American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper., 1846-08-18

Presidents veto of this bill has greatly disap-
pointed many of his political friends, some of
them of distinguished standing. The reasons
assigned for his veto are shallow and uncon-
vincing; and besides, the rejection by tie Pre-
sident of bill to satisfy private claims, is I'M
precedented. From that portion of his veto
message which states, that the claims, if just,
should be paid in full and in cash, some persons
have inferred, that bill so to pay them would
receive his sanctions; but our impression is, that
he has given quietus to the ella ms during the
term of his Presidency; for his veto is not pre-
dicated upon the insuffciency Of the amount
offered to the claimants, nor to the mode of
payment. He is evidently opposed altogether
to the admission Of the claims-and hence we
conclude, that no bill, however framed, which
provides for their liquidation, will receive his
sanction.
The antiquity of the claims, and the failure
to pay them heretofore, are urged in the veto
against their validity-but letter published in
the National lntelIigencer, said to be from can
old and leading democrat of the State of New
York" shews, that they were admitted to be
just by the House of Representatives, as early
as 1902, and that their validity was fully recog-
nized by both Mr.. Jefferson and Mr.. Madison.
From the letter mentioned we make the follow
ing extracts;
GAS to what the contemporaries thought of
the claim, it is enough to say, that one commit
tee { Mr.. Giles's) in 1902 made special and
elaborate report of facts, leaving the House to
adopt its own course; which was followed, on
the 3lst January, 1903, by resolution fully
recognising the liability 0f the Government;
and on which tho House went into committee
on the % February, 1903, by vote of 65 to
26.-(See Ho. Journal, vol. 4, pp. 3l7, 3lS.)
"Another committee iMr. Marion) in 1907
made distinct report in favor Of the claimants,
accompanied by n resolution for their payment,
recognising the liability of the Government in
the most emphatic manner.
''It is little remarkable that nearly every
member Of these two committees belonged to
the Democratic party. Among them were
son-in-law of Mr. Jetlerson,) Clinton and Nit
chill, of New York, FinIay and Greig, of Penn
sylvania, SC. But we have high and direct
distinctly recognise their validity.
He being then President and Mr. Madison
his Secretary of State, (pretty good contempo-
raneotlS a,tthOrity,) the latter in official let
ter to MIR. Pinckney, our Minister to Spa in,
(written Of course with the sanction and know
ledge of Mr.. Jefferson makes the following
unconditional admission, which puts the ques-
ton of the opinion of those two statesmen for
ever at rest.
In this letter February 6, l804,) Mr.. Mad
ison replies to some frivolous preteXts used by
Spain, based upon our previous release of
claims on France;
"'We claim against her, not against France
"'In releasing France, therefore, we have
not released her. The claims from which
France was released were admitted by France,
and the release was for valuabtG consideration
in correspondent release Of The United States
from certain claims on them.'"
ave could add to this the constant instruc-
tions of our government TO their Ministers, up
to the signing of the treaty, not 10 reIinquiSh
these claims, and also to the large offers made by
our own government in money to France to get
rid of the treaty stipuations of l773; which,
if accepted by France, would at simple interest
to this date amount to about eight millions of
dollars but which France always rejected as
,oholiy inadequate, to say nothing of how much
more Importance such sum was to this nation
at that day than now.
We could also cite the opinion of Napoleon
| Bonaparte as to this assumption by our own go
yernment, and that of Chief Justice Marshall,
one of the Envoys, that, by not preserving the
claims of our citizens as against France in the
treaty, our own government has thereby as
sumed them
H.. Lxso e.. 4
what MIR. Jefferson did not say as an argument
against these claims, will hardly outweigh what
his Secretary of State, an equally important
witness, did say on the subject"
| THEArRcALs. The concert of Miss Julia
l.. Northall and Signor De Begnis, at New
port, r. l., was numerously attended, and
many songs loudly encored.
Signor Bitz, the ventrloquist, and professor
of necromantic feats, is delighting the good
people of Boston.
Philip Ernst, hutst to the late Court OF
France, and H. A. Wolenhaupt, pianist from
the Conservatoire of Leipsig, gave concert at
New Haven, Conn, on the 18th inst; on the
18th they gave another at Hartford.
Mrs. Hunt took her benefit at the Eagle
Theatre, Buffalo, N Y, on the 10th inst, al
the close of her engagement.
MIR, and Mrs. Kean, were engaged for five
nights at the Buffalo Theatre. On Thursday y
evening they performed.
/ Howes & Mabie's Circus were to be at Mil
waukie, Wis, on the 18th and 18th inst.
Yankee Hill, and DR.. Valentine, are giving
exhibitions at Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
Rockwell & Stones Circus are at ST. Johns,
N. B., having nearly completed their tour thro
the British provinces
Van Amburgh's caravan was advertised fol
exhibition at Bangor, Me-, on the 18th inst.
The Alleghanlans, or American Vocelists
are to visit Boston early next month, anc
have taken the Melodeon for short series o
concerts.
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