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

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jet of our Relations with France and there is aeversh
anxiety among the mercantile and specializing portion of
the community to anticipate the complexion of the
Presidents forthcoming Message, which appears in-
crease as the period for Congress to convene draws
at hand The number among us who believe that
will be the result of present differences, is
probably small yet the possibility of such event.
cses very great influence present in almost every
department of business Fortunately for the country,
we occupy very high ground in this controversy,
and whatever measures may be deemed necessary 10
the honor of the country, will merely be
acquesced in, but cordially supported by all partes and
almost unanimously. On the contrary, the French
Chambers having by very large majority
the justice of our claims, have placed that Government
in an awkward and embarrassing position in the eyes
Oh all Europe. Ihere is but one course LETT which
they pursue with credit to themselves and that is,
to pay the money with few words as possible. We
say that the French Chambers have acknowledged, by
their vote that they partly the money, because
whatever others may think, say, Frenchlnen will
concede that the vote obtained through fear of
the consequences REFUSAL that tone Of the Pre-
sdents last message had any influence in Fastening the
result Having acknowledged the equity of claims,
can the Withholding of the money satisfy their offended
dignity, atone for national insult, either great
small? An affirmative answer on their part would rem
der them too contemplate even TO quarrel with, and
might, with great propriety, refuse all further inter
till they should obtain higher views of national
dignity and honor If France shall continue her in
justice towards plundered citizens, by still re.
usng payment, choice of measures which may be
proper to adopt is better than has heretofore
We obtained the point of honor when secured an ac-
acknowledgement of the justice of our claims. and
year, may be: with proper degree Of national selfre
spect resorted to at the present time. OF thing
rest assured however, that the honor and dignity of
the country will not be compromised by those who pre-
sent have the direction of our national affairs.
In reference to this important question, translate
from the Courier des Etats Uns of yesterday the fol
lowing article, which we submit without farther COM
ment.-N Y. Times.
(TranSiated from Me Courier des Etats Unis)
In the absence of journals official documents we
have endeavoed discover by private information what
might the Interior intentions of the French Govern
ment number of letters have been communicated 10
and from the elevated position of the persons who
have written them, and the detailed explanations they
contain, may regard them semi official and as ex
pressing the opinion of the cabinet of the Tueres 1t
is evident that the letter of MIR. Livingston has been
far from satisfactory the Minister'S and that they are
firmly determined to awat-before carrying any paw
ment into eect-the proper explanations cxacied by
the Chambers in the adoption of the amendment of
Valaze One OF the letters which we have SEEM writ
ten by parsonage high in place, in reply 10 the idea
generally prevailing in the United States that the let
ter of MIR. Forsyth might appear satisfactory expana-
tion states that document of that character-a simple
letter from Secretary of State to citizen who no
longer accredited minister TO the French 90
vernmentcon be OF no avail The writer adds that the
American government will find in the French cabinet
the most concilatory dispositions this doubt
ed after the very moderate remarks of the Minister of
Finance in the Chamber of Peers; but if after such Ian
guage, and with such disposition, satisfactory expana
tons not given might be sad that the interest OF
two great nations has been sacrificed their sentiments
misunderstood, and great scandal published 10 the
world for the satisfaction of placed selfIove AZ
ter having remarked how Indifferent to this question is
the public spirit of France and how little of the public
attention it occupies he adds that the French govern
ment has fulfilled it's duty that nothing remains to it
but to wait, and that it will wait
We have also heard and read in several Journals
that General Bernard had written in more positive
Tone and that hc even went far that war
is inevitable We have gone to the of these re-
Gated to US, and We affirm that this opinion is no
where expressed in them"