Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-01-15
ruRREAu'sLETrER : AGAIN.

y Il +. 4.
TURREAU'sL LETTER AGAIN
Our readers have doubtles. observes,
With no little surprise TIA, The rssOs.
ton sifsrsd BY Mr.. Hanson, in rosarde
the famous letter Of Turrssu, aud which
the House reissed 70 adept Oh Tu..ds,
was on the day following revived BY N,
Roberts Of Penn. In ito original shape
and pissed. A very esneiss history q
the origin Of this rssclusinn, its prcsru
in the House, and the final disposilico
which was made Of IL; will tnabls ,f.
people rightly TO appreciate lhs conduit
Of the Presidents friends upon thi, &C.
casion. Sone time in the year lees
Mons. Turreau, the French miriss,
then residing at Baltimore sddress1
an insolest and penseing let,e, to /. }
Secretary of State, in aEich he express
ed tie visvs, feelings and intentions Of
his government towards the y. States
which views, feelings ard inlentions
we're inimical to the rights and honorsf
the American station. This letter ya
translated by Mr.. Graham, and remaistd
for a considerable time upon the Glesoi
the ofYice-During this time, repeated
but Intellectual applications were made
by the President 70 Gen. Turr'au, u
withdraw it, at length d. Cabr tho
French Secretary did take it from .heo Of.
fee, vitbont deigning to offer any sp0-
logy for it, having been written, orsny
reason for taking ii back. This letter
va. addressed to our government luslA
the time when = British Minister was
appreaching our Capital with friendly
propositions for an adjustment ofour dlt'
fersnces with G. B.; srd vas not With
drawn from the Office Of State, ill after
his disH,iss.l from the seat Of govern.
ment. These circumstances having R
some means or other leaked out |; il was
inmsdistely and justly concluded, Thai
this lettsr had been written with vies
to prevent an accommodation vita u
Britain, ahd Withdrawn 10 consideration
only Of the dismissal Of her ministeE-
The subject was Thought worthy 0fan
investigation by Congress, and in order
to institute foil enquiry into sii I"
eircum stances Mr.. Henson OF Md. sub
mi.ted the following resolution.
Reselued. That the Prssider' be, /
he is hereby requested TO cause to b
laid before this House, any cores
pondepce with. or communicative d
writing, from the late minister OF
France, resident ut Washington. Oh
or about the 1Ath Of June. 1909. y
subsequently with his successor, NJ
Serrnrier, prescribing or declaring
the terms and conditions upon which
their sovereign would eonscntts treat
of amity and commerce with the u
States. If any such correspondent"
Or communication be in the posses
sion of the executive; and if nose
such he in the possession Of the ef
eeutiye. that the President be. ADD b
Is hereby requested to inform ODD
House. unlcss the public interest f''
bid such disclosure, whether lhsF
has not been such . c0rrespoDdeoo
or communication, which was WIN
drawn frsm the archives ofthe Nv
partment Of State, and ifso 7ehfn
ho1o the same was 80 withdraw
This resolution the House after SOM
debate agreed to consider, and It !"
ordered TO lie on the table for thai FO'
pose. Some days after. however, y.
Hansen rose 10 his place ard SAID 49,
circumstances had come to his SnO'
edge since Offering thisresolsti"n' s' :,
had induced HIN to alter his inten''
course, aad he therefore withdrew
resolution then on The table, ana wv"
tuted the following in lieu Of 1t.
Resolred, That the sommiti'', ~, +
appointed to enquire Whether >"
Turreau late minister OF : IN .,,i
did or did not, on or sbeut the IN ~
Of Jane, 1909, write q letter " s. Il
Secretary Of the State, setting % s,,I
the terms and conditions upon WI ,iu
bis government would treat o. -, ~
and .Anma.nn wi.;tD, the u. D.