Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-13

new members the charter would permit the lcgsla
tive Chambers of France should be called together aud
the proposition for an appropriation laid before them
that all the constitutional powers of the KING and his
cabinet should be excrtcd accomplish the, object: and
,nat me result should be made known early enough
De commandments Congress at the of
! the present session
/ The President continues :" regret to say that the
Pledges made through the minister of France have moi
been redeemed. The chambers met ON the ais, Ilv
ast and although tc subject Of fulfilling treaties was
alluded 10 in the speech from the throne no ncu, ,v,s
auc ny e Ming or hs Cabinet TO procure appopria
ton t. carry II into execution The reasons giycn for
inis omission, although they might be considered sn-
eent IN an ordinary case not consistent with the cx-
pcctauons founded upon the assurances given here for
tierc Is no constitutional obstacle TO encrin into l.
gslatlve business at the first meeting of the Cham.
Vers ihs point, however, might have been over
looked, had not the Chambers. instead OF beinr call
cd to meet at early day that the result OF their
deliberations might be communicated TO me before Tho
meeting OF Congress- been prorogued To- the Doth of the
present month"; period late that their decision can
scarcely be- made known the present Con,res. nror
to IT'S dissolution. To avoid this delay our minister in
fars, M virtue ofthe assurance given bv Tho Fn,ncb
munster m the United States strongly urged the convo-
cation OF the Chambers early day but without snc
cess Ii proper to remark however that this refusal
has been accompanied with the positive assurances
on The part ofthe Executive Government OF France of
"tVntioh 10 press The appropriation the ensuing
session OF the Chambers "
The pledge given by the French Minister. to which
INC ircSdehs presumed to refer, is contained i'm the
following paragraphs ohis the Secretary of State
oil the OH June, lc3l 'Thc Kings Government sir :.
VIII make every loyal and constitutional effort 10 tI,ni
elect and Will do all that its ny persuasion Of
the justice and OF the mutual advantages of the treaty
euthorize you to expect from it, Isintenon moreover
Is TO do all that Constitution allows; TO hasten as
much as possible, the period of the new presentation of
Tue rejected law. In his to that note of the
French Minister, the Secretary oil State expresses te
expectation of the President, that the KIM will enable
h when presenting the subject Congress ms his din
WIN require hn to do at the opening of their
session. 10 announce that time the result of that an
peal aniof his maestys efforts for its success If the
french Minister had, IN reply this note asscnod TO
the expectation OF the President there would have been
positive and explicit engagement and the subsequent
OMISSION TO convoke the Chambers i'm time TO admit ne
the communication Congress at its present session
the result oil their deliberations would have been an in
dsPutablc violation OF it, but he made no repv or fhc
ana, II mas not been communicated to the senate
AZ fafls the French Government strenuouslv urr-
ed by Mr. Livingston first TO submit the apnronr,i;on
to the Chamber OF Deputies, which assembled on the
is 'uy ana that NOT being acceded TO, secondly that
hey should be specially called early in the autumn for
that purpose 10 these demands, Admiral De Rirnv
inc minister OF foreign affairs, first replied IN his note
OF the 3lst oil July, 1884, TO MIR. Livingstone e King
government do not hesitate repeat will eagerly seize
ue irs occasion again to submit the el6eraiion of
the Legislature the bill requisite for CARVING into %
the convOcation of 1885, and will use every eyrr,;on in
It's power to obtain issue this imporiant o,cs,;on
conormable to the wishes of the cabinets But GER
family Will nobe requisite for TO plain the reasons
winch VIII prevent the subject from being BROUGHT before
the Chambers during the short session which the King
will open this day.
