Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-12-14

sCsCtdi ItStd1iysSu>s with TIC AftcACs~
thereon, to be received sromthe frent b
Government, and transferred TO the
United States, ia suea mainer as heN
may deem best; and by the same act
Of Congress. the stipula,ions on the
part OF the United States in the con-
vention were, in all respects, fa.iil!ed.
Not doubling that IA treaty thus made
an.i ratified BY the two Governments.
and faithfully executed b, the United
States. would be promptly complied
with by the other party, aad desiring
10 avoid the tisI aid expense of litter
mediate agencies, the Secretary of,hc
Treasury deemed it advisable to re-
ceive and transfer The first instalmcnt
by means of a draf; upon the French
Minister Of Finance. \ draft for this
purpose was accordingly drawnin IA
vor Of the Cashier Of the ;'a,.a OF the
United States, for the amount accru-
ihg to the United States out Of the
dIst instalment, and the interest paya-
BILE with it. This bill vas not drawn
at Washington until five days after tho
instalment was payabl. at Paris, and
was accompanied by special arthori
~ from the President, authorizing the
Cashier or his assigns to receive tie "a
mount. The mode thus adop,cd Of
receiving the ins,alment was officially
made known to the French .overn-
ment BY the American Charge d. Al.
fairs at Paris, pursuant to Instructions
from the Department Of State. The
bill, however, though not presented for
payment until the twenty third day OF
March, was not paid, and for the rea
son assigned by the French Minister OF
Fisance, that no appropriation had
bese made by the French Chambers.
1t is not known to me that. up TO that
period, any appropriation had been re-
quired Of the Chambers; and although
a communication was subsequently,
made to the Chambers, BY direction OF
the King, recommending that the ne
cessary provision should DC made ior
carrying the convention into effect, il
was at an advanced pc:iod Of the SEES
sion, and the subject vas finally post
poned until the next meeting OF the
Chambers.
Notwithstanding, il has been sup
posed by tie French Ministry, that
TIE financial stipulatons treaty, can
not be carried into effect wit'aout an
appropriation by the Chambers, It APP
pears to me to be not only consistent
with the charter o: France, ,ut due 10
the character Of both Governments as
well as to the rights o: our cit zeAs, 10
treat the convention made aa,d ratified
in proper form. as pltds.ny the god
faith nfthe French = ,vevame.f for .ts
sxecuiio,, and as imposing upon Zach
Department An obi ga,ion to fulfil it:
and have received assurances through
our Charge a tfa.res a, Paris aid
the French mister Pleas.
at Washington. and c1ore recently
through the Minister of the Visited
States at Pa.is. that the delay IS :.ot
proceeded from any lndispo-iton GA
the treaty, ard that measure WI. be
presented at the next meeting of tic
Chambers, and with A reasonable hope
OF success, 10 obttin TIE necessary APP
preparation.
1T IS necessary to state, however.
that the documents, except certain !ists
OF vessels captured, conuemned or
burnt at sea, proper to facilitate the
examination and liquidation Of the re-
CARNATIONS comprised in the stipulation
Of the Governments, and which BY tie
9th Article France engaged to con-
municate to the United States BY the
intermediary Of the legation, :hougi,
repeatedly applied for by the Ameri-
can Charge d. Affairs, under instruc-
tons from this Government, have not
yet been comnunio atcd and this delay
it is Appreciated, will necessarily pre- :
vent the completion Of the duties as
signed to the Commissioners within
the time at present prescribed by law.
The reasons for delaying to commu-
nicate these documents have not been
explicitly stated, and this Is the more
TO be regretted, as it is not understood
,ha; the i:.terposition Of the Chambers
IS lii any manner required for the de-
livery Sf those papers.
Cudcr these clrs unss:aaccs, in n
case SO .mportan: TO the interests Ct our
cit.zens and to The character Of our
country, and under disappointment So
unexpected, deemed i; III, duty, how
ever might respect the genera as
surances to WHICH have adscstcd, no