South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-03-07
EDW. LIVINGSTON.
Mr.. Livingston to Mr.. Forsyth.

Legation of the U. S.. PARIS, Jan. ID.
Hon. JOHN FoRsrTH SIN: The in
tended conference with the Minister of
Foreign Affairs, of which spoke to YOU
In my last, No. 10. took place yesterday
morning. began it by expressing nv
regret that COMMUNICATION sff far mari
of consultation between different men,
bers Of our Government, as to the proper
course to be pursued, if the legislative
body of France should persevore IN re-
fusing to provide the means Of complying
with treaty formally made. That the
President, as was his duty, stated the
facts truly, and in moderate language,
without any irritating comment. mat
in further pursuance of his offlclal odty
he declared the different modes of redress
which the law of nations permitted. IN
order to avoid hostilities expressing; as
he ought to do. his reasons for preferrlng
one of them. That in all this there was
nothing addressed to the French nation !;
and | likened it to proceeding well
known 10 the French law, family coun-
ell in which the concerns and interests
| are discussed J but of which in our case
the debates were necessarily MADE pup
lie. That a further elucldatlon OF the
nature of this document might be drawn
! from the circumstance; that no instruc-
tons had been given TO communicate II
to the French Government, and that, II
a gazette containing 1t had been delivered
it was at the request of His Excellency
and expressly declared a private comnu
nication. not an official one. furtheI
stated that. made this communication
without instructions. merely to counter
act misappfehensions, and from an earn
est desire to rectify errors which mlgh
8 have serious consequences. ADDED tina
it was very unfortunate that an earle
call of the Chambers had not been mad
in consequence of MIR. Serrurler's prom
! Use. the Noncompliance with which wa
of a nature to cause serious dlsquietad
, with the Government of the U. 5.
, found Immediately that this WAS the par
. of the message that had mos, serlousI
affected the King for Count de Rign
immediately took up the argument, en-
e deavoring to show that the Governmen
e had acted in good faith, relying prlnc
j pally on the danger of second rejection
f had the Chambers been called, at an cal
f " day, expressly for this object. lrepl
' ed. repeating that the declaration mac
by NJ. Serrurier was positive and fol
NAL one, and that it had produced io
: bea.anc. on the part ofthe President
}. lay the state of the case before Congress
o In this conference, which was long on
! we both regretted that any misunde
o standing should interrupt the good int
. ligence of two nations having so mar
= reasons to preserve it, and SO few OF cor
fiictlng interests. He told me (what
knew before, that the exposition WI
9 prepared, and that the law would haN
II been presented the day after that c
!, which the message was received. h
s showed me the document. read part of
/, TO me, and expressed regret that u
, language of the message prevented 1t b.
:, ing sent in. l said that hoped the e.
u element would soon subside, and gi'
o place to better feelings, in which
J. thought he joined with much sincerit
?, Il is, perhaps, necessary to add, that