Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-02-26

Gentlemen You will scrupulously
weigh the motives which solicit the
adoption of the treaty. 1t will be re-
CURED OF you, above all other things,
that in examining this question, you
will divest your minds, as we have
done, of every consideration uncon-
nected with the subject itself. In 9TH
err words, unconnected with the right
and justice of the claims, and with the
compensation we should offer for the
commercial advantages which the trea.
ty guarantees to France.
Impressed with these considerations
gentlemen, the government make me
its organ of again laying before you
the project Of the law which ] shall
now have the honor of reading to you.
1t has been judged necessary to in
sert an eventual clause, of which,
without doubt, you will acquiesce in
the propriety. The clause forbids the
payments to be made on the sum fixed
by the treaty, until the intention ofthe
American Government shall be made
known. 1t is our right, and our duty
gentlemen, to render that government
responsible for every act which may
tend to wound the dignity and the in
terests of France.
The following are the provisions OF
the project Of the law
Art. l. The Minister Of the Finan-
ce. is authorized TO carry to the Bud
get Of each Of the years 1886, 1887,
1888, 1889, 1910, ls41, the sum re-
quisite to pay off in six equal terms the
capital Of 25, 100000 francs which are
due in execution Of the Treaty signed
on the 4th of July, 1881, between
France and the United States. and the
notifications of which were exchanged
at Washington, on the Cd of Februa-
ry, 1882.
Art. Q. The sum of l 500, 900 francs
which the Government of the United
States engaged to pay to France in six
annual instalments in discharge ofthe
claims of French citizens, shall be
credited TO special article of the Bud
get as the recoveries are made. Gre.
dts to similar amount shall be open.
ed to the Minister of the Finances for
the discharge of the claims that NAV
have been liquidated in favor of French
citizens.
Art. 3. The payments to be made
on the sum of 25, 100000 francs shall
not be carried into effect till it shall
have been scertained that the Gov.
eminent of the United States has adop-
ted no measures injurious to the French
interests.
The question was then proposed to
the Minister, that this project of law,
should be printed and distributed, and
the day for discussion, ultimately fix
ed.
This ministerial communication eau.
sed a strong g. general sensation which
lasted for some time. A miscellaneous
discussion followed, & became general,
when NJ. Pellet took the tribune, Gen.
tlemen-(said hey the Chamber will
readily believe that do not wish to an.
ticipate a discussion on the project
which has just been submitted by the
Government. | only wish to require
the immediate printing of the docu-
ment, which will not otherwise be in
time to enlighten our opinion. The
Chamber is aware, that besides the
committee charged with the examina.
ton Of this subject last year, there are
other committees named, expressly 10
discuss the same question, particularly
one nominated in 1881; and which
made at that time report on this i'm.
portant transaction. think, then,
that the printing ofthese reports should
be ordered along with the present, that
we may be enabled to examine the af.
FAIR under every aspect. | therefore
move that the printing and distribution
of the report made in 1881 to govern.
ment may be ordered-(seconded.)
M. DE RIGNEY Foreign Minister).
In the speech of the Minister of FInan.
ces 1t was announced that all the doc.
uments necessary for the elucidation
of the treaty with the United States.
should be placed before the Chamber.
If gentlemen should require the print.
ing of any of these documents. the
government had no intention of oppo.
sing the order.
M. LIE PnEsIDENT--Is it perfectly
understood that these documents will
be lald upon the table of the Chamber
and not merely before the Commits.
sion M. DE RrGNEY answered in
the affirmative.
We request the grave attention. C
the tn reader reader to the foregoing remarks Of
the nrod french minister m on mis- important
''oi'o'" o|o eV.ncing a due sense efseH.