The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-02-28
FOREIGN.
IMPORTANT FROM
FRANCE.

Mr.. Livingstos, our Minister coming
homeland the French Minister recalled.
by the packet ship Orpheus, Captain
Bursley, arrived at New York on
Wednesday last, from Liverpool, whence
she sailed on Sunday, the 18th ult the
editors Of the New York Advocate, and
Mercantile Advertiser have received
London papers 10 the evening Of the 18th
Jan, continuing the following important
news.
From the London True Sun. of Friday
evening, January l6.
The Moniteur of Wednesday, Oath
which reached us this morning, officially
announces the recall OF nj. Srrurier, the
French Minister at Washington. It fur
ther states, that the French Minister of
Fol e,gn Affairs, having made known this
proceeding to Mr. Livingston, the Amer
lcan Minister at Paris, in,imated to him
at The same time, that "he passports he
may need, in consequence of this communi.
cation, were at HI, disposal" The Amer
ican Minister, nothing loath, accepted
the challenge, if such it can be called, af-
ter the concession which accompanies it.
Under the same official rubric, announc.
ing the rupture Of the political relations
between the two States, the significant
intimaiion is given, that " in execution oi
the engagements entered into by France,
the project law relative to American
Claims, will be presented TOMORROW,
Wednesday, to the Chamber of Depu-
ties" notwithstanding this salvo, the
plain dealing Republican, took the init
nation about the passports in It's literal
sense (; and, without condescending to
enter into further explanations, adopted
immediate measures for quitting the
French capital and territory, with as little
delay as possible. In this view, as an
American vessel might not be ready at
any of the out-ports, he marked his route
at once for Eng land. 1t is true he leaves
the first Secretary Of the Legation, in the
capacity Of Charge d'Affair, behind him ;
but we are persuaded, that this is the eff
r feet of mutual arrangement, in which the
French Cabinet, and not the Minister,
took. the initiative. These sturdy Repub-
licans have singular knack Of tearing to
pieces the web OF an artful and tortuous
diplomacy We can can easily figure to
ourselves the astonishment Of De Rgney,
when he saw that the American, instead
. of making a single effort to soothe the
wounded vanity Of his government, took
him at his word ; and, for aught we know,
, the project of law, respecting the Amerl-
can Claims, may be as much due to the
dignified conduct Of MIR Livingston, as to
sense Of justice on the part OF the Cab
met OF the Tulleries.
However, the question is now, whether
the American President will be satisfied
with so tardy an act of justice, after the
affront which accompanies it. If he is,
we are sure his conduct will be the effect
of sheer magnanimity-a noble desire not
TO endanger the general principle of good
government, by visiting on gallant peo-
Iple the sins OF its worthless rulers. 1t Is
Il worthy Of remark, at the same time, that
tthe first display of energy exhibited by
the Cabinet Of the Cnlzen-king, has
been towards people who excel all 9th
ers in the love and practice OF liberty,
and whose unexampled prosperity is
quite conclusive proof Of It's wonder-work-
ling influence. LOUIS PHILLlPrE has not
been SO tenacious Of his own honor, or
that of the French Nation, in the fre-
quent rsbuffs he has met with from the
great military and despotc Powers. All
his pugnacity is reserved for free States {;
but towards the despotic powers no has
too much sympathy with them,-too great
desire to be one of them to mind few
cuffs. Orthis, however, he may be as
sured, that the straight forwardness OF
Jackson will prove an overmatch for all
his cunning.
Another London paper Of the same day
gives the following version Of the news.
FRANCE AND THE UNITED srArEs.