Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-01-16
POLITICAL.
lFrom our Washington co,respoadcnt.j
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concerns our clam on them for spoiaons on
merce, under the convention concluded by MIR. Rives-
The credit oi the refusal 10 fulfil engagements .oamuiy
entered nto ami supposed ehly Intended
he performed mus, res, with one the other OF the
hhuenia, members Oi the present French Ministry.
Marshal Soult the Munster OF War anl President Of the
Council the Minister OF Foreign Affairs the Duke Of
Bogs. The latter has Seen considered the organ Of the
juste iiieu The former is known the aI.st tacti
clan formed in the school OF Napoleon so prolific H. pe
and talent with the exception perhaps. Of Marshal Mas
in point OF ability and eoo fortune. Souit i. the
premier. BIogie Is relative Of Neckar ard with the
genius may pArtAke ia degree OF the indecon OF
purpose which characterized tina, otherwise lusliou,
The French Convention was concluded al Paris OH the
4h OF July "a day OF memorable date) 1891, aud ratified
by the United States Senate January 21, in the ne 1t
year. The ratification by the Senate and moved imnedi-
sely alter the NEE ing OF Congress, after at
least as the nature oil public business permits you we'll
know, thai preliminary matters generally engage the at
tenton OF both Houses fO month or six weeks after their
assembling the 81 Of February, only six day. afterwards
the isfc atoms exchanged between our Secretary
aud the French Minister at w ASKING on Mr. Serrurer
The treaty signed in Peri, 10y Mr.. Rive. Virgins,
then our Minister Penpo,en'iary near the French ca,
vernment, AMI General Herman Sebastian t,e then Mi
nsor OF France Tor Foreign Affairs Any conver.an,
with Sebastans character for adoitness diplomacy Or
any who may be old enough 10 nber his celebrated
report from ConSantinope some thirty years ago. which
led in measure TO the rupture OF the treaty of Aens ia
1903. will be well assured that he would not have been
party to this omission Of paying the regular insAme in
blk annual payments, OF the twenty five millions OF francs
which were guaranteed AS the indie ui y.
In pursuance of this Convention, the bill OF July 49,
u
Gus session was passed appointed the commission aud
provided Tor its meeting the first Monday Of August
next succeeding, with further provision, that its du.
~ should be terminated within ,wo Yeas from that
time. According TO this il would expire next August.
But this is the subjec, oil the long detail wild, which YOU
have been troubled Mr.. Liumgstons last letters the
STATE department represent, or ia auncr almost urge
the absolute necessity OF further prolonga,ion tie
sitting OF the Commission Let The tact speak your
comprehension. as il emphAhcally does to mine I
should think that ii orcbly shows Mr.. LIS sag acity as
eyncng desire to adjust this vexaous per ex;ug
affair without resort 10 measures too unpleasant be
contemplated.
MIR. Bnney speaks morrow on the report OF Score.
ary Ian"y, in r-iao" Ia The public Deposited have
heard beiur. now fe Congress- and ne
knew one succeed who early, pr. cocious early-n
developing his views displaying his orAoics talents
But ten Philadelphia power viii the Bank from
falling, TO nsc the words O Mton in his he auul, Alile
ration, "unrrspitcd, unpiicd, unrepreved."
WA.HIAGToN, Jan. 8. 1891.
Dear Sr--Congress has had another protraced citing
In both Houses. have not been in the Senate to-day,
buC learn that Mr. Southland occupied the floor until the
adjournment, in reply to Mr.. Benton-ot cods-, YOU i'll
Imagine the nature OF his remarks, the Bank question
La the Hall OF Representatives Mr.. Binney vs. hammer
has been ringing although with faint echoes, upon the
anvil OF debate Tomorrow will witness the reverhera-
uon oil those echoes 'hond rather say repetition OF
their resembling for when Cambr.l>ng r.spons. which
he most as'urediy will, 10 Mr. Buney, there vi be
herce onslaught.
