, 1844-02-14
KDITED AND PAINTED WEEKLY ny
Y. BEATTY.
from the Evansville Gazette
spoiinlions or tho French Prior
to 1900.

to 1900.
Ii is painfut 10 witness delays Of Jus,
eice 10 4 Government claiming FOR itself
the character OF intelligence aud upright
ness. The subject sc have just named
is one in refereace 10 which The "denial
Of Tight'' seems exceedingly obvious and
irep~fehensshle.
Every one conversaut with the trans
actions of The last seven years Vi the last
century /, knpws we'll that great depEedas
Ting "a our Commerce weie committed
10 those years, under authority or
ienauce Of The French Governmental
These eggrsssions produced a quasi ,uar
in 1888. A depulal,on Of distinguished
Alnericans-Johu Marshall, q. G. Pick.
ney, and Eibrioge Gerry-.was sent by
our Government to negotiate a settle-
ment of differences with France. They
were met by the celebrated TaIieyrand-
whose first claim was understood 10 be
for ample bribes--"H faut de Pargent>-
II faut beaucoup de Pmgent." 1--WE
must have mone.--we mus. have a great
deal of money" Or llIuslrlous euvoys
returned without effeciug any settlement.
A new effort of peace with France was
made by President Adams The second
extraordinary mission was composed Of
Chief Justice Ellsworth, William Vans
Murray and Geo. Davis Of Norlh Cafpli-
ma. In their Observation-Disclosures Cd,
l799-they were informed that The Uii>
ted States expected from France, ''as an
indispensable condition of Mt treaty. a
stipulation 10 mike The citizens OF The
United States full compensation for all
losses and damages which they shall have
sustained by reason Of irregular or illegal
captures, or condemnation Of their yes.
sells and other properly, under color OF
authority or commissions from the French
Republic or its agents."
The negotiation was long and arduous,
and was concluded in the autumn Of 1900,
by a Convention in which questions oI
indemnity were postponed tu ? more
"%convenieut time"
The French negoiiators didnoI pretend
10 deny that iademnilies were due our
citizens; but, by way of effect, alieJged
thai our Eassrasaent had r,nt fuifiisd It's
treaties with France, and that indemnl.
ties we're due also 10 her. This clam
could not well be rebu!led. On The Iii
ofJuly, 1898, he American government
undertook formally and publicly TO annu
all existing treaties between France ant
the United States; and it did not wish Il
renew them.
The second article of this new Con
ven,ion with France reads thus:
cart I'd. The ministers p~lenipoten
tiary Of the two parties mol being able I,
agree al present, respecting The treaty o
Alliance of ,hs Glib # February, 177s
the Treaty Of Amity & Commerce OF IN,
same date, and the convention Of the l4ll
Of November. 1888, nor upon The iudem
mites mutually due or claimed, the par
ties will negotiate further OH these sub
jects al o convenient lime; aud un,il Inc
may have agreed upon these points, III
said treaties and convention shall nav
no opeYaiion," &c.
This new convention was submitted y
President Adams to :he United Slale
Senate in December. 1900, and by the'
approved, February I'd, 1901, exceplln
the aforesaid second article, and llmilin
the duration Of the Convention 10 elgh
wears. President Adams ratified i, &c
cordingly. The French would no, ra
ifv, unless there should ne an expires
mutual remuneration Of claims and linden
mites. And this was finally agreed TO-
thus:
"The Government Of the United State
having added 10 it's ratification that Il
convention should be in force tor Il
space Of eight years, and having omilt'
the second article the government Of Il
French Republic consents 10 accept, re-
ify and confirm the above conventic
with The addition importing that the CO..
veniion shall he in force for The space
eight years, and with the re!rehchme It
the second article; prouided that By ii
retrenchment tie Too state Tenomlce {
respective professions ,rhiA are tie Q
jeci of the said article"
And thus the convention was mutual
ratified, and the matters were finally 81
tied, as between the two governments.
10 this manner, and for UcIudbk co
alterations, our. government releas
France from the just claims lof our ci
zens for unjust and illegal captures
lhsir vessels and property on the hi
seas. Can any reasonable man dot
that our government released Fran
from the just claims of u citizens
unjust and iIIega' captures of their v.
sells and properly on the high seas. G
any reasonable man doubt mai our g
er1ment, having sold those claims,
justly bound to make ~reparalicn to thu
much injured and long suffering ciiizer
Judge Marshall thought our goveI
ment liable. Bonuparte, n Of
French neeohators Of the Conventi'
said, al 81. Helena, tina. she SUPPRESS