Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-01-15
FRENCH RELATIONS.

Wa have occupied large parton OF this nor
,n,, ,.pcr with an abstract Of Mr. CIay's Re-
on, in the Senate, on the subject OF our relations
vnh France. and with the debate on the motion 10
MN, an unusually large number OF extra copies Of
nu Report. The paramount interest OF sub
=, and the impustance that il should be compre-
,.uI.d in all its bearings by the people. will at
a 10 these articles the attention of every reader.
Nv. could wish that il were in Ir power 10 lay be
.ore them at once and in cxtenso, the Report itself
which, by tho way, we propose TO 'io at as early
perioJ AZ practcable-both because its views
r.nerslly are not dis9im lar TO those heretofore cx.
rcsseI by US, and because from the universally
enccded ability Of its author, and from The high
kcomiums bestowed upon ii by lee lin. members
1.-THE Senate il is doubtless worthy OF the most ex-
.nsive circulation--vlndIcatins, at once, the na-
saal rights, by calculating the j'sscr OF our claim
non the French government, while l. is opposed
long rs there is not a clear necessity Tor that
kcprse, 10 piunsing the nation into war, which,
uu as it may must tend to the injury OF both
parties. Should it, however, be rendered certain,
future events, that France will persist IN her &C.
usal to pay tina, claim, we doubt not that Mt Clay,
with all those who concur with him in opinion
hat II is at his time unnecessary to assume bel
sHen, position towards our old ally and stead
1S Htcho, VIII Dc US Teduy Us 0cb. SoeNso" ""''
.If 10 enforce our rights by an appeal TO urms
We are as much gratif as surprised TO learn,
rom the National In,elIigenccr Of the 9Th ms
Ia. even tho committee Of foreign rclat ms in the
ou,c of Representatives, which consists OF
.,u Wayne, Everett of Mass, Hall Of N. c.,
Coulter, Jarvis Pierson, Patton, l.ctcher and Pey-
pn six Jackson and 3 AntI,Jackson,) concur
Fah The committee of the Senate in disaPprovng
fthe Presidents recommendations. The ln'ell'-
(cnce says" We casually heard yesterday that
The committee on Foreign Relations IN the
House Of Representatives, on Tuesday, the ques-
ION was taken upon reporting bill conformab'e
lh. Presidents reconme ndntion 10 authorize con-
nsent reprisals egainst France, and decdrd IN
negative, by 6 votes to 3."-Thrce of the JACK
members Of the COMMITTEE therefore, "u"
y. deserted the administration on this question
thereby exhibiting II masnanimty and freedom
pn party shackles highly honorable to them
Ives, and auguripg we'll for the country.
THE FRENCH BILL OF EXCHANGE.
The rieh, of the U. ates Bank to demand OF
government damages on The Pr"tes ed OIL 't ex-
hanss upon the French government, when was
bid to tina, institution by the Secretary OF the Irea-
by, has been, as our readers are aware, much
oo,ed point & they have en- favored with sun
learned dispositions on the legal and eq' able
nciplss in vulved in the decision OF the question,
ON the pens Of fancy, Woodbury. s. b'tlar'
S'aam host Of minor satellites, who but tenec'
hsh. derived from hose more refug"nt o'b'
nush nsver pretending to DO very deeply versed
legal or moral philosophy, and therefore ""ap-
'''sd Of the arguments which might be drawn
'm 'hose complex sciences, in opposition 10 Tue
am OF the Bank, it has nevertheless appeared 10
mat The claim ofthe Bank TO damages is found
20 Clearly both in law ami justice, thai no man
no IS mol profou jurs, and METAPHYSICS" ca"
''o' II tor moment. We are induced now '"
WI 10 ms subject, in order to show the views ."
named Of this moter by our Charge de' Aha' IS
rance when he was appr'zed OF tha p'otes' o.
'', ana which may be found in the corresPo"
WV oe'wecn the accredited az nts OF the French
Amer' an governments, lately communicates
congress by the President.
oulns the interval bet wecn the return OF MI
''' rom Paris and the Appointment Of Hr l. v
~ Is MS successor, N. Niles, Esq. ac'ei as
,", >" to that Court. On the 2lst March, 1883,
,., .''ss no''hed the Duke de Br,glc, then the
,S 's' Minister Of Foreign Affairs, that the s'''
,,. S'sa drawn, and would be presented in day
... o'or payment VIVA, said the D"ke de Bros-
"s' Exactly what M. Bldde says he Is
.p''ed to prove before court Of law to wit, that
ds'srnmsnt had no RICH, to draw the lid bill
"a Its Course IN relation 10 this bill was "
s' " regret, and indeed Of as,on,shmen,," 10
81 Of France In reply to this note
,r' %' Duke de Broglie, M. Niles attempts Of
" % vindieate the proceedings of his govern.
NV, out, in the mean time. hc had learned tina,
A''d oee" presented to the French Minister