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our Secretary OF State, the 18th OF Noyembe 1885,
follows; |Et+
republic. fhs the Secretary OF State OF the United
States painful but sacred duty lie claims, Ia the pane
the execution Of that which assured TO the United
states their existence, and which France regarded as the
pledge Of the sacred union between two people the
feest upon earth. In word, he announces TO the Score
Iary Of State the resolution Of government terrible 20 It's
In reference to the guarantee. Mr. Morris. minister
TO France. thus wrote TO the Secretary OF State, early
as December 81, l702;
"Tbe circumstances of with Britain Iby Franeel
question respecting the guarantee Of American possessions
may perhaps Dc sgl!aed especially u Francs should az
your indus ence. while express my wish that all ea-
lies however oneroas be strictly fulfilled according
their intent and meaning The honest nation is that
which, like the honest man,
its plighted faith firmly stood,
And though promise TO 10" loss yet makes that COED
And Mr.. Jefferson in letter 10 Mr. Madison, OF April
3. 1874, says:
As to the guarantee Of the French islands, whatever
doubts may be entertained of the moment nj which we
oagh to inter yet have doubt but that ought 70
Inerpoe at proper time, and declare both TO England
and France that these islands with France and
oblect"--Js6uson's Porks, vol. >. p BOB
NOTE B.
OF that treaty. Mr. Jefferson says, in letter to Mann
Page, of August 80, 1895:
Our part country in considerable fermentation
They say that while ali hands were below mending Sails
splicing and al his business and the
captain 10 his cabin attending his ogbook and chart
rogue off pilot has them enemy's port Ba I,
metaphor apart much dissatisfaction with Mr. Jay
and his treaty "-JeGuson's Works vol. 8. p. BIS
And our Secretary OF State cornmu ncaed to our mi MIS-
ter at Paris the l4th Of July, 1885, the following
"The treaty YET ratified by the President nor win
be ratified believe, until returns from England, if
visions is weighty obstacle ratification. do not
suppose that such attempt to starve France will be
countenanced "-Senate Docs LIST 18Th Cong, poi s.
p 49,
soon found TO be no obstacle at all for in about
month following, the 25th of August 1885, our minis.
Ter in England was thus instructed:
"Minute instructions cannot now be given concerning
IL alter prudent effort find that il be
moved, It's continuance Is be obstacle
change of ratifcatons."-L6ld,p p. 32I.
The Publications were exchanged piltout repeal or
relaxation OF said order, and Immediately thereafter il
was even more vigorously enforced.
NOTE c.
Theproceedngs of the French Corps Legislatif on the
final ratification OF the convention OF 1900:
The following papers will serve to exhibit the causes
which for rutiled the harmony between the two
States and the grounds OF the treaty upon which
tons OF interest and friendship, which present unite
Grounds of projected relative to the
concluded between the French republic and the United
States, laid before Corps Legsaftf by citizen Rnderer,
Counsellor of State, charged by the consuls with pre-
sen,aiion thereof "-ses'ion Of Nouember &c, 1901.
things American negoatos arrived at Paris
led thher by tho desire and the hope of preventing sig
nal rupture.
American commerce alleged to have suffered con-
siderable losses The negotators demanded indemnify for
for her commerce. which had suffered for long time II
recognised that IL was TO lqudate, compensate. and
d"s ppo"ats. wI,s 1 ,gns De
Tribune, July, 1902