Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-08

In France, anu tuey SohSaeS' -.o.,y eince
70 declare that they have seen no Ieasom .;.', of
- dis,rnst the sincerity or perfect integrity o.
the King in this matter. ,rr.snon.
II having been arranged in the correspon-
dence which followed the rejection OF the rill y
the Chambers, that this government ES"nn
await the further action of the French Onan
hers before taking any other step, the Comm I
Too Proceeded TO examine on what ground tue
PRESIDENT now recommends action without wa..
ino They review the correspondence pet"een
the French Minister here and our Secretary OF
State in reference to the supposed pleoSe oi
The French Minister for an extraordinary con-
location of the Chambers. The Committee 90
not find such pledge though tney mo eVeay
assurance that the earliest practlcaD,e oPpoi..u.
nity will be seized for pressing the Dill upon ''e
Chambers. .,,;o,, IN
They find an expression of an e1Pecfai.0mm on
N. mart of the President that the King VIII use
his whole constitutional power, (~hlch 'hciuoes
tho mower to convene the Chambers at any
time but they do not find that expectation 10
have been responded to by the French Minister;
or. If il was, the document containing the re-
sponse has not been communicated 10 congress,
&C. &C. If the Chambers had been conVeheo
earlier than usual, though hothlhg sno m 10
been done by them, at the time that congress
met, il is not probable, says the Report that inc
President would have held the language to" ARDS
France. which is contained in mis- Message: nor
would he, if he had known what subsequent IN
telligence has disclosed, thatthe Chambers were
to meet on the 1st Of December.
The reasons assigned by the French Ministry
for not calling an extra meeting OF the CnaHi
beers were plausible at least, and if they do not
command conviction, would justify acquiescence
in the course Of the King, it, as the COMMITTEE
are entirely convinced, throughout the negoua-
ton. and on all occasions before the treaty
and after the treaty, the King has invariably
shown an anxious desire for The satisfactory
adjustment of the differences between france
and the United States The opposition to the
execution Of the treaty had not proceeded rom
the King of France or his Ministers. but from
the Chamber of Deputies. Whilst these exer'
tons are making by the French Government,
the policy Of this Government is 10 strengthen
them-to second them-and above all, TO 40
nothing to impair the force of them.
The refusal of one branch of a Government,
it is true, (says the reporD to execute a Treaty
mav be regarded as the refusal oil tn" "ho'e
Government; but when the head OF the Govern
ment eyinces the earnestness which has been
shewn in thi- case by the political head of The
French Government such conclusion ought
not to be hastily drawn. Upon the whole, the
Committee are of opinion that the time has not
vet arrived when Congress is called upon 10 60
into the consideration Of the very serious qnes
ton, whether they will enter into any measure
for the purpose of taking into their own hands
redress for wrongs by France. The Committee
are of opinion that Congress ought to AVOID
any resort to war, or to measures which may
lead to it, and rather wait to see the result OF the
exertions which the French King is undoubfed-
ly making to carry the Treaty int" full effect;
We have not finished our account OF this Re
mort but we have followed it out far enough to
disclose to the reader its general character, he
ing prevented by the lateness of the hour from
adding more.