Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-12

correspondence with the Government of France and
any dispatches received from The Minister of the
United States Paris, hitherto communicated TO
the House, in relation - the failure ~ the French Co
vernmcnt to carry into eject any stipulation of the
treaty of the 9Th lay OF Jdy 1881 hNs the homer to
report 10 tie President. tt tir is known To the
Department, correspondence has taken place with
the GJvcrnmcn. of France since that conmunic tted to
the House ON the 9th December las. The Secretary
rs not that the despat shes received from the Nil
mister of the United States At Paris present amy material
fact which does not appear IN the correspondence already
transmitted. lie nevertheless cnccScs much OF those
dispatches, written subsequently, TO the commencement
of the present session OF the French Chambers may
to shew the state OF the business TO which they
late since that time and also that portion Of carly dc
spatch which contains the substance Of the
made to him By Ills Majesty the King of the French ut
formal audience granted 10 him for the purpose of
scntng his credentials and he submits for the Prcsi-
dents consideration, whether the residue cam consist
emily with the public interest. be- now laid before the
House. JOHN FORSYTH.
M Lirngs:On the Secretary of State eMe United States
PANS October 4th 1888.
Sir On Monday presented my letter of crcdence to
the King which occasion made the address to him,
copy OF which is enclosed.
His long and | cannot pretend to
give you the words of it, but in substance it
expression of his good feeling towards the United States
Tor the hospitality he had received there, Ne &c
your Government that vodablc circumstance
alone prevented its immediate execution but it will be
faithfully performed Assure your Government of this
he repeated the necessary laws will be passed at the
meeting of the Chambers. tell you this, only
King, but individual whose promise will be fulfilled
Mr. Lisingston to tie Secretary Of State Extracts
PARis, ed Nov. 1884
do not hope for any decision affairs before tho
middle of January One motive for delay is cxpec
taon that the Message OF the President may arrive be
fore the discussion and that may contain something
show strong national feeling the subject THIS Il
conjecture, kno,c the fact, and repeat
from full knowledge of the case what have thar
stated, in my former dispatches my firm persua
sion that the moderate tone taken by our Government
when the rejection first known attributed 10y
TO indifference, to conviction the part of the
President that he would not be supported in stron.
by the people, and by others to consciousness
titled to ask.
saw last nigh, influential member of ~ Sha'oei
who told me that ~ -
an and that the King Inc; Su Spoken ,"ei1 OF ou
Passage of the law fGSto6 this as one Of the many
circumstances which, independent of official
convince that the King sincere; and have no
doubt of the sincerity of his cabinet From all this YOU
may imagine the anxiety shall feel for the arrival of the
Presidents Message. On it's will depend very
much not only the payment of claims but our
national reputation for energy. l have doubt il will
be such as to attain both of these important objects