Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-01-22

successful termination OF The affair ani he must
he well persuaded that the French Government, as
II comprehenls the extent Of iis engagements. viii
fulhl them with the good faith which pfesldes over
all liz actions''
The committee though, IT might be agreeable to
the Senate TO present copious extracts from the
correspondence. showing the pledges contained in
vi. serdfers note referred TO by the Prcsi.
dent, and how they were understood u, Washing
ton and AT Paris. The committee have believed it
right, indeed, 10 embody in this report large por-
tons OF the correspondence and documents that tho
means might I've nt hand of testing the correctness OF
the conclusions at which they have arrived, by the
proofs from which they were drawn. This was
rcgardedb by the committee us essentially neccs.
sary, in respect to M Soru, icr assurances since
II Is manifest that the Presidents conviction that
they have been violated, has exercised control
ing influence on his mind in recommending to Con
gross the measure Of reptisals
The committee concur with the President in con
s'derng that the general terms of tho language OF
M Seruriers note authorized the Interpretation that
there would be al early call ofthc Chambers for the
purpose OF submitting tho bill to them That Ian
guage Is, that the intention Of the Kings Govern.
ment moreover is 10 20 all that our Constitution
allows, TO hdsten as much as possible the period OF
the new presentation of the rejected law" The
OF consoking the Chambers whenever he pleasos ;
and the exercise of this power or preroyal,ve was
necessary to comply with the terms of engage
meni IN which the Executive of the United Statcs
was assured that tho period Of presenting anew the
rejected bill, should be hascnod as mnoh as posi-
Que. The committee have not been able, however,
to inter from the assurances Of NJ Serurier, ns the
President has done, the further pledge thu tho re.
suit OF the deliberations of,he Chambers should be
made known early enough TO be commun catod to
Congress at the commencement Of the present SEES
SION. Such, no doubt, was the andablc wish of the
President, but they do not think that AN engage
mcn' TO that effect is fairly to bo implied fom the
assurances of the French Minister.
IL Is manifest, from the message of the President
that the immediate cause of his rccomme ndaton o
the contingent measure Of rcprsuls, wns tho failure
TO execute the pledges which no understood had
been gwen. II, at the instance Of Mr.. Livingston,
the appropriation bill had been submitted to the
Chambers convened on the 3lst July, 1884, or il
they had been convoked for that purpose early in
the Autumn, and they had continued their dclibcI.
atoms on that subject down to the present time il
is not probable that tho President would have 70.
commended any measure Of sclfredress. II 10 not
improbable to suppose, that tho President would
have abslained from any such recommendation, il
he had known, what recent INTEL genco from
France shows, that, in point Of fact, the Chambers
assembled on the LIST Of December instead Of the
29.h the day on which it was believed by the Pres
ldent they would meet.
In this limited view OF the subject. the question
would be, whether the committee ought to advsc
the adoption Of measure, tho tendency of which may
be rupture between the Two countries, because the
hing OF France IN violation OF pledge, did nor
call lis legislative bo1 lies together some sixty or
ninety days earlier than tho period Of their nccus.
toned meeting II, without reason, such nm extra
session Ind been refused, tho committee would hes
itate before, for that sole cause, they would take
upon themselves the responsibility Of giving such
advice. But tho French Goyctnncat have assigned
reasons, nj least plausible, for declining TO ucccdo
to the Presidents wish for an ezra session Of the
Chambers. They say, that in France, us ia known
10 be the in tho United Suites, during ceriain
seasons Of the year, legislative labors arc habilun
ly suspended thar, owing TO the opposition to the
b'll of appropriation they are Obliged To proceed
with gent cIrcumspeclon, and to adop,e system OF
prudence md procrastinatlon that Mr. LyIngs.
ton, 10 whose personal knowledge they appeal,
(and he does not deny H. 10 aware, from his own
observation Of the obstacles they have 10 encounter
and the caution which they are bound 10 practise
that special coll Of tho Chambers would not be
attchccd with the benefit expected from it at Wosh.
lngton and might endanger the success Of the mea.
sure and fnally, they appeal TO tho moderation of
the President to exercise a spirit Of wisdom and
reconciliation in according their efforts, and in
counteraclng tho adoption OF any measures, the
tendency of which would be regretted, ~
they cou'd only impede the settlement Of a aucs-
ton from which they profess themselves To be Sc
rIously DESTROYS 10 exclude any new Il III .ultes
II these reasons not sufficient TO nd
conviction, the committee think that they ought 70
secure bcqnicsccnce in the resolution Of the X iny
not TO hazlrd the success Of the bill by special
call Of the French Legislature, at an unusuql sea
son OF the year. Throughout the whole negotiation
which preceded the conclusion OF the treaty, and all
that has followed IT, the K.ng Of France has uni
formly displayed strong desire Of a satisfactory
accommodation Of existing difficulties. And II Is
than n just tribute to his fidelity TO decirc,
after careful pcfusal Of the whole correspondence,
the conviction Of the committee that, up 10 the date
Of the last note TOM his Minister OF Foreign AZ
airs IN August last. he had invariably all sdite
bic occasions, manifested an aux Gus desire, Gih-
fully and honestly to fulfil the engagements CON
tractcd under his authority AMI IN his name. The
opposition TO the execution of the treaty, and the
payment Of our just claims, does no, proceed from
the Kings Government, hut from sjority in the
Chamber Of Deputies. In such case, whilst the
King and his Ministers are exeuing their best en-
beavers TO secure an appropriation sound policy
requires that we Should second them. sreng ,hcn
them, and, above all, do nothing to impair their
force and augment the opposition already prevailing
against the uea,y in the Chambers.
The refusal Of one portion OF a foreign Govern
mcn whose concnrrepcc is necessary 10 carry into
effect treaty with apothcr, may bc regarded in
sricincss as tar,nmount 10 refusal Of the whole
Government. But when The head Of that foreign
Government-he organ which conducts all forcigo
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