The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-23

II, then. should subtract from these claims TO in
demnes these two classes which Mr. Pickering said
were The most important, where made OF an
enemys goods. and where ships seized for
oil role Gsqup0ge, and leave also the which
provided Tor and paid under the OF 1900
We should find that there not many left The
slalmsais i they succeed then IN proving ha, we vio.
lated treaties and thus excused the French for treating
them as utilities, will indeed prove themselves out or very
nearly out OF court.
But sir come now to the other branch OF the propo-
sition--0 another defence, and, in my opinion, mosl
complete defence Of the United States against these claim
ants That defence is that il retaliation for these
hosiies and these spoaions. and 10 procure secury
for commerce and for the rig hts OF citizens in fu
ture, that we waged war with France We waged hos
iies which did not amount to what civilians call per.
feet war; but which did constitute what called 'm-
perfect" and .pablic war"a in which spilled
blood. IN which we expended money, and did everything
IN our power which was necessary TO enforce these
CLAIMS Whatever can be given TO prove that the
declaration OF perfect Is satisfaction for such
claims be given TO show that such hosities we
waged such war we conducted, full satisf action
for these claims that il discharged from all obligation
TO pursue the negotiations furEer and, what is more,
justified the French in pleading il, they did plead IT,
bar to our claims against them; for il is in proof that
when they to conclude the treaty the French com
missones said il war, and would have been de-
clded by any impartial tribunal. Now that war is full
satisfaction, in relation to foreign and beg ma
ton, for all such claims suppose nobody denies There
can be no dspuse abou, that The cnly controversy s
whether these hOstlities amounted to that sort OF
which makes satisfaction and whether the
hope shall succeed in showing this imperfect to
have been such satisfaction perfect would have
been, according to the admission Of all.
Sir, il was war in which we spent a great deal Of
money. II was war in which we shed blood Ii was
war which pursued for something like two years. until
We forced settlement and just treaty OF peace To
show hat we did, will read short extract from
speech delivered by MIR. BEsToN. of Missouri, this
question in the first session os the twenty ninth Con-
gress august 10. ls4s) in which shall find brief
history OF what we did at that time. lie says:
which this bill provides, commenced in the year 1888 with
the commence nep OF the between Great Britain and
France and continued TIL the treaty with the First Consul
sgned the Goth Of September. in the year 1900
the period OF these depfedations, and
It's citizens made any country All the
oil proe;tion resoned toenbasses, military and
prisals convoy merchant ships exclusion of French
sells from ports non-ntercourse with France the
And the of July, l7Yc Congress the cord
OF friendly with France by passing solemn
n s o aeiua ho.s. rhe 'Sun eom
bat OF Captain Traxlon, in the United States hgae Con
OF the fruits OF thar and although the signal
by means the only instance OF fierce and bloody col
b. sides the extraordinary embassies, military and naval
pre- raoas the loans and iaxes, immense. and al
pie. Between year 1898 and complete restoration
Of hisndslp %it fIaaes "a the spring Of isol ,he sPpo
iss, those for the navy exceeding h.teen millions the
duties Imports increased direct
laid the stamp act and excise made their appearances
among os Tue satu,e-book from 1873 10 Mach 4 1901
ky Spanked with Tor these taxes, loans,
and appropriations. nor did they remain dead letters upon
me oo,A. me taaes Weis eoDsesa snipa DIV 81 VIZ
Of ,honsand men was raised Washington called
1is take the command sh of-,gaf
We red home the gs5Iefeg enter.
ed house, the eXclseIEan abroad .tamp-
eeiaed his le bits OF paper; uo contract between
man and maa was good iof more thsn twenty dollss
unless on taxed paper. Sach were Tie buidena ~hch
fathers bore cf long protect ese cslm
lut- a.1
almost incredible in young naiion OF i've millions OF
ION ia anv .nilsr eu,efy.pcy would requirc every item
expense exerton To be multiplied by four Alter all
ssources OF else direct taxes and stamp act the pen
OF these extraordinary e1sons sete not met large
.ebt created much itbearng eight per Interest
and the burden whca both pnneIpal and nicTes leA
on possriy'
Here sir, as an appendix tha, speech extract
from a speech delivered by Mr Bib, o Kentucky, the
"a me subeci-an extrac, filled with references laws
which sustain the history OF the Just given, and
which passed IN relation To the bosull,es were
then waging with France-an extract filled with such
references to The laws BY which We LAID
aNes raised troops, and equipped fleets that could mol
think OF taxing The patience OF The Senate by reading
them all II would puzzle any the most in
genous TO give definition OF war which dad not inelnde
such hostIhes these-hostiIties in which
wa. freely expended. and blood shed IN the armed
conflict between nations Bat it has been SAID and
gued with considerable ingenuity oy ihs ,enaior iron
that these bo-;lies which waged want
ed all the characteristics OF and therefore cnlo. be
urxed as satisfaction for the claims OF our citizens in
resiion TO indemnify. SIR, this - matter which does
not depend upon the opinion OF the senator from
or myself; for 1t before Su-
preme Court for It's decision, and have their views
upon the question With the leave OF the Senate, wall
see what decided that occasion aiion 10 the
character OF these hostill,ies
The ca.e is be found IN 4ih Dallas, 35. II - The
case Of Bas us TinEy, which came up upon question
OF prize in which claim for salvage pro-ecuied-a
claim which turned the question, whether a vessel
taken from the French was vessel taken from an en-
eny = and that brought mp the whole snbIec, TO the
nature of the hostilities then vasinz with
France on account OF these claims Upon that snb-
lect the Judges unanimous. Tney all decided
that waribar II was public war, coming under The
vha, they say. Judge Washington says:
aThe decision OF thi. question pend oon sno'he
hich whether. the time Of passing the act Q; q N
srs.s Of "a March. l7sa, thss- snbsi.trd
between X NAV, bsteve. be safely
laid down that every contention By force bsve-n
external a&ifer unaef - Authority Of their
spectiye governments. oBy bot Pablic II
be declared ia to, called solemn. and - 81 tho PET
feet kind beesase wbos nsfion y sifh snosef
rhol~ srd MI the members Of rhs natoa dscaing
war are authorized TO commit hostiisiies sxsns all the
Of the oher in place and nnteF every car
In suct ali the members sct Hncsf
general sn,h0ffy- snd AL toe nights snd o.
var sttsch 70 their conai1aon
Bar hostility may -nhsls; between Two naiiona more
confined IL its nature ADD exteni scd % places
persons. and thaxs snd this - more ypey ie5med i
perfect war became solemn sod b~cans@ thoss who
Authorized h0ssiitss eD~f spec an,hof
tty 20 fasaer han y the sn,ent Of thesf co
mission. ss hovsye . SnSe rsf, o~canse = y an
external by 3rCe between Of the srnDsr
Of the two nations. sathozed By the @gurns'e powers
~ bsf~ss~ fhs ~tfsS-s, iboazH all tos
ber safhodzsd 10 commit nostGes, such IN
wsr, where the r-strsins the general
po~er" lNOrr--THc Haiies are mise-I
W.