The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-04

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aepredallous bsd been carried
NOUS extent and coa1lry bad prepared sor the
door oieasa penpossnsiasss ssnt 10 Franee,
and negotiations were commenced
Propositions made all sides. Tie American
ministers heEaa BY SAYING 90 must pay indemnify
or these sGoialious The Frsneh ministers replied Ne
wilng 10 pay " 10 right enough b0t whAie ~ ac
knQNirdge LIABILITY for the inGemniis, yoa VIII Per
ose that that liability grows ~ the existing treaties
q 1miiy and alliance aud cur liability @ Pay me inari
Eity spoisAtons involves acADo~ lesssnent upon
your part that hose TREATIES still exist The Americans
ld that those treaties had bcen annuiled by se1 OF oo
and that therefore they could MOI recognise thear
The negotiations went on and arguments rssorsd
TO- sufficiently ingenious aed st!e ON both sides Finally
the AsneFieeu ministers offered to buy OH our anyi aa-
der this very guarantee which the gentleman from Missouri
Mr. Bx>ToS has old TODAY vaiaeess The Amer
lean ministers proposed in a'ses eftnhe evidence
before neo buy of the claim " frce in regard 10 that
guarantee and also the privilege secured 10 the freneh o.
using American Portsprovisions Of the very Treaties
whrh Congress had declared TO he annalled, ihes
proposed to give specified and definite Of money
Ia relation each Of those privileges Now, SIR Win
the fact before what becomes ot the statement q
tie gentleman thai the guarantee WAS valaeless II
Id valaeless why did ministers offer 10 give
certain 81 money 10 be released from ~ This
they did do. The testimony is here in own diplomatic
correspondence A, page 65 you viii find the oer OF the
American commissioners give eight millions Of francs 10
be released from those r~ay spuations France offered
10 lake he eight millions Of francs TO release us from that
guarantee and offset claim for indemnity BY REIN
gushing her right OF using American ports She said
We will lake the eigh, millions Of francs and release you
from the guarantee but then We shall claim that our
right the of your ports is equal In value 10 your
chains for indemniiythat say will release yoa
from n the obligations Of the respective treaties OF aity
aud Ty your citizens indemnity for spostions COM
Matted by Can the gentleman from Missouri and those
who side with hin deny this in the teeth and OF this
record Can that be said 10 be vaueless which you
authorized your own ministers to offer such os and
which the French appreciated as illustrated oy her
eoUner proposition
the negotiation France should have her treaty
rights and Acknowledged the liability for Indemnity, but
suspend the payment until France could be restored to the
ports Finally, the French offered to go into
treaty and nothing about the indemnity for these
spoaons Our ministers embarrassed by tine act OF
Congress declaring the null and void and by being
directed press Naturalization for these spoiaons
The French admitted the liability, but insisted that the
treaties existed The parties began be sensible
thai they could come TO agreement on those
terms, and that some middle must be adopt
ed. The French then said ave readily under
stand bow country sparsey populated il is sit
uated distance from France and exposed
the naval power OF England--we understand how
careful sou must be not provoke that into
bostes agans, you, and have disposition to put
for France said they that the United States should pre-
their independence than by insisting the
ecaon Of legal obligation when BY doing, We
might subject you agsn the English yoke Joay7 The
French commissioners talked literally and compehen
sively They said Though these considerations may
auce to forhear Insisting the specific execution Of
your treaty obligations yet must at least, ask
pat the footing as England will release
you from the obligations of the existing treaties, but
ask you release also from the claims for spoIiatons
because give ap Infinitely than OF you in
return. The negotiators finally came to terms
The second article OF this treaty stipulation
that the high contracting parties being able to
agree present upon certain claims arising of the
treaty a,ny and wonld negotiate further
these subjects convenient time. That treaty here
aud submitted the Senate its ratification; but
The Senate struck that article adding in lieu of il these
words
agreed within shall be in force
for the term II eight from the time Of the exchange e
this ~sty.'
II m be perceived that the second article provided for
future negotiation these vexed subectsihe claims
American citizens France and the claims Of France on
the United States for indemnity for the guarantee of lis
West India islands, and for the OF the American ports
But the treaty made other stipulatons which were
supposed be Of great importance both countries The
treaty here and have said the Senate refused
to ratify that second article but struck it entirely 1t
sent back France with this modification for ratih
cation France objected and asked why the modification
made Ii may be- said they, that in striking ont thai
article you intended hold liable these ndemnities
hGt st the time you dsavowng your liability
un9cr the treaty stipulation of lTTs Explanations took
finally the French government ratified it, with the further
modification as il now stands. in these words
The government United States having added in It's
ratification that should in force for eight
years, and having omitted the second article the govern
OF the French republic accept ratfy and
confirm the above convention with the additional article
porting that the shall be in the space Of
eight years and with the retrenchmen of the second article
Prorda That by this retrenchment the States
the respective preensons which object of the said ar
ticle."
Which. being returned the United States the Senate
declared that hey considered the convention rs fully
ratified aud il proclaimed officially by the Presi-
dent Of the United States.
Now sir il possible for thing be more expressive
than the language contained in this article II Is spe-
ce ennneaton the part of each of the parties their
respective preensons and these professions described
Ia the rected second articethat is say the preten-
sons the part of France that still liable for our
treaty obligations and the professions Of the United States
that the government OF France should indemnify them for
is srpliiions American citizens We're they valueess
on either sidef
noW come bac~,o my original statement OF the case
TIM Encd States did undertake and did renounce on
tire part OF the American claimants admitted right Of
remedy against the government of France, and re-
noanccd " for a consideration for have shown the
Of the United States actually offered money
TO specified amount order he released from the ob-
ga,ions which il under 10 France and from which
il dd Get relieved by the cesson Of the rights Of the
claimants provided for in this bill Now, sir ia there
lawyer in thas House who will not say that in action
gBaer snch aranst private individual before any
Judicial tribunal ~ the couutry the would
against ths agent who having undertaken settle
81 the accounts OF these claimants had executed re-
cept ia full sequitsnce and discharge and had received
a valuable consideration for it's there a LAWYER who