Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-12-11
WHOLE NO. 245.

. us utss Olu'ioll, aVOld ms delay, our
Minister in Paris, la virtue olihe ASSURANCES
give By the French Minister in the Uni
ted States, strongly urged the convocation
Of tha Chambers at Nh earlier dav. but
without success. il is proper TO remark,
however, that this refusal has been ac-
compared With the most positive assuran~
cas-, o. the part OF the Executive Govern
: melt of France, Of their Intention to press
ihc appropriation at the ensuing session of
( the Numbers.
/ The cxecutiyc branch Of this govern
mcil has. as matters stanC, exhausted alt
( .hc authority upon the subject with whioi,
!; is invested, and which it had any reason
10 believe could be bencficialy employed.
The idea of acquicscing in the refusal
TO execute the treaty will not, ! am con-
4 hGort, be for "A moment crteraimedby any
branch OF this government; ond further
,ncgoiiation is equally out Of the question.
ilil shall be the sure of Congress
20 await the farther aC.ion Of the French
| Chambers, no further consideration of the
subject will, al this season, probably be
required at your hands. But if, from the
original delay in asking for an apprcpria-
/ ton, from the refusal of the Chambers To
grant it when asked, from the omission
10 briug tho subject before the Chambers
at their last session, from the fact that,
! including the session, there have been five
| different occasions when the appropriation
might have been made, and from the de-
lay in coNyoking the Chambers until some
! Ic fhn nt
though well known that communication
of tho whole subject to Congress at the
last session was prevented by assurance
lhai il should be disposed ofbefore its pre-
sent meeting, you should feel yourselves
consraned to doub; whether it be the
i intention of the French Government in all
| It's branches TO carry the treaty into effect
! and think that such measures as the oc-
! casion NAV be deemed to call for, should
be bow adopted, the important question
arises what those measures shall be.
I Our institutions are essentially pacific.
Peace ard friendly intercourse with all
nations, are as much the desire of our
| government as they are interests Of our
People. But these objects are not to bo
| permanently secured, by surrendering the
| rights of our citizens, or permitting solemn
treaties for their Indemnity il cases of
fragrant wrong, to be abrogated or set
! aside.
! Ii is undoubtedly in the power Of Con-
gross seriously to affect the agricultural
! and manufacturing interests OF France, by
| the passage OF laws relating to her trade
! with the United States. Her products,
! manufactures, and tonnage, may be sub
! ijcctcd to heavy duties in our ports, or all
! tcommercial intercourse with her may
: be suspended. But there are powerful,
and, to my mind, conclusive objections to
This mode or proceeding. We cannot
! embarrass or cut off the trade Of France,
! without, at the same time, in some degree,
! embarrassing or cutting off our own
trade. The injury Of such warfare
must fall, though unequally, upon our
own citizens, and likewise could not
but impair the means of the Government,
and weaken that united sentiment in sup
port of the rights and honor of the nation
i which must now pervade every bosom.
ri Nor is it impossible that such a course
: oflcgislation would introduce once more
, into our national councils, those disturbing
questions in relation TO the tariff of Gu-
I ties which have been SO recently put to
!, rest. Besides, by every measure adopt
ed by tie government of the United States
with the view ofinluring franco,thc clear
perception of right which will induce our
r, own people, and the rulers and people of
, all other nations, even of France herself,
to pronounce our quarrel just, will be OBJ
4 scurcd and the support rendered to us IN a
: final resort to more decisive measures,
nj will be more limited and equivocal'-
: \ There is but one point in the controversy,
nj and npon that the whole civilized world
u, must pronounce France TO be in the
wrong. We insist that she shall pay us a
10 sum of money, which she has acknow.
# lodged TO be due and of the justice oi
;. this demand, there can be but one opinion
h among mankind. True policy seems tc
/. dictate that the question at issue should
n ba kcp; thus disincumbered, and that not
!. .tS slightest prctcncc should be given
" to France 60 persist in her refusal to make
ir payment, by any act on our part affecting
,e the interest of her people. The question
q. should be left as il is now, III SUCH al
as attitude that when France iulhls her treat,
q. s,ipulations, all controversy will be at al
10 end.
,oIl II is my conviction, that the United State
=. ought 10 insist on prompt execution oil IN
Us treaty and in case it be refused, or longer d.
r. laycd. take redress into their own hands,
OF Aller the delay on the part Of France OF
at quarter of century, in acknowledging thc'