The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-04

meaning Ii rs unnecessary now consider what ex
lent france had Just grounds ioi her complaints though
] am lice admit thai many OF them II not most seem
10 have Le solid foundation 10 rest upon. But however
this may have been il is certain that the disputes be-
tween the Two governments began 70 subside eay IN
her Career Of robbery and violence, and had beg
TO manifest disposition 10 do our much-iured cit
izeus something like luslicea OF things 10 which
Washington referred with evident satisfaction in his
message OF February 2S 1898, from which produce
extract;
con. Minister the French republic urged
ior the injuries which captures
French cruisers from the fuhmen
lie has also peea an an" allowance 's for s money Sosd BY
-. M 1. y. nss s "ssa@ Of 81 oo%no ss
s.loss sswKns rnr rwo REPUBLICS and at these claims are N
.Tsc 's"s discussed "''A 'a"1 and o being "'A'' A0
But all the hopes of Washington bghied by the
PRONUNCIATION OF The treaty OF "AMiTY, COMMERCE, AND
NAVIGATION between the United States and Grea Britain
usually called Jays treaty dated November 49, 7oi, but
not ratified untl October IS, 1898 lhe elect Of mat
treaty (Which had been kept profound sec ep was,
when became known France early IN 1896, 10 blow
that country into flame II was believed to manifest
strong Partially the part OF our government, lor Great
Britain and it insisted that, place OF remaining
The ally OF France bound 10 do by the
OF revolutionary war, had. lact made ourselves
the ally OF her most powerful enemy She complained
particularly OF the 18th, gath, and oath articles of Mr.
Jays treaty By the 18th article we had materially
aged the lsl OF contraband, contained in the oath
article OF our treaty OF anty and commerce with
France, and had accorded TO Great Britain the
privilege OF seizng provision ships the
dltion OF indeinnliying the owners This undoubtedly
gave Great Britain great advantage over France IN the
then pending war, and hardly consistent with The
spirit OF the treaties OF 17oS. and wlta the obligations OF
gratitude due to france, account OF The sacrifices
most essential aids, 'ihe liberty, sovereignty, and nde
prndenCe OF The United States well IN matters OF gov
eminent as commerce" shall have occasion directly
TO bring the gath and 25h articles OF the treaty be-
fore the Senate Tor another purpose and therefore
will not dwell them here. Ii Is sufficient to say
thai soon after Mr. Jays treaty became known at
D.r.a al -
the United States Her government issued the
retes or DEGREES of July 2, l7o6, March 2, 1897,
and January IS, 1913, lnsenlousl conryed to confer
her cruisers unesaineh license plumber
American commerce, o which they avalld themselves
everywhere and 10 The greatest extent running thousands
OF our citizens, and materially impairing our naliora
prosperity To arrest these enomities the United States
sent to Paris successfully Minister &. &. Pluckney ana
ENJOYS Marshall, Pinckney, and Gerry but France would
not deign to receive either The one or the other Al
length Congress became convn ced that II lndspen
sable to take stronger and much significant position
in opposition to France and they accordingly passed The
Of the 7th of July 79S, declaring the here
tofore concluded with France longer obligatory the
United States" and resored 10 certain defensive
ures, OF which shall have occasion TO speak par
To enable to understand the relations OF the two
countries at this era, il is necessary TO TO The oath
and 25th articles OF Mr. jays treaty already referred
which were as follows:
lawful any foreign privaeers not
being subjects psre
ships ports parties
wa they nay , taken" nor IN any other manner 70 s
shall he their gong
"AKr. ships pva,eers
70 p and e 70 ss y
Obliged 10 pay any to the officers Of the admiralty judges
the port. Of The sad Dc detained shall
e. h n OF oe o. those places VISIT such
Hereof on shore in any manner contrary 70 the laws Of
aanes Of ne validity Of such prizes but they shall be seny
No s eHs @ rpe u n nn o s
have made prize upon the subjects citizens o. either Of The said
sn,s, therein particular care shall be taken hasten their
opeais oonirary orraeg
and snx public lrsaie, @ other state. Bu,
viii n future make any treaty that shall be inconsistent with This
Neither OF said parties shall permit goods
longing the subjects citizens Of the other be taken within
cannon shot of the coast in bays Of their
territories BY ships Of others having commission from
the shah
api. the taken
sans be vessels Of war merchant vessels"
II will be that the cath article above reci,ed is al
most Identical in words, and is exactly effect, with
the 22d article OF the treaty OF anly and OF
IT'S, and the 9th article OF the British treaty with the
nth article of the last named French treaty So that we
bound ourselves TO accord to Great Britain the
elusive right OF asylum for her ships ofwar and prva
tees, with their respective prizes, which we had granted
to France by the treaty OF 177s some though very
Inadequate return for her cooperation and assistance
in the fearful struggle of revolutionary These
articles would doubtless have constituted inraction
OF the treaty OF anity and with France, had
not been for the reservation contained in the cath, OF
fomer and existing treaties with other soveregns and
States But the passage OF the act OF annumenl OF 7h
july 1885, removed out OF the way the obstacles created
favor OF France by the treaties OF l77s and let Great
Britain into the enjoyment by virtue of Mr. Jays treaty,
OF the same exclusive night OF asylum in ports
which had been, to that date the right OF France and
verted into British coast, II had been
Heretofore French coast This constituted another en
tanglng alliance" which ultimately became distaste
full 10 Washington policy which has been entirely
eschewed by American dplomatsts and statesmen from
that day TO this No doubt Hf Jays treaty, taken in
connexon with the act OF Congress ann1ng the French
treaties, greatly complicated and embarrassed rela
ing controversies almost impossible. Nor ii be mat
ter OF surprise that this state OF things should have
stoned The utmost discomfort and irritation the French
government and people, as history teaches us that Mr.
jays treaty and the proceedings of government con
sequent thereto, were received with great dsapprobaon
oy large body u not majority OF citizens, and
were rcsIs'ed both IN and out of Congress utter
most The appropriations 10 execute the British treaty
were carried in the House OF Representatives after a
struggle OF unexampled vehemence and intensity, by
majority Of only two, and that solely, is understood
by the SURPRISING eoquence OF Fisher Ames
have thus placed the Senate in position TO appre-
ciate the endorsements in which ENJOYS Els.
worth, Davie, and Murray, found themselves involved
opening negotiations at Pans in the spring OF 1900
and also enabled to trace their progress nieigiby
TO the completion OF the convention Of the 30h Of Sep
TENDER, 1900, showing the which they attempted to
make in various forms of these spoliaiion claims, to
tngulsh the national claims up by France under the
and objects OF tue parties in the arrangement ultimately
effected in ratiiying the convention.
The FIRST step taken by the ministers 10 come 10
explicit understanding that indcmntes should be made