Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-05-29

considcratc II had been askcd whether a single mem
Der could deny the justice OF the American claims. lie,
for his part denied il aud he hoped bring
way OF thinking, such honorable Deputies wished
sclntousy ~ discuss the interests OF the country Sn-
sauon) The report OF the committee had stated that
only the of . 900 600 due but that the Anri-
cans might have raised their prcteIsons higher
The honorable Deputy then entered into some consider
atoms the principle of neutrality lie denied the
scrton that Am had been prevented by her feeble.
ness from resisting the prcension- OF England and
maintained that II was a mercantile sii which had
sncd every sentiment Of honor in the bosom OF lin.
Americans. President Jefferson had wished TO resist
England, but he had been prevented from SO doing by
the interested spectators of America. they had vo-
lated the prohibitions both of England and Francc-they
had broken through the laws OF their country.
was France now Ia recoinpensc their cupidy (icaS
hear) whist other powers sustained disastrous wars
America proitcd by them, an. yet she now demanded
an Indemnity lie would say that the Americans were
paid
One Of his correspondents hnd informed him that nm
der the empire the English insurance companies had
guaranteed the American cargoes such extent that
The English insurers were now holding meetings in Lon
uoh 70 iorm an opposition with the French Govern
incnt 10 the aynrnt of the % 900 900 liz. conten,i
that 1t would be scandaous To pay indemnity TO ma.
ton which had poticd cxnrbitantly at the of
France. When he the profits made by the Amcri.
cans and the severe losses sustained by French maritime
places and especially by Bordeaux, for which claim
was made TO the of 10000 900 he was tempted
To demand that compensation should be made for the
damages done to French trade and not for the supposed
losses sustained by America; he almost thought that
the Berlin and Milan DEGREES should be enforced In favor
OF the trade of Bordeaux before the Americans were
tho
question; he might be told was worthy of France
II treat the question according the rules of mo-.
ucai pr"bity for such was the language of the Pre-
sident OF the Gouseh in his last speech. But for
hlseart, he considered political probity an enlghten.
cd virtue, and not culpabe weakness which rendered
anation the dupe Of interested cupdity He youd re-
ducc the question to these simple terms:-France had
made compromise: France ready to pay p 600 ono
10 those who had really suffered losses; but when were
t"sc losses sustained, could they be proved lie
could see proofo good faith but rather of the contra
~ IN the varying estimates which the Americans had
io'ined OF their claims NJ. Dumon had Yesterday at
,ached much Importance TO the last document received
ny the Government. That Honorable Deputy seemed TO
entertain no doubt of the vcracty of that documcn
which elevated 30 coo 600 the SUN total of the claims
TO De- discharged out Of the - 600 900 promised in 1881
M Dunon thought that document worthy of implicit
credit as II had been drawn up by the American com.
nittc, after hearing all the parties who were interested
IN The payment Of the - 900 of francs and who ex
crcsed mutual control over their re specye ttes U
Vc lion Deputy had not had much since yeser-
DAY 10 study the document made in 1884 and from
winch an attempt was made odeducc such important con-
sequences; but he had made few hnsty on
ana he would now submit themto the Chamber. In the
rst page OF the documents printed in support the re.
port he found that vessel had been rejected because
IL nau been noted the of American com
httee us an American vessel, whereas it in reality
an English brig That circ proved that the JUS
ttcations the American commission were moi vorv of
implicit credit In the third page the ship Eliza been
rejected by the French omnisson although il Toured
IA page OF W of the American return This was an adj
uitiona continuation OF his opinion that the American do
culent was not perfectly accurate The reporter of the
committee thought otherwise. He was of opinion that
Oaths end
.aco themselves Americans, claiming in behalf of
americans, no objection could be made he (the Hon
Deputy admired this sngeness of heart that dslcleycd
tie existence OF trckery but the accuracy the docu.
