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Of between these two nations and when the French
islands lost her, LEFT Der place Of refuge
near this continent For this with others growing cut
Of Mr. JAYS treaty France charged the United States with
having Joined her enemies aud with having hound her
haad and foot and laid her the feet Of her enemies
Had France this eIelases right BY treaty With rs Let
our government bequeson The British minister
had complained Of the by France OF ports and
the 9th Of September l5e3 Secretary Of State Mr. JEFF
ierson thus answered;
aAnd though the admission Of the prizes and prvaeeFs
Of France exclusive yet Is the effect Of eay made
long ago for valuable considerations not with view 70
present circumstances against any nation In parteu
lar but all in general and may therefore, be faithfully
observed without offence to any and We mean faithfully
to observe IL
expressed by the executive Legislative and judicial depart
OF government 10 the conclusion Of Mr. Jays
treaty How far that treaty affected this exclusive right OF
France let government answer,
ON the 18th Of July To6, the Secretary Of State made
report the President, in which be says
"M Ade asks whether the President has caused orders
be given prevent the sale prizes conducted into the
ports of the United States by vessels Of the republic
priyateers armed under its authority On this have the
honor 20 inform you that the Path article Of the British
treaty having explicitly forbidden the arning prvaecrs
and the selling OF their prizes in the ports OF the United
States the Secretary OF the Treasury prepared matter
Of course circular letters the collectors conform
the restrictions contained in that article the law Of the
land This the necessary formerly the oollee
tors had been instructed admit 10 entry and sale the
prizes brought into our ports. "a
We not only thus shut out the French from our ports
but also captured than eighty Of her priyateers
Here pecunary and political claims toser and above
the old treaties themselves 10 say nothing OF various
other claims for which France had treasured up claim
to indemnity Of infinitely Importance and value than
the spoliaon claims OF merchants Was this also of
triing importance 10 either nation And did get rid
/ Of it for rothulgP
No one viii pretend that the act Of Congress of July T.
1885, which declared the old treaties null aeted these
French claims any one maintain that annnled
the old treaties themselves II the reeraR Of the
old treaties that France claimed In the negotiation Of 1900
but she insisted on their continuous operation she de-
claTei that the act OF Congress had not annaed them md
that could not have broken them
il must be conceded that nothing else than the consent
Of the parties and victory, could release the United
States from either the old treaties the indemnes due
claimed by France release France from the spo
aton claims due the United States in behalf Of her cit
liens This mutually given and then only in
retrenchment of the I'd article of the Convention of
1900 But and victory either side the
ton would be wholly grauitous; since without referring
the OF proof this point furnished by both gov
il only be necessary TO recur to the fact that
the year ITS up the year 1874 have made but
one treaty with France viz for the ceson of Louisiana
We have made several eOnpentons with her in the mean
time; but heard OF eonrestion Of peace
real treaty alone determine that stale of things
In all negotiations with the French government
from the earliest period to the date of the convention Of
1900 it uniformly and constantly reiterated its liability
and willingness to make adequate satisfaction for the spo
alton claims in question; and the sole difficulty and
barrassment resulted from the government claims exelu
sively
AS the acknow lodged liability and willingness of France
TO pay for these spoliaons SEEM by the argument Of Mr.
Others, De OASIS or an 0blEduon
the UniteA States pay them it appears material to show
clear proof of that fact of which the only difficulty is
found in selecting from the numerous instances in which it
appears; it is presumed, however that selection from
them at three periods-yz the commencement the mid
deand the close of the negotationswi suffice; and if
these prove satisfactory then, taken in connexion with the
aoregong it win be considered established that Mr..
/ Wrights positions
lst Thas the guarantee and other treaty stpulaton
had imposed obligations on the United States;
I'd That said treaties were renowned without consider
ation
3D. That France was unwilling satisfy the spolia-
1 ton
4h And that nothing was received as an equivalent
them
are wholly groundless and untenable.
! The following the three periods chosen:
First The French Minister OF Foreign Affairs to Mr. Nor
rs minister the French government dated octo
4 Der IA, 1888 says:
We hope that the government of the United States win
attribute their the abuses of which you
plain we'll other violations OF which cruisers may
render themselves guilty in the of the present
the united powers Of Europe against Franee.l 1t must
perceive how difficult Is to contain within just limits
the indignation of marines and in general of all the
French patriots against people who speak the lam
guage and having the same habits as the free Americans
The difficulty of distinguishing allies from
mics has often been the of offences committed
board your vessels all that the administration could do is
order Naturalization those who have suffered and to
punish the guilty.
NJ Fauche the French minister in the United States to
Mr. Randolph Secretary Of State, March p, 1874:
any Of your merchants have suffered BY the conduct
Of prvaeers thing which would be contrary the
intention and express orders of the repubicl they may
with confidence address themselves the French govern
men which viii refuse justice to those whose claims
are legal"
Second. French formal proposition ENJOYS Gessrs
Piuckney Marshall and Gerry and BY them transmitted
the Secretary Of State under date Of November 1891
Article "a There shall be named commission of FIVE
members agreeably to form 10 be established for the pur
pose Of deciding upon the reciamaons of the Americans
relative to The prizes made them by the French priva
feers
Article 81. The American ENJOYS will engage thai their
government shall pay the ndemnihcations the
of the already decrecG 10 the American creditors of
the French republic and those which shall be adudged
the claimants by the commissioners. This payment shall
he made under the advance the French
public who win pay il in time and TO be agreed
on"
Third The ministers Of the French republic to the en-
voys Of the United States dated April To- 1900 "They
think the first object OF the negotiation ought he the de-
termination Of the regulations and the steps ~ followed
for the estimation and indemnfcati0u OF injuries for
which either nation may make claim for itself for any
Of its citizens
And q conclusive is gigen 10 all the objections
raised BY Mr. Wright and Others by the following extracts
from the instructions given envoys Fance Mesrs
Ellsworth Daye and Murray dated October ~ lI99see
document No le2 page BOZ, volume Senate documents
LIST session Nineteenth Congress
After reviewing the relations between the two govern
ments, the instructions conclude thus emphateally.
First At the opening Of the negotiation YOU win in
form the French ministers that the United States expect