Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-03-02

,pontmtn, among The members. and IN The public,
attracted to the Chamber by the gravity OF the oc.
easion st only hesfing rarsphrase Of the ofheai
notice in the Moniieur. There was special cufios'
I itv 10 know how Ministers would undefiske Ia
blame the message whether they would ressr CT
themselves to censsring the form, or would go the
length Of putting II IN the wrong, BY deciding IN
contrary why the main question. which may be
thus stated. i" Are treaties stipula'ing subsidies
virtually obligatory France, or dothey only b. nd
coad ifioaay aud subject TO the ratification oil the
| Chambers I" President Jackson decides this ina
por,ant question in the first and the note o
the Munster evidently allows him to be RICH, IN
This t r,Ieuiar, by announcing that tie project Of
law will be presented again IN eoaformtty pih hae
engagements of France. |. is clear. II France IS
absolutely bound by the stiPula'ons OF the treaty
Of July II thn rejection Of the means OF execution
proposed by the Chamber cannot involidaie this
engagement, President Jackson Is IN fact right,
when he says France has recognised the debt, and
cannot without disloyalty, either refuse IFS payment
or contest iis amount.
To-day however the Government took quite dill
ercnt gcourj. by declIring that General Jackson
bod msapprehcnded the extent OF power cohIerfeh
by our Constitution on the Executive that he was
in error in respect Of the law Of this country in the
other than believing France hniiiyely bound by
the treaty signed by the King Yet iule fur
ther. or. NJ. Human adds. " the engagement be-
inc entered into the honor OF France requires that
il should be fulfilled" But VIC ask, how can the
honor of France be concerned in an engagement,
aubiec, by implication 10 a constitutional clause,
such rs a ratification by the Dtegaes Truly ms
Is all very confused, and II IS painful To see the 20
vernmeni placed in a position e1ntoch anu pnuy
d,hned on a question which touches tac national
dignity in The eyes OF foreigners
The Minister Of Finance does not seem to as TO
have explained very satisfactorily the presenting
this law so Immediately after the reception OF M
insulting (mJurienr) message; when wou'a seen,
to require that such q law should be postponed WI
some fepsrntion was made to Farce. Ii is indeed
certain that the mode adopted is The best for festor
ing security to commerce for President Jackson
would be III sdviscd If he follower up his menaces
when our Government show. itself 81 prompt to do
ins,ice to his exnclons. The clause which retains
The sum claimed for the United States, MS an even
tual indemnify to French citizens whose property
NAV have been seized, IS IN ITS nature worthless.
If the Chamber allow the credit Il is certain no one
will sustain damage from the United ues IT It
rejects second time 1t REJECTS The 500 d"nt e''l Sc
of repr.as which will no longer have any thing To
rest on.
The recall Of NJ. Scrurier will only be pfeJudi
cia 10 FrenchmcD, whose interests anu t'gh's WIZ
no longer have representative IN America as Tor
Mr. Livingston he seems in no hurry to leave Ia
ris and i, seems tina, he does not think he has any
motive for ouafrclline with our Government, with
which indie j, he has every reason to be satisfied
It still remains, therefore, to provide