Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-03-23

-. '"ose communications which nv first aosna,
cnes may direct me TO make 10 Won ana.t ssfa'
; Government of the Republic NAV nnrsna ~, ="
course as Will suit It, without nre,cnv,o, -.
par. 10 present the least obstacle M MI '
cpi'eu 10 me calmly, that he appreciated oil n,
"o''es o' my VISIT, and that he would 90 and ,;v,
al account OF 1t TO the President He then told ma
"1 rejection OF the prof Get of The law had fallen
". 'es'oco' IKE clap Of thunder and lha, he
ha ~, .o"'o'haea oy 1t, and tina, some days since
Livingston, after appearing some Tina ,,,aa. W.
oou, H. had IN his two last dispatches evinced nnI,
| CONFIDENCE IL the event told him thu, m. .a.,,i,
ought TO render evident 10 him what had so man,
times repeated to him. Receive. &c
| SERURlER.
WAsnSGros, 18th June, 1884.
'1oH5tef Is Connie; | am about to give /, yonr
'N1e"ency the account, promised of what has ms
" 's",ng'on, IN consequence of the instruc-
IONS which the French brig brough, to mr.
IL was on the 3d. at 10 o'clock at night. that the
Lieutenant ct the friga,e Saouncn handed me your
u'sP''che'' The mex, day at IL o'clock wen, to
r"e aec'e'nry OF State. He expected me in his of.
nee having heard on the preceding day the arr,
vol u 'ne nava' "fhcor at Washington. The Sc
''c'ary OF State was colin and prepared. infor.
IN u him OF the maritime occurrences and tic tenn
'ayed the PROCESS OF Lie Cuirassier. Then entering
on my subject | told him of the regret that tho
government o! the King had experienced at the re-
l-cnen OF the law of indemnify in the Chamber Of
Depotles, ny majority trnng at best; and
mace known to HIM the intention determined on bv
the coun'h OF The King, of reproducing rhe snme
project at the first session of the new Chamber
MI. McLane then asked me to give him the KEY TO
a multitude OF 'h'nss, Oh which In part satisfied
nm, whilst on other points declined answering
as heing out of the sphere which this di.cu, sion
ought to have. He wanted particulars ofthc spec
ches, and the votes Of every one. lie wished me
to explain why such an had been silt nj why
another was ABSENT what were the opinions of SIX
~ or eighty absent; how it happened TINT they hat
not been warned 10 attend, &c. &c. 60 rid of oil
1lese heterogeneous of which Of the lie st diff.
cuties was, tina, they were foreign to the consldera
tons and facts which governed he question.
Mr.. McLane, without being Offended OF my refu
sal, Informed me, thu, he would lmmcJlat y report
our conversation 10 the President. BE thought my
explanations sufficient, and much feared that they
would appear 50 TO his Excellency. DH yeste he
looked upon me as 100 much man Of business, and
too well acquainted with this country, no, 10 feel
that few fugitive sentences, a certain coorng
difficult TO convey 10 the Chief of the republic alb
sent from our conference, and which would have
10 be transmitted 10 him. with greater or less de.
gree OF accuracy, through the medium of two Ian.
guages, could not suffice in matter weighty as
he refusal to execute II treaty rauk three years
ago, to calm rrltated feeling, for basis for the
Judgment OF the President, and put IT in his p9wer
if thought necessary, to place the question and his
own views before Con ;ress.
urged as an objection 70 Mr.. McLanc, that
had certainly been ordered by my Government to
make to HIM the communication he had just heard,
uui not to write. Mr.. McLsne persisted on requi,
rIng that should send HIM Il note official let
ter, IN which should repeat whit had said to
him IN thus interview. | hought ought 10 end in
asserting to this and told him that would take on
myself to give him, upoc my own responsibility
hese explanations in writing. Your Excellency
wlll find copy ofmy com nunlea ION su"olned.
submit II to the judgment OF The King and his Coun-
clI. did not TN could do less, and on the other
hand dad not appear 10 me could do more, with
ou' woundlng the dignity Of the Government of the
hlng.
Mr.. McLanc was To answer mo IN two or three
days Nine are 1ow elapsed and | have not yet
received reply. 1t is evden, to me the Executive
hesatcs The day before yesterday | paid an
evening VISIT 10 Nj McLane, and asked him when
he would answer INC. Tomorrow, he said, OF
tte day after j. and on my inquiry, VIA you
m Ike u communication to Congress = " | know
nothing about IT yet" his reply {" the Presi.
dent has not yet decided" lis dfhcult TO believe
however, that nothing will be communicated to
Congress on an event so important.
p. S. of the lS June
! The 18th has come, and am still without re-
| ply. called yesterday late at the State Depart
mcnt. Mr.. McLa6e had just gone ont TO see the
President The Chief Clerk told me that | should
receive letter from Mr.. McLanc in very few
DAYS, and asked me TO delay until then the dcpar-
| parturo of lie Carsssier. On leaving the State
| Department, was info med in an unofficial man.
ner but still in way 10 render II almost certain oil
! the principal cause of toe delay experience. The
Secretary Of State, whose voluntary retirement or
proxma,e dismissal announced a long time ago
10 your predecessor has just offered his res'gnato"
to the President, insisting forclby that 1t should be
accepted.
WAsaINGToN, Goth June, 1881
That which was conhded to me the day before
Yesterday by a well informed fend, has this morn
iny occurred, and is made puolic, as your Exceiicn
CIV may see by the article from the Globe annexed
to this despatch Your Excellency will observe
with how much regret and respect The retirement
Mr. McLane is there announced.
return home from visit 10 the President III
reception of me was perfect, {" cite pnTfaue) Coo
faith and confidence have returned to u.s. N
President said to ne, NJ. ScruIier, have Away
loved France, and It would cause me deep pain "
change NV sentiments Mr.. McLane leaves me
bu, that will not delay the reply he promised you
You will receive it in four or five days at The most
WAsuINoroN, 22i Oct. 1881.
Ibave been 10 the Department of State l Their
found Mr.. Forsyth, reserved, polite, and cold
~ listened to me with attention, and, on what