Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1798-10-12
Paris, July &c, '9S,


irsc.iyed au the o7th Meaidnr, your Ter
ter ct the 2ph Qhc i,'h Ju'y) on hicl
permit me TO make inme obier!st,ons.
Yoa alle5se that in the Uaitsd States thl
French republic is accultd Of not willinq
for peace, and to nhew that i, was always
dehrcus thereof You recar to the arrival o.
NJ. Genet in America, Far from aceuis-
tons of any kidd, / with TO cultivate har
moOy between vhe TWO governments as the
fold BATS of peace. From that epoch 10
the departure from the United States of vi.
Aaet, the coyleipondenee of The f4cretsriss
Of State of,he Uniisd States with the French
nninifiers in America and the American
miniisers in France, Contains the Aii:ory 10
that time Of the unhappy differences be-
tween the two republics, and evinces .he I'm
cere deiirc of the government OF the Uniu
ted States amid1 ,he inevitable embsrraT,
msnts reluiting from the eonvuiGve fate Of
Europ-, 70 preierve bar pony and fiiendG,ip
With the French re2ublic, and TO perform
with tcroPulous attention the duties of ncu
tTsiitv. .fby any unfortunate events France
had inftained Injuries during that tenn. fill
the msn'feh difpoasion Of the government
of the United States r. jlftice aud nodora
ton, was fure pledge OF redreis.
When Mr.. Monroe vas rec,iI.d. M.
niftsr was TENT TO fupply bis place, and YOU
i7y ne could not he received becaufe he was
not in inaticn 70 ful6i the con l;sicns ne.
csGary for the renewai OF the poli,ic j con-
neeiiousl Had he been received he cou,d
have applied for other powers If ncce(Tarv
norhing is more uiual. The application
which you have 10 frenuoufly ursed on nv
part muft have beea far the renewal OF po~ .
ers anuu'led by The aef of Tending awav the
other envcys: iurely then your arguments
would have applied With much more force
to The cafe If ruiniiler Whole powers were
only fupDofed Inadequate TO tie objeas of
his milton. The aa of rejecting this mi
nifter. accompanied with circumstances of
high diipleafuce on the part OF the govern D.
ment Of the Ffench republic, could NOT fail
to wound deeply the government of the u
n'ted States, and To produce bfe-~ations on
fuch an inDo:tant event Let the caufe and
effect be buried in obHvion, the reInem
brance thereof cannon pronote harmony
This YOU will readily accede to when you
confdet the arnicabie and attentive condnd
Immediately adontsd by the American 90.
vernnerti in fending three envoys eNtraordi
narv with adequate powers to eifea re
Cancellation and renewal of the commercial
Between ,he REPUBLICS.
From the arrival Of the ervoys ar Ps-is
to fhe departure of two of them, the ohioAq
OF their milton were deka ed by irf,nsrs.
bic bars arifirg from demands of loans
which vjc'at'nq the neutrality OF the United
States woald hare involved them in IN i'm
mediate over, ard OF pscuniary repsrs,;ors
For the osfervatioae hinfed az. Towards
the end Of that rerfcd. after in1pofipe on me
'eerecy, Won fated the emharraTnents and
diliaiis'aefion Of the executive direFforv. on
account Of the opinions and conversations NJ
nv colleagues, It's determination not TO treat
with them, and It's DEERE to necocia,e viii
me; and you added shat nv departure wonld
produce an immediate rupture. Anonitled
as | 'ras at this communication. informed
YOU ] had no powers 10 trear fepayarelv. the
mesfnre was impofFible, and that had nv
powers been adequate a treaty wade uosler
fuch circumstances could never be ratified
W my government.
You differed from me, we rsafoned on
the tnbjeet, and each adhered TO his opinion,
urged IN vain the unresionablenels of adj
hitting pyejudices againf nv colleagues
without Informing them Of the caufes there
Of; The good efFea 10 removing tbsfe which
reiuit from fuch information, and the neceG-
hiy OF making known to then all thar had
now psded be'ween us. You held me 70
the rrumie Of fecrecy, adding, thz. IF I
would negotiate. we could foon finifh a
treaty, for the executive directory were mol
in the habit Of fpsndine unuch fine abou,
fuch matters. You deiired another inter
view, in which, after difcuaion Of tbe
fnbica, confirmed and adhered to my de.
termination.
In This fate affairs remained for iore
time. and battered myfeif With the hop,
that falling in The propnftion for negocis-
ting with me feparstely, your next net
would be TO accredit the three ENJOYS II
lOch an event the iecrecy mentioned wonlc
have been proper. This eSDeaaiiou wa
strengthened by the two fubfrquent inter
views which they had with YOU, aol vo,
may judge Of my iurprife on tic rece;pt q
vou, lefterof lbe 18Th Ventofs, conis;o;nt
reiuisl 10 treat with two of the envovs
snd renewing the proportion In treat viii
one. Finding that vas the perfon alluded
10, and that all hopes Of our being ioinrl,
sccredhsd were at an end, I again refuiet
~ the mott podtive terms to negocis,e Ce,
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