Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-11-17


States OF America, the ratifca,ons of which ex.
cnanged at Washington, on the 2d day of February
1884, aud by the terms of which, the of tweny-fye
millions of francs is to be paid by France
The sense of the bill being thus fixed by the Govern.
ment' itappenred to us that there could be difficulty
as 10 the proposition itself Our determination
ad been already takcn founded the PRINCIPLES laid
down by US The King has concluded treaty; the
execution OF its financial clauses depends upon voe r
the Legislature. Whether il grants or refuses the an,
propraiion 1t only its right Ii an appropria
ton should be allowed for the execution of one clans
aud that for another be refused the Legislature would
DC amending the treaty, and thus invading the rights of
the Crown.
were divided as TO the form of prcse nng it, The mi
nority conceived that in serious affair the drawing
up OF the bill should be committed entirely TO the Go.
vernment The naority were OF opinion that the COM
mittec ut liberty choose between these different
expressions OF the same propositions; and it pro-
poses that you should admit the toned form of
the bill, being in accordance with the treaty
uneer certain eventual circumstances,
BILE to France.
During the long examination, the result of which the
committee now lays before the Chamber it was not un-
of the great excitement occasioned in the n,lc
mind by the Message of the President of the II S,as
The language uttered by him. and the measures of Yc
dress recommended by him to Congress, have notwh-
Stunning some mitigating expressions with regard To old
recoiiecuons and the greatness of France wounded the
sensiblly OF the Nation deeply that if we had de.
liberated under the impression caused by his words alone
we should have been able prevent the voice of the
pride OF France from seng heard above that of JUS
tee But the American Congress has set aside (eeay,e
me propositions of The President, well knowing that
france would not allow the obligations which she
is disposed TO fulfil to be imposed upon her. that she
would refuse to menace, that which would have been
given from rood faith.
We encourage the idea, that the American Congress-
viii have perscvered in this assuring reserve but IL n,
the conclusion of the session. it should in conform,v
with the Message of the President pass resolutions be-
slowing him the power which he has asked The ;nte
and dignity of France ever associated bv von C
tlee III The same idea, would require defer max
ing the decentralization which We owe, until we have
received The satisfaction to which ourselves en-.
utied This would not be the only duty which the CO.
vernment would have to perform; but we now ON this
solemn occasion, recommend it and your Committee
has conceived that in law which gives evidence of the
honesty OF France the Chamber should render APP
parent lis sense of its dignity.
The Committee has the honor to propose In Won Tho
Adoption mo OF the B with mendments, as follows
ARTICLE l. The Minister of Finance is authorized to
take the necessary measures for carrying effect the
hsi and second articles of the treaty. signed the 4h
o July 1881, between the King OF the French and the
United States of America the ratcations of which were
exchanged at Washington on the I'd of February 1899
ana py the terms OF which the of twenty i've mil
hons OF francs is TO be paid by France
AHrIcLE2 The sum of one million five hundred thou
sand francs, which the Government of the u SInIes
has engaged to pay France six annual nstalnenis
to exonerate itself from claims of French citizens
and of the public Treasury shall as received be nlaced
In separate article among the receipts on the BUDGET
The Minister of Finance shall have credit to the said
amounts for the payment of the claims French citi.
zens which may have been allowed.
ARTICLE J. a Commission appoined bv ROYAL decree
shall be charged, without expense TO the claimants To
examine aud estimate all the claims which may be adj
dressed TO he government and to distribute sum OF
one million hive hundred thousand francs among those
the amount of their claims o
Every claim must be presented under penalty of for
TEXTURE, before the LIST of January, 1887.
The claimants may appeal from the decisions of the
commission to the Council of State according TO the
form, and within the periods fixed for the matters in dis
pute. The right is reserved TO the Mnissr 90 ~;
nance Accounts shall he rendered each year to the
Chambers, OF the payments made from the sum of one
million FIVE hundred thousand francs
II part of this remain unemploycd il shall hc
returned To the public Treasury -
: AnricrF A. The payments the sum of twenty
hVe millions OF francs shall not be made unless The e.
vernmcnt of the United States shall have done n",b
contrary to the dignity and the interests of France
TIE TREATY
we quote from the National Gazette the extract and
comment which follows: -
The United States this rnorne nvo,s ,,., = -
Tho French King ministers arc certainly esous oclo
n sIed ng1sesby TO the treaty, but they justly
tcr desire nor Apoct explanation which can romoest
the PesiSeSs ia his U ne e o"d sass
IN good ih tan ,S m & had acted
as the vcT @ %oa bee
NJ MS however, can be nothing presumption Un
universally be due has be"" pu ie hsye nov
acted no right to ask sspoc @ b mas
cypress hi. wha, he New YorR co%
Here the Gazette gives long cock -and-bu story from
Ncbb paper, about ga formal demand" upon the
French Ministry by Baron Ro,hscIild, &c. &c. lwho
was never authorized to make demand and never made
Sone and about assurances unocially, on the French
MlniSty, Mat y he rouid cause his approval of M
LfrlngSfoHs Letter to be eGeiaily communicated n
'co"id he considered ample ezpiaaatl0n" &c &c
"a statement heretofore made in the Courier and
Enquirer, and promptly contradiccd in the Globe bv
authority from both sides concerned French and Ameri
cam There IS, however, nothing in these speculaons
and inquiries of the New York print worthy ofrcplybut
we may add word in support of what MIR. Walsh has
said TO the United States Gazette.
This print asserts, that the President should befrc
the first movement towards compliance with the treaty
on the part of the French King express his con yico3
that The French Kings Government had acfei in mad
run Now let us what the sgood faith Of the
french king obges him 10 do, according to his own So
Tenn declaration, MS man and n magistrate Here are
ms words, signed with his name upon the treaty.
NOUS ayaut agreeable la sustc Convention en- tnutes
ct cbacune dcs dispositions qu contenues deca
IONS tant par nous que par heriiiers ct successeu
par ces prcscntes sgnees de notre main nous raccep
TONS approuvons rations continuous Pyonei,aaf en-
lo et parole de RO de ObserVer la fare observe
ENCOURAGEMENT, SANG jamas conrevenr nj permettre
ga II y SOFT contevenu, drectement nj indrcctemeut
pour queque cause ct quelque pteexte Que &c soil
I'm oi De quoi iat tire notre sceau ces
pTesenles. ~
Fat az Paais Royal, Paris, lie 81 Aout, 1891
- f"r ie Rot LOUIS PHILIPPE.
HORAcE SEBASTIAN.
translation o me ratification IF tie Hcafy Of JuIy A.
lsdl, by NE king IF Me French
we, having found the above Convention agreeable in
all and each Of the dispositions therein contained do de-
clare ny ourselves as well by heirs successors
mat - accepted, approved, ratified confrmed; and
1y these presents signed by hand do accent ar
prove ratiiy, and confirm it, Promsing on the faith
and word OF King, to observe it, and to cause II to b
observed nvioably, without ever conravcDinp IT, or
suffering to be contrayened directly or ndirectly for
any cause and under prefencc vI,afover c,;,L