Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1883-01-04
THE FRENCH sPOLIATIoN CLAIMS.


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JANUARY lGo' IL was called a treaty
OF amily and commerce.. anu the scop'
OF the covenant may be inferred by th'
language OF the seventeenth arllcIe "a
tolloWs: III Shall De lawful ior lh'
'hlpS OF war OF either party and prlva
leerS irGely TO carry whitherSocNcr lheN
please the SHIPS ana goods taken IRON
helr enemies without being Obliged L
pay any uuly 10 inc olllcerS OF thc au
miraliy or any other Judges; nor ShaI
'uchprlzeS be arrested ana SeHcu wher
| 'hcy come 10 or enter the ports o.
either party nor snail the scarcherS ol
other officers OF those places search me
same or make examination concernin!
the lawillIness OF such prizes; but thcl
may hoist san at any Time and dcpar
ana carry thclr prizes 10 lhc places cN
pressed in their commissions whlcl
ne commanders oil such ShlpS OF wa
snail be oDIlgeu 10 snow; on lhe con
lrary no snellcr or refuge snail D'
gwen IN thclr. ports to such as shaI
nave maze prize OF IhG SUBJECTS pro
plc' or properly OF clihcr parties Du
II Such shalI come lil' DelhS forced by
stress OF weather or danger OF the sea
aIl proper means snail be vigorously
used Ihat they go Out ana retire iron
thence as soon as possible.
Another article guaranteed the re
clprocal right OF clthCr nation TO carr,
on Il free trade with the chemlS OF The
other
THE CHARACTER or THESE CLAIMS
ana the reason why lhc claimants scel
payment from the United States MAJ
Oe stated as follows:
/. by treaty Obligations entered into
n l"'o' france was pound TO rc'prc
American vessels although laden VIII
the goods OF the enemy. unless Suc'
goods came WITHIN the exceptions
known rs contraDand.
= By the breaking out OF the wa
between Franco and England tn,
United states was compelled by sen
interest ~ 10 NIul"'c i,,''' "cr Irca.S vi to"l
lnercc anu anu aiiLallcc, anu anu 10 ucc'arc
'tllrI ncI,r"a'y ~ 9Gt"rGt 'oi,'e m un'
no "II'c" Po"ViS VII" WHY" '"' W"
aV W"T; r., ...... s,,...r.,...........,
d i hc exemption D, H"Sllsn property
On american EcSscLS' "rcotul'lS u
treaty WHO rlc'ltl PloPc't vi
american 'csscls was 'uoiccI no 10 SrI""l' W
"h" coI.''sG'''on' P'uct" rt"Icc I"
stcat @ ulSauI"IltaSc I .h, m III 'Iic Hn',iuI ~
struggle, anu ms ouacl 10 Tue lail
'lre OF 'he Uhlleu olale7 10 Gonlpll
WIN hGr part oilhc trct'S sI'Pui"lohS
Gu TO liie EiGlu.lol ,, Vi ilS PROVISIONS ol
inc part OF france, anu lIe TuGStIuGh
seizure Oh american ye5ScI' vessel, Iaurn @ Wlll VIII.
Eh9llSh SoouS' anu lheIr condemnation
ana saIe'
l. neSe seizures Oh lnG ParI D.
rralice Ic'i 10 Src"t io'' On nun, .ng 'atl % %
our merchant vessels prouShl lort'
renlonStTnhccs ,, IRON our SoIG!Hlllcn'
anu ill'"l'S rn'ou III .lI o'''p''a''.i'r'l
ol hoh-I!iIcrco''rSo "uu "c's VI l'l'''u
'loil aga'nSIthc ohchulhS P"r'l'
D. Efforts were made to rcStor,
friendly relations between the two ma
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Is i,siS ,,U ,s o sooos,fl 0TJ' nmJ ~ 'V" son,raJ
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- lrhi, T,nJ, mis.iau ,u'T, fornd !, ir,,o..i,l,
,o s,crro ' frnn, ', Eroncn "" " rncamnilion ~
ON. claims for indemnify Gycent ar
condition that thc United States ne
knowlndrcd lis liability to Franc,
for dom9ors rrowino. ont of IFS foilur,
10 carry ont the treaty stipulptions o.
l77S.
Z. Unable to settle the measure o.
mutual responsibility, and dcsirous o
establishing friendly relations without
further sacrifice, the whole subject o
indcmnities and the questions arising
thercfrom were postponed for tulur,
consideration. or to Il more convcnicn
time, and an agreement TO this cllrc
was contained in article : OF the treaty
of Sept. 10, 1900.
g The senate of tbe United State,
struck ont this article. ratified th,
trrofv rs amended returned il tC
Eranco onJ rt n snbsconont dat,
cons;InroI i, nc fu,Iv r,ti,irld with th,
nroviso nf thn first cnnsul-th,t an,
Two states by this retrcncbmr,,
ronourcc tbeir rcsnnrtivn nrotrn,inr.
which ara thn ohicrt of soid or,irlc =
p''u. w. .,,,,r,, r A.. S'..,, a..
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Sol."'lonS VI fiS',Io M ~ r;l ;nu S,.,I' c,,a
ot"tTs S unu 'nosc , VI I.lo onilG" ,CI ''uae' %
70 rlu,Co WV, muio oo,'oiIriiu 'ani,n,; !" i''
iorc'er pS in"'''', '"iloe'l"''o"'
lO' FROM thal uay TO TINS the owner
OF vessels seized anu all having claim
arising out OF the ueprcdatIohS oi th'
French on our commerce prior to lSO'
have looked to the United States 10
payment of their claims
IN CONGRESS.
These claims were first pressed il
congress in 1902. They have bee,
many times reported favoraby upo
by the committees in both houses, an,
an act for their payment passed twice
the first being vetoed by Prcsidcn
Polk and the second by Presiden
Pierce. The act under President Polk
on return to the senate, lacked but on
vote of the requisite two-thirds maiori
ty. No definite amount has been iixc,
upon as the maximum of these claims
They are variously estimated at fron
Sl2, 100000 to $4,000 900. Nearl
every bill, however, that has been favor
oblv rncoivnd hv conprnSS hoa Gvo,