The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-12-11

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4 He. suspected trick.
he wanted to be on the safe side and
offered 80, 600, GOO francs whilo Napo.
leon called for 90. 600, 900.
About this time Mr..Monroe arrived
on the vessel at Hayre.
Mr. Livingston waa so timid abons
the matter that he wrote Mr. Monroe,
with his congratulations ON his safe
arrival in France, his fears. he felt
sure the United States would have to
fight for New Orleans-because he
Thoughts Bonaparte's offer TO sell was
q bluff:
Marquis de Marbois knew Mr.. Mon
roe very we'll. He had resided near
congress FOR years, indeed during the
whole war Of the Revolution.
When these two friends put their
heads together they found out that Ma
poleon meant exactly what he said.
BE wanted money. and that was an easy
way to get it.
Mr. Monroe looked M. dc Marbois in
the face and said, Do you really mea
to sell?''
/ y Because it,was not town--a little
strip Of copntry-a state-no, it was
vast territory-it meant every acre
from the Mississippi river to the great
Pacific ocean.
M. de Marbois assured him that they
meant to cell at once and without sub
terfuge or delay.
Soon the terms were agreed upon, al
though Spain was as usual refractory
in agreement.
After many pros and cons, sixty mill
lions Of francsSwere transferred to the
banking house in Amsterdam and
through the Barings in London.
The terms were as follows:
!, For the payment Of s11, ,250, 900,
bearing Inherent at G per cent, these
ministers agreed to pay ia London,
1 Amsterdam or in Pafis, while
the principle .of the debt was
to be settled of in payments Of s3,-
100000 each fifteen years after the
property was ceded to the United
| States.
In less than two months from the day
Dir. Monroe had sailed from New York
to Havre, the purchase was made and
the territory decided to the United
States.
Mfs Livingston rose up at the con-
clusion Of the negotiations and said:
eve have5lived long, butythis is the
/ nobleet work Of onr vkolefliyes.
4 The first consul said Ia, ,hisenvoy, ..'I
RaSs jpst given to England d marieime
rival that will sooner or later. humble
her pride
The very day the; treaty Of purchase
was ratified BY Napoleon, hostilities
began between France and England, to
end at> Waterloo IL years later.
Congress had squabble over the
purchase, but the senate ratified She
treaty by vote Of "a TOT.
The objectors declared we had too
much territory already and the sale
was Unconstitutional.
| Congress nevertheless ratified the
treaty and the United States went
into legal possession Of it's new prop
erty.
+ When the great st. Louis exposition
i fings wide its doors to welcome all ma
tions to its tsexposition there should be
present the nearest legal descendant Of
Marquis de Mapbois, the noble French
man who was 80 gracious 60 our coun.
1 try. in helping us to this great and
j goodly land west Of the Mississippi
river. q
would like to have the poets gift
to sing with fitting words, the glory OF
i this inheritance secured by our noble
forefathers for their descendants in
America. IS +
And when I think Of our great obli-
i cations 90 France In the revolutionary
4 var and the fair dealing Of Napoleon,
Il am going TO be one 20 say that I
I.sould give special invitation TO all
j cjtizens of France to come over and re.
4 joine with us in the foodtide of sxaity
and good wilIa at st. Louis. .sf
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