Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-24
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Our last PAGE contains part communication
richmond Enquirer, concerning the influence upon the
French Chamber of Deputies which has been ascribcd
to Ar Kivcs account of the Treaty with France. The
publication of that account was, doubtless. indscrcc
but there's proothat it made any impression upon the
French politicians We have observed heretofore that
in the published debates of the Chamber no aIluson q,
whatever is to be found The French ministry strcnu
ously contcndcd in the Chamber, that the Treaty was
IN every respect highly advantageous to France We
presume that the facts which urged in the communca
uoh TO the Richmond Enquirer, come from Mr.. Rivcs
himself They ought not to be overlooked In his Re-
port, Mr. Clay has dealt with the ncgotiator too Sc
vcrely.
As an additional example of the partial manner in
which the general subject is treated in that Report we
may cite this passage
In another despatch Rivcs the Doth May 1884, he re-
aes conversation Interview will, the President the
Chambers there would be difficulty arranging question:
which might seriously relations Of the two
S s alta. s oay Which
not be ct much g1tanee in the settlement OF this questions
son ill the meeting OF tho Chambers ministers could
nav an OPPORTUNITY OF consulting oil tho leading members
G TWO onses was obcetedtob by Mr. Rive
Mr. Clay dwclls further upon the same extract i'm or
der to establish the point that Mr. Rives and Execu
tive ought to have been prepared for, and otailly
apPrzed OF the assertion by the Chamber of Deputies Of
an invahdat'ng power the Treaty. Now what is
the context of the letter of Mr. Rivcs from which Mr.
Clay makes his quotation? We quote the sequel
replied that, after the long delays which already
been subject such proposition never could be to,
states that the King by his ministers,
given him full power other states n, for
cin ministers acccded TO him alone,
vonmen added, with emphasis, in the lively sensb-
whicl existed this subject the United Sias prompt ter
naon 9 had become Indispensable continued
harmony between the
lie acknowledged the business chesc sail he had
no intended Formally ,0opose an adjournment of,hc question Till
OF inquiry and concluding the Interview promised distinctly that
momeu with view defuo arrangement ftlat should b,
found pme,icabo, as he hoped it nlisht be.
A:lcr of az
Foreign Ars, and reminded the nastcT his promise
our negotiation TO conclusion immediately the
hg ~e upon tho present unsatisfactory state the relations
the preservation OF their mutual good Understandings an end
should be promptly put to this dsngcea question. He suggested
athst c Peslen otc Council had doa idea OF
ing ti meeting OF the Chambcrsj observations
nce ne hbondonca sasges9nl and promised to bring the subject
again before the Council at the earliest pracrnble
Thus, 1T appears that Mr. Rvcs viclorouy repealed
the suggestions OF the Pre- sdcnt of the Counc-that the
French premier acknowledged the iustncss his obser-
vatons and practically yielded his doctrine The point
ct the full and exclusive responsibility of the King wes
thus HGUy settled between them AL that was ever said To
our ncgotiaor about the probable possible resistance
OF the Chamber referred TO the risk Of the French min
syand not TO the essential character or binding force
OF the Treaty In bis answer 90 Mr. Livingstone CO.
gent argument on this head, the Duke de Brogc does
not venture 20 deny that the compact was consummatc
and obligatory for all parties The President of the
Council according TO Mr. Rives despatch of the Nth
June, io3l) told the American ncgotiaor that he (hc
President of the CouncD had been COMPATIBILITY warn
ed by leading members of the Chamber that this affair of
the Treaty would expose Ministers before the Cham
hers; that under these circumstances, nothing but
high Political considerations, and the strong desire
they felt to establish the most friendly relations
had done. The King in fact, knew and avowed thai
the responsibility rested him the treaty-naking
power; 1t was consideration presented to Mr.. Rves
and operative with our ncgotiaor, that the which
the ministry offered the largest then could venture
with reference to the dispositions (not the moral
tency) CT the Chambers