Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-12-11


millions Of francs Should " be paid at
Paris in six annual inslnlmer,s of four
miiiops one hundred and sixtv-six thou
sand siN Enhdrcd and siXty-aiX francs and
slX caatimcs each, il, iha ho"ds oi' such
3pcrsoa or pcrsoGs as shqll b, pu,horiz"d
b. The Government Of the nitcd thatcs
70 receive it," III hrs' i's almcat to b.
Ip+ii " &t tha expiration oi' u.c vC"r next
iuilONl Q tn exchange of the rHtihcato"s
! o.. this co"vcat!on, a.d th" oihcrs at sue
cess!ye intervals Of year, onc aitcr
another, til 'ho hole shai! b. paid. 70
,h2 amolrt oi'caoh 9, ,Jh" said ,stalmcnts
ah,ll'bo added itlcrsat At ioU" Per co,tum
tharcupon, as upon ih1 other iIstalments
thun remai..iAg Il paid, the said irteros;
T 10 be computed from th2 day Of Jho cX-
charge Of the present conNcatlOu."
ltWas also stipulated on >ho part Of
The United States, tor the purpose Of being
completely liberated from ali the rccilma-
| IioMs presented hV France on behalf of
It's ctiZcss. that the sum OF one million
five hundred Thousand francs should b.
paid to thc Government OF France. il six
annual iasralmcn,s. TO he deducted out Of
the annual sums which France had
Iacracd TO raw, Interest therclDon bainr
| in Ike manner compu:ed from the day OF
the exchange of thc ratifications. L.
addition to ths stimulation, important ad-
lvantaacs were secured to France Lv the
! following article. viz : (" The wines of
France, from and after the exchange of
the notifications ofthc prcsc2t Convcn-
;ioa. shall be admitted TO consumption in
the States OF the Uuion. at duties which
shall DOT exceed the iollowug rates by
/ the gallon, (such as il is used at present
for wines in the United States. ITO wit. siy
cents for red wines in casks ten cents
! for white wines in casks and twenty
two cents for wiccs Of ali sorts in bottles.
The PROPORTIONS existing between the
duties on French wines ,hus reduced, and
the general rates Of the tariff which wen,
into operation the first Of january, 1929,
.holl be maintained. in case the Govcrn-
mcEt otthc United States should thinl,
proper to dimiaish those general rates ii
Il new tariff.
In consideration Of this st 'pu'ation
! which shall be binding on the bnit d
States for ten Years, the French Goverlt-
ment abandoas the rcclamations which il
had formed il relation to the Sth article
ofthe treaty Of cossion Of Louisiana. Ii
engages. moreover, to establish OF the
long SiGpIc cotIons Of the United States
! which, after the exchange ofthc ratihca-
tons ofthc present Convention, shall bc
brought directly thence to France by the
. vessels ofthc United States, or by trencl
! vessels, the same duties us on short Stdph
cottons.
l, This treaty was duly ratified in tbs
manner prescribed by the constitution OF
both countries and the ratification was
! exchanged at the city OF Washington o!
: the I'd Of Feb. 1882, Onaccount OF II
commercial s'ipulatlons it was, III tv'
= days thereafter laid before the Congress
ofthc [. ). which proceeded to enac
such laws favorable to the commerce o
France as were necessary to carry Ii iht'
full execution and France has, from tha
period to the present, been In the unrc
5 strictcd enjoyment OF the valuable prNile
/ gcs that were thus secured to her. The
faith ofthe Frcnch nation having beer
thus solcmnly pledged, through It's consti
> tutional organ, for the liquidation AM
| ultimate paImentof the long delcrre
, claims of our citlzcns, as also for the ad
: iustmcnt ofothcr points OF great and reel
5 procal benefits to both countries, and tn
/, L. $. having with fidelity and prompt
= tudc by which their conduct will, | tus
D be always characterized, done ever
= thing that was necessary to carry tn