nents was not that the less apparent lie had
another remark TO make The object OF the commission
oil 1854 was, to all the legitimate cla;,n,uts
participate IN the distribution of - 600 OO0f IL coulJ
not be forgotten that in 1883 period OF the cesson
o. ou.siana n had been stipulated by the First Consul
anat oV,oooOOCf should be paid by France but that
$4,000 OO0f should be reserved To nav off ali The an
prior 10 te nlo.@ OF September, 1900 Nevertheless
;e government OF the United States had paid
s own SUBJECTS (Great sensaton) In proof of this as
feIuon he would read the following from the Monitor,
OF the 18th of January, 1895:
letter from WASHINGTON states that NJ, Iy,h,
mas presented to the Senate bill for the grant of am in
before Isl 6sS5si s
inc indemnity ut five millions of dollars 1t was then
manifest that the American Government kept the mo-
(Agtation)
The President of The Council said that Mr. Webster
aemand was IN addition to the 10000 00Of previously
distributed CMurmurs from the leil)
M Berger said that the American Government had
out'ed mat the 2OOOOOOOi retained ofthe price of the
eess'n Of LOUISIANA would exceed the of the
t' ~. 10 oe pad, ana that consequently additional
sum, @o,0OO OOOf., ought be now demanded If
we demand was made, 0OO000f would require for
tlc payment oil debt for which 20 600 OOOf were or;
ginhlly more than sufficient (Nurmurs from the centre
Aer The instance just quoted good faith of America
was it to be expected that the returns of Ig1 snJ 49,
regarded as InallIbe? The Hon Deputy proceeded To
specify several vessels which had been noted by the
hmericsn commissioner in the returns An ATTEMPT
1890 III iC'f 10 clitil the amount Ot debts
inc eSunction OF which than the necessary funds
had Nay more, it would presently be
seen mat an attct was made to Obtain mem
same dcbs, not tee, but three times Nurmnrs
from Tie cenre lie lIadproved that no reliance was TO
DC placed on tiIfAbors Of the American commission
mr., hiyes, ia and Mr.. Gallan, in Ie22 had init
''ru that The Snericans would be satisfied with much
ess ,han 2'OtHD He knew not, ifthe language held
10y MT Res "a BEEN uttered with a view TO enhance
MS oS merits IA the eyes Of his Government but he
knew mat 70, o,OOO much, as individuals who
Ought 10 have been paid out of the 20 900 900 received in
1913 were TO participate in that indemnity No suif-
Gent document had been produced in support of the urea
~ re would now ask, why the titles support of the
American claim had not been produced? IL was not TO
be supposed, that commercial people, like tae Amcri
cans should not have the necessary documents at their
disposal but the reason that they were withheld was that
uelr production would prove that the vessels captured
~ tie END OF leOO aud at the beginning of 1905 had
ifanduienty quilted American ports and had taken up
carsoPs IN the English COlonestlat they had traick
60 ior England lie would remind the Chamber
vi TACT mentioned last year by VI Bipnon Toward the
end OF 1905 out oil 10 IL vessels carryina American
coiors; and seized at Rochcfor and La Rochelle the
American Consul himself had admitted tIat c-haIc
were PROVIDED with papers forged in London and the
other nan were to all appearance English vessels fur
nshed with old American papers lie would now ask
y he COMMITTEE had consulted the archives Of the Ma
Iine at Versailles?
NJ. Dumon replied i'm The negative
NJ Dcfrycr said tha tine circumstance was TO be re-
GREETED as IN all probability if those archives had been
consulted an account would have been found Of the diff
ieent sums paid by the Casse DIES lnvahdes of the ma
rlne lie would now lay before the Chamber commu.
hSauon made to him that morning by unknown indi-
vdual The honorable deputy here unfoIded mass Of
papers, which he said bills of exchange 10 the
amount OF 3OOOOOf paid by the cashier Of the Marine
ana made payable 10 the order Of Mr. Jarvis the captan