The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-25

themselves TO arm in our ports against foreign
nations with whom they were at war To STATE
such proposition is to refutsit
The next pretension which they raised was
that under clause in the treaty Of amity anC
commerce, which allowed them to bring il
prizes free of duty and carry them whitherso
ever they pleased, they had right to bring
them in and sell them in the United States fret
of duty. Thus, while we could lay such duties
as we pleased on articles produced by their agri
culture or manufactures, yet, in regard to thu
matter of prizes, we were forbidden under ths
necessary to argue such aquesti0n.
The next was that their consuis had the right
to exercise admiralty jurisdiction on our shores
and in our towns. They founded that preten-
sion on the provision in the consular CONVEX
ton which gave the French consuls the right OF
jurisdiction swithin the interior OF their ships.
To show the nature of this pretension it is
enough to state that it was first raised in rela-
ton to vessels captured on our shores and with
in our jurisdiction, in manifest violation of our
rights as nation
The next was one which they did not pretend
to found on any treaty, but which they said we
ought to accord out Of comfy and courtesy
that we shonld furnish them officers and the
means to execute within our limits their consul
lar DEGREES. They did not pretend, however,
that we were bound to do il by treaty, but
thought it was due to them from courtesy.
So far as these pretensions are concerned, as
: salu pelore' 70 s.ale tnen'' a,d 70 siaIe we
them. But ii any one wishes to sec these ques-
tons argued at length and with irresistible abil-
ity, let him look to the letter of Mr.. Jefferson
!" MI Moi'is' Aplel'cah minister ~ Ia',s' ~
reply 20 inc eomPla,h.s OF WI; Iehcl, oai'eo
aueuS' ~ 1919, ana wnlch VIII Dc iouhu ~
Schu'c oocume" No. w. ist SeSSio" ioll,
IohSress' p 90 IN 'laI iellc, nc argued anu
sevns - nle, peyonu .ne Pos,
siop,.y u uouu., ula. uo such P.escns,olS ''au
an iou.u"o" e'''''' ~ '''o ''ca'icS W '''c eo'''
'"i M,, oo"s ivy.
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.oO.u =" ."o i'a'1 VI uio Ienc" ~ .ooo' was 40
W u'o e cm. o,Auso oo"'"'o. ~ ''c
uoA'y ~ W'n'oe' W w,lcn VIZ Pron''seo 70
5'lA'ai'se 70 'len 'ieir eesl inuia possessions.
70 il'll'i..l'ieu tna' ~ ioov .s WAS sSosls'-
'ns opisa',on on ''iG Pus VI '.e o,i.cu o'aies'
ana .l'al Mnen 1'e rlepel res'snea lneir claln'
~ 'n.s u''N"ee I.ey "I''''uoneu very s''ua-
ue ~ WV wv .nlh an Prepared 70 SNOW
wa. .o le"oi never CHILDISH JUG eAscu.'o.. q
INA. su"'anee up 70 100 .hn., before iISo'
uy ,nen ~" aoou'uu0s " 'lolaune ourlls"'s
unaer 1ea.y ssip I anu unuer 'nc Jaws -
''auvne' uey nau ailoiuco US Jus' 9rcunus LOT
a ~ 'hosG neA.o-uu' "'oolu,nsy, W.
uu aoo''sn anu aorosa'e 'heni ~ 1880 Ina,
'nese .rea.les, having oeeh Justly aorogated and
apo"sleo =. 49, were iiotih existence III loooi
anu' ho' penny ~ enslence ~ ioVV' tnere "as
no erounu upon which 'he rrehch cou'u demand
/ VI
| say they never asked that we snoud exc
cue Ina, guarantee. ! Know 'hat Mr. LIVING
s.oii' III His report reiers 10 some loose express
sion OF Mr. uenet; but IN answer TO that,
would refer 70 Inc letter OF mr.. Randolph Sec
re.ary OF cta1e' written ~ lIy4' lNo. io2' Pagt
ro0 IN whlcn ne says that Mr. Genel ana Mr
i rauchet pom declared that they ana not ask u
W eAecu1e .''a' guarantee, out w'sheu US 10 re-
man neutral nanoh ana IL was IN iact, 10 I'M
aovan'age OF rance 'has we snouia remain II
'na' Pos'uo'' pecause we were mus ehao'ed U
carry Oh 9real uea VI their commerce as neu
tr"is' ana supply t'ieir coiones Win many tnlnS
vi wh'cn ,hey were III NaoisPehsaoie heeo'
lrue ''la' vi; MSi,gsloh refers 70 an expires
SION ~ one o. Mr. Mohroes ie'lers' IN whic
sir. nioproe sss'u ne ioroore 70 press tnc cam
LOT iiiuc'r.iSoe' BECAUSE, IL nc pressed " IN
trrehch Alie,. ue'nai'u ihe eAecuuoh Oh INA
gear''h,ee. nul ne e.a not reler 10 lhe answe
o. oui 9eGre,ly % o'i'e 70 ''ia' ietter' ~ whic
nc REFUSED mr: monroe, ano expressed MS sur
pr.se ''''. nc u'u ho' press those c,ai'hs ah'
sala ,'a' Tue rrench government wou'a not de
mano the execution % 'hat guarantee. Inc iet
1eL may DC io1nu ~ ',,e same monument 10 wn'c'
nase feieileu Pasc o.
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- .a.' eua'."e - '',a' oou'u " proven
N.Y.. sssay snY" .''a. 's'o'e wa. .nhe aiey
a nav. :: ~, "n " uon'anu ts eAera.'ou
ou. ~ uuu"' Mnen We 'one " ION '"'9 u'es'
eAp, Issons, W. "'u ~, 10 Iu'm uona"u wa
" 49, ~ VIZ ii'
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nv. -. 10y M"s :e'e',n9 W 'i'
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s"o{ u'a Ie s'sns =. ng'a"I ~ iiuh'
pApc' p'veN ,r r'u % snas ou. sapPncs i'cu :,
h h a vo,v n. M"s t"e ,'''se' VI wai'cl
". u'ieo'o'1 ,o.P'i.'u ~ ~. summary "
grle'ahce, n,no', aaoy ''sueo III ."e a,arcii De
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