Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-12-12

sponsbe made and continued 10 make, spoatons the
commerce of the United States The Government Of the
United States demonstrated, and sent embassy after embassy
to France The French Government repeatedly promised in
Identification. Now, the French Revolution broke out In
1885, and from that year till 1900 vast amount Of American
property illegally seized by French cruisers for which the
Government demanded indemnify France repeatedly pro-
missed compliance with these demands but by the treaty OF
1900 France having asserted certain claims against the United
States growing OF the treaty Of alliance Of 49, the American
Government pressing their claims the result waswhout CO.
ing into any unnecessary detail Of the negoatonan agree
ment the two Governments that if France woudre
nquish all claim her part the fuflment Of the treaty of
49, the United States would renqush all claims of our c
France for spoatons up to that time That was the
result of it, The wars continued Other depredatons
made and after the peace Of Europe and the restoration of
the Boubons and indeed after the accession Of the present
King of France in 1884, the United States through the agen
cy Of Mr. Rves in Paris, negotiated treaty with France
for the indemnity claims of American citizens Terms
general They embraced all claims, and twenty-five millions
of frances five millions Of dollars, appropriated by the
Government of France to pay these claims and commission
appointed by the Government Of the United States, TO
whom was left the distribution of this fund.- This sat at
Washington. Persons brought in their claims One man
sad "My ship captured here my papers my loss
was $50, 600" Very well he paid: But here comes
another, whose ship captured in 99, and be says
have good claim had ship properly documen,ed seized
by French cruisers condemned and con6scated Here the
register and bill Of ladngmy damages are $4,000 dollars
But the commissioners you are not to be admitted be-
the Government of the United States by the treaty Of
Well them these claims have gone Congress for redress,
and Congress passed bill for their indemnify Mr. Polk
oed the bill WE'LL this interference Of the power with
Of private right Applause Here no constitutional
question. Congress assumed the debt.
What is Mr.. Folks answer have said, and repeat IT.
that the whole argument trivial Itwan.s the dignity of
argument He says for instance you have been long be-
fore Congress there reason TO pay you now than
there was twenty years ago. Shouts of laughter In the
first place. this is not true in fact for twenty years had not
been decided that the claimants had right TO call further on
France But suppose was So Suppose that these CLAIM
ants pursuance of first debt had called upon Congress
from year to year. and been put off evasion another
but had at last succeeded in convincing Congress that the debt
ought to be paid Would that afford any to say that
there to pay them now than twenty years
ago hasten leave this but will not without making one
remark There opponents of the Administration who are
actuated only by political dissatisfaction and political dislike
but say that know that the feeling created against the Elk
by the veto of this bill which dprves so many poor
persons widows and orphans of their last hope, has touched
the hearts of hundreds and thousands with something much
stronger than mere political dislike Tremendous applause
The next great subject is the Tariff which discussed at
the tme and about which have nothing new TO say My
object and has been every thing connected with the pro-
tecve pocyhe policy of the United Saesto that
the labor Of the countryside employment of the country-
properly provided for am looking not for law such pre-
the captassthey take of themselvcsbut
for law that shall induce capitalists employ their capital in
such shall occupy and employ American labor
go for such laws shall induce capitalists to withhold
their capital from actual operation, giving employment to thou
sands of hands look to capital therefore, in other view
than wish drawn and used for the public good, and
the employm of the labor of the country Now this
subject shall hand to the gentlemen of the press series OF
resolutions passed in Massachusetts, which have not time to
read but which entirely embody my views upon that subject
Resolved That the passage oil the tariff bill of 1885, adopt
and vicious principles SYSTEM is
experiment. threatening disturbance and injury TO the
great interests OF the country.
Resolved That from the first establishment OF the Federal
Government been embodied in our revenue
laws the FIRST that far practicable, all duties should be
specific most simple in collection and mos, secure against
fraud the other discrimination in the rates Of duty with
view foster and protect the industry of the country and to
invite capital into the establishment of manufactures
These principles directly recognised in the first act oil Con-
gress in 1885, fully developed in ID g. and in subsequent
of egsaton fully consummaed in the of 1875
which, mocraing aud reducing the protective duties
Of the act Of act receiving of nearly the
entire Democracy of the counry-was prepared with
labor and care is believed, than had been bestowed
Resolved That under this system the whole country has
prospered in degree which has parallel in the history Of
nations Whilst the wilderness has been giving place
cultivation and civilization the older States have been
planting and establishing the arts and manufactures OF Europe
try which diversified labor mutually exchanging pro-
ducts terms oequa realizes remuneration and reward
wholly unknown in the oyerpeoped countries of the Old
World.
Resolved That dcprecate the changes introduced by the
tariff of 1916 for the following reasons
We deprecate the change from specific to adj valorem duties
aorng increased facilities for fraud, setting aside the
light of all experience, and the opinions of all commercial
We deprecate inasmuch as it
average importation OF the last three years. whilst
pendures require great increase OF revenue, and actual
y BY increase of debt the issue of Treasury
We deprecae the principles Of attempting provide for this
deficiency by increased importation Of products in
competition with own, dspacing and wing
equal industry and eventually producing
great reduction ia the wages OF labor.
We further deprecate the princpl OF increasing the mpor
aon Of foreign manufactures always tending excess and
causing the expectation of specie in return, the fruitful
of arrangement in currency and of embarrassment
all branches of trade and industry We deprecate the sud-
of
invested under the implied pledge of Government for its
tnued protection But deprecate IL far wanony
sacrificing the interests OF labor by opening upon the foreign
competition ohe undeed and oked labor of Europe,
the result Of Executive dctaton and stringent party discipline
adopted under the coercion of minority, without examina
tion and without discussions against the sober judgment of
majority OF both Houses of Congress.
Resofred That the allegation that the protective system IA
capital than labor equally contradictory TO every
Whilst capital is considered necessary set
labor in motion, it is admitted principle that there uni
form tendency in capital employed in different pursuits TO
equalization Of profits through free competition. Whilst
other propositions disputed this contested II is
confirmed by all experience Every branch of manuac
which has been successful has been subjected occasional
checks and endorsements through overacion The pros
perty which has followed the establishment OF the tariff of
sac has led construction and expenditures in all
branches of industry beyond any former precedent In fact
told by the friends OF the Administration, If in dou
BILE mockey of their reasoning and apprehension
that the pan acfer has tear from honas cogetion
and production than from any Foreign COMPETITION winch
reach him under The present tariff II is in fact, obvious
the simple understanding, that the investment capital
works which only be made productive by teNempoy
ment OF hands, is putting capital In the power Of labor
rather than in petition TO control it.
RegofreH That the