Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-01-05
IYNCHisURG. JAN. 5. 1880.
UNITED STATES AND FRANCE.


10 The failure OF the 10 make pfos's'o iaf me
execution e the Treaty OF Indemnity coneiu 'eh
bet ween them on the OF July 1881. The Ma
,onal lnt, lIIgencer intorms us thai the corr span
,l-nce Is voun,nous and that u ranno tie ih"ish
ed fIr som, Jay ~ the mean iime, ho"esri IVA"
Journal has selected from the M 5 io'e h''e's
oh scrvt 10 shrW tne actlnl io'h"" ocfhP""
by the Two governments nj the mnhoh' 'ha' INC
Annual Message of he President was tr"nsm'l'e ;
10 Congressional after perusal "' ~ Sc 'e' e's'
ae c"nrui with the lnielIgcnc'r III me opin""'
that there has been such demonstration oi oa'
faith on The part 81 the F,cnch Cow nmfnt rs 70
ca for the extreme measn of leg slatlon rec"nl-
mended 10 Copsnss IL reference 10 tins question,
by the p, esIdcnt Of The Ualted States.
The letters published are three number
which The prc-occupaton o, our columns, before mon
Tee p'ion, compel as to a9s'd.f
Inc frsk IS a letter iiom Mr. Livingston, our
A mtn,s DIR NJ Pans. to Counr lie Risny, Frrnc"
Minister of Foreign Aff,ns. dated /" Pairs August
3, I55i"-,n winch Mr.. l.. complains Of he delay
un the pdrr of The French Executive, in submitting
10 the Chambers h la providing tor the execatlon
OF the rre"iy-s delay when had excited the more
hs.onishment On IN. part of the Pre-ldtni OF the
United States, IN Consequence Of the assurance gv
by Mr. rnrlcr, The French amb 'ssador nj
Washington, on the authority ct his government.
that this should be dcne as speedily as the const'
tut'onh powers Of the French monnich would nd
ml'. Mr. Livingston asserts that the President
was injured, by this assurance OF MIR. SeruiIer, to
orbesi maxim. any commune atom To Congress, at
is last session. III relation To this subject and he
thus con, lulcs:
am directed by my instructions, TO be candid
and exUllclt IN all my communications. Tbs
course cannot, | am sure, but be as agreeable 70
elm lions am nonnd ia, reotc, III thus spllt OF
frankncsS TO declare, N t, nlthOu n the Utmost
tiance Is placed on the assurances Of HIS Mnes Us
ministers, and that not II doub Is cneranr,i OF the
since ny at ear de>lte 10 procure the me ns + tx
ECU ing telreaiy. yet II DOS NO appear that they
rDprrciatc the importance al IN snb ct lis Jns'
yaile. The obligation of the treaty IS acknowl-
edged, II IS 'onicss tut the publ: faith /, plrdg
ed III the payment OF sums money dic NV or
nra " three years II IS NOT denhh that the U.
oOa,es rave, with II ~ and po nPl"ess, xecnted
TIER part OF the ,icaiy, and hat they have shown
ii" utmost orbeurancc and mo leruiIon, ond.r car
'nIns anrts Of nature Ia rcatr great txcli. meat.
In tins state OF thlags sonc hang Would s"rm
to be rq 'Ired Ihn tnr general issnrances thu, thu
earnest da, would br t,krt 10 sa isA the ieni+l,ts
oi justice, and redec The ll d., faith of the n+-
t'or. II -hpb expec ed lat he personal conye
some hosrce ufnati0nsl interest on. h. 10 give way
10 he sl"pg exlsencies of such acsss. Il cannot
escape III. observation Of your ExceIlenry, that, in
Ger am s"lunoa of the u estlon, uerror cons,de.
rat'ons may rise which will give additional srav-
~ 10 the subject.
