The Arkansas advocate., 1834-12-26

ny -.,ropratlOn 10 carry II iuto oAocutioh.
 an naPp,ss lessons given for this omission, al-
 lps .ah they might be considered sufficient
 ''u5 ard;oary case, are not consistent with 5 2" "vnectations founded upon the assu-
 0s ssr o;yen here, for there is no constitu- Ial'j ', obstacle to entering into legislative as''a'a st the first meeting of the Cham au,'' . This point, however. might have Ssls' overlooked, had not the Chambers,
 f.n cd ot being called to meet at so early p5's ,sr that the results of their deliberations al 'sht he communicated to me, before the r's ss,;uo of Congress, been prorogued to 'ss %s sotb of the present month-a period so n,. ps thai their decision can scarcely be made s, saown to the present Congress prior to it's 1"s sssohItion. To avoid this delay, our Min e'ss '.., in Paris, in virtue of the assurance p,e, sss,, by the French Minister in the United srt Gates, strongly urged tic cenyecatian of Mo Chambers at all earlier day, but without nccess.
 I, ;s proper to remark, however, that this .rsal has been accompanied with the most s0stive assurances, on the part of the Ex-
 f,,hve Government of France, of their
 snpion to press the appropriation at the
 .,sing session of the Chambers.
 The Executive branch of this Govern
 wot has, as matters stand, exhausted all
 6s authority upon the subject with which ss invested, and which it had any reason to believe could be beneficially employ The idea of acquiescing in the refusal n execute the treaty will not, am conf- dent be, for moment, entertained by any banch of this Government: and further pegotiation IS equally out of the question. If Ii shall be the pleasure of Congress to await the further action of the French Chambers, no further consideration of the subject will at this session, probably be re- mlired at your hands. But, if from the ori- goa delay in asking for an appropriation, from the refusal of the Chambers to grant # when asked. from the omission to bring the subject before the Chambers at their last session, from the fact that, including that session, there have been five different occasions when the appropriation might have been made, and from the delay in con- voking the Chambers until some weeks af- ter the meeting of Congress, when it was well knowr that a communication of the whole subject to Congress, was prevented by assurances that 1t should be disposed of before its present meeting, you should feel Nurselves constrained to doubt whether 1t h the intention of the French Govern msat in all its branches to carry the treaty mo effect, and think that such measures as the occasion may be deemed 10 call for, should be now adopted, the important ques- tou arses what those measures shall be.
 Our institutions are essentially pacific. Peace and friendly intercourse with all na- tons are as much the desire of our Gov ernment as they are the interest ofour Peo- pie. But these objects are not to be per- manily secured, by surrendering the rights ofour citizens, or permitting solemn treaties Or lheir indemnity in cases of fragrant Tong, to be abrogated or set aside.
 It is undoubtedly in the power Of Con- gess 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, manu- lectures, and tonnage, may be subjected to heavy duties in our ports, or all commercial intercourse with her may be suspended. But there are powerful, and, to my mind, conclusive objections to this mode of pro- ceedng. We cannot elnbarrass or cut off the trade of France, without, at the same lme. some degree, embarrassing or cut sns etf our own trade. The injury of such warfare must fall, though unequally, upon our own citizens, and could not but impair the means of the Government, and weaken mat united sentiment in support of the nsnts and honor of the nation which must now pervade every bosom. Nor is it inn possible that such course of legislation you'd introduce once more into our na- aonal councils, those disturbing questions in lelahon to the tariff of duties which have been so recently put to rest. Besides, by every measure adopted by the Govern nent of the United States with the view of iaJunng France, the clear perception ol aght which will induce our own people, and me rulers and people of all other nations even ot France herself, 10 pronounce oul quarrel just, will be obscured, and the SUD- port rendered to us in final resort to more ueclsive measures, will be more limited snd equlvocal. There IS but one point in ue controversy, and upon that the whole ! .l'lllzed world must pronounce France tc Oe Tn the wrong. We insist that she shal pay us sum of money, which she has ac- Anowledged to be due, and of the justice o' 'nls demand, there can he but one opin- uu among mankind. True policy would fr< II