Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-12-30
Mr.. Forsyth TO Mr.. Livingston
nv DEPARTMENT or Sr,
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! SIR: Your dispatches and those a 'SSt.
ton, to No. Sc, inclusively, have besn, MI Bar.
with copies of your correspondent ui,t eeeIved,
vermont Of France to the TN of Au ",n Inc Go.
subject of the treaty of the 4th of hi, on the
have the Presidents directions to exnr Wy, ieSl
probation OF your conduct, his regret a, US ep
disposition which has rendered ,emno N.Y. e III.
sence from Paris necessary and his bonS ao'
speedy restoration to health will have e 'nata
you TO resume your post before this comr Enabled
ton can reach France. 1t is especiaIv " SA
BILE thaty should he in Paris, that tho c sesla'
ment OF the Cnitad States may be apprisss an ..
the earliest possible hour, not only OF the s.t
determination Of the question of apn,on,;i anal
the funds Tor the execution Of the trea,r W.
of every indication of opinion relative ,Iss wy
in the administration, or in the Legislative ct.a
bers. |"dn'
1t is not the wish of the president ,b..
should urge again the proprety of called . ~.
sion OF the Chambers. His lust exne",.s Ss'
have been made known and disreqardoS ~
has been disappointed. The causes as,i,I ne
by Count de Rigny are not satisfactory 70 ft9 9a
The president did not rely Oh MIR. Ser1ris,aa 'u'
surances of the disposition Of the admin;s.d'S'
ton Of France TO hasten, by all const,n,;o.a,
tional MEANS the presentation of the lav ~ ~"
new Characteristic relied upon the solemn .a VIC
RANGES of the Minister Of France that il wss ,h'
intention Of the administration TO use all ~"
sttutonal efforts for that object-an nten,ion ' =.
seems not to be executed, until the exercise ~
the constitutional power of the King in tL,, -
gard, is agreeable to the individuals comnos;r.
the Legislative branch oft Government psrs"Ts
al convenience public functionares must dsr.
gard, when duty requires the performance of,,
act IF justice. In constituting NJ Serurier,s NOT.
OF the 5ih ofJunc last it is by SUBSTITUTING dsnos,
ton frr intention that the Count de Rigny sem
ed tOpersuade himsellthal there is NOTTINGHAM.
course prescribed to itSelfby the Government
France inconsistent with those declarations con
tanned in it, upon which tie President took hmm
himsell the high responsibility Of emitting i'm.
mediateIy to communicate to Congress fine 70.
lection by tie Chamber Of Deputies of the law
appropriating funds for the execution of N.
treaty, and 10 recommend at the same time n
that body the measures, in his judgment pro,er
to be adopted on that most unexpected event. h
may not be ineXpedient. before the assembling
of the next Legislature, to make Count de Rjpnv
sensible of the source Of the error into which n.
has fallen; and that the President could norvirh
out disregarding the plain import Of simple Ian.
guage, have anticipated the course that has been
decided upon.
Leaving the whole matter to the increased RS.
possibility Of France the President will place
the subject in its just light before Congress at the
opening of fhe session. and await with Tranquil
confidence the result of The action of the Legis-
latve functionaries of Fiance, and ofthe United
States.
am, sir, your obedient servant
JOHN FORSYTH