Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-10-03

Tie pIOFiHCc, Go my hlct uipiOinotiS
act with Spain had it's recovery for Its
object. | renounce it with keen re-
greet. But the obstinate determination
to hold it would be folly. | empower
you to negotiate with the ENJOYS Of
congress. Do not wait the arrival OF
Mr.. Monroe. Open negotiations today
with Mr. Livingston. But | need u
great deal of money for this war, and
do not wish to begin it with fresh
taxes. For a hundred years Franco
and Spain have been making invest
ments in improving the trade of Lou
isiana, for which it has not indemni-
fed them. The sums which have been
advanced tn companies and to crltl-
vators have never come back To the
| treasury. The repayment of all this
| is owed us.
Napoleon Wants 100000 Francs.
IF based my conditions on the
Importance Of this vast territory to
the United States, they would be un-
bounded. In consideration of the
necessity under which l wish to sell.
l shall be moderate. But keep it in
mind that l must have 100000 francs,
and that / will not treat for less.
will rather make a desperate attempt
to keep this beautiful country. To-
morrow you shall have your full au-
| thority."
Napoleon paused here. but when
| one of his hearers, probably Marbois
himself, spoke of the difficulties of sell
| ing what the Germans call souls" lie
continued:
There you go, with all your perfec-
| ton or ideology-of the rights of ma
| ture and of man. But need monev to
make war on nation that has 1t in
abundance. Send your doctrines 70
London. l am sure you will be the OBJ
ject of great admiration there-and
that they will not pay the least atten-
ton to them when 1t is a question of
Selling the best parts of Asia.
Perhaps it may be objected" ne
went on. that the Americans will be
found too powerful for Europe in two
or three centuries But my foresight
takes no count of terrors at distance
| Moreover, you can look to the future
! for dissentions in the bosom of the
union. The considerations which are
called perpetual only endure until one
of the parties to the contract finds
reason to break it. 1t is against
present dangers to which we are ex-
posed by the colossal powers of Eng
land that | wish to provide a safe
guard"
Work OF the Ambassadors.
Marbois consulted with Livingston,
| before Monroe's arrival finding him
full of suspicious and unable to be-
lieve it when told that the first con-
sui would negotiate not for New Or
leans only but for the cession of tn
entire territory. He thought this
merely another French device to gain
time, and when Marbois met Monroe
and Livingston together for the first
time, he found they both had doubts
OF HIS good faith. He soon removed
them, however, and the negotiations
proceeded without a hitch except over
the price and the boundaries. The
Jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical au-
thorities at New Orleans had been
claimed to the Pacific, but France was
not willing to guarantee this and the
American ENJOYS wished a definition
of boundaries, because publicists had
held invalid treaties in which such
definitions were not clearly given. 1t
was finally decided, however, to accept
the French view and it is intimated
that there was an understanding that
this would be to the advantage of the
United States in proceeding against
England for the occupation of the
Western Pacific territory Indeed, the
| whole inference from MarbGis' book IS
that, back of the purchase price, viii N
was important at the time to give Ma
poleon money for war against Eng.
land. there was a much more inn
portant, IL wholly underlined, under
standing that the cession involved, on
the part of the United States, the as
sumption of the aggressive against Eng
land in support of France. This IS
strongly brought out in Marbois' re-
port of Livingston's speech made 1T
the signing of the treaty.
"A Sentiment Superior to Glory"
When the treaty had been actually
signed, Marbois says that the three
negotiatUrs Monroe. Livingston an
HIMSELF felt sentiment superior to
glory" Never" he says, had nego-
tiators tasted a joy more pure than
theirs" AS soon as they had signed they
rose, shook hands and Livingston, ex-
pressing the satisfaction of all, said:
The treaty we have signed has not
been brought about by finesse nor dis.
lated by force. Equally advantageous
to both the contracting parties. it will
change vast solitudes into Astonishing
country, Today the United States
take their place among the powers Of
the first rank. All exclusive influence
in the affairs of the United States IS
lost to England forever. Thus is done
away with one of the chief causes OF
European hatred and rivalries. More
over IL wars are inevitable France will