest desire to avoid such q state Of things, and peacefully to secure, under al possible circanstances, the rights and honor of tie country, have given lsueh instructions to the Minister lately sent to the Court of London, as will
 esinee that desi'rc; and if met by a cor.
 respondent ispositlon. which we cannot doubt, viii put an end to causes of col biision, wi,ieE, without advantage gre ta ei- tlier, tend to estrange from each other, two nations who have every tnofive 10
 preserve, not only peace, but an iuter- course of the most anicable nature.
 Inms Message at the eopening of the last session Of Congress, ] expressed q confident hope that the insiice of our claims upon France, urged as thcs were with nerscs eranee and signal ability by
 our AiinisteFthere,. would finally De ae- i<novledged. This hope has been real- ized. X Treaty has been slgfed which vii immediately be laid before t,ie sseA-
 ate for is probation; and which, con-
 tt.::iisi;, :, stipalatinas that require l.egls ll.a.tt..ge acts, nnst have tho concurrence
 ol both houses before ii can be carried into effect. l,y it,tlle French Govern
 ment engage to pay sum which, # net quite equalto that witch may be found
 due to our citizens, will yet is be- lleyed, under circumstances, De deem ed satisfactory by those inierested.- The offer of gross sum, instead of the
 satisfaction of each individual clain,
 was accepted, beeanse ihe only alteina- Hives were q rigorous exaction of the
 whole ainouat stated 10 be due on each
 claim, which might, i1 some instances,
 be exaggerated hy eiesign, in others overrated through error, and which i therefore if woula aage been both un-
 fa faeii c est.s= st.s= al have lnsIsEesion. l. zT Tor settlement by nixea eo5alni sion
 to which the Trench hegokiasofs were very aVer-e. and WHICH E1DeFtHs}ce if