Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-24
EREACE 1EE4IPS

lay before readers large body of late and very
interesting news from France. II VIII as;onish if not
sarde many OF our readers How sands the cas- ?? More
than % years ago. France committed the fragrant
outragcs upon merchants She declined TO do them
Jastceat last, three years and half ago. the King Of
the french enters into solemn treaty with us To nav
them, by nstalmcnts p millions of francs France has
never carried this treaty into effect down to this
Last year her Chamber of Deputies even refused the no.
cessary appropriations for this purpose She then IL
into her head from the indscreet pursued by our
Opposition press, that will resent this Injustice
and that the sentiment of our people will not support their
government. in any strong measure. In CONSEQUENCE
our Minister at Paris advises the President to throw n
strong tone into his Mcssageand states his impression
that without IT, France will prove tn the engage
ment into which she had entered. The President ac-
codngy states the regret with which he had witnessed
inc conduct OF France-expresses the most a,ncablc
feelings FOR the French naonbu suggests whether the
honor of our country well as the Justice due TO our
serng citizens, will not require prompt measures TO be
adopted part ascertaned that stbe
refusal of France shall be compctc and
10 Congress to pass provisional law authorzns pr
sails upon French property provision shall not be
mace Tor the payment of the debt, at the approaching
session OF the French Chambers. Such measure ne
explicitly Declares ought not to be considered by
Franco as 4 menace"
What does France do, upon the receipt of this Mes.
sage WIN u passion and precipitation which throw
her completely in the wronp she orders ber own Min
lister home, and offers our Minister in Paris his mass
ports. Docs her King wait see what measures we
would ultimately adoptf Does he pause see whether
congress would concur with the recommendation of the
President? Not at all-But he hastily and unexpectedly
puts the oiiront upon of Diminishing our Minister And
we are apy 10 discover, that MIR. Livingston with the
dgity winch was expected from the representative of
free and Independent People determined forthwith o
leave the territories of France.
we shall probably sec the Dispatches of our Minister
IN few days. We shall then have the whole oround
before us We shall be better able decide what course
VIII be demanded of us by the rights honor of our
couhryln the mean time, ii is satisfaction to
that the English Journalists generally support the course
we have pursued, and ccnsure the French Government
III the strongest terms
we nave justice on side, and we must maintain il
Upon one point we have doubt, let miserable hair
sphtters and iactous slang whangers cant as thew will
vz;that the great body of the people of the IT, States
VIII agree with the unanimous Report of the Senate
who ogree with the President thai tic Uaie1 Siotes
purpose 81 d'Sr6in us mutual Spulaons; tai Il ougEt
10 DC considered as hGDg RGy closed lrhaterer IL ,To-
JeSeS to settle Upon this ground we 90 as the ground
OF truth and OF good faith and doubt not that the
feope OF the United States will support it with all their
accustomed ana tremendous energy few days will
decide what 1t is duty do-whether we should act
pronptlyor have Extra session of Compress TO de-
Gde upon the ulIeTior the French Chambers
but at all events let the rights and the honor of our
country be firmly maintained Let this precpita;e King
oil france be taught If necessary the lesson that free
people VIII rally around their rghts-aud that they have
e courage ana the means TO support them Fit should
terminate In war; the banner will no douht
once float in brilliant triumph upon the seas IF sc
we would regret to see the peace ofte two nations il To
DedistuTbed the world viii at least that il is mai or
iauit-and that in of war; the country will rally
around the national standard
but we yet hope that ii will end in war-and that
e Iehch examiners may yet be called by the manu-
Iacluring and mercantile interests of the KINGDOM 20
press The bill of indemnity and do us Justice LIGHT
however, VIII soon be shed upon the subiec-and we
may then pursue course with discretion and win
irmness. ~ va"