Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-04-21

an. b. The Council of Prizes having made some oh.
jccons TO the execution of this order the prizes
tmatcly condemned by an "ordre dc Cabinet "
PROSPECTS Of Tie BILLS PASSING.
Bat, toW The Bill pass? Every indication is suspicious
The dcn0ueent of the late ministerial crisis bring
ing the Duke de Broglc 10 the Head of Affairs is emf
nently favorable satisfactory termination The Duke
il will be rccollectcd the Minister Foreign Affairs
at the time when the Indemnity Bill submitted to
the Chamber. Hc the leading orator during the dis
cussion-his speech that Of profound statesman
aud has drawn boil, from Mr. Clay and MIR Everett in
their respective Reports The Houses of
- :ler last session. the warmcst cuogiums When, at
ter that Debate in 1891 the proe dc oi rejected by
majority OF votes in the Chamber, he threw up his
ohceand now we see him reinsatcd in tlc post
with the additional honor of being made President of the
Council-intmating, that the Biz would be considered
as Cabinet measure and that If il were lost au,iu the
whole Cabinet would resign their Offices But in add.
ton to this indication favored with the following
Extract of letter from MIR. Bcarcy, our Consul at
Havrc, gentleman of great sagacity and intellipence
Eytrdct Of % letter, dated Horre 5farrh 18Th 1885
My DEAR SIR-l have lately been in Paris to see
my friend Z. j. =, who Sick and to bring
him here saw several Of the Deputies and among the
rest NJ Ducos, of Bordeaux, Secretary TO the Conns.
sion appointed to examine the documents in affair
who told inc that they should report Wnaiaoasy for the
adoption OF the % millions, p,cmcnt Ct simlenicf *
After three weeks search, President of the Council has
been found IN the person of NJ. dc Broslic, also
Minister Of Foreign A.airsAarshal Alaison at prc-
sent Ambassador at ST. Petersburg, Minister of War
Admiral dc Rgny 10 fill the Department in the mean
tmeand if he accepts replace him at ST PETERSBURG
The other Ministers retaining their Portfolios The
JOur'sat DIES DbaS says that e whole Cabinet will 90
out if they have not majority the American Treaty
Inns question consider us settled in the minds of most
people. Such found To be The in Paris The LYONS
Bordeaux and Narscillcs people, spoke out and had
much weight and the Deputies now nd bcttcr
the facts of the case.
The New York Journal of Commerce of Monday the
18th also says eve understand good authority that
the Committee of the French Chamber of Deputies had at
The last dates passed unanimously upon various items
of the American claims liable to any objection
which items amount to over twenty millions of
francs!"
The Paris Correspondent of the Courier and Enquirer
under date of the 18th March, also writes The Minis
try OF the Duke de roge has adopted the recognition
the American treaty Cabinet measure and there can
sc no doubt that will outye this first shock with which
IL is threatened
COMPETENCY of the qPPROPRLq7YON.
But suppose the Bill passes, will our Conntrymen OBJ
tain nearly all the justice which has so long denied
to them and for which they will be much indebted to
the energy of the present Administration and the indie
fatgabe perseverance and distinguished sagacty of our
negocator, Mr. Rivcs? The Opposition have attempted
to make out that the Claimants will receive but mser-
able fragment of their Just demands Our readers can
not have forgotten the systematic and elaborate attempts
which have been made of late To dcprecate the merit
demnity. This Glamour opened by Mr.. Spraguc
about year ago. in the Senate, who then said that our
claims exceeded fly millions of dollars that is ten
times the amount of the indemnity Stipulated and add
ed that, "if we make the most liberal deductions and
cut down the half still il will be five times
the amount provided by the Treaty and our merchants
VIII receive but twenty per ccntone-h part of their
Jast due He concluded in cxutng tome" I.ct the
Administration to boast of this trumpetted Diplo-
matte achievement Let them acknowledge the plain
truth that, for the sake of final adjustment they have
SacTced the Just and righteous claims of merchants
to an immense amount to at least Of aniions!" SC
The same language, substantially, held by Mr. CLAY
III his Report of the last winter and has been echoed
effect T'
In the face Of al his gasconade and pompous asser
ton, 1T was thought by gentlemen with the
subject that, If the claims properly sted and set
tied on correct principles the stipulated by the Urea
~ would probably be sufficient nearly So pay all
these Anticipated and disputed claims which should be
found really Just. The of that opinion were
stated lii an article published in the Enquirer Of
OF the twentyseventh of June last. Now let us see
winch OF these two opinions, that of Messrs Spragne
and Clay, that of MIR Galatin and Mr. Rives is like
y to come nearest to the truth according the only au
thcntic est the actual settlement JJ the Board of Com
'niSSi0norS The Commissioners have already decided
the radity of the claims They adjourned about tret
"eekS and win meet asahl Waslin )
OF May for the purpose of determining the
One OF the Commissioners letter written under date
OF 23d ult expresses the following opinion of the proba
claims
g i go nome in day two for a few weeks Hay
ing determined on the radity of the claims we return
the list OF May TO settle the l still think
VIII not go much, if any, beyond millions Maxim,
the indemnity 5-6hs "a per of the of tho
claims.
Another gentleman writes that one of the agents
who, is largely interested estimates by the late resolu
TONS understood to be adopted by the Commissioners
that 30 to 20 per cent, will be paid; and then adds
HIMSELF 'thnt if claims which he speaks of par
ncnarly, should be allowed only to the amount of cost
(Which understand is the measure of CONNIE lot
very properly adopted by the Commssioners) III,
dividend will be amazingly increased"
1T u.s. therefore, TO be fairly concluded that the indem
nty VIII pay, at least from 80 to 100 per of these
old and despared-of claims Now we should like e
know where is the man Of business who, upon mer,
mercantile principles laying all national consideration.
out OF view, would not consider such compromise o.
stare ana disputed debts as a great 6orgain9
T0 THE REPUBLICANS or VIRGINL4.