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

has his We do not wish him to do thai, which
h's conscience disopproves-hc may resign "
FRENCH AFFAIRS
INC following is from Correspondent who always
grasps ms subject with strong and masterly hand
The debates in the French Chamber of Deputies are
very interesting Do they not shcw that great dead
more than % mons, is justly due to MS and that to
rid themselves of Mat the most contemplate sophisms
Were Tesorted to? induced to look into our old
state papers, Tor the history of French aggressions upon
our commerce., and was asonished their enoruity
aud at our orbcarancc DO you rccocct that when
was declared against Great Britain the Senate was SO
near including France II to 17and you remember
mr. Monroe letter 10 MIR. Barlow on that subject In
Audubon TO what we got we had right to indemnity for
all the vessels taken under the Berlin Milan Robp;
Jet ana Irianon decrecs well those confscatcd
at Antwerp and in Holland and although this is not adj
,nHS think II is Prorofby the Duke dc Broglie and by
M Jay The Chamber had right to refuse the anpro-
priauona right to do scrong But what is tat Co ms
III is only transferring the blame of refusing to do MS
scaht ana tary Justice from the Executive to the egs
lve department 1t is still the act of France for which
she is responsible to US. have patience with -
- bubbles on this subject! Docs it seem that
whenever man Joins the Wing party, he deserts his
country Witness Massachusetts and Connecticut in
.e iec war Massachusetts, in her famous reonsrance
Justified Great Britain in the plea that her were
retaliatory upon France; and now France suppose is
20 DC aeenaed on the ground of necessity and retaliation
We have read Mr. Clav's Renort ON ,,;, .,,,;, r..
IS IA better spirit than the Panic Reports and Sneecbcs
Oh INC last session We pleased with the following
Tone which 1t employs in relation to the Treaty
The President justly remarks that the idea of acou
rscg ia the refusal OF the execution of the treaty will
entertained of Tho
american Government. The United States can never
abandon the pursuit of claims founded ON The most mr.
gavated wrongs And il, contrary all just expecta
lions, France should persist in the fullmcn of the
treaty when negotiation shall be completely exhausted
u w then become the bounden aud painful duty of the
United States 60 consider what measures arc called Cor
on e occasion, by their honor, their Interests and the
J"s,'oe due to their injured citizens. p
.. They will look beyond the impenerablc vel,
winch covers the future. At the same time cannot he
ouoea shat tne United States abundantiy able to
sustain themselvesin any ycisstudes to which they may
oeeNposed Inc patriotism of the people has been hi-
crto equal to all emergencies and if their courage and
.oislancy, wheh they were young and comparatively
weak, bore them safely through all past struggles the
hope may be confidently entertained now wien their
numbers their strength and their resources, greatly
increased, that they WILL whenever the occasions NAV
ARISE trumPhanty maintain the honor the rights and
the interests, of their country."-p. %
:, as iiie french Chamber called a month sooner
tiah the President contemplated the time he sent in
ms Congress will probably have full time TO de-
cde before their adjournment upon the whole question
r clay Resolution goes too far. No action seems TO
us TO be at all necessary prescnt-but even fany de-
claIauon were proper, the most that might be said
sae Is mex Pedlent to act upon the Presidents
Nessase nnti later day in the session." The question
viii in all probability up at some future period IF
TINS II the French Chambers should refuse
,he appropriations len Congress viii have to decide wic-
the The rights the interests, and the honor of their conn
Try, do not imperiousiy demand system of rcprisaIs
Let the Opposition press say what il peascs I'm,
inc course which 1T has pursued calculated to do
incaculahlc mischief If France fails to do us justice
passoned structures which it has made pom tit is the
tone which that press has employed in relation both TO
France and TO the Adminsirsion-the opposition which
has oeeh expressed to any bold and decided measure
against France. 1t is the prospect of division whic,
mas peeh exhibited among our people aud public
councils: But we do not yet despair of success
we w!li scarcely yet anticipate the possibility of
tnai breach by France of her solemn engagements
Should be disappointed la this iionsonJ
the majority which Ministers have obtained in the
Chamber OF Deputies desert them on the execution of
tne treaty then the American People must stand by
Inn ttf ,.,lf al. II
v'ndicate their rights and their honor
THE MEMORIAL FROM LY.YCIJBJrRG
me last Lynchburg Frginian publishes the Memorial
ofcerain citizens of Iynchburg and vicinity AGAINST ot
are called the 'secret instructions aecompan.s
with an amusing history Of this notable paper Three
meetings were held. for the birth of the prodigy Al
TIE ls the weather was inclement and "ew were Dre
sent But resolutions presented and reicrred IN
consultative committee of 30. The I'd meeting was
eu On ea .ie S|u UT IheTe was thin collection
about fifteen, one-thrd of whom citizens of adion
ing counhes,-and we saw the materials of
winch 1t was composed (highy respectable for character
ana htetngence, but nearly all of them of the Milf
lcation school we knew that should be in rnnori
y OF ono, touching certain matters discussed in te Nc
Inoral and consequently took no part in its nroceeJ
ings. The Sd meeting was held on the "a inst s.No,
more than ~ persons prescntthe great body of
our citizens remaining at home" The yrginan gives
us the secret solution of this yelous success Some
doctrines were mixed up with the protests against In
sructions which some of the Wings could not 90 with
The party was split up. The branch of that 1arV To-
wn'ch we belong (soys the Virginan) compelled
either to absent themselves from those Ineepcs or Lv
taxing part IN them, to make that division more open
ana apparent they chose the former alternative see
ing no good that could arise from the revival of diacus
SION IN relation to those topics The same reasons will
OF course, eonstran all who have imbibcd the c.
es OF te Nu,hhcation school, to withhold their sigma
lures from the Memorial in question however deciJedv
they may approve most heartily do the major pof
ton of that ably written paper"
we presume however, that this memorial win be prc
scented ia due season TO the General Assembly Yeser-
day, we learn paper was presented from the coun-
~ Of Nelson, to the House of Dele0atcs bs;ng tio
letter OF instructions 60 Mr. Calcl to vote aoons9 Mr.
Leigh and claiming TO be signed by majority of the
4nalicd voters OF that respectable county No DISPOSE
ton has yet been made of it.
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