Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-10
DOMESTIC.
OUR RELATIONS WITH FRANCE.


iect of our Relations with France and there is icrcris
anxiety among The mercantile and specializing portion of
the community to antic pate the complexion OF the
Presidents forthcoming Message, which appears to in
crease as the pcrio for Congress TO convene draws
al hand The number among us who DrlicVr that 4
war will be the result Of our present differences, is
probably small yet the possibility Of such an event. exer
cises very great influence at present IN almost every
department Of business Fortunately for the country,
We occupy very high ground in this controversy,
aud whatever measures may be deemed necessary 10
preserve the honor of the country, will not merely be
acuuicsccd in but cordially supported by all parties, and
almost unanimously. On the contrary, the French
Chambers having by very large majority acknowledged
the Justice of claims have placed that Government
in an awkward and embarrassing position IN the eyes
Of all Europe. There IS but one course lett which
they can pursue with credit to themselves and that Isl
to pay the money with few words rs possible We
say tina. the French Chambers have acknowledged, by
their VOTE that they partly owe us the money, because
whatever others may think, or say frchchmeh Will ne
var conced that the vote was obtained through fear Of
the consequences of refusal that tho tone OF the Pre-
sdens last message had any influence IN Fastening tic
result Having acknowledged tile equity OF our Claims
can the Withholding of the money sasiy tneie oHehoeo
dirnv or atone for national! insult, either great or
small, An affirmative answer on their part would rem
der them too contemplate to quarrel WITH and we
might with great proprety refuse all TURNER inter
course till they should obtain higher views OF national
dioni,v and donor If France shall continue her in
Justice towards pundered citizens, by still re-
tusine payment choice of measures which, may be
proper u adopt is better than it has heretofore been
We obtained The point of honor when we secured an ac-
Enowlcdgncut of the justice OF our caniS and mea-
which would have appeared tame and splrlless last
year. MAJ be: with proper degree oi national sclse
spect resorcd to at the present time Or one tninS we
NAV rest assured however, that the honor and dignity OF
tho country will be compromised by those VINO al pre-
semi have the direction Of our national affairs
In reference to this important question, we Translate
from the Courier des Etas Uns of yesterday the FOL
lowing article, which submit without farther Conf
ment-.N Y. Times.
TRANSLATED from the Courier des EtatS Cnts)
"n the absence of journals official documents we
have endcavored TO discover by private norItIo what
might be the Interior intentions OF the French Govern
lnent number of letters have been communicated 10
u.s. and from the elevated position of the persons who
have written them, and the detailed explanations tey
contain, may regard them as scnoiiIcla ana as OK
pressing the opinion of the cabinet of the Iul!Eeres 1t
IS now evident that the letter Of Mr. Livingston has been
far from satisfactory the Ministers, and that they are
firmly determined to awat-betore carrying any pay
lnent into etectthe proper explanations cXacied by
the Chambers in the adoption OF the amendment OF
Valaze One of the letters which we have seen, writ
ten by parsonage high in place. in reply 10 the idea
generally prevailing in the United States, that the let
Ter of Mr. Forsyth might appear satisfactory expana
ton states thai document OF that character simple
letter from Secretary of State to citizen VINO was no
longer even accredited minister to the French 60
vcrnment-can be of no avail The writer adds, that the
American government will find in the French cabinet
the most concatory dispositions: this cannot be doubt
ed after the very moderate remarks OF the Minister OF
Finance in the Chamber Of Peers; but it, after such lam
ruage, and with such disposition, satisfactory expana
ions are not given, might he said, that the interest Of
two rrca nations has been Sacrificed their sentiments
misunderstood, and great scandal published to the
world for the satisfaction Of ipaccd scI!.love At
ter having remarked how indifferent to this question is
the public spirit of France, and how little OF the public
attention il occupies lie adds that the French govern
ncn has fulfilled its duty that nothing remains to 1t
but to wait and that it will wait.
eve have also heard land read in several Journals,
chat General Bernard had written in more positive
onn and that he even went 50 far to assert that
is inevitable We have gone to the source of these re-
poris the last letters Of Bernard have been commun
Gated TO u.s. and We affirm that this opinion 10 no
where EXPRESSED in them.