The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-23

much In favor Of 7n "They explain the reasons them
selves They are Influenced by present rather than by
their future interest Five millions Of spoatons they
look the treaty to repay their property aoa they fear
and war they dread
Mr. Pickering in his despatch Mr. Pinckney, confirms
the statements of Messrs Gslatn and Swanick in rea
ton to the Of the merchants for this alliance with Eng
land which violated that with France In the most essential
points Mr. Pickering says aamong all citizens none
have been soieous TO form commercial treaty with
Great Britain have been decided in approving
that which been made Other articles Of the treaty thus
urged upon the country by the merchants looking TO Great
Britain increase Of the profits under the protection Of
British naval supremacy iniringed the principles of our
treaty of alliance with France II surrendered the princi
pie that ships made free goods expressly recognised
in the alliance with France and which Mr. Madison
said debate twas well known to have been great and
fayoe object with the United Statesthey have estab
lished this principle in all their other treaties BY the
stipuations Of Jays treaty all this changed new
and podigous list of contraband created Mr. Madi
son said that in relation to contraband articles the cir
cumstances and interests of the United States had given
way TO the particular views Of the other party The
pie in all other treaties had been dsegardedhemp tar,
pitch turpentine and other important staples of this
try are without preext OF reciprocity subjected to con-
fscatonn And then France in express derogaton
of our treaty which declared that free ships should make
free goods Jays treaty agreed that French goods in
free ships should be subject to seizure by Great Britain
"Under this article (said Mr. Giles in the dehae) French
goods in American made subject to British
seizure and condemnation; but British goods in American
are free from French seizure and condemnation"
Another wrong France provided for by the 2st arti
Gle of the treaty is thus pointed out by Mr. Giles An
American citizen entering the French service of
the limits or jurisdiction of the United States against
Great Britain is punishable An American citizen enter
ing into the British service is not punishable
This article enabled Great Britain enlist
from provision ships and others she carried into her
ports and in aid of the system of impresnent of our
sailors which she continued to pursue to man her ships
against France regard to this last point of aggrava
ton to France Mr. Giles has this observation The 23d
article that in which he expected to have found some
provisions for the protection OF American against
British impressments instead of this humane and saluary
provision he found that the officers and of those
very shps-owar &c. engaged in unauthorized impress
ments to Hospitality received in the ports of the Uni
ted States and proper respect to be paid to those officers
according their respective ranks Strange substitute
this for the protection of American seamen This
tice is rendered aggravang by the practice of the
British in impressing American seamen since the signing
of this very treaty. whilst the table of the House is almost
laborng with evidence of this fact whilst this fact is
denied by any gentleman on this floor in the very
breath in which bill has been passed for the protection
and relief of this valuable class of citizens is the House
called upon make provisions for efecuang treaty of
amity &c with the nation committing these wrongs
with nation refusing TO respect any evidence of proec-
ton which could be afforded to this description of citizens
by the government Of the United Staesp France all
these attacks upon her very existence nation by retail
atoy decree she decreed sailors fighting against her
on British ships pirates she decreed provision and
other vessels made liable to by the British govern
contraband under its construction of its treaty
with the United States should also be conaband accord
ing the French Decree and subject to seizure by France
1t decreed French goods liable to capture in Amer
lean bottoms English goods should be liable to capture by
France in American bottoms The French DEGREES were
founded the principles practically enforced by Eng
land the of country, and acquiescei in
by our government and that in virtue of treaty
eagerly embraced by merchants as beneficial to their
trade il would them against British conscaton
and especially securing to them ndemnes for past
spoations With knowledge, then, that the French gov
had adopted the doctrine of contraband estab
shed by jays treaty and had proclaimed it by DEGREES
our merchants by making up cargoes of British goods and
of the articles they found admitted to be conaband by
treaty with England certainly took the risks of their adj
without having any right to expect that France
would pay them nemntes for the retaliatory
which founded the principles to which they had
given their consent in Jays treaty France would
abure the founded the national laws recog
Missed treaty She insisted that the rule should work
both waysthat MS England authorized seize French
goods in American bottoms she would seize English
goods in American bottoms and that Great Britain
allowed to appropriate the product OF stapleshemp
tar cordage food &c.-as contraband she would also
consider them contraband In word she would consider
our treaty of alliance of l77s violated and subsequently
our government abrogaed it by special act Of Congress
The PURPOSE of this abrogaton is obvious 1t to cut
all the ties that united TO France and enable our COM
mercal and the political party in the United States
favorable British institutions and British policy to
ment a union with old enemy and have its aid and
protection the hosie provoked with the great ally of
our revolution This begun the ocean; our
merchants sought only indemnities but spois from
France and under the authority OF the acts of Congress-
armed their merchant vessels and prvaecr pursued
French every and under the countenance
and support of British superiority made most successful
war Of reprisa The nation also armed its navy against
Truxon and other naval heroes the French
flag and an army raised and Washington put at its
head to meet French aggression if it should attempt to
revenge its msforunes by invasion shores
This grew of jays treatya treaty made TO draw
the United States into the coalition against Francewhich
sought its subugaon merely by force but by famine
This object had provided for by treaties among the
combined sovereigns excluding supplies to France from
the European quarter and Great Britain contryed at last
to shut them from this side of the Atlantic by the
traband article which her interest with merchants and
federal politicians obtained from government That
France would resist such attempt by oreeen by
Washington and Jefferson aud prophesied in the letter
written to minister Mr. Pinckney that she would in
demniy ally turned aggressor in such war, not
TO be expected,