Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-07-16

of improper cfedence 70 the gcyeuusp
st France. On a comparison Of bua !
transactions, il will appear that il a marx
ed confidence end respect was shewns
either government. it was to that ofG.
Britsip. In accepting the declars!ioa II
tue government OF France III Zoe pr. ]
scnce of The Emperor, the United S,als
stood on mere secure grrund, tn, IA
accepting ,hs. Of a British minister 5
this country
To the demand msde hy the Unin;h
States of the retesl Of the Bri'ish orde,,
in council fouuded Oh the basis of Ii. !
Fre.cb repeal. Of August 5, 1910, q.
British eo,ernmcn, replied by demsrS
ing copy Of the orders issued by th,s
French government for carrying i'm
effect tia, repeal; demand witbou, G.. I
an pie in the intercourse between H.
lions. By this demand it ceased,obt, b
question whether ,he French repeal Va, &
OF sufficient extent, or was founded q,
unsuitable ccnditi"ns. The pledge ~
me French government was doubtst;
a scre.inv was TIA be instituted as 10 d,
manner in uhici, IL was 10 be di.ch.rs.
ed. and its faith p.f served, not b. n.
subseqr 20, conduct OF its cruisers 10.
wards tie vessels Of the L. S,otcs, bu
by copy Of roc orders given to mi
cruisers. Where would this end r.
re Frenth eo,ejrment,ntended frap8
BIZ is declaration oi rfpeaI, anroupcet
to.,be minister olite Cniied States. sfi
afterwards to this government. might i.
not likewise eomTuii fraud il any otb.
un;cetion which i. might make
Ii credit was refused by the British 90
rernment to the act of the French 20
vernment. tbas formally announced, il
il probable ths, ii would have bees givea
by il, to any document of inferior ella.
racter, directed to It's OVID people! A.
though it was the policy and might b.
the interest OF the British governmeR
TO engage the u. States in such con.
,roversy with The French governments
was far from compor,ing with their ihn.
rest to DO il They considered it thei;
duty to accept the repeal already made
by the French government, OF is de.
crees, and 10 look 10 It's conduct aud TO
that offs cruisers, sanctioned by the GO
vernmeDt. Tor the isitiriul performance
or violation of il. TIE y. S. having
been injured by both powers, were IN.
wiling, in their exertions 10 obtain jus.
tice Of either, 10 become the INSTRUMENT
of the other. They wete the less inchn.
cd 70 il in the presen, instance. from the
consideration, that the party aakjng ,ne
pressure on tksG maintained in ivA
force is unlawful edicts sgains, the A.
mefIcsR commerce, While Il could ns
deny ;hat considerable advance, at
FEAST, had beer made by tire other TO.
wards complete accommodation, il be
ing nantes, - tie world, rot cDly tia.
the faith Of theFIench goverBmen stood
p'edg d for ;ne repeal Of its DEGREES, but
mat the repeai did 'ske effect Cd the 9.
OF Novcmher 1870 III regard to the u,
S,a:cs .tat screra' American vessels
taken under them had beeD delivered
up, and Judicial decisions suspended on
siI, ky its order. and the; it also coniinu.
ed to give tie mos, positive assurances
that tie repeal should be faithfully Oh.
served.
!; has also been urged that the French
repea. va. conditional, and for that rea.
sen could &c, te accepted. This cblec.
ton hes slready been fully answered. 1t
merits attention, however, that The act:
Of the British government relating 10
tkis subject. particularly the declaraiion
OF The 2lst April 1912, and the repeal Of
the 23d June Of the Same year. are e.
qually and in like manner conditional
1t is not little surprising. Tia, the BIZ
fish government should have objected
to measure in apother government to
which it has itself given sanction By us
own acts. 1t is prope,, however. to re-
mark that this objection has been ccu'
pIeteIy waved & given up by the aocep'
lance of the decree Of The 2slh of April
1871.
The British government has urged
also, that it could not confide in The isI.h'
full performance by the French govern
ment Of any engagement, it might enter
into relative to the repeal of its DEGREES
This objection would be equally applica..
bic to aDy Other compact 10 be entered
into with France. While maintained
would be bar to AIRY treaty. even 10
treaty of peace, between them. bni
also las been admitted to he pDiounce1
bv the acceptance Of the decree OF Ie'
2sih of April, 1871.
TIE Secretary of Strife presunes 'D%
these facts ard explanations, srppsr'e0
as they are by authentic dooumen's
prove, first, that the repeal Of the brii'1
orders in council was Tot to be ascrio''
to the French decree bearing date 0"
The 2sth April 1911; and secondly tls.
in making that decree the basis OF tes"
Il