Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-30
THE FRENCH QUESTION.

!"e National lntrligencer its o;d position az
~ ~ Inc rIesteEts Message the French indemnify
e rsl news Of the passa of the proviso requiring
explanations, tie lnteigcncrr abandoned its ground,
mat inc fresdents Messing contained menace. n in
sSSeo that me PRESIDENT ght DO nothing in
OF inc ProYso, than reairn the declaration OF
The AlesSage-that the disavcwa in that paper Of all in.
entlon 10 intltndate people whose pride and power
alike put them beyond suspicion Of acting nnder the in
Huence OF threat, tc CROUCH to satisfy the world
that the Presidents Recommendation. were directed sim
ply TO the object OF maintaining own honor and not
IN he slightest degree aimed to operate on the appre.
tensions oi the Transatlantic Government This surely
was the scope OF the argument which the Opposition
press every quarter maintained that all that was ne
cessary III their view, reteration of the Message
But now II seems, the enemies of the Administration
nave received nnaons from some quarter, that the
French King will expect something than the clear
explicit protcsa,ion Of the Message, against the
structon they put upon the Message to ebroi with
France something than the lucid PLANTATION
tanned in Nh Livingston letter the character Of our
GoTcrnncrt: and the absurdiiy Of the Kings Govern
mcn. looking 10 the differences of the Opposition for the
meaning OF the Presidents communication 10 Congress,
end ct assuming right to H.erpose in the National
Councils 70 take exceptions IL, and attempt to cotro
TIC phrascology employed il converting between the
G!!ltirnt * .nens OF the Government, their
OF what the public exigencies acknowledgements
more than the Presidents official, and publicly an.
nounccd. apprub1.on CT Mr.. Livngstons letter, re-
peang To the French Government, that the construction
Of The enemies Of peace here and in Europe converting
TIE Message INTO an insult and menace was wholly
torscd by its terms the intention of its author And
us the French party among us suppose The danand Of the
french king has risen beyond their expectation, they
have resolved to justify any extravaganza into which he
may run, by taking their old and abandoned stand.
The leIlgcncrr of yesterday, again speaks of the Ian
guage OF the Mcss1gethat Message which it proposed
t. rreraie preventive OF war-us "LhcLy 10 cndGn
ger tic p9ic peacc and is ready to ascribe whatever
mischief follow from the nstigaon of the factious
among u.s. and the folly OF those abroad who have listened
their counscS, to the I9cn!c:ng language Of The En-
C u!irc .ucssdgs. L'cLc.
ABOLITION OEJEcr.-We scarcely know in what terms
10 speak Of the shameful manner in which the Durtncor
Editor, Of the Banks principal Ioutil-pecrs pre-
his readers the speculation of Of the French
Ministerial papers, upo: tic Of IN urng the cha
rac:c7 Of Government and people. Not content
with nisrepr"scn;ing the state II" the Controversy. which
has grown Of the failure OF France 20 fulfil her trca
t. silpuatius this RonL .IHti.7merican, tauitindcr
compares his Government ITO pouns b"y;' and in
stead Of rcbuking the savage menace CT the French
Journal founded the idea HAT the people Of this coun-
Try incapable CT scd"!":c, because Of their pos
scssng slave popuation he Trpu5is!cs II with hend-
!sh delight, aud declares that 1t touches string mat
a7sH riJratc quiriiy just noe.
Was il for this purpose that the abolition excitement
has been gotten up and that the Northern inccndiurieS
have been pu! in motion by tie partlzans OF Nui6cu-
ton Oh Tie one hand and Of Bank Whlggcry the
other: Is France member IL the coalition, is it in
tended 20 make her such. By ch the Republican spirit
OF OF. people is to be conquered at tn" expense of CT
vii war in our land: 1t would really that such IS
the aspect which the enemies of General Jackson
OF giving 10 the eXertIOns which are now MACE
70 degrade lin because c has dared to vincae the ma
,:ona honor u. his country TIC same time that ne was
dsarning I'LL the foes to its internal prosperty-H.