New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-19

"Fi 70 provide for The satisfaction Of claims due
es,,sir An.ricnu .iti7sus, for speHalrls committed
on ,r.ir e. mniefce prIOr - The year sixteen aln-
dget~ and hume OLs memorials pay ng lic passage
Of such bill,
b.tsfr an attentive cor siteTSlicn Of nc lm oor-
TAM srhisc slbmitie6 - ihem fey believe the io'-
lowlnE posltiois 10 be established y urqiesiontoe
F,,st. Previous to the ratification - the Conysn-
.or ~ Sent 80 1900 numerous ciuKsus htd lust e.
mauos seainS. tie Government 81 rance io4 prop,
EFT, OF the Ire - several million or MRS. SIX
ard .ontscaisd nnder authority Of mat efnmrat'
IN violation Of treaties AMI nSioh.l ~ io' Wlcu
France hourc 20 make indemnify 20 me slHelsis'
Ss-orF. Thee cemsnds seTe recognized ana III
sisted upoD b. cur Government as j'.S-. -,..,.
1kird Then tLsficS was dcsno wedges oy : idhc',
zho professed her readiness - make tr' EMMY an
a. the time preferred clGims of hef IN az As'
he Unusd States. ,,
non Of these demands invited the sufferers 20 iol-
nard their evidence, AID p.edeei NE pubic ialsu
that proper eclngs should DC adoPel IoT 'heH
F,ffh Our Government, in the rliiicanOn Of the
Convention Of September So lstO. canceel these
demands and IN cistlnct terms forever release1 anu
discharged France from all claims mercer.
-SIrfh Our Governmen: obtained for ms release
pronunciation by France OF claims OF ns'onai
character. which she preferred against the nisea
States, for which our negotia.ors had offered iAISe
sums of money. and the offers had been repeatedly
rejected by the French authorities. ,
The claims Of France which we're thus purchased
with the private claims Of our citizens, rested -
was alleged, on treaty obligations
By the Treaty Of Alliance OF Feb ., lIlS the III
ted States guaranteed 10 France from t1at daIe Tor
ever. the then existing possessions OF the Closh OF
France IN America, as wei as those y lSn' de ny
by the future treaty Of peace IN consideration OF the
invaluable guarantee by France the lnlted STATES
Of their liberty, sovereignty and independence:
This treaty had never been VIC ated by France ana
she had expended millions Of dellafS IL the war II
brought upon her.
Tie Obligations resting upon the United States
were great and embarrassing. as many OF the pos
sessions thus euaranie ed 20 France forever had been
conquered by the arms OF Great Britain and the res
idue vas exposed 20 such conquest.
By the Treaty of Amity ami commune OF the same
date. each party stipulated TO make rs poft an
asylum for the ships Of war and prizes Of the other
party, and TO exclude those OF her enemies and THIS
stipulation. so essential 30 France m her contest
wHh England. had teen violated, as she alleged oy
Jaws Treaty and our practice under y.
Without noticing, IN this 0ref analy SIS other pro-
visions OF these treaties, which were $50 SUBJECTS OF
controversy, or the Consular Convention OF lIee,
sufficient 20 say that Frame claimed damages J0r
the non ffnent n ffc treaties, and recognition u
thar coHtifled triSiSnre.
Il Is thus seen that immunity vas pm haseo rom
national claims OF NEST embarrassing cnnacleT,o o.
the private claims of our citizens.
Il was the Appropriation o. pnYaie properly foT pu0-
lie use. for which, IN the opinion Of the COMMITTEE,
Just compensation should be made.
These claims have so often been the suolec, O,
elaborate report that the Committee 90 not deem II
necessary to go into detail Of the facts and argl-
meuts H. at constitute the basis which they RESI-
and they would refer to the annexed report from the
pen Of that distinguished statesman ana Juflst ~
ward Livingston, as document presenting fair and
inst view Of the subject.
They annex also a schedule Of the Reports tha
have been made from time TO time by Committees OF
the Senate and House OF Representatives, on th's
subject The claimants believe that no one Will re
eci such an accumulation Of authority as they afford
unless thorough personal examination shall leave
70 4 the these
" s,isatlons. as well as the opinions OF Madison,
Marshall and Monroe, is founded IN error.
The Committee report back the bill which was re.
ened to them, and recommend its passage.