It is a great pleasure to be among my fellow citizens and be able to discuss at some length what happened in ghent, and to address a few other matters which are of interest to us at this particular time, which is the recent application of napoleonic and the possibilities being discussed, the removal of the capital from the Current Location to another. But i will save those for the , end of our discussion. As you know or may not know, i was a relatively young man when i came to the treasury. I was 40 years old. Now i am 54 years old. And as you can see there has been some change in my appearance in that time. Some would say it is the responsibilities. I would simply prefer to think of it as the passage of time. More than anything else. What i should begin with today is what it was that first , brought us to war and then what happened subsequent to that which led us to negotiating with the english in ghent, and the signing of the treaty on christmas eve. You may recall that the wars in e
Of it as the passage of time. With todayld begin is what it was that first and then whatwar happened subsequent to that which led us to negotiating with , and thesh in ghent signing of the treaty on christmas eve. You may recall that the wars in europe began shortly after the beginning of the french revolution. It evolved into a world war between england and her allies and france and her allies. England, as the mistress of the seas, wished as much as possible to man her ships. But not only was a she impress his sailors from the merchant vessel, she was doing it in one specific instance from the uss chesapeake. Time that arst belligerent on one side should claim a right of impressment of any sailor from a neutral. This is a matter of considerable concern to mr. Jefferson. It was this that led to the embargo, which i had the responsibility of ensuring its enforcement. The decision was rather than go to war with england and or france, we would simply refuse our trade with both of them unt
Albert gallatin was treasury secretary and a member of the commission that because she did the treaty of ghent. This talk was hosted by the u. S. Capital Historical Society and is about one hour. Thank you ladies and gentlemen. I have to ask who is this person that montoya was referring to, wunderkind . I would like to thank my hosts for this afternoon. It is a great pleasure to be among my fellow citizens and be able to discuss at some length what happened in ghent, and to address a few other matters which are of interest to us at this particular time, which is the recent application of napoleonic and the possibilities being discussed, the removal of the capital from the Current Location to another. I will save those for the end of our discussion. As you know or may not know, i was a relatively young man when i came to the treasury. I was 40 years old. Now i am 54 years old. As you can see there has been some change in my appearance in that time. Some would say it is the responsibilit
As they struggle for their livelihood less free than they had ever been before. Living within the strains constraints of a new settler society. When i look at and read the transcripts and speeches from those negotiations, evidence suggests they were thinking about us. Their descendents. They were holding onto the idea that in 150 years, there would still be a homeland for people in northern minnesota. And there is. Despite the bad acts and that paper involved in this history, we must always remember that very important fact. I am very pleased to be able to be here to introduce a very distinguished panel. Two of them are fellow historians. Another a law professor, and a tribal chairman. They will each speak to us for about 15 minutes. And then we will have time for questions from the audience. Im going to introduce them , and dispense with the tradition we have a universities of long introductions. [laughter] it is hard for me. Because each of them are deserving of very long introductio
To other people to determine the nature of these. Our wampum belts are never presented in Court Despite the aspiration that the treaties are important. These are replicas are important. Hopefully on november 11, we are going to bring back the real versions because november 11 is the anniversary of the treaty. The nation just sent more vermonters to the white house inviting the president or a designee to come to the commemoration. Stay tuned. If this will have any impact, november 11 will give us an indication. Every year, we gather to recite the terms of the treaty. We invite you there. Hopefully, this exhibition and the wampum lot in philadelphia, this will be the place where we can gather together, gather our minds together, and hopefully come together of one mind on what is the true nature, aspirations, and expectations these treaties provide for all of us. These treaties were made not just for our benefit, but for your benefit as well. I appreciate the time i have had here. I would