The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-09

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tanning q eession of New Orleans FOR
money, yet am confident In the pollcv Of |
putting on the day of contention for IL |
ll we are stronger In ourselves and strong. /
er III allies, but especially till we have |
planted such population on the Missis. |
sippi as Will be able to do their own huN. |
ness without the necessity Of marching |
or 200 miles thther to perish by fatigue
ana change OF climate"
Returning now TO what was happening In
france ana to Liyine stOns extraordinary
eNerlions aud activities we find In that
minister memorable midnight dispatch |
dated Paris, April -. 1913 and finished az
3 CLOCK in the morning the authentic Of
ncial history Of the Louisiana purchase
treaty. This long, clear ana compreheu.
slye statement tells the whole historic
story he great treaty was In Its essen.
ual elements the work Of three days, On
april n, Talieyrand asked Livingston
whether he wished 10 have the whole Of
louisiana On April T., Monroe arrived,
Livingston saw Tallcyiand who tried 10
olun him On April 49, two conferences
Is ON, lasting several hours and ending at
midnight In which both negotators agreed
upon a treaty OF transfer ana acqu stioA
leaving open the amount to be paid Ipun
this point they did not differ widely. Mon,
roe was not presented to the first consul
until Alny l. and hence as uegotiator had
nothing Officially to dc. with a treaty con.
ch$i April 30. The Livingston dis.
patches Of April 13 and April Il, cover the
essential steps ia the progress of the
FAMOUS negotiation To quote al that is
interesting is impossible. To condense Is
our only recourse. From these le tiers we
learn that the decision to sell Louisiana
was reached on Sunday. April 10, after
Nal oleon had had prolonged conference
with IGleNrand, Marbos and others. The
Idea originated I'm the active brain Of Bon
ararte. IL was favored by his brothers
anu by M0rbots, opposed by Taleyrand ard
other chief men. i he subject was bgOIchcd
% .ffsNar 20 rH a ifaf a fy.H.
our munster OIL Tuesday who found Taley.
rand clasve AMI mrndUclouS and twice
returned TO by 4larbuiS on Ntdn sldy. ON
TINS day. April l3, the serious business he.
gan; Mar5ois sought Livingston VIII le the
latter was al dinner returned after dinner,
gave an opening for a free talk, which our
minister improved by h"g'nnlug wi the
deotE due and commenting on the eN.
uoortin0ry conversation and conduct Of
the foreign minister. M8rh0lS said that
this led 10 something importap. tIat had
been GU sorily mentioned to him "a St
Cloud. hut, as my house was full of com
pany he thought I had better call Upon
him any time before eleven that night
Livingston was now too much alive To- tle
Irallsious import OF the matter In hand TO
wait until eleven at night, So, MS soon
as Monroe took leave he hJsfcned TO the
lo-se OF MJrbu,s, After discussing the
eQU,ocaions OF Talleyrand and tAc con-
suls hlMt proposal for US to hand over
hundred million frames, pay our own claims
and take the whole country. Livingston,
after @ polite disayowal Of Hny anVe,y to
get amy "a -tr expansion or territory, eau
uous,y rcnnrGoi We would I've ready 10
purchase. provided the sum was leducel
to r,2fon3a.e limits MarholS SAID u we
wen ~ ram sly .l!.iL".s Az co. ,.pos
US lLe A"tt'Al' ''a4ihs, 10 me amount VI
twenty more he would try how far this
would he accepted. bUr minister declared
wv; Vas tttalt " pe.oAH 'ai hghn. A,u
NiNacu FuuApa.tc r'nA"uel thNl the NH"le
reliCn was Nah.e to hc.7 me, potc.lY
On EiE anu lie minister o. ne puntc
.rtra my o Iiai !t.u the Me.Sh' OF an l4'S,
asl "a ~, you "n1w ihr tt,liv, ~ a.
!oatu W C'ntuelor, everything ne Goes Is
Ihi1l as HShtmiB' we nave Only 20 speIK
10 hin as an Opportunity, presents llsrli'
tlS ~ a cie"n' .TTneh pe oES'S no gon-
tlaHleI on, lIE ihch III NvH c'ih-
Aet tpNr np 10 my maIb luer ne
( extent OF the country, me exclusive haNl.
gdon Of the r.l or, and th' Importance 81
having ~ htlGHbolh 20 disrupt you, no var
q areaq. uur muster asEeu MN nm IN T2se
or pWenlase NHllusE LheS "oua s''pu-
i Siit 5iiat b5ahcc Moua nfYer oStSS Ine
9 9596S ana T"t snf TGn1 t o HS No Po
The te'd opencd to us Is infinitely larger
man our inSrucions contemplated, SNLs
ll4NlntsIoh my ne promises 10 consult l
Monroe IN lle dlspa{cu OF AIlH 10, ue
repeats that the commission contains. pow
or only 70 treat Tor Janus on tne cas-, sue
oI the iilI-is lp" aHu WIZ ,er"nt %,
writes Livingston 70 Madison, thaJ nave
been absolutely without powers TO the pres
enI moment ana mat thouEh nave nu1-
Nyded many Things upon presumption
that J should have them, none nave bccn
received till now, ana now thcy are uht"i-
/ tunatcN TOO limited.
On the 18th Of April, after comforting
! with Monroe Livingston offered Marbois
5OCpO Geo francs Plus the debts for the
whole OF Louisiana. This approached with
In 1000 eco dollars OF the price asked Bon
aparte received this offer "coldly." from
poIlcy Of course Monroe's reception was
DELAYED about which Livingston writes
"Nir Monroe having been compelled. when
here ~ A 10 lie well with the party then
uppermosf and who ale now detested by
tie present ruler II will he some time he
fore they know how to estimate his worth,
and Tglieyrapd has find lmbibcd person
nj nreiudico against him, that viii induce
him 10 throw every possible obstruction
in his way that he can consistently wi
their own views" Napoleon went of IA
FLANDERS md left negotiations at q stand,
still until our ministers wisely agreed IA
Ma own favorable terms The FIRST an
nouncement OF The grand eonsummaton was
sent ia Rufus King. in London In the
words. I'VE have the honor to inform
Won fiat a treaty Cthe goth ApriO has
heen signed between the minister penpo
tentlsry OF the French government and
ourselves nv which the United States have
ohtqined tbc fuU right TO and sovereignty
in and over New Orleans and the whole
of iouisiapn. as Spain pos essed the same
ON Nav IL LIVINGSTON forwards to Wash
lnrton by n Especial and safe messenger
NT Uuches-the great treaty accompa
Mod nv other papefs and two lengthy dis
patches the second OF which Is signed. like