Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-12

i've engagement to that effect But as SOOD Us
hey can be assembled you may be assured that
among the subjects first submitted TO their deli
will be treaty, all the stipulatlons
of which We sincerely desire to obtain the
means OF executing" In reply TO an intma.
ton Of MIR. Livingston, that the President could
not avoid laying before Congress, at the pre-
sent session, statement of the position OF al
fairs, nor under any circumstances permit the
session to end on the 3rd Of March next as II
must, without recommending such measures as
he might deem that justice and the honor OF the
country should require, Admiral De Rigny, ex-
presses the hope "that if the President OF the u
States should not consider himself at liberty 10
dispense with calling the attention of Congress
to the state of this affair, he will only dose LOT
the purpose Of communicating the reasons lof
his confidence in the honesty of our intentions,
and otcounteracting any tendency 70 the aaoi-
ton of measures, the more likely to be regretted,
as they could only impede the settlement OF
question, from which we are sincerely desrous
to exclude any new difficulties"
Mr.. Livingston having again, In his note OF
the third August, urged, with great earnestness
and force the fulflment of the pledges gwen by
NJ. SerIurier, at Washington, as he understood
them. Admiral De Rigny, in his reply of the
seventh ofthat month, finally says: "On reading
over Mr.. Serrurier's note, am unable, con-
TESS, to find in it any engagement or expression
which is at variance with what | have had the
honor to communicate to you myself"
"The Kings Minister at Washington has said
nothing inconsistent with TRUTH when he spoke
of our disposition to do all that the Constitution
would permit in order to hasten the period Tor
the presentation ofthe rejected bill. But you
are aware that the execution ofthls plan Is SUD
ordinate to considerations, not to be lost slght
of for the sake of the very end which ooth go
vernments arc anxious to attain; ana vi. ourIu
rier cannot have ne ant any thing else In the part
ob b,ct hoe
parded at Washington. You know, sir, the mo-
live which would prevent the presentation TO the
Chambers of The projet de loi respecting the con"
vention ofone thousand, eight hundred ana mir
one during the session which will be immedi-
ately proro gued Reasons, equally preemYtory,
equally clear. would forbid assembling the Cham
bers before winter for the special purpose OF vo-
tag on the question, and it is with regret. | re-
peat, that we find ourselves unable to accede
to the desire of the President of the U. States on
this point. But, besides the impossibhty oil
keeping the Chambers together at time OF the
year during which parliamentary labors are ha-
bituay suspended, and when the deputies al
ready appear impatient to return to their homes,
there is another consideration applying to the
treaty Of one thousand eight hundred and thirty
one. the importance of which cannot have es-
capped your attention. Placed, as you are, IN
situation to Judge of every thing here which
could have relation to the question, you must
have been convinced VIII "Hdt CfCuthSpeStio'
(mana cement has to be treated before the egis-
lature and the public: and your own observa-
tons on this point must have enabled you to ap-
preciate the system of prudence and procTasti-
nation (adournmen) which the Kings Govern
ment had prescribed for itself. These precau-
tons are equally necessary and proper at pre-
sent, and without entering here into details, the
want of which, your own penetration may essi-
ly supply il is to be doubted, must say, whether
i'm the actual state of things an untmey anucl-
pee) assembly Of the Chambers f'r the purpose
of securing, by their assent, the execution OF the
treaty OF one thousand eight hundred and
thirty one, would produce those advantages
which are at Washington expected Tor such
course"
"After the explanations in which your Govern
ment will, fatter myself, discover as much
frankness as there is in the communications
which il has instructed you to make, repeat
that as soon as the Chambers can be assembled,
the projet de lOi, which they discussed In their
last session, will be one of the first subjects
presented TO Them and this new delay, hope,
will be far from injuring the prospect of success
of an affair in which the assistance of time has
been already usefully invoked" Admiral De
Rignv concludes his note by observing, 1.-THE
moderation of the Chief Magistrate of the re-
public ofthe United States is a new testimonial
ofthe nobleness his character, and Of the en-
lightened principles by which his policy is guild
ed. He will continue, we oOuDt not, 10 olSpidy
in this business spirit Of wisdom and reconcil
iation well calculated to second our efforts for
success ftl termination Of the affair; and he must
be we'll persuaded that the French Government,
as il comprehends the extent of its engagements
will fulfil them with that good faith which pre-
sides over all its actions"
The committee thought It might be agreeable
to the Senate to present copious extracts from
the correspondence, showing the pledges con
tanned in Nj. Serrurier's note, referred to by the
President. and how they were understood at
Washington and at Paris. The committee have
believed it right indeed, to embody in this report
large portions ofthe correspondence and docn-
mems, that the means might be at hand OF test
ing the correctness of the conclusions at which
they have arrived, by the proofs from which
they were drawn. This was regarded by the
committee as essentially necessary, in respect
to M. Serruriers assurances, since il is mani.
fest that the Presidents conviction that they
have been violated, has exercised controlling
influence on his mind in recommending to Con-
gress the measure ofreprsals
The committee concur with the President in
considering that the general terms of the Ian
guage of M. Serrurier's note authorized the in
terpretation that there would be early call of