Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-12

no further hore e comn.
with our wishes, and that il
dent in the manly spirit OF
lives from the rcprooch of
port ofthe national honor
Us has arrived, and,
heo notion such inference
SaNi pnnittcc ought to
Joiu D6scsV tied BY the President
WING Eject a In preparation | appeal
10 inc 20 say, whether kwn to this time, such
a proc' \durc would have been So and iniudicous
there is\any thing in the commN ton lust made by the
lrcs'deiN that should authorize mango of policy: s
inc evdencc you table of that clear and satisfactory
character MS require that should resort war
measures feNommendcd by the President In il there
nohng certIn; all is conjecture; and, although be-
ic INC 0cct is extremely gloomy Tor adjustment
oi ,le oii.cu according To what consider due
ga ac yS. better part of wisdom to wait for the
aspect OF the cas presented by the Presidents Mes
sag For these reasons, shall against the motion
81 ..e gen.'ean though reluctantly, account the
mgn source rom which it has proceeded resting under
the conviction that if there was any good reason for
waiting mus long r report there is nothing which has
changed that oblgation the contrary there is every
thing to justify continuance of our forbearonce
Mr Nicfiniey said, that he warmly approved the spirit
IN wlch te mo1n OF Athe gentleman from Massachu-
and excitement in the lid sp mart of what Mrl Nick
sand was not heard: iNeed, the debate Nlcard
that there might be acree of iorbearance which
amounted to submission, add which would counteract
No part Of tbe irn;on youlJ lci it was recommended
in of war, than that from which he came Inn, Jn
the question should be, whctSr 10 run the rs of ,l
10 submit to ndignity, NAH in that IIonsc on9bt r
moment, to hesitate 1t mgh, be objected thai to h
to would subject the conntryNo a great exnens, Nj
doubt 1t would but did gcntcmco propos, ~ st;r,.ol
the value of national honor by dolla and cents. If mo-,
then the mere question of money was NOT To be looked
at If gentlemen still insisted that " INNS, cbear nJ
forbear, and still 6Fbedf bec1usr- Nee had once heen
our ally, he asked them look atV other side ~ the
question. Il the ancient friendship ssng between
our side ought to call forth such feSnp ON the part
OF France also? Ought they any more Nan we TO for
get that we had fought by side in the sumo field and
we same canse' Besides, who had the right and who
the wrong in the question between us! Was !, WRONG
expect and insist upon The honest payment of am ac
knowedgcd debt? Or was il right utter exansn;na ,nJ
acknowledging debt be Justly due then to ts Sbont
and refuse TO pay it: Mr.. Mex was opposcl IN Nc
tracing the torbearance of this government any farther
we had forborne and waited quite long enough If ho
ever, the gentleman from Massachusetts thought was
proper to wait for eight days longer il meh he
means OF securing greater unanmity 1t was ocs;blc
mat by that time, it might be found that the Chamber
OF Deputies had acted on the subject, and in that csc
the course for MS 10 adopt would be palmer Mr. Mex
said ne would not agree with the gentleman from Viro
MIA, (Mr Arche) in of the propositions he had adj
vanced, VIZ that the recommended by the Exc
cutivc was war lie could so understand it. Truc
1t might result in war; but, if it should the fault would
not be with us, but with France herself.
MIR Lytlc, Ohio said that he had never since he
had enjoyed the honor of that floor or had had
he good fortune to listen 90 speeches in that House or
III any other place, at any other time felt the same
sensations which were excited in his mind by the propo
soh ana the appeal presented by the venerable gentle
man from Massachusetts to the House that morning
here was IN it, to his mind however ii might appcar TO
others, degree fnoral crandeurof submitv and of
excellence, which, American citizen he was proud
and happy to and hear. The preventative of the
Executive department Of this Government, aiding TO
inc extent ofh great abilities, representative Of his
eliowcltizens. the councils of his country; and with all
the ardor and pure, undisguscd patriotism Of an Aer
can citizen supporting the proposition originally brought
FORWARD by successful rival for the vindcaton of the
national pride and the national honor What was the
proposition of the gentleman from Massachusetts; Did
IL amount TO declaration Of war? No: 1t called the
representatives OF the people TO vindcate that House
rom Inc mputation that might he upon it of pus
lanIity and willingness cringe the Juggling and
caPrces ola foreign potentae, who unwilling to rem
derus that which he had again and again promised
Congress was now in the third month of its session Two
months had elapsed since il had made specific call upon
the Department fei intelligence state of our re-
atons with that country The call had been answered
and what intelligence did il convey? That our minister
had first been scduccdby the fourshes of Louis Philippe
and his cabinet to believe that he really meant TO enter
Win art and soul into the fuflment of the treaty The
ministry had pledged the weight of the and
the Ang had promised to throw his owhinhuence into
the scale, and make it national question. But what
the amount of the information that had been received
since! The expectations of our minister had grown less
ana less sangune. until finally he had little hope at all
that any thing would be done. The ministry who were
to throw their whole weight our scale had shuied
out OF their engagements had refused make the uues-
ton OF ratification ministerial question: and had left il
am ordinary open question before the Chambers as any
otcT proposition brought forward by private member
MIR h. would now ask the House. what security they had
nat any intelligence Of satisfactory nature would
arrive before the close of the session. There
ample time afforded, yet nothing had been done And
now would gentleman feel it, instead of receiving that
grateful intelligence which still expected they
should hear of the blockade of our own feet in the ed-
terranean.
The French nation, it seemed evident was determined
not To pay The amount Of our claim 1t could not but
Know mat, in that case would be inevitable And
what IT France should resolve to take the first stcp-
should anticipate the declaration of war upon our part
anu si At once place fleet in state of blockade?
lie confessed that such would surprise him
tai And, now, what that House asked tc/ do Z
Nothng was asked but that, if the refusal of France
to ratiiy the treaty should be received before that House
adjourned, that the House would purge itself from dis
honor-tha it would answer the call and the Just expcc.
taton OF every American citizen, by declaring that the
president should have power the nation and pro-
ect the honor and just claims of its citizens from the az
erosion OF an insolent and juggling Power who could
near such an appeal, coming from such source and not
ccho 1T back with his whole heart Coming as the
proposition did, from who had grown gray in diploma
cy and whom long experience had rendered familiar
with the tricks and the intrigues of courts il left no room
for him to doubt lie would say the House now is the
timc the only proper time; and, for himself he would
say further, that if he certain messenger would ar
rive this very evening" bringing the tidinps of the execu
ton ofthc treaty, he would still urge the adoption of the
measure now proposed IL went the whole 10 slew TO
these abroad what the of the American Poo
pie respecting this matter And il the intention Of
France to suffer this session of Congress pass over before
any thing should be done il would show that the represcn
tatyes OF the people notsbcrng their posts that
they were aTOuscd tathcy pre- pared vindcae The
character OF their country and to let the world that
ROVER winch attempts to sport TO cavil, special
plead, and tojugge with the United States has made
serious and an unfortunate mscaculaon; that the pco-