Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-24

war but which made no part OF Ing 'oa' .yI
undertaking ii, remain entre' anu so ~. :.
ed by the treaty unless it be fornany e1,shueu W
the extinction of every claim whatever, mr.. Clay
;OSsr therefore, that the Senate Of 1901, by
,nnadng the second article, meant to extinguish |
me- treaties and still retain the right OF American
citizens to indemnity for spolistions
Mr. Murray was appointed to exchange with
France the notifications of the convention, as thus
amended by the Senate, and to procure her assent
10 the amendments The view have presented
of the object OF our government, TO extingush
treaties and retain indemnities by expunging the
second article, Is confirmed by Mr.. Murrays letter
of the 9th of June, 1901, to Mr. Lincoln, acting
Secretary of State. He says, after alludipg to
conversation he had held with Roderer, one OF the
French ENJOYS relative 10 the effect of expunging
the second article on our claim to indemnity, fear
that they will press an article OF formal abard
ment (of indemnities) on our part--which shall
evade.' Why evade It, If our object in expunging
the article had really been to give up the indemni-
ticsi The French Ministers, however, did not per-
NIT him to evade it. They demanded of him the
motives of interest which induced the suppression
OF the article In his letter Of 18th June, 1901,
he does indeed endeavor to evade the inquiry,
saws he is absolutely uninstructed on the subject
but thinks that the object Of the suppression OF the
second article was to prevent Interior discordant
negotiation, and virtually admits that the indemni-
ties have been sold, or were intended to be extin-
guished
"Mr. Murray was not authorized, by his instruc-
tons, TO abandon the indemnities, as he states In
his letter to the Secretary Of July 1901; but the
French Ministers in their letter Of the Sd of July,
1901 inform him. In effect that they will not agree
to the convention unless Il be expressly stipulated
that the reciprocal pretensous which were the
object Of the second article THAT is treaties ana
indemnites) should be abandoned forever; and
that an article to this effect must be signed by both
parties In his letter to them, Of the 9th OF July
he informs them that he has no authority TO aban-
don indemnities In bis letters to Mr.. Madison, OF
the 9th, 10Th and 23d July, 1901, he Informs him
that the French will not ratify without an express
release land that too by an additional article OF the
conyention) of indcnnifies as well as treaties.
1.-THE convention was thus concluded, with the
addition of an article importing that the conven-
ton shall be in force for eight years, and with the
retrenchment Of the second article, provided that
by this retrenchment, the two States renounce the
respective pretensions which are the object OF said
article.
aThe convention being thus amended by this
additional article, which was distinctly announced
ma sine qua non by the French government, It
was signed and ratified by the First Consul, and
returned to the United States and again submit
ted, as thus amended, to the Senate, for their ad-
vice and consent, by President Jefferson.
"On the 10th of December, 1901, the Senate,
Dy vote OF u ycuo w my " hOooA'SNf 49,
thirds concurring that they consider this conven-
ton as fully ratified and they further resolved,
that It be returned to the President for the usual
PRONUNCIATION ~,
t.On the 2lst Of December, 1901, the President
promulgated the convention in the usual forn with
the additional article part Of 1t, and enloned
on all persons faithfully to observe and fulfil tho
same and every clause and article thereof
The above is a true and clear statement OF that
part Of the history of the case. We think that it
demonstrates as plainly 1t ID possible to repre-
sent or prove anything that both parties 10 the
convention of 1900 meant ITO renounce the re-
spectiyc pretensions," which were the objects OF
the second article thereof, and that the Senate o.
the United States ratified it with that understand
Ing
We have now but one more remark to make.
II win doubtless appear to every person of ordinary
discernment, who considers the matter that If the
hypothesis Of President Pierce respecting the rati-
cation of the treaty of 1900, on our side, be we'll
founded in fact, 1t must necessarily convict the
senate Of 1901, as well as President Jefferson, Of
an act of duplicty and bad faith fitted to cover
them with deep and lasting odium.
II manifestly accuses them either OF a deliberate
nurnose TO practice gross fraud upon the comb
dence of the French government, by appearing TO
accept condition which they secretly rejected, OF
that they were too ignorant and stupid 70 perceive
-. If their action in the premises ONE OF
the other OF theoo ;.Arnretstions must be adopted
81 President Pierces view of tho transaction Is re
ceived. Is 1t possible that an imputation 80 ipju
rious to the honor and to the intelligence of Sen
ate which comprised many gentlemen of pre-emi
nent personal virtue, learning, talent and patriot
ism, can be deservedi VIII the people believe
that the highest branch Of their National Council
at period when it distinguished for its exalted
moral worth and enlightened craftsmanship, was
capable Of perpetrating Infamous deception upon
foreign State, In the very act of sanctioning and
authenticating solemn convention Of afnity and
commerce with itt That they could have been
guilty, by means Of dishonest suppression Of In
tention, Of appropriating for their government
whilo denying to that with which they we're treat
ing the benefit Of a stipulation supposed and de-
signed to be reclprocalf The idea is utterly pre-
posterons, and while II does an outrageous wrong
10 the character Of the Senate Of 1901 insults the
nation 1t represented, and disgraces the elevated
functionary who has made the sspersion II serves
TO show to what desperate and evil erpedients the
mind may be driven in It's effort TO maintain erro-
neous opinions 10 which Il adheres from prejudice,
interest, or even honest conviction OF Judgment
The Mississippi river Is now clear Of Ice
from st. Louis to Cairo.
The receipts of the Erie road for January
were over 5000 000--showing an increase Of tlS0,-
900 over the receipts Of January last year.
Two new Irish weekly newspapers are
about 70 be started-one In Boston, 20 be under
the editorial charge Of Mr.. John Savage, aud
another In New York, 70 be edited by Col Mi
chael Doheny.
- Her Majesty, Maria Adeleide, Queen ofSar-
dpis hraa thed her Last on the 10th of January