Mr.. Cam6eleng cia re ply and there " III probably be
that occasion. OF tho aud animated de-
bates known. Among all the members of Congress
person ought 10 choo'e 10 under the lash Of almost
breleng
But, perhaps. too sangune, and IN led away by
my feelings, rather than influenced by my Judgment.
Bnneys speech - failure III the House. He anna
bic, respectable and respected gentleman: and The
sy due 10 member has been aud is very propeily
extended TO him. hut he has shot his arrow over the
House. The administration has nothing TO lear from him.
Mr. Buiard OF La member OF the House, has re'ign
ed his seat to day.
The bank debate will be yet further proongtd.-To.
day we have Jackson dinner in moaiion OF the
victory at New Orleans-Ba!timo'e Republican,
MEssRs. CLAY AND BINNEY.-We we're not little
surprised OH Wednesday, win that portion ef Mr. Bin
neys speech; which he defended, rounegy, the old
Bank oil the United States against Col PoIks ,1pposeJ
attack oil having subserved the views Of polcai party
He was quite indignant and eloquent and alter pronounc
ing very high euogy the Directors Of the old Bank
he utterly denied bat there was the slightest foundation
for any such charge or impuiaton! tie went lar
assert boldly, that there not politician in he h0e
DueetoryH Now let us sec whether Mr.. Clay himself
did not make this charge distinctly, and whether he does
not stand before the world the authority for its having
been proved
In iSIl whilst SIR. Clay was member Of IN. Senate
he made speech against The renewal OF the charter OF
the Bank and 70 ell agansr. That speech we published
during last GUNNER, aud shall have hereafter
TO refer II, in connection with Mr. Ciays report of 1911
r,fusng to give time to the Bank wind up its concerns
sitter the expiration OF s charter. In 1916, Mr.. Law
thought proper 10 vote for the present Bank aud delivered
speech IN its favor his speech tot reported in
the newspapers Of the day. but after he returned TO Ken
lucky, M conduct srrsigned aud he cse out 10 an
address 10 bis constituents to explain the OF
voting Tor Bank IN 1916 which, in ISL lie had pro
nounce1 UNCONSTITUTIONAL unnecessary, aud ddagerou.
From this address, furnished by himself, We extract the
following distinct charge OF political oppression against
the old Bank oil the United STATES:
The next confederation whicl induced him (Mr Claw
I" 10 oppose tile renewal OF the old charter was tst lac
oeueVed HE corporation had, during portion oi the De.
Rod Of s existence, abused powers and had sought
to SubseTYe Tie views OF political pArtL In4aucrs oI
IFS 0PpTesS'0nJ T That purpose wcfe asserted TO have
occurred al Phiiadephii aud Chaeston and ,l,ough
"denied in Congress by the liemls OF the jpa<u,on
during the discUssions the appira ion for te
" al Of the charter. Mey IN his ia igss,f sc/sE,
"toriiy made NUN TbisoppressIon, indeed va mini
a" ted IN The HDHss Of RrpTesentdiiyes. ~ the d.L 80,
the present Bank, by Distinguished meuter O, ,I,,
parry which had warmly espOnsed the reaews II tl,e
old charter II may be said, what seruGty is there
that The Bank will not initiate his example Of on
"Pesiom Tie answered the fate Oi the old BIpk arn.
"ing sH similar institutions TO sbuD politics, With which
they ought rot TO have any concern"
MARX, VA, - Mr. CI"ys statement given 10 his rons {.
tuent4 after he went home in which he NOT o,Iy rI,r,
the old Bank, With political oppTession but s,v. IL ~ a.
proved TO his saslsction and acfuoif, ojiTisJ lac s
friends What say you, MIR Bnney' 60 tld. cbatge NJ
your great ally True or false False YOU have n,o
nouneed IL TO be, aud IL Is for the public 10 decide bc
tween you aud The party making it Globe.
IN the printed report Of MIR. soulhsrds speech I'm s
Telegrsph Of yesterday, he is reported TO have sid
ut is not one week since the Secretary had forbidden
the Bank TO pay those pensions which had been
and ordered by Congress He had forbidden the Bank 10
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