Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-08-02
THE FRENCH TREATY.

Chamber of deputies in relation TO this treaty'
and which terminated in the postponement OF
the subject to the next session OF the chamo- I
ers The circumstances connected with this
treaty are somewhat singular, and derive no |
little interest from the uncertainty which now
unouesionably, in our opinion, hangs over the
event. tbs more than eighteen months since
the treaty was signed, and its successful re-
suit was announced, and has since been dila-
ted upon in Jackson orations, toasts and puffs,
as one among the many proofs which Gene
raj Jackson has furnished of his superior skill
in diplomacy over all the Presidents who
l,ave gone before him. We have been grave
~ assure d, that his "successful negotiations"
were the causes of all the prosperity which
the country enjoys and in reference to this
identical treaty with France, we were once
;caformed that the money which had been faid
TO our merchants under il, had given lite and
activity to all branches Of commerce! We al
lude to those things now, to shew by what
sort of fabrcatons the people of this country
were deluded last year into the re-etectioh OF
General Jackson. To return to the history
of this treaty. In F, bruary 1882. the rat'h-
cations were exchanged, and in one year from
that date the first instalment OF one mn
lion of dollars was to have been Pa'o.
Three Commissioners were appointed more
tha, year ago, with salaries of S3Ooo,-
per annum each, to adjust the claims OF our
citizens under this treaty. These Comm's-
s;orers have met at various times, examined
the claims, and have recently, we oeheVe'
brought their commission to close ny
awarding to the claimcnts their resPeeo'e
shares of the FIVE millions. But no part Oh
the fine millions is yet forthcoming. Inc
Secretary ofthe Treasury last winter drew
u,op the French treasury, for the hrst IN
s,,,ment of ,bout one million of dollars, winch
occordinp to the terms of the treaty, was
navohle in February last. The bill was pro-
tested at Paris, the French Chambers having
made no appropriation to meet IT, us
Rank Of the United States, which had aavah-
ced the money to the Treasury here stepped
in its aid at Paris, where its banker sa"ee
the credit of the government by taking NJ
the protested bill.
Ne have said, that in our opinion, there II
now an uncertainty hanging over the even
of this treaty--that it is questionable ~he'h
er the French Chambers will ever assent u
II in its present form. To say nothing OF u"
DELAY which has occurred, 1t is eV'aeh' iron
the language Of some of the speakers IN th
gambler of deputies, that Suspicion Pre-
walls of unfair dealing in the nesoc,auo.
which with the views they entertain OF the'
movers in regard to treaties, may and Prooa
h,v will induce them to refuse their asseI
to an appropriation to carry it into erect.
appears from the language of the fres'aeh
in which it is asserted that he is supported
a decided majority in both Chambers, TIL
the French legislature, in the plenitude vi
new neutrality-suspicious. claims the right
defeating treaty, where an appropriation
money is necessary to carry it into erect W
\ have no belief, that there was any una
dealing ON either part, in the nogoc'a. 'h'
nav. we believe, that the sum OF hive millio
u !, falls far below the amount justly due to o
Nv m erchants or the spolat'ons ana our
III ;,,ps of Bonapaue. But contrary imPre
a sion evidently prevails in France, and II u
NJ impression should be strengthened and &C
hrmed by the negligence and fo'iy OF our o
government, those who may suffer III inc
vent ought to know it, 1t strikes us as straf
that. at such crisis as this, this conn
r. should have been year without MINIS
at Paris:-the Treasury draft OF the ohi
States was protested in February last
we find Mr.. Livingston, nearly SIX mon
II after this significant indication, still IN
Is | JT,;ted States. Would not the presence
Mr.. Livingston at Paris at this tmc' II
& .been advisable? Isit not likely, that II ne
been on the spot, to sustain the treaty.
stimulate the French ministry and to oose
a -, r.sn,t would have follower liner
,,otber circumstance bearing on tins suo)
the operation of which remains 10 DC :, =
S Some six or eight weeks ago, letter
tY NJ Rives. late minister to France anu
scpociator OF this treaty, to Mr.. Av".ss
as Secretary of State, was pupl'shea II.
Washington Globe. The purpoft Oh ''''
.. ;f our information be correct was
Mr.. Rives had shown hlmseit n'o'.
a,n,,matist in the negotiation OF TINS 're'
hat in short he had outwtted inc -
,.roc;,tors and obtained more money
xa,.ore entitled to claim. This i'ltme'
~, ;n;udicious publication was intende
IsAo ., Aversion to favor Mr.. Kives'
ieaps Under the attacks Of MS ~, e p.s.,ar
A.inia, for his support of the Procia"
1aHrorcc bill. Should this vanglor'o.
Eon reach France before the mai ac''