Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-03-20

ing opened negotiation or dissolved the Chamber
after the rejection of the treaty.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Csardc des
Sceaux members OF the Durcaux protested against this
reproach. ''"
Nj. Ducos-Deputy from Bordeaux who heretofore
had voted with the Oppositon-sustancd with warmth
the validity of the American claim i'm all its parts He.
urged III behalf OF the United States the wrongs their
shipping had sustancd-thc interest due TO thcln-the
commercial advantages extended to u.s. since 1891 for
oar silks aud wines-and the moral obligation OF making
allowance TO the United States or the ADVANTAGES Frames
has derived from the Treaty
Aer various incidents, NJ. lsambcrt re piled to NJ Du-
cos nc maintained that the reproach made by NJ Hector
Auihay against MINISTER'S was thus far true at least
that they should have opened new negotiation and moi
nave returned to the Chamber unless the United States
should nave refused this proposition That the Minis
teria correspondence since 1884 abandonment of
the interests of FranceS that ministers did not even fur
nash the necessary documents cnlighten the Chamber
as 10 Tic vessels burnt In lSl2 when the Berlin and Mi
IAN decree was revoked; il may have been proved To the
Imperial Cabinet that these vessels were cnnonozcd.
equipped by adventures WHY is The Y,.nor, mn,
prod9ccds Why not the Imperial decree in virtue of
winch, the commanders of our ships of seized and
destroyed these vessels
AS to the vessels taken at ST. Sebasans and sold M
bayonne, which constituted the great part of the
American claims, NJ lsambcrt produced the provision
OF 'he Florida treaty, which formally stipulated an in
denity To the United States for all the captures and
seizures made in the ports of Spain and the colonies
leaving the Spanish Government a recourse AGAINST
France. The ccsson OF Florida obtained trou,1I ,,,.
mediation Of France was an act SO advnnto,a,,s 10 ,
United States that in equity they ought to hold us ont
of any reimbursement: othcrwis. they will l ,i;I
twice. P
The speaker went on to complain that in 1881 the op
mon oil one or two members of the committee was aoo
CO. 10 inc exclusion oil that OF great majority, conipos
ed OF enlightened friendly to the Americans which
was only Tor ~ millions Much is said of the rosity
oil the United States with regard us; but is it known
That IN 1910 they seized many our vessels i'm the wa
iers OF FLORIDA; that in 1920 they doubled the Tonnage
duty; That IN the treaty of los2 entered into for two
years, they obtained important commercial advantages
III was only I'D 1873 that for the first time they bcpun to
Iak again about their claims, rejected by Napoleon
Louis AVilI. and Charles x
Ihn inis r.,FE Ar
he said no documents to produce to the motives for
destroying tue vessels at that prizes made,
III spanish ports, the American Legation had furnished
eVcumeht winch went to prove that the twenty five
millions paid by Spain, at the ccssion Of Florida have
nothing TO do with them.
duced before r
lie result was as above stated that NJ. Ducos who
pronounced himself so decidedly favorable paving the
indemnity, was chosen the Committee over M Isa,n
bert NJ Ducos was after the organization of the Com
mtee made its Secretary.