Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-05-19

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they would have felt Tia, Necessity Of coming u
promise ON potion of the claim The imperial Co.
vernment, when on Tia" point Of terminating the American
question, had been ovcrtrOwn. Asto the Restoration.
ITS parzans cll"d tor singular title of respect in
saying that II recognised the principle but deter
mined TO evade the pa yncnt the debt For his part
he was willing 10 believe thot such insinuation was
wholly grauous. The great misfortune OF Tia. Iirsto-
ration had been the necessity imposed of laying
burdens ON the country for the benefit of foreign
Alter paying 700 millions Tor the expenses of the war.
and 700 millions in addition the Restoration could not
demand more millions even for the liquidation of Just
debt. That he conceived to be the real motive of the
course pursued by M Restoration the American oiics
ton lie was unable TO understand the meaning OF the
fepoach addressed to the present Government that
had been DESTROYS of purchasing the friendship of the
United States at the price of twenty five millions
What interest could TN" Government have i'm making
such sacrcc, if not urged by considerations of
honor1 The act of the Government in 1881 had been
the act of prudent and not of n pusillaninous Co
vernment Even Napoleon, whose Lravcry was scarce
~ to be contested had used the ton
to avoid maritime The memorial of the Minister
OF the United States to the First Consul had been found
IN the Archives of the Department of the Foreign AT
inrs, aud with the permission OF the Chamber he Uhe
PRESIDENT OF the CounciD would read the document in
the original (Nlarks OF attentIon) IL follows
" request the Citizen Taeyrand TO make report on
tue two subjects in this note and especially ON
the hrst (Amercan clain) There is question of a
want of ability to pay; if we owe we must pny..N-
(Great sensation) The President of the Council here
qu.ea lhe tribune, and the sitting suspended for
ABOUT ten minutes, during which number of the Dc.
pues formed groups round the Ministerial benches and
eagerly examined the signature of Napoleon.
ne sted that the existence OF debt due from France
10 the United States, contested but that the
soe question TO be solved referred to the of that
oeot Whatever might be the opinions of Ministers, he
considered Mr. Livingstons correspondence with the
Government OF the u States still worse than the Prcs
e1t Message. He would repeat that the entire debate
rested on the question France owe % millions -
The most serious fault committed by Government con-
sisted in its having neglected communicate the Treaty
10 the IharnDers ut the moment Of its conclusion In
the Treaty OF 1881 the due was estimated at %
millions whereas the committee oftha epoch had recog
zed debt OF only IL millions lie maintained that if
the bill now submitted TO the Chamber were adopted
/ France would pay more than she owed, and America
&ss than her debt The documents which the report
orIhe committee was founded he considered nconclu-
live and incomplete. He of opinion that the,
nmouat of . millions ought G greatly reduced as
iG S or SSgs fSaia say The have
sum france, too, had great to complain of the
conduct of the American Government during the mpc-
rial regime. The trade of that Government had vio
lated the continental MOcus; American subjects had
manned the navy of Englend-a American stores had
been supplied to the troops of the enemies of Franco
The American Government had been bound by n sacred
contract the conditions of which it impossible
say had been punctuay fulfilled. Under the Empire.
the indemnity to have been granted merely as war
subsidy under the Restoration, the payment of it was
postponed; in 1881, ~ millions only were RECOGNISED !:
out now an incontesble sum Of If millions and
testbe sum of 10 millons talked of In 1894 and
1907 france seemed obstinatcly bent paying p mil
mons; whereas IN 1851, M. R,cs demanded only three
Hhions OF dollars. scarcely to be credited that
any Admnisrui have assured the American Co
vernnent, that bill which had been rejected Inv Tho
Chamber of 1884 should be again presented in sax
without the slightest modification and at a moment too
when President Jacksons offensive Message had lust
reached France Government TO act as il had done on
this question: must have had some political motive for
he payment OF the sum stipulated in the treaty of 4th
July, lS3l.-( SensaGon)
lie considered il needless 10 enter into roc,,o,; &c
the constitutional hercsies contained in the message of
e Ameicah freTident, and in the correspondence of
MT Livingston Both OF those personages in their me-
gouatons with France seemed 10 have STRANGELY f,rot
ten the doctrines which they had formerly urosscd
They had been in the wrong TO reprooch tbc Flcnl q
plp a.,
out not towards America.-(Hcar, hearD Were France
ruled by Government similar TO that of England or
10 th OF the United States he would propose resolu-
uon TO the effect thatThe Chamber is of opinion that
an indemnity is due the American Government but tbot
the concessions made by the French Government tn the
american nation offer compensation for that indemnity
Consequently the Chamber authorizes the
enernto fresh negotiations the subject AS the French
sysemoi government, however differed essentially from
two countesto which he had he would
simply frame his proposition the effect that"A cred
of II millions is opened the Minister of Finances
1oie nun 10 enter INTO arrangements with the American
Government" (Hear, hear) In this manner the sol
Vency OF the nation would be ensured and France would
prove to the American Government that the Nj
:-nlch guides her is, at all evenLs-s~uuaGa<r n
-(lieaT hear, from the leh3 3I - ~ the
re'cahs regarded the question OF national Dig
my put their dignity would be well satisfied with
~ millions with % as they were anxous mcreI,, CO..
Ine admission OF the principle of indemnity-IA a1oh
w nat ne now proposed in imitation of the conduct
OF tue Americans themselves who had demanded so mil
IONS ana afterwards endcavored to effect compromise
ioI - mlions Tie trusted that his proposition would
DC ADOPTED by Minister'S; and in conclusion he observed
mat france showed due regard for the interest, and
honor OF America the Government of the United atcs
was bound to display equal consideration for M
and honor of France " ~ ''ie'l'
me inrther dscusslnn OF the question was then most
P tD.0FTow, Saturday and the sitting WA adj
Journed at hali-past FIVE o'clock.
Sitting Of 11M aprH.
he order OF the day is the continuation of the dis.
cusson Of the project Of law relative TO the rcaty with
the United States.
M Pataiile has the precedence. He appeared nj the
tribune armed with an enormous long speech He be-
gan by supPlicating the Chamber disgrace France
IN the eyes Of foreign nations by refusing support the
government; refusal which would cause us 10 lose the
confidence of all other countries and cast stain ON tin,
honor OF France. Denial from the extremes of the
Chambef)
NJ PaaiIle insisted that if the necessity of reiccting
the law be clearly established the Impeachment of Min
Isters ought Immediately 10 succeed the rejection for
having abused the confidence ofthe Chamber and thrown
the principal branches ofndusry into state of dcran0e
ment.
The Chamber paid attention to this speech, which
lasted at least an hour The speaker concluded by say
ing he would vote for the project
M. Desabes has the floor lie analysed at gre,t lcngtb
the history ofthe negotiation The En,peror was CON
WINGED That Inc owed no indemnify the Americans be-
cause said the speaker tie Of violence e was com
PEELED to perform the consequence ola provocaton
and could not be considered but an allowable eprsa
M Desabes repeated the arguments Of many of the prn
cedlng speakers against the project He thought that
pam and simple refusal ought TO be given the petrn
sohs OF he United States, and considered an instance
OF incedi6le perhdy on the part Of the Americans ta
tney should not have complied with the condition of the
9Th article Of the treaty
After further tedious remarks tle SNAKE, d,o,
g. Qr dir aIto -