Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-01-25

would have been decided by any impartial tribunal Now
that is full satisfaction, in relation to foreign and
begerent naon for all such claims Isuppose nobody denies
There be dispute about that The only controversy
E whether these hostes amounted to that Of which
makes satisfaction, and whether the which
apply in the one operate in the other. hope shall
succeed in showing this imperfect to have been such
satisfaction perfect would have been according TO
the admission of all .r.a u.... ..er ... @.s ln
Sir it was war in which spent great deal omoney.
II was in which shed blood. It was which
we pursued for something like two years, until we forced
settlement and just treaty peace. To show what we did,
will read short extract from speech delivered by Mr..
BENTON, of Missouri this question: in the first session Of
the twenty ninth Congress, August 10, 1S46 in which
shall find brief history Of what did at that time. He
says t.4
The injuries commerce, tor the satisfaction of which
this bill provides commenced in the year t793 with the
mencement Of the between Great Britain and France,
and continued till the treaty with the First Consul signed
the 5oth OF September in the Seven were
the period o these depredaons and OF
traorDary exeron for the protection OF its citizens
made any country All the of protection
reorted o-embasses military and naval preparations
loans letters marque and eprisa convoy to merchant
ships exclusion of French vessels from ports
tercourse with France the condemnation Of her vessels
laton upon her citizens Nc And in the month of July
1898, Congress cut the last cord Of friendly inerc with
France by passing solemn act abrogang all our tr
with her. and placed the countries state of actual
ho.til,es The famous combat Of Captain Truxon in the
United States rgae Constellation, with the French gate
Lnsurgente, Of the fruits of that war; and although
and bloody collision between the French and Americans
that day. Besides the extraordinary embassies the military
and naval preparations the loans and were immense
and almost incredible for young nation OF five millions OF
people Between the 1898 and the complete restoration
Of friendship with Frace in the spring of 1901 the appropr
atons for The army above twenty millions Of dollars
those for the navy exceeding fifteen millions the authorized
loans we're above twenty five millions of dollars duties
imports were ncreaed direct laid the stamp act
and excise made their appearance among The statute
book from 1923 to March 1901 is ,hcky sprnkied over
with acts Tor hese taxes loans and appropriations did
remain dead letters upon the book The taxes were col
leced ships OF war built the regular army wa. aug
mented provisional OF ten thousand men was
Washington was called from his to take the
ships Of conveyed the merchantmen At home the ,sx
gberer entered every houe the excseman was abroad the
reaied his little bits of paper no contract be-
and man good for more Than twenty dollars
unless taxed paper Such the burden. which our
thers bore for seven long protect these
rocure redress tor them expenses efforts almost in
credible in ayoung nation Of hive millions of people aod
which, be equaled by presen, population n any sim.
lar emergency would require every expense or
ton to be mupliedby BY four After all with all duties