''This session, the only object of which 10 20 o ,
Chambers opportunity of organizing themselves will
be almost Immediately prorogued; and it will be needless
10 demonstrate TO you, the mpossbily of keepnU
legislature assembled Il season of the wear during
winch IN France, as in the United States and in most
countries under constitutional form of 0overnnnent
parliamentary labors habitually suspended
" regret, then, that this point his Maiestys Go
Verhheht Is unable to accede 10 the desire which you
nave expressed to me- As 10 the demand that the Cham
Der should be convoked in the autumn in order To deter
nine ON the subject of the bill which was presented dur
ing the last session. 1T would be equally impossible for
le Ming Government to enter upon any positive en-.
gagement TO that effect Bot soon us they can be nc
you may be assured that among the subjects first
submitted To thcir deliberations Will be treaty all the
stpuations of which sincerely desire to obtain The
means OF executing In reply 10 intimatiom of Mr.
Livingston, that the President could not avoid loy;ncr
before Congress, at the present session statement NJ
the position OF affairs under any circumstances Der
mt Tie session to end the Sd of March next as it
must, without recommending such measures as he might
deem that justice and the honor of the country should
require Admiral DE Rgny, expresses the hope that
the PRESIDENT of the United Suites should not consider
OF Congress to the of this affair he will only do SO
for the purpose of communicating the reasons for his
confidence In the honesty of our tons Of conn
eractng any tendency tic adoption OF measures The
more likely to be regretted they could only impede the
settlement OF question, from which we are sincerely
deslrous to exclude any difficulties"
MI Livingston having again. in his note of the third
August, urged with great eanestncss and force the full
hment OF the pledges given by NJ SScrrurier at Wash
ingofi, as he understood them. Admiral De. ROnv i'm
ms reply oil me seventh of that month"; finally says sOn
reading over Nj Serruriers note am unable Iconfcss
to find in 1T any engagement expression which is NJ
variance with what have had the honour to conmuni.
cate tn you myself.
The King Minister at Washington has said noihing
inconsistent with TRUTH when he spoke of disposition
70 40 ali that the Constitution would permit in order 10
asien the period Tor the presentation the rejected hill
But you that the execution of this plan is sun
ordinate TO considerations be lost spht of for tho
sake OF the very end which both Governments are any
ious Ia attain; and NJ Serrurer cannot have meant anv
tH5 else IN the part Of his note which has thus becn
particularly regarded at Washington. You know sir
e lhoFc winch would prevent the presentation TO the
Caiers OF the prOlct dc oi respecting the Convention
OF one thousand, eight hundred thirty one dlriur
the session which will be Immediately prorogued Reason
equally Perempory and equally clear would forbid
ping the Chambers before winter for the sDecio Durnoe
Oh voting on the question, and 1T is with regret renent
mat we ind ourselves unable accee To the desire oi
hs resident Oi The United States this point But
besides the lnPossbihty of keeping the Chambers to-
ecSr AZ the oil the year, during which parlianenta
ry labors are habitualy suspended. and when the
deputies already appear impatient return to their
hoincS there ~ another consideration nDDlvin1 Ia to
treaty. OF one thousand eight hundred and tliTtv.oue
the importance OF which cannot have escaped your al
Whtlon Raced, as you are, in situation TO iudrc of
every tng mere which could have relation to- the 0ues
uon, you must have been convinced with what crcum
legislature and the public and your own observations
on TINS point must have enabled you to appreciate the
system Oh prudence and procrasination (adjournmeDO
which the kings Government had prescribed for itself
Ahe5e precautions arc equally necessary and proper nj
present ana withoutencring here into details te want Of
whch your own penetration may easily supply it is to
be doubted must say, whether in the actual safe Of
hlngs an nntinely (anticpee) assembly OF the Cham
bers Tor INC purpose of securing by their assent te T.
ccutiOn Of the treaty Of thousand ei0t hundred and
vi one, would produce those advantages Which are at
washington expected from such course
.AiHr these explanations, in which your Government
VIII, Halter myself discover as much frankness as
there - in tile communications which il has instructed
you to make, repeat that as soon as the Cboubrs can
be assembled, the prOct de lo which tbev d;.cnse -