Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-02-19
Our Relations with France

HI uic HOUSE oi Representatives Oi tilc
Us. on the 7th inst. a Message was
received from the President, transmitting
Il letter from the Secretary of State, and
sundry documents i'll compliance with the
resolution ofthc House. adopted on mo-
tion of Mr.. John Q. Adams, calling for
any information in the possession of The
Executive, on the subject of our relations
with France, which had been received
Subsequently to the communication of the
correspondence already before the house.
The President says in his Message, that
nc communicates all the information he
has received since his former communi.
cation to the House, the publication of
which he deemed compatible with the
public interest, but he intimates that he
had withheld much of the inGormation.-
He adds, however, that he will make a
further communication on the subject, rs
soon as any change of circumstances
should occur to render it III his opinion,
proper.
The dispatches communicated, consist
merely of extracts from four letters from
Mr. Livingston to the Secretary of State,
which letters are respectively dated Oct.
4th, Nov. 22d, Dec. 9th, and Dec. 22I.
The first three letters exhibit a confident
belief, on the part of Mr.. Livingston, that
the appropriation would be made, and the
last letter evidently shows,that he had lost
all his confidence in the assurances which
he had received to that effect. The let
ter ofOct. 4,h, states, that he had been
admitted to an audience with the King,
and had addressed him on the subject Of
his mission, and goes OH to say -
His answer was long and earnest.
cannot pretend TO give you the words Oft
but, Ill substance, it was warm express
!. sion of his good feeling towards the u. S.
for the hospitality he had received there
, &c. &c. AS to the convention ne said
assure your government unavoidable cir.
! 'Cumstanccs alone prevented the immedi.
ate execution, but it will bc faithfully per.
! formed. Assure Your government ofthis
he repeated. The necessary laws will be
spasscd at the next meeting of the Cham.
Fbers. ] tell you This, not only as King
bm as an indiridual rhose promise uiH b,
+! fuJMled."
/ In the letter ofthe 22d Nov. Mr.. Liv.
ingston says -
! al do not hope for any decision of oul
affairs before the middle of January
/, One motive for delay is an expectation
that the Message of the President may
arrive before the discussion, and that i
may contain something to show strong
national feeling On the subject. This i
moi mere conjecture. hnow the taci,-
and repeat now, from Il full knowledge
of the case, what have more than ono,
, stated in my former letters as my firm
(, ,pcrsuasion, that the moderate tone takel
: bv our Government when the rejection
Twas first known, was attributed by som,
to Indifference, or to a conviction on thu
part of the President, that he would no
; be supported in any strong measures b,
the people, and, by others, to conscious
I; ness that the Convention has given II
more than we are entitled to. saw las
night an influential member of the Cham
l,bers who told me that
and the King had spoken of our affairs
and appeared extremely anxious to Sc
: cure the passage of the law. / mention
= this as one of the many circumstances
D which independent of official assurances
convince me that the King is sincere
D and now | have no doubt of the sincerit
ofthe Cabinet. From all this you ma
/ imagine the anxiety shall feel for IN
arrival of the Presidents Message. o.
its tone will depend very much, not onl
the payment of our claims, but our ma
tional reputation for energy. have II
doubt it will be- such as to attain both G
these important objects"
In the letter of Dec. 9th, Mr.. Living
] sson says -
III The Chambers were convened on tn
+, lst inst. under very exciting circumstau
ccs." lie goes Oh To narra,c the clrcum
stances, and to state that the ministry, al
ter warm contest, gained a complct
, victory. The conversations" he con
tinucs, "which have had with the kina
: and with all the ministers. convince IN
l.. that now they are probably in carncst,an
united OH the question, and that IT will b
: urged with zeal and ability" "On th
, WHOLE" he concludes, 81 repeat tina