Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-03-03

measure Of hostility Ii was said part of cons,lta
ton between different members of Government as to
the proper to be pursued if the Legislative body of
France should pcrsevere in refusing provide the ea
OF complying with treEty formally made That the Pres-
dent as was his duty stated the facts truly and
language without any irritating That further
pursuance of his official duty declared the different
modes OF redress which the law of permitted in
order TO AVOID hostlte expressing, he ought todo his
reasons for prefeTrng of them That in all this there
was nothing addressed to the French nation; and
hkened 1t to proceeding well known in the French law
"a family council in which the concerns and interests
are dlscussed) but of which in case the debates
were necessarily made public That further eIucido
ton of the nature of this document nigb he drawn
from the circumstance, that instructions had been
given TO communicate to the French Government and
that, II gazette containing it bad been delivered it
was at the request Of His Exeelleney and expressly de-
cared private communication, not an official one
further stated that made this communication without
instructions merely TO counteract Interpretations and
from desire to rectify errors which migbt
have serious consequences Iadded that very n.
fortunate that an CARRIER call of the Chambers had not
been made In consequence of NJ Serrurers promise
the noncompliance with which. of nature TO onsc
serious disquietude with the Government oftbn n 9
lound immediately that this the part of the message
that mad most seriously affected the King for Count dc
hgny immediately took up the argument cmdcavorng to
snow thaNhis Government had acted ia rood faith re-
,ylng PrncPaily on The danger of second rejection
had the Chambers been called at an earlier dav
~ Tor TINS object replied, repeating that the dcclara.
ton made by M Serrurier positive and formal ono
and that had produced orbearance on the part Of
the President TO lay tue state of the before Con
gress. In this conference which was a lone ono ,ye
both regretted that any misunderstanding sonId inter
rupt the good intelligence of the nations having so
many reasons to preserve IT, and few ofconncting in
tccss lie told me (wha knew beforc) that the expo
stion was Prepared and that the law would have been
presented the day after that which the was rc
ceIVed lie showed me the document, read part of
me- expressed regetthat the language ofthc message
prevented being sent in said that hoped the excite
ment would soon subsdc and give place to better feel
Ings, IN which thought he Joined with much sincerity
IL IS, perhaps necessary to add, that an allusion was
made by TO the change Of ministry i'm Novcuber and
the reinstatement Of present ministers which told him
81 met ~
that had 50 expressed myself ia my communications
10 you; but that this circumstance was unknown AZ
washington when the message was delivered and add
ca mat the hopes OF success held out in the communca
ton to which referred and the assurances il contained
mat the ministers would urge the adoption of law
might probably have impaired the same homes TO The
President, and have induced some change in the mea
sure he had recommended But that he formation Of
lle DuP ministry IT known, must have had very bad
effect on the Presidents mind many of that ministry
were known to be hostile to the treaty
When took leave the minister requested me 10 re-
Meet on The ProPrey Of presenting note Of our CONVEX.
sation which he said should be formal or Otherwise as
should desire. told him would do so and inform biro
on the next morning by ~ o'clock
We parted, as thought ON friendly terms and in e
evening, meeting him at the Austrian Ambassadors
told him that reflection had determined 10 vos H.
arrival Of the packet Of the 10th before rave Tho no,
70 winch ne made no objection After all this you NAV
luuge o my surprise, when last night about ten oeloc
received the letter, copy of which ;s oncloscd -
winch necessarily closes my mission In INV replv
shall take care 10 throw the fesponsilitv III
upthe diplomatic intercourse bet gecn the
1t ought 70 rest, and will not ail 20 expose fl ,issa
ments which you will observe arc contained In te Nj
lHer note both as respects my Government and NV
sei-Dut the late hour AZ which received the Ct 3e
higy note and the almost immediate dcparf,tre If &
PACKET may prevent my sending you n copy of nv com
inuncaon to him. which shall use the utmost dill o,c
in preparing i6 ~
The law, it is said, win be presented todav and,
have very little doubt that il will pass The rpnieerioi
Phaan1 reinforced by those Of the opposition and bc
are not few who viii not take the fespone;bi,y 80 ~;
yoying inc country in The difficulties which they nov
sce must ensue VIII be sufficient 60 carry the vote
iecs OF Serrnrier, and the notice to me are raea
suTes which resorted 10 to save fhc oyi,c ,rt6 -
yernment and the nation ~" N'
most obcdienf servant ~ your
EDW LIVINGSTON