have submitted these RI frciions in or 'er that
no hing may ts omit On my part o shew the
''sht !" winch this m liter - vie v.d ov my Gov
'rhnent; and IN the hope thai ar consideration Of
inc tifcu instances may produce . different result,
ano enable me y inform The Pres ldeni, that Ilis
hnJe''ys Government have der,ded that The IN
no''a' CT at tbs case viii JUS ,fy them IN max ny
IN e1 option n rs f'vor 10 tue ordinary course OF
Proceeding, AMI hat II ~,ll be subnlrJ To The 49,
s's.'tnre, 81 such an ,a'ly day. N " enapl- ihr
President tn announce, that his confjrn.e the
justice at he French ntlon mas been u.t I'D 10y
the ev,n"
Ihr see'nd ofth.se papers is the lie ter of Count
de a's"y, IN reply to Nh. Ls'ngs on. and winch
We cop. al Length
"PARrs, August IN, 1891
" Sin: have eei,sd tue lrttcr Wi winch 70
honnred me on tn h instant, il. reply TO m ne Of
July 3l,'. Wh'l. yoI "ckno"Irdgc ,pprec,,z) the
slncere assurances when had the happiness n.
non Of Tho Kns's Cove. nment to srarc no I, f,nts
i"wa'ds producing IN ,ntrs and satisfactory ron
clhSi"n OF the altar OF the treaty sianrd on In It
OF july, 1881 You seem, SIR ~ tear lhai the Prcst-
zen "f thr u ateS mi,ht not find IN thus ; nlr
Hs IRA 'cts "pnnf'nt l'n OF tnht snIch III, MAJ
- NJ ms g - w 'shingtou, m ,Ge IN his not of
IN" of Jnn", fe"I"e ing the reriod Al Wtucn thr
Pojtd ~ for the tx rnl,nn of the Cony.,tiou
would b. aLaIn prescned Ia the Charnbols. On
reading over Mr. Sc,urlcrs not am II abe
20 Tess, To hn IN itnn engagement Or express iun
sh'rh ~ al variance with Whit | have mad me
ho '"r 10 con'nnn,ca e 10 you ,rys.lf
: The Kings MINIS al Wa>hlns'on has Ger.
'any SAID no hin. nconsis nj win rrvth, 5. hon he
spike of nur disposition Ia do all tn he Con,nIu.
ton w"nl permit. IN order L. asren the period TO-
me p'e>rn'a' ION OF the rel cite h. Bar YOU are
a"a'e IA the .xoc"t n fthI> plan IS ,bordnate
TO 70 siicrat ons not IT, b. ost ,iyh of tor the sake
the very end, which both governments are sux.
'ous TO attain and NJ. Seutier Cannot have mean,
any '"'"- else IN N" parI OF his note hlcn has
mus oeen Particularly rega,d d al Washington
'o" on cru dev"ir trendre a,te a Washington /,
u" KNOW, SIR, he natives which would prevent !
VIC i'e'e"''''oh I" the Chambers OF he p,ojct de
toi respecting the Convention of 1881 dunn, mn. |
- ,es'''" ~"'cn VIII be Immediately prorosueL |
He's ms "q'aily percnpory and equally clear
womb fotbd assembling the Chambers heforc
'n'e'' Tor the Special purpose of voting ON this
l''s io", avn II Is with regret repeat that we |
i'' ourselves unable I" acccde To the desire of he
S'e"' " 'h' C"led States on this point But
"cs'ueS IN" Impossibidy of keeping he Chambers !
"se'h'r at time of year. durin. winch pa,lu. !
"e"Ia' y 'ahos are habltualIy susp nred and wbe,
me Deputies already pear impatient 10 ,eln,n T.,
'"t" homes, there Is another cons, irra ION NOR,
'a''c"l'riy applying 10 The rt,aty of 1881 IN, I'M,
i'o''""'e oi whhh can"t hav" escap d v.,ur a, |
'c'ton Placed you are IN a 81. ,i,or IN ;,d,,.