The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-02-17
From ne Baltimore Clroniele
FRENCH CLAIMS PRIOR TO 1900.

We puhlish below the resolutions Of the Legislature
q Msplsad requesting Senators and Representa-
ives = Congress 70 support the claims Of citizens
iorrdrmay from lhe gorernnea. OF the United States
These RESOLUTIONS were introduced into our legislature
b. or .osnsnsn q. y. Mayer, ESQ, aud passed ma
Rtmessig II there ever was clan upon the govern
Efs. that Cared with y The internal evidence Of It's
lassire ad equity ths Is oHe Or citizens when en-
gagsd - asia commerce. were piuudered BY France
0n ase h,gh sra-, aid o the ports Of France The
tnitsd States lrrrcd their claims seans, the French
gossnanshg She sdniisd their justice. The United
Siars aiatdotd their claims 10 FIance Tor valuable
consideration. and Thereby became responsible To their
tisc,s ir tr Observation-Disclosures the relative obli-
fa,iaps u The government and The governed
ibeanes add might weil he written lathe old unread
ieck hitter II and that provision ~ the Constitution
VI the DATED States, which deeaTes that private pro-
ry shssl ua he .aksa lof pubhg use without st com.
punssiaN. hseomes meSe nullfy as conservative OF
te rgis u the citizen agAst The United States. Let
0,rf Sister flo~ the rxsnpr of Msryland--let them
siwak OFT sld &c cannot believe lal Congress will still
withhold Indemnify from lie claimants The nagni
tSdv u the clsln argues naught sgaist IL Justice
Such plea woid disgrace an individual aud Cannot
be set ~ lsy The government without dshonor.
where's tie Uu.sd S,s,., Of America, by her con-
venon with France cnn,adrd on the 30Ih day OF Sep.
tsinhef, 10 the wear of 1900 pursuing course Of wise
Rnd Urgent olicy, which had the EFFECT Of maintaining
the peace. and enInenuy prmoiIng the prosperity Of
country stipulated for discharge from the
ARTICLES ~ tie treaty. Win RANCE al the year oil seven
teen bus drd and seyeny-eIghi, by which the u States
became hound guarantee the crown Of France her
possessions ~ America aud also by that convention
released from al claims the part OF France her sub
Jecis against the United States; but whereas the United
States accomplished her exoueraion from these mo-
liabilities BY snnendering all pretensons for
indemnhcauon clamable for American citizens on &C
VI illegal captures seizures and the conscations
BY France before the 30th September 1900. by which
renuucsiion those sufferers were not only for ever de-
barred the mediation OF tnelr own government but lost
oil claim Ia every form against France for the wrongs
inflicted upon them BY that governments and whereas
although the privilege OF the United States thus
10 sya herself Of the means which the grievances oil
her citizens afforded 10 relieve the Union from cor
responding liability for iEdemnlication, but above oil
from the treaty obligation referred TO- which II continued
would have euiSngled this country in all the wars to
which France was party yet II became the conse-
qucni duty Of the United States TO assume the satisac-
ton OF those claims Of her citizens which she used as
the rich consideration 10 France for an nestimable be-
neht conferred upon this country and whereas any
other view would be repugnant the sacred duty of
protection which bound the United States, and under
when she undertook to mediate those demands OF her
citizens and 10 enforce their redress, and would imply
right IN the government Of the Union 10 avail itself OF
tha msionuues Of portion Of her citizens to accomplish
national good the sacrifice Of individual interests
entitled to her care aud conded to her their neces
sAy aud only guardian and whereascltlzens Of Mary
land sufferers 10 large extent have asked this nden-
nhcaiIou from the Congress 81 the United states as
deli, thus deyolycd upon the United States and from
various quarters Of the Union the appeals made
20 Congress FOR this manifest and long deferred Justice
Therefore.
BE il rrsnired by the General Assembly Of Mary
land That The Senators and Representatives from this
State III Congress lie and they hereby requested to
promote the granting Of prompt and full naturalization
10 tie claimants aforesaid
..AndGe u further resolred, That the Governor he,
and he hereby requested transmit 10 Senators
ard Representatives copy Of these resolutions"