Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-12-08

nearer in their political PRINCIPLES, AMI by which
the natives for he mos, liberal AMI friendly inter.
course were so greatly multiplied, could exercise no
Other than a salutary influence upon the negotiation.
Atef The most deliberate ard thorough Examination
of the " whole subject, q treaty between The tso Co
.ernmenls y as concluded and signed al Paris on
The 4h Of July, 1881, by which 1t was stipulated
that The fieneh Guyeromeui, IN order TO liberats
Itself from all the reclaim itIons preferred against II
by citizens Of the United States, Tor unla sful seiZ.
ures, captures, seagcstrations, confseations, or de-
siruciion of lhcif vessels, enrgoes, or 1ther proper
~, engages TO pay a sum offseniy- five millions Of
francs to the United States, wh0 shall Distribute II
among lose entitled, IN the manner aud accounting
10 the rules IL shall determine - AMI II was also
| stipulated on the part Of the French 60sornmenf,
hat this twenty five millions Of frnHes should p" be
paid q, Paris in SIX annual instruments Of four NIL
lions one hundred and sixty-sfx thousand SIX hun
bred & ~sixty-six francs q sixty-sIx eenliioes etch,
into the hands Of such person OF PERSONS as shall
be authorized by the Government, OF the United
States to receive III The first instalmcni 10 be pnld
at the expiration of one year next following the ex-
change Of the ratIi eptlons Of this convention, and
the others at successive intervals OF a year, one al.
ter another, tl the whole shall be pad. 10 the a
mount of each Of he said instruments shall be ndd-
ed interest nj fouf per centum ihcrcupon, as upon
The oIer instolmcn's then remaining unpaid, the
aitu l4ttiEbt 10 NC Aplhpu'Ib iiph wv SJ W VIZ :"
chan g of the present convention"
It was also stipulated, on the part Of The United
Sluics. for the purpose ofbeing completely lberat
from al the recla nations presented b. France on
behalfo Of iis citizens, that the sum OF one million
five hundred thousand francs, should be pad to the
Government of France, in SIX annual lnsialments,
10 be deducted out ofihe annual sums which France
had agreed TO pay, interest lhercupon being IN like
manner computed from the day of the exchange OF
the ratilications. In addition to this stipulation,
important advantages were secured to France, by
tao following article, VIZ " The wines OF France,
tom and after the exchange of he ratlhcations of
the present Convention, shall be admitted % con-
sumption in tn States OF the Union, at duties which
shall not exceed the follow og rates by the gnllon,
(s,ch Is IS used At present for wines IN the Unit
Cd States, % vii six cents Tor red wines IN cusks
ten cents for white wines IN casks and twenty
t@o cents for " ines Of all SORTS IN bottles. The
proportions existing between the duties on French
wines thus reduced, and the general rates OF the Ia
MI which went INTO operation the first OF January
1899, shall be maintained IN case the Government
of the United States should think proper to dlmln.
ish those general rates IL a new tariff.
In consideration ofthc stipulation which shall be
binding ON the United States for ten years, the
French Government, abandon the rcclamatlons
which ii bud formed IN relation to the 8 h article of
i"b Z ~ InPFb VI - -
moreover, TO establish on the tong aapic cottoas of
the United States, which after the exchange of the
publications. Of the present Convention, shall be
brought directly thence TO France by the vessels of
tho United States, or by French vessels, the same
duties as on Sho1t stapte couons."
THIS treaty wa duly ratified in the manner pre-
scribcd by the constitutions OF both countries, and
the ratification was exchanged NJ the CITY of
Washington on the 81 Of February, 1892. On nc.
count of its commercial sttpnlatlons,i it wns, in five
days thereafter laid before The Congress of he Uni.
ted States, which proceeded to enact such laws IA
yorable 10 the commerce of France as were neces.
sary to curry 1t into fall execution and France has,
from that period TO The present, been in the unre-
stIicted en- oyment Of the valuable privileges that
were thus secured to her. The faith of the French
nation having been thus solemnly pledged, through
is constitutional organ, Tor the liquidation and ultl.
mate payment of the long deferred claims of our
citizens, as also for the adjustment OF other points
of great and reciprocal benefits to both countries,
and the United States having with a fidelity aud
prompiitudc by which their conduct will, trust, be
always characterized, done every ding that was
necessary 10 carry the treaty into fun and fair ef-
feet on their part, counted, with the most perfect
confidence, on equal fidelity and promptitude on the
part of the French Government. In this reasonable
expectation VIC have been, | regret TO inform you,
wholly disappointed. No legislative provision has
been made 10y France for the execution of the trca.
ty, either as it respects the indemnity 10 be paid, OF
the commercial benef s to be secured 10 the United
States, and The relations between the United States
and that power, IN consequence thereof, are placed
IN n situation threatening to interrupt the good un.
dcrstendng which has so long and SO happily cx.
lsted between the two NATIONS.
Notonly has the French Government been thus
waning IN the performance OF the sfipulations 1t
hos 50 solemnly entered MO with the United States,
but It's OMISSIONS have been marked by c.rcumstan.
ces which would seem to leave us without sutisfac-
tory evidences, that such performance will certainly
take place at II future period. Advice of the ex-
change of Qualifications reached Paris prior TO the Stt
April, 1892. The French Chambers we've then
sitting, and continued in session until the 2lst of
that month, and although one iustalment Of the in
dcmnlty was payable on the 2d of February, 1888,
one year after the exchange of ratiications, no ap-
pllcatlon was made to the Chambers for the rcquir-
ed appropriation, aud in consequence of no
appropriation having then been made, the draft
of the United S lales Government for that install.
mem, was dlshonored by the minister of Finance.
and the United States thereby involved in much
controversy. The next session Of the Chambers
commenced on the 18Th November. 1892, AMI con.
,inued until the 25th April, 1888. Notwithstanding
the omission to pay the first instalment, had been
made the subject of earnest rcmonstraucc on our
part, tho treaty with the United States, and a hill
making the necessary appropriations to execute it
were not laid before the Chamber of Deputies until
the 9th of April, nearly five months after It's meet
ing, and only nineteen days before the close of the
session. The bill was read and referred to n com
mIttec, but there was no farther action upon 1t. The
next session OF the Chambers commenced on the