Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-04-03

-hauCeS between them, anu because
,bo great destruction of property
" .ba English and their allies, the In
J.ns during the war and to give the
rg.atod States something whereby to
.iomuify the Loyalists for their con-
ted property, would it not be bet
~ h England, as they say they desire
onciIiation as well as peace, in or
ssr 10 make that peace durable, were
- Give. by way OF reparation to the
!gi3ld States, both Canada and Nova
-. If it was voluntary offer it
0O,,J have great effect But first and
W. ,ooet that the independence of the
-cr:+ed .tates should be acknowledge
oswald at once returned to England
IN rhese notes Of conversations"
W. ~, 70 me back to Paris with the fol-
ewing ~, extract Of minutes of Rocking
S,n,,s Cabinet of April 9th, 50:
~ IS proposed to represent to His
,t,ies.v that it would be we'll for Mr..
n.rald TO return to DR.. Franklin and
o.ouaant him, that it is agreed to treat
for general peace, and at Paris, and
me principal points in contenlpla-
,tSn are the allowing OF American in
5.ns,, dence. on condition that England
to nr1t in the same situation that she
vas, left in by the peace of 1868"
Oswald also said to Franklin, that
.s,a affair of Canada would be settled
n our satisfaction, and that the great
est distractions in the treaty max
ing we're expected to come from
Spain.
Mr. Granville, on the part of Mr..
Fox arrived in Paris about the same
lime Franklin introduced, by re-
ouest. both Oswald and Granville to
Vergsnnes, to whom Granville present
ed his powers to treat with France and
her allies, no mention being made of
tbe United States, to which Franklin
promptly objected Granville said:
THAT France was expected to return
all o. her conQuests in the West In
dies as the original object of the war,
American independence, being obtain
cd. it was supposed that France would
be content with that"
Vergennes smiled at the proposed ex-
change, and said: America does not
ask it of you; there is DR.. Franklin,
who will answer you as to that point
TO be sure said Franklin, I'VE do
not consider ourselves as under any
necessity Of bargaining for a thing
that is our own, which we have bought
Al the expense of much blood and
treasure, and which we are in posses
sion Of.
Granville then remarked: THAT the
war had been provoked by the encour
agement given by France to the Amer
leans to revolt
On which Vergennes grew quite
warm. and declared firmly: THAT the
breach was made, and our independence
declared long before we had received
the least encouragement from France.
and defied the world to give the small
est proof to the contrary" Gran
Vile retired rather depressed by the
condition of affairs.
Oswald returned to England, leaving
Granville, with whom Franklin had
many interviews about the treaty, but
without effect. Oswald returned May
81, bringing a letter to Franklin from
David Hartley, saying: Accept no
degrading or notifying conditions, to
shorten peace and rekindle war"
News arrived in England about this
time Of the capture and destruction Of
the entire French fleet under De
Grasse by Admiral Rodney, April IL,
1882 in the West Indies. Vergennes
suggested that this victory, no doubt,
gave England fresh courage, hoping
that farther success might come with
continuance of the war, and there
fore she invented delays to the treaty
making; and that Granville's powers
to treat with France and her allies
only was a rere piece of artifice to
amuse us and gain time, and that she
intended to continue the war.
Oswald said to Franklin, when this
charge was made: THAT, although
Shelbourne and his cabinet were nat
urally much elated by their late VIC
tory over De Grasse in the West In
dies, still they were earnest in their
desire for peace, as peace was absolute
ly necessary to England
On June 18th 1882, Vergennes sent
word through Lafayette to Franklin
that he thought the powers sent to
Granville were sufficient" He evil
IDENTIFY must have known that the Eng
llsh Parliament would pass the En-
abling act" which gave its Ministers
Inc power to make a treaty with the
Colonists of America, which they did,
That very day.
Sunday, June %. 1882, John Jay ar
rived in Paris from Madrid. Jay says
~ Franslin at this date: Franklin
IL IN perfect good health, and his mind
appears more vigorous than that of any
man Of his age | have ever known.
He certainly is valuable Minister,
and an agreeable companion"
AS there is every appearance to-day
FEBRUARY %, 1898, that we may become
involved in a war with Spain over
Cuba Lbre" let us look into the
part played by Spain in the treaty OF
1iS2 between the United Colonies and
Great Britain.
1t is well known to-day that theXV.,
Or Secret Article" in Franklin's
treaty with France in ITS, was because
ol the secret alliance made between
france, Spain. and some others of the
La''h countries, offensive and defen-
wye as against all Europe, but es-
peeiaiy against England, whereby
neither of the parties to this secret
S!ilance would make any treaty with
Ulher nations without the sanction OF
lAe others; and that each of the par
ues should have all their demands sat
lS!ied first. 1t Is now known that
SPAN S demands would be that Eng