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required than The expression Of q de-
sire on the part of has Majesty Minis
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re C6s.Sys." Again. IN speaking 81
the delay which occurred IN the month
|o( December. l say. I" IL = refeued 70.
u presume, an order 10 show that Il vas
produced by \ desire. On the part Of
|bis Majesty's Ministers, the better 10
assure the passage Of the Law: Of this,
|sir, | never had doubt, and immedi-
aiely 90 advised my GoS eminent, and
Uniformed IL, rs II Was the fact, that I
perfectly scquicsced an the delay"
Thus. IL must be evident, not only that
no offensive charge Of ill-faiih Is made
In the message. but that, as - expressly
stated IN the hst extract, full Justice
was done al Washington TO the inten-
hons osthe French Government. While
the delay Is complained of Is wrong.
no improper motives are attributed 10
The Government IN causing at Again.
sur, the whole tenor Of that part II my
letter which relates Ia the execution
pf the promise made by Mr.. Serurier.
while IL asserts the construction pui
upon II BY the President to be the true
one, and appeals to facts and oircum-
stances To support that construction;
yet II avoids charging the French Co
semment With any Intentional viola
ton, aitnbuiing their delay to an cr-
roneous construction only: for IN the
letter, Il again quo;e liberally.) say
L have entered into this detail with
the object'of showing that although the
ministers Of the King. under the inter
prctations which they seem To have
given 10 Mr. Serurier's promise. may
have considered themselves nj liberty
TO defer the prcsentation Of the law un.
til the PERIOD which they though
would best secure its success, vet the
President. interpreting that promise
differently. feeling that in conse.
Squence Of IL he had forborne To do wha
might be strictly called a duty, anc
seeing that its performance had no
taken place, could not avoid stating the
whole case clearly and distinctly d
&Congress-" Thus, sir, the President
IA stating the acts of which he though
has country had 4 right to complain
does not make n single imputation Of
Improper motive, and TO avoid all mis-
construction. he offers n voluntary de.
{claration that none such were intend
led.
The part Of the message, which
ISeems TO have caused the greatest sen
sation m France. Is that IN which. afte,
a statement Of the causes Of complaint
it enters into 4 consideration Of the
measures 90 obtain redress, uhich, IL
simiiar cases, are sanctioned by the
laws OF nations. The complaint seem,
to be. that, IN a discussion Of the elf.
Scacy and convenience or each, 4 pre-.
Ference was gwen TO rePTiSals, consi.
Sdered Is a remedial. not as hostile
HmeaSure; and this has been construed
INTO a menace Ii any EXPLANATION.
were necessary on this head, they ara
3glsen m the message itself. II Is there
expressly diSavowed; and the powe,
land high character Of France are an.
&Pealed To, TO show that IL never could
be induced by threats 10 do what il,
sense Of justice denied. II the mea.
sure 20 which l have more than once
alluded, should be rcsorted TO. and the
{humiliation attending a compliance
with II could be endured. and IL IL were
possible, under such circumstances. &c
4give an explanation, what more could
be required than Is contained IN the
message itself, that IL was not intended
as menace: II the measure TO which
alludc should be adopted, and sub
United TO. what would his Majesty.
Government require; The disayow al
soi any intent To influence the councils
lot France by threats They have II
already. II forms n part Of the very
instrument which caused the offence
and ] will not do them the injustice Ia
think that they could form the offensive
idea Of requiring more The necessity
lot discussing the nature OF the rcme-
jdies ior the Eon-execution Of the trea-
~, the character and spirii in which II
was done, are explained in my letter
SO often referred TO. and pray your
Excellency 10 consider the concluding
Part Of Il. beginning with the quotation
] have last made. But II waited any
argument to show that no explanation
sof this part Il the Message vas neces-
.sary. or could be required, I should
.hnd Il IN the opinion, certainly a lust
,one, expressed by his MAjesiy's Min
lIsters. that the Recommendation oT the
President not having been adopted by
the other branches q the Government. FL
Was not q national act. and could NOT
be complained Of as such. Nav. ip
the note presented Nv Mr.. Serurier co.
|ihe Government a: Washington. and
the MEASURES which Il announces. (b;S
|recail and the offer % my passtsorssl !
Ithe Government of his Majesty seems
r. have done ali that they thought n.
dignity required; foF they. Al The sane
time, declare that the Law prov,d,nz
ior the payment will BE- presented. bus
|gIve no iniirnatiOn II any previous con
lniiion. and annex none a. ti,e tilil
Which they fJrppent Tha .~rc,t..s "A