Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-01-19

. possible, Congress also provided nv lav ,ba,
- 49, ~ ins' 'iinenis should be received. they
ouu DC invested IN a productive fund. II
was prior 10 this latter provision. Tim, tho
secretary of the Treasury mad. n d,af, i,
"'" OF the Bank of The United S,a,e, IN.
-" ~ treasury OF France. for the first insrolment.
"n' was protested. 1t might have been delicate
' rance, u certainly would have been more
s'.a'""'o' rms dra't had not been made, until in.
,.;..." a oce" obtained OF the necessary appro-
p''a''on by the French hambe to meet il In,
the ommi,tee are unanimously of oni,inn ,h., ,ha
moue a"op'ed was fully justified by the terms of m.
"ea'y' ana that no objection against it cat be fairly
avn from them.
wear Two years have elapsed since, on the Cd
: eofuafy, 1883. the frs, instalment of he indem.
~ oeeatne que without my provision for its dis.
"se' Du'lnS TIE greater part Of this time. from
'e '"u"eh' OF The protest of the draft, the Amer.
can Government has strenuously urged npo,
france the fulhlment Of the treaty ; and II is w,,b
profound regret TINT tho committee find Inn, ,ts
earnest endeavors have hilbert been uns,e.
cessiul.
The President justly remarks, ,ha, the ,len Of
"'fu'cse'ng ~ the refusal of The oxccu ion Of The
"eo'y, VIII not for "A moment be entertained bv any
branch OF the American Government. The IIni,,a
o'aes Gun never abandon the pursuit of claims
founded on the most aggravated wronos Ard ;e
i''Ss hHu u.
contrary to all just expectations, France should
pe's's' IN the non-fulflment Of the treaty, when
negotiation shall b. completely exhausted, il will
."e" become the bonnden and painful duty of the u.
"'es " consider what measures ore called for. on
=" occasion by Their honor, tn ir interests, and tho
Justice due TO their injured citizens.
mo period, in The opinion Of The President. ha,
already arrived for entertaining The consideration
VI ms momcn,ous question. II is his conviction
90 49, II -
mat the United >ia'es ough, TO insis, on a promp,
execution OF The Irca'y, and, in case il be refused.
" longer delayed, take redress III their own hands.
And he accordingly recommends " that a law he
Posseo "uihorIzi"g reprisals upon French property.
IN case provision shall not be made for the payment,
oI me oeot at The approaching SESSION OF the French
Chambers These 6epr,snls would not, in the O..
pln'on of The President, give TO France INV ios,
cause OF war but II sh should continue 10 refuse
an ACT OF acknowletg ed justice, and, " IN violation
OF me law OF nations, make repr,sals on our part the
OCCASION OF hos'ilitics against the United States she
would but add violence TO injustice. and coull not
IAN 10 expose herself 10 the just censurc OF civilized
na'loas, and 10 The rctrlbutise judgments of Heay-
en-
The President, docs not present this course of re.
prisals as the only one for the consideration of Con.
gress. lie says, " il 1t shall be the pleasure of
congress 10 awuit the further action ofthe Ffench
chambers, no further consideration of the sublcc,
w'', at this session, probably be required at your
hanhs. And, IN conclusion of this Dart of his mes
sage, he repeats, tina, I" it belongs to Congress to
decide whether, after what has taken place, ii viii
sun await the further action Of the + ench Cham.
oefs, or now adopt such provisional measures as It
may Deem necessary, and best adapted 70 protcc, the
rgh's AMI maintain the honor Of The country,
Whatever that decision may be, il will be fath.
fu''y enforced by the executive, as far as he is au-
thorzed SO to do"
mus the President states, for the con sideration
OF Congress Two measures, one concentrating fur.
thor forbearancs, and the continuance of friendly
negotiation and peace and the other, although pro.
V's'on1l and contingent, involving the posstbIe huz
ard Of war.
The committee ere happy to agree fully with the
PRESIDENT, a." that our INST tutions are essentially
F"c'hc.-Peace and friendly Intercourse with all
nations, are MS much the desire of our Government.
as they are the interest Of the people" Bur, if II be
the true policy Of the Unltei States to practice the
greatest moderation and forbearance towards all
nations, and 10 Consider war as a calam,,v nnve- In
oe resoritd 10 but IN extreme cases win, nldn,on,I
'"rce DO these sentiments acquire when nnpi.ed ia
France, our anci nj ally and friend, for whom the
people OF the United States cherish the n ost
grateful and honorable recolectlons associated with
our struggle for Independence"
Entertaining these views, the COMMITTEES have
considered 4 TO be their first duty ar,er,iyely 10 OK.
anime the pacific branch of the alternative present.
"a ny The President, TO discover whether there was
any r 'tonalhope that, by the exercise OF furiher
patience, the haz irds Of war might be prevented
} hey nave. IN cons qiencc, carefully pernseI The
whole correspondence, submitted by the President
10 Inc Senate, between he Two G. Dvcrnmenis. TO
ind OUT, VI they couI :, the CAUSES Of he ex,rnordi-
nary UeldV which has orruIrcb in tho vac,,,, 81
the treaty, and whether there was any prospec, of
'hcir Ultimate removal. They have done more
'hey 'lt II to be their duty TO examine the CORES.
'onoence as tar as u was accessible ~ them. which
preceded as well as that winch followed The cooclu.
sion OF the treaty, to see # those Causes were al
'cgether unforeseen ana unexpected.
II appears from a despatch OF Nj. Rives to the
secretary OF State, under date the 18Th September,
1880, at his FIST ,n,ervie~ with the French Sccre.
'ary of Foreign Affairs, after the Revolution
which placed the King of Fence on TIE throne,
mat this French minister SAID, tina, he Ihoushu that
the principle of indemnity would be adm ted, bur
'ha' Inc amount OF claims was a very complex
question, depending on a grea, variety of conslde.
ra'ons, and requiring minute and detailed exam,.
nation " that ne believed our claims would en-
counter much less opposition with the Govern
ment, (meanlng the Klng and his mInIstcrs,) than
with the Chambers that he had thought Of the or
gan'zaton OF a commission 10 examine the subject,
consisting Of members of DO h Chambers, as the
bes. means of preparing those bodies for an ulti.
mate decision and that he should submit the prop
osmon at an early day to the council" In a sub
sequent despatch Of Mr.. Rlves, Of the Oh Noyem-
Der, 1880. ne says, "the disposition Of the King,
as well with regard TO this subject THE American
claims as to the general relations between The two
countries, are every Thing we could desire. The
ri rnh nvIstn in ~ -..-.as. II