Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-17

Tory, now composing the states OF Ohio.
,naiana. Illinois. Michigan. portion OF
Mihnesota and all OF Wisconsin. Then
she mad followed this gift by the dona-
uon OF Kentucky the superb And
now there came for the third time In
| tne nations brief life chance tor
NM a Virginian. too. to render as
grand a service TO the common coun-
NY as had ever been rendered by any
son save one that Virginia had borne
/ or reared
NO man living was better judge OF
ms Fellows than Bonaparte. He read
tue thoughts Of the man before him as
though they We're on written scroll.
wei, what do you think of ~" said
General Bonaparte.
The matter is so vast In its direct
relations TO my country and what may
result frosi it that It dazes me-" the
American answered. "But the idea Is
magnificent. 1t deserves to cmanate
from mind like yours" The first
consul bowed low
Monroe Never FInttcred,e
And the look Of truth vas In his eyes.
It's ring In his voice. 81 must send a
special communication at once, touch
ing this matter. to President Jefferson.
My message must take the first safe
passage TO America"
The Blonde. the fastest ship In our
navy. leaves Brest at once with orders
for the West Indian fleet. / will de-
tain her thirty-siN hours. til your dis
patches are ready" the first consul
said. Your messenger shall so on our
ship
How much shall say the territory
VIII cost us9" The great Corsican--
who was just ending the audience.
which had been full two hours long
came up to the American minister.
fRFs moi aa.s.N Ia.
tween nations who are really friends
there need be no chatting. Could |
defend this territory not all the gold
Of the world would buy It. But am
giving to a friend what | am unable
to keep. | need l0OOOO,O0O francs In
coin or its equivalent. Whatever 0c-
ton we take must be speedy Above
all, let there be absolute silence and
secrecy" and Bonaparte bowed our
minister out. The audience was ended.
Nov, what can be going on between
the master Of France and the Amerl-
camp asked Prince Metternich the
Austrian ambassador, OF his confrcrc,
Nesselrodc, as he offered him his snuff
box.
The Russian shook his head as he
dipped his finger and thumb into Met
ternich's princes mixture" "Who
can tell" he muttered
In an hour every ambassador and en-
Noy IN furls knew luut the ilrSt consul
had been closeted for two hours with
the American minister, while Lord
Whitworth, the British ambassador,
Metternich and NcsselrOde
We're Kept Waiting,
Nothing but the most urgent affairs
could have made such an audience
possible. What did II mean? Il sus-
pect 1t concerns England wrote Lord
Whitworth that night to Arlington,
priTnn minister I'm "a gpntIpptin1 TtDfa
detailing the incident: but how, or in
what way. l confess l cannot see"
BY the end OF the week the Incident
had been communicated 10 the En-
glish minister at Washington, with or
ders TO keep particularly clos watch
on events.
Monroe wrote fully 20 jefferson de-
failing the matter. and to Nathaniel
Macon OF North Carolina. lie knew
the last-named man was one Of the
ablest statesmen of his time. The ne
gotiation was kept a profound secret
until Mr. jefferson could sound "A ma
jority of his party IN congress. The
New England contingent objected.
I'VE have too much territory to de-
fend now said Josiah Quincy OF
Massachusetts He was followed in
the same strain by Mr. Adams Mr.
Quincy declared in the debate on this
question that the Louisiana purchase,
without her consent. would Justify
Massachusetts in retiring from the
Union,
The main difficulty in the greatest
real estate deal ever consumated WAS
for the United states to procure the
ready money. Seventy-five million
francs was no small sum to the strug-
Cling young nation that needed money
for everything. Our Revolutionary
veterans were clamoring for pensions
gnd back pay still due, The country
NFHHI
Ohio. the Indiana and the Western
fronties to defend. Hard c1sh was
dreadfully scarce. The nation was
land poor" But with stephen Girari,
as nnancier-in-chlef, and Richard
Rush and Mr. Morris to assist, the
young Dutch house Of HRpes, at Ann
sterdam, conducted the business TO
Successful Ending,
Aided in London by their c0rrespou-
dents, the Earrings, sons Of old Franz
Barring. who had gone into banking
on their own account They accepted /
hills for 26,000O COO francs, at four |
months; similar amounts at eight and |
twelve months, drawn against the !
treasury of the United States, bearing |
per cent interest, were sold ut par, |
They were divided into sums OF 10000 |
and 100000 francs, for the convent an,e
Of purchasers. When the London |
bankers learned that the Dutch cap |
itnlists were quietly purchasing these (
bills two brokers. representing the /
Bank OF Scotland and the Rothchilds, |
offered to take one-half the sum total.
But the bills We're already sold. Their |
bid was declined.
II was a great stroke OF business for
stephen Girard. He made about $780,
900 in commissions alone. Then he was
appointed French naval agent for the
United States. an office of great dignity
and equally profitable, ne he was the
banker with whom the French gov
eminent deposltd the money for the
payment OF the fleet In the North
American and West India waters. Thus
1t happened that he always had in his
vaults very large sums In gold, sub
feet TO the orders OF the commanding
officers on the stations named.
In many ways the Louisiana pur-
chase was good thing for our cOun-
try. 1t gave the United States a credit
and standing abroad that has never
been lessened or lowered. II was the
recreation' of France. The First Com
sui had long seen the need of rearming
and reorganizing the forces OF that
He summoned the most OK
pert arm-makers in France ana said;
Il wish you to furnish me a model
nusket, the best pistol for horsemen,
/ musquetoOn (carbinel and a new sa-