Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-05-07

operation OF the discrimination This
lion however, sinks into nsgniGcance before the mpor-
lance oil the claim in another point of view Besides
enabling France TO monopoze in favor OF her
the carriage OF the whole between her do
mnions and the ports OF Lousana-vhch would thereby
have become the chief it not the sole OF our COM
merce with Franceit would be difficult TO calculate the
extent 10 which must have Distracted the operation oil
our cherished principles OF commercial intercourse and
crippled the action OF government the whole sub
lect The United States commended that this preenson
10 winch nothing short OF necessity could induce them
submit, was moi warranted by Just construction of the
treaty, whatever plausibiy it mil ht derive from its phra
seology. The demand nevertheless universally be.
eved IN France 10 be well founded; srenuously n-
sisted upon by the government and had have al
ready stated been successfully used not only TO avoid the
settlement OF our claims but postpone for period OF
apparently indefinite duration, all admission denial Of
! their validity.
This embarrassing subject has been finally disposed Of
by the late treaty France having wholly relnqushed
the claim in question: She has also stipulated TO reduce
her duties upon our fine cotton which places
IN her markets upon footing equally il not moro vo-
fao'e VITA cotton oil the same qualify grown elsewhere;
thereby removing discrimination which had operated
very utousiy to Us; and these important objects have
been effected by means OF reduction our part of tho
duties on French wines, which comportcd with the no.
hey oil this country to make, and which SUBSEQUENT e-
gaion has shewn would have taken place that had not
oeen entered into BY it, too has final disposition been
male OF the famous BEAUMARcHAIs CLAIM, so familiar
10 US an ro'n the extent TO which it has various Pc
riod-, consumed the time OF Congress- and which had re-
Pesedy received the sanction special committees that
oody rms claim including the interest which was ac-
knowledged to be nseparabe from the principal whene
VERT might come TO be recognized by Congress
10 upwards OF three and half millions of francs: and
o'ers sweied the entire to little short OF five mil
lions The whole has been settled by stipulation on
our part to pay one and halt millions of francs.
Ihe depredalous upon commerce. committed by
DENMARk, were coutempoaneous with those of France,
and though greater inferior in extent were no less indie
enS'oe' Negotiations equally unsuccessful had
REQ on 10 OBTAIN redress. In 1925 by arrangement
win an agent sent out by claimants the Danish Gov.
eminent had agreed pay inconsde rable sum in salts
iacon.of small class OF the claims deemed the strongest
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weaken the force ofour demands; and shortly after Gen
Jackson came into Office all negotiation with regard to
Tue remainder was apparently brought TO end by the
oer IN iu satisfaction, of the OF $40 0OO which
the DANISH Government declared TO be its uma,um and
which our minister refused 10 accept. 1t was resumed
under instructions from the present administrations and We
ny soon evenuatcd in settlement by which the sum of
SooUUOO was secured 10 citizens. This amount all
oush less than their just due, considerably larger
IMAM The responding claimants would have consented TO
ceve, who had requested the Government TO adjust the
matter upon the best could be obtained and had
appointed private agent to represent them i'm the settle
eh nus was another oil the long existing sources of
contention between and foreign powers removed i'm n
manner, too which finally disposed of the whole subject
as well between this nation and Denmark as
Government and citizens
- The wrongs inflicted upon by the government of
NAPLES while in the hands of Mnra were distinguished
Dy me most agrant and arocous breach of public faith
In lSO9 under special invitation TO American commerce
by Decree OF the Neapoltan Government whose sub.
Jc were suffering all sorts OF privations from the suspen
SION Oh Uade our merchants sent vessels with rich
10 NAPLES The frst that arrived met with treatment
which confirmed The confidence the decree had
out no sooner had the number of our vessels within
grasp so increased make il an object than thew
all seized and Sold These seizures were followed bv
Others equally unwarrantabe. In 1916, Mr.. Pincknev
was sent 10 Naples as Extraordinary, special mission
TO ask indemnify Tor these spoatons His efforts aho
chiefly directed 10 the obtaining OF an acknowledge
nent merely OF me validity OF our claims proved aloge-
theT a0oruve as did those of Mr. Appleton who was sent
by MI Adams as special agent on The same Grand
10 these arocous wrongs the attention of Gen Jack
son was early attracted. His examination of the negoa
de
pone his demand upon Naples until tho oin,ar quesion
should be settled with France, to whose dicaon the Nea-
potan aggresons had been ascrbed by the present 60
Vernment OF Naples, and under whose position with re-
spect to this subject mad taken shelter The settlement
with France being effected the Presidents determination
that so far as his constitutional powers permitted the long
pending affair with Naples should then be speedily
brought TO definite issue, Immediately carried into
execution. He despatched a Charge d' AlTares whose
mission has resulted treaty by which an indemnify nj
one million seven hundred thousand dollars was obaYed
TO De PAID IN insIaments with interest. All grounds of
unpleasant discussion between the nations being thus
removed, the effects fail soon TO be felt by their
commercial intercourse which admits oil mutually bene-
hcial Improvement and extension.
b this rapid series of briian, and sinquar,v success
iui negotiations the President has effected the redress of
enormues pracIsed against our rghtrul commerce at
period more sikngly marked by disregard of the law ot
nations tha any other Of modern times Thus have wounds
upon our counys honor been healed the very recolec
ton OF which III the present palmy state of our national
American citizen.
Our relations with SPAIN were also found in greatly
embarrassed state arising chiefly from Dernaciuus adj
heIence on her part TO system oil discriminating duties
In lis NATURE and particularly in the manner OF is exec
uOn, mighty veXaous and urous our commerce and
from her refusal TO make indemnify for depredaions of
date more recent than that of which have been sneak
lng and which grew out OF the OF war between her
ad her South American colonies. Every attempt TO bring
ner 10 terms upon either OF these important subjects had
proved aOouVe An explicit denial OF the validity OF our
claims had been officially given 10 the late Administrations
aad IL had been found impossible induce that govern
met 10 adop IN regard to discriminating duties the wise
ana liberal provisions OF commercial code. Both sub
ects nevertheless received the early attention Of President
Jackson; and notwithstanding the proverbia repugnance
oil the spanish Government TO make any changes in heir
commercial regulations, and the well known difficulty of
bringing 1t to decision upon any subject he mas succeed
ed III obtaining the abolition of discriminating duties and
the adoption by Spain OF the regulation proeed by us TO
all nations Not satisfied with the which Spain
rested her denial OF claims, he directed negotiation
upon that subject under nsruciions-i has been
carefully revised and stripped OF all doubtful preiensions
the question has been again opened and there every
reason TO hope that that Government will ere long show
Itself sensible OF what is due in this respect own ho-
nor no less than to the violated rights of our citizens
In no branch oil its negotiations has the administration
oil General jackson been crowned with more complete
success, though not equal in its Importance than in those
with Portugal She had for long time eyaded The paw.
ment oil claims OF our citizens, which, though Compare
hveiy uncomfortable in amount denied TO be
Just-she had more recently committed other depredaons
upon our commerce, under the pretence OF nlracons
the blockade OF Tercea-and she had for long time past
imposed Prohibtoy duties upon rice, in favor OF that
oil Brazil; thereby compelling TO pay money for her
wines and other productions, aud destroying the chief
iue OF onr commercial intercourse The Government
was as IL mad been for time, pressed by cii-
zens who bad suffered by her captures; and the ner
chants oil Charleston, Wilmington and Philadelphia, me-
morazed Congress upon the unequal aud Improbable
character OF trade asioned bv the of or