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


nave each afforded bases which to produce cacua
uons we Will now present the results.
herr ~ not single vessel admitted in our corrected
s, which does M, APPEAR with its value set forth in
,ne statement drawn up by t,. American Commissions
~ ~. 'n's a'envnt appeared before the treaty
was sgnrd, might have hecn the subject Of suspicion
put IL was made subsequently. and i, is easy 10 uu
uerssnd mat the sum to he divided being known and
inc claims lar exceeding that sum the interests of tos
rvai claimants wsuld naturally lead them TO reoune
great cSactness from the Commissions; of this the many
reJecuons and adou hts made by the 2
proofs. we may add, that the numerous axamin,,;on.
which we were obliged to make ha We led us 10 nnoe
connuence IN ,he proceedings of this Commission
the exactness OF which has been SO often d.mons,r,J
TO u.s. ~ ue'"o"sr'eo
vin.,;, uf caegor'es admitted, give, according the
vauauons of the American Commission =, Total az
525729l dollars % cents or 90 Si5 ono to' %
times The values of the several c,tegores wore es,;
IN france on different bases vessels destroy
ga NJ sea were valued by Imperial Commission md
nave afforded MS average sum- by which we have e.
unated the others. The condemned vessels were sold
oy the administration of the Marine the s,,,omo,,.
urawn up by 1t give the prices brought Inv The orc,er
number oil them and the deficiency may be suppled b
s.ages' wnich can be calculated with considerable
eeI'ahty, from such exact and numerous data The
vessels scqucstcred sold by the adminis,roon -,
price brought by each. y ''e
put these prices comprehend the amount of duties
u he sums obtained for the cargoes Should the nett
,ohiy De refunded: If so, the difference would be
sa 'ne whole sum brought by the sale of the Antwerp
eargoes Is 6GfS 04i francs so centes the nett nroS
was f,o,o,cS3 francs 33 confines. The whole sn,n
drought ny INC sale of the ST Sebastians caroors
Io,9lf,tIo francs So centinco; tho ne,t nro,.,oa US
T,?y3,26O francs confines Ps was
msy De sald that the object at this time not TO in
out 70 make restitution. The State did not do
.ioy, out II soid is not making PREPARATION for n
Sage, out reiandng sum improperly received There
lore, the restitution should be COMPLETE
:, ~ reply, u may he urged that the c,,s,o, hone,
aHts, wncn augmented the price of goods and the
ers and not subsacted from the price of poods benc
.ne custom-house duties should not be restored y,
,o owners oil the goods as they were not paid by
as The examination of this objection would have taken
up much 'me and would have changed the question be-
lore us into one of political economy we did moi ene in
TO IT. According the plan which we had d,avrn M
our guidance 1t was enough FOR us that the restitution
~ I'e eustom-house duties was liable be contested
anu we ana not therefore admit them as subjects of in
deninihcaton. However we could not conceal Sror o.
mat II IN theory, custom house duties arc paid bv
c consumers in reality the subtraction made bv The
rroJy oea'es IN certain degree to the loss Of the
Prooucer, who receives less as well as of the cons
pays more; anu II 1T be considered that the articles
-, sV'u III great quantities. exceeding the ordinary
wants oil purchasers, it will undoubtedly he od;,,.J
as tne circumstances under which the sale was made
u tue aPPicauon oil an exorblant tariff of impe- d.,
u.s must have created dminulion in the vaI,o 81,
winch naturalization should be made We have ,n,
therefore, made an aggerated concession in
LOT compromise, only half of the amoun, Of
eustomhouse duties. The administration of The c,s
oses accepted conditions much less favorable TO it
i"o Vi the vessels sold at Bayonne I'm, Arm 9, 49, b,
EageI were brought into ST Sebastan's az 5rizes d.,
aP'ots ana me party captured made compromise; and
'oSeher, sued Tor the restoration of the yaue of the
P-es uutes included and the custom house after The
commencement Of the suit, agreed to compromise on
iIoh tnat the principal should be paid buck without
ne french estimate the bases above stated o;ves
LOT .ne only categorics which France has admitted 10 b
SUBJECT to decentralization % 22 francs IA cen,;
tle amount OF incontestble claims and 10 500 00g
Lanes Lame OF those on which compromise NAV be made =
-; appears 10 us decisive TO the financial ques.
