Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1811-07-15

suancc Ul this rtcOnmtT ruHons Clu
! Cong ess pass the act called the non-in-
Etercoursc law of the last session.
This non.intercourse law, set i bc
distinctly kept ia mind, was passed az.
ter the arrival at Washington of the
new French minister, liz on the ~ day
Of March, 1911, Arl ] nave, rnorcc4
yer, to intreat my countrymen delii1er-
ateiy and dispassions5eiF 10 View tin
connexion with my iettsfss q general
| Armstrong, of IVY SIZE III June, AND 5th
July, 1910, wiz ry i-F-r NV aeneral
rnfreBu, ot tic IS'i DecesnhAw
and wiih the inlovms,ion nereaisef e.
tailed in the .sln.ar5cle VI tbis address.
And then, trust, ;hcs VII hste ir5e
perception of the real groaind ci Ar
tMadison's enmity to ne Wit lssreett9
this measure.
Notwithstanding the precise protes-
tation, solemnlv communicated 70 the
French Government ard openly pro-
mulgated 10 the whole world, III viigus
of the letters from the Sta.e Depart
ment Of June and July 1910, thai " !
satisfactory provision for restoring tic
property, lately surprised and seized by
ltl9 order OF at the instance of the
French Government nusl be combined
with repeal 81 the French ediciS 7yil5
q viezv ID a non-inferconrse frifh Great
Brian" yet it's fact, that before th@
passing Of the nou-lntsrcourse iaw cf
the last session siz. Oh the 5Oth Fcbru-
arp, 1911, the French Goyesnment dad
officially and formally thrcngsi their
minister, MIR Surnsier, communicate
| 10 THE Government their fixed CtrterTl-
nation not 10 restore tb- hr0h-rSy .has
had been 50 seized; An /, moreover
from the information, which had been
received by Mr.. Madison, PRIOR 10 the
date Of the non int recourse law, IL was,
at the time Of passing it, evident 10 my
mind, that the Berlin and Milan DEGREES
had not been revoked, as bad been de-
clared BY the proclamation
! S,h. At the session Of Congress,
Iso9--lo, law was passed making
some new regulations, as to ministers
and Barboy Cobsals. To t!is ! W
Mir. Madison saw strong objections
strong indeed, that he has hitherto ut
terIy disregarded lis provisions. Not
ihaving deemed il adyiseablc, II the time
this bill was suhEairtgtl 10 linn For ht=
appreciation, to return itwith his mega
tive, and not having considered ii ~
T, pcdieat at TIE last session to recot7-
mend. Us the corsA uaor requires, is
lrepeal or lis modification be. Al a late
/ period Of the session pr-ss & me much
10 prevail upsD some member 70 inttc-
\ dlcr, with thAt li-w, \ bin INTO CEl-
gress. remari. to hirn. a. respect-
fully as could taat had powerful OBJ
Lotions 10 eyerv Kind or private io.cr-
mcddiiug WITH the business me,rbrrs
Of the Legislature, and, especially 10
such secret modes Of recommending
! public mcasm.es ~ toe consideration III
Congress lie received my remark
with great pertubAti,n and vas e,idcH.-
" much di,pieased.
Owing u the untoward proyisions
Of ibis law,yant To Tie unfortunate rtsIys
Of Mr., Madlson's calculating rtlicv,
six At least Of OR fanc.ionasise ~ ord,
not holding their appointments Wy ihis
law directs, ire not eatvl.j ln, Nli.l ct,-
not receive, thc comnen4ati9a prny.dcsl
by lazy tsg their services
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