Speech of Mr. Truman Smith of Conn; On the French Spoliation Claims
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Excerpt from Speech of Mr. Truman Smith of Conn; On the French Spoliation Claims: Delivered in the Senate of the United States, January 16& 17, 1851 The bill "to provide for the ascertainment and satisfaction of claims of American citizens for Spoliations committed by the French prior to the 31st July, 1801," being under consideration; Mr. Smith addressed the Senate as follows: The question comprised in this bill is, whether this Government is not under an equitable obligation to make some indemnity to those of our citizens who suffered by the spoilation of the French anterior to the ratification of the Convention of 30th September, 1800. If I were to consult my own feelings, I should be prepared to refer this question to the judgment and vote of the Senate, without a single remark on my part. The subject has been so long before Congress, has been so often and so thoroughly examined in reports submitted from time to time in the Senate and House of Representatives, and has also been so frequently and so ably discussed on this floor and in the other wing of the Capitol, that it would be presumptuous for me to expect that I could add much of fact or argument to what has already been offered on the subject. But, as there are some honorable members of this body who have not hitherto participated in the deliberations of either branch of Congress on the question before us, and as the essential facts of the case may not he fresh in the recollection of other honorable members, a re-presentation of the more important features of the case may not be without its use, and will, perhaps, be expected at my hands. The Senate can hardly fail to be struck with the unexampled procrastination which has occurred in making a disposition of this subject. It was first introduced to the notice and consideration of Congress, by Mr. Giles, of Virginia, on the 5th of February, 1802, when he presented a memorial in the House from merchants of the city of Baltimore, praying indemnity, for the cause and reason specified in this bill. From that day to this, they having been appealing to the National Legislature for redress; but they have hitherto appealed in vain. It has, therefore, been pending here nearly half a century, and furnishes by far the most striking illustration which has occurred in the history of the country, of the truth of the maxim, that "that delay is a denial of justice." During the first part of this long period, the subject seems not to have been well understood in Congress. Many of the papers material to its elucidation remained in the public archives, unpublished and unknown. On the 5th day of March, 1824, the Senate passed a resolution requesting the President to lay all these papers before that body. On the 26th day of March, 1826, Mr. Clay, then Secretary of State, made a report in conformity with the resolution, which contained many papers that had not before appeared, and which threw a flood of light on the subject. Mr. Clay´s report was printed, and constitutes Doc. 102, 1st session 19th Congress, being an octavo volume of 840 pages. This collection of papers produced a decisive effect in favor of the claimants. Every committee, whether of the Senate or House, who have examined the subject since they were published, have came unhesitatingly to the conclusion that the claims are valid, and the obligation of the Government full and complete. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
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