uo; having excluded the principle of our concess,ons
ana limited these concessions by vigorous research @
hd al uie end ofthe examinations made with view 10
interests OIL one party only very nearly the sum ~
to- &c" "Sieeu 10 as IN compromise cannot there
say at The treaty has imposed upon France the oh
hseuon to pay what she did not owe
One other consideration struck us ErcIud;, ,L
shPs wicn were destroyed from the necessities of
war, ana which were rendered profitable to no peson
anu also those adjudged prvaleers the Treasure n
ceiyed for the csrgoes sold for its advantage beae Or
without condemnation, than twenty onr ,nl;ons
pesiues eustom-house duties Thus the Convention of
1uJ stu was nothing than a restitution i'm line trua
meaning of the term. - ~
II is indeed urged, that the debts of one State 10 aao
tner are not to be settled exactly as debts in
dyidolis, and that after being long disputed they are
generally paid only when public utility supports the obi
ss % good iaith In principle the objection appears
Us uhiounded and the debts of State TO aolher
when acknowledged to be just should be paid as FAR a.
reasonably possible. But without discussing the prnc
pie OF The objection, it will be sufficient to prove Ina, in
actlt cannot apply to the treaty of July 4h for The nnb
nc uuity OF the amcabie relations which this conven
uon establishes between France and the United States
are not to be contested.
The alliance between The two Governments and the
Wehdy feelings between the two Nations do not rest
merely upon honorable sympathes or glorious recollec
uoiis ia common, or relations founded benefits and
gratitude they also depend upon political interests which
are permanent, and commercial interests which nre dali
increasing and txtending The freedom of the sens
Is equally important to France and to the IT, States
Ie history OF the last century shows us how this free
DOM was effected how il was lost and how il is oooio
peihg established 1T there be but one maritime
hat rover rules the seas; If there be two there is war
tween lhem The Intervention Of third produces COM
promise, and freedom IS the result IT, notwithstandn
IT'S disasters France had in 1913 the glory ofestabshnS
The rights Of ncutras ia the treaty of Utrecht II ,s he
cause by the existence Of three maritime Powers France
thgnnd, and Holland the freedom of the seas was for
tunaiely effected This freedom ceased when ibs de-
sHuction OF the navy of Holland submitted the rahts of
heuas to The chances OF the struggle frequently une-
guar, between the two preponderang maritime powers
IL was then policy less prudent than liberal which
Favored the Independence of the United States nd rails
cd up this third Power guaranty for the preserya
Oh neutrality and the desire the United Star
10 JON France in defending those rights which ENGLAND
was violating with inpunity, u motive if not an ex
cuse Of the policy of the Empire.
n rupture between the United States and France
both sides of the Atlantic; their and sincere union ia
common guaranty, which both parties are Interested In
sconsolidaiinQ "
The vast extent Of their commercial intercourse rem
ders still more desirable harmony OF political relations
ffance and the United States 20 be placed in the
ost proper situations with regard 10 each other for the
advancement Of their navigation agriculture and indus
my by reciprocal expectations and importaons There
10 no ryasp Of consequence restrain that liberty Of
commercial exchange, which the rights Of uaaiinn
agriculture or industry impose limits tegard TO or
countrleS french industry obtains terals from
the United states, and sends them in lsnanuiac
lures; The wines and brandIes Of France for the rice
and tobacco of the United States France is the PRINCIPAL
market Of the United Staes The United States offer the
greatest markets for French productions they receive
encfh of the exports OF productions of cur industry
me whole sum Of exports to England and Colo