Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-06-18
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April, and the packet ship Britannia, cap
at New York. BY these vessels London
papers TO the S0th April, & Liverpool Of
the 1st ultimo have been received. The
latest Paris dates are by the way oil Lon
don.
The subject OF the French indemnity IS
still OF chief importance 10 The American
reader, and there are indications mat the
question is, by 30 means, as near to pacl-
fic and final adjustment as has been sup
posed. The bill, as il passed the chamber
of Deputies, was brought before the Peers
on tie 27ib, by NJ. de Rigny, Minister Of
war. in the absence of the minister of III
nances. II had been supposed by some,
that the amendment Of the Deputies, on
motion Of Gen Valaze, would be dlscoun
teDanced by the ministers, and rejected
by the Peers. But il appears, on the con
trary, to have been expressly sanctioned
by The Ministers. We give in this place,
The only sketch Of the proceedings Of the
Peers on the question that has reached US.
Chamber OFFERS Sitting 4prH 81.
The Minister of War. in the absence OF
the minister of Finances, presented the
for The grant of twcnty five millions for
the execution Of the treaty with the Uni.
ted States. The minister then entered in
to some Developments on the treaty Of
the 9TH Of July, and stated, that if the re
ations between France and America were
o be renewed, it was not now for the for
mel to take the initiative. He stated that
ministers had. with the utmost good faith,
exerted their best efforts to obtain the
means Of discharging the American claims
and there their task ended. They were
convinced that such steps would be taken
by America as would expunge every trace
Of misunderstanding which ought never
TO have existed. The chamber of Depu
ties had understood the feelings Of the
ministers on this point, and had conse
qnently inserted in the text Of the bill a
clause TO which the ministers had agreed.
Another amendment which had been pre-
scented had been rejected at the sugges
ton Of the government, the object Of
which bad been to subject TO publicity
the explanations which the French go
yernment had right TO expect from the
government of the United States. Min
listers were Of opinion that The dignity
OF France should he satisfied, but they at
the same time, thought that the satslac
ton must be offered in manner honora
bic TO both nations.
This is very unsatisfactory summary,
more especially when taken in connexlon
with the following paragraph from the
National Of the 2S,h April -
Several Journals have announced that
the American Indemnity Bill would be
brought TO the Chamber of Peers without
the amendment of Gen. Valaze. To day
1t was presented 10 that Chamber, and
tic Minister boldly asserted that the a
mendment of the deputies was the expires
sion OF bis own feelings on the subject
Never said he, should we have thought
of paying twenty five millions to America
without having previously obtained some
satisfaction for the words and manner in
which the claim was made. however foun-
ded it may otherwise be-
Ii is further asserted by the Paris oppo
sltion journals. that the amendment of
Gen. Valaze bad caused dissatisfaction TO
Mr.. Livingston and the Courier Francois
asserts, as it says, upon Mr.. Livingston's
own authority. that the arrival of that gen
tleman at Washington will be the begin
ming Of hostile measures against France.
The London papers, in which we find
these statements, discredit them entirely
but they are strangely corroborated by
the letter Of Paris correspondent. The
writer is an American gentleman of intel
ligence, who has furnished regular and
most correct adyices ofthe whole (French)
history Of this matter for the last six
months. From this letter it will be seen
hat We i IpIn IN faty
his departure, and that, too, with dIspleas-
ure -
Correspondence Of the Com. advertiser.
PARIS, April 81.
wrote you on Sunday (supposinG the
Liverpool packet might arrive before the
Albany from Havre, y that the bill provi-
ding for the payment of the 25 millions,
according TO the treaty OF 1881, passed the
chamber Of Deputies OIL Saturday last.
1t was the tone of the presidential mes
saSe,-and MIR. Livingston's published let
tiers did not modify or qualify (which
gave offence to the French; s. how far the
unfortunate papers will prove an obstruction
TO final adjustment Of the difficulty, re-
mains TO be seen. All will now depend
upon the comfy of parties; and if the
'amende honorable is to come from Gen,
Jackson, there may be the the rub, for
he is not distinguished for urbanity Of this
sort He is too tenacious of what An
drew Jackson has once said; and has
that stern stuff which makes him very
brave in assuming responsibility But
has ne the moral courage to explain in a
matter where both houses of Congress and
the country have rendered verdict against
him cannot concur in the opinion ex
pressed here by some, that the amend
meut in the indemnity bill has created
new difficulty not easily surmouned-
though | confess the subject ia not free
from h-and there may be no immediate
termination of the quarrel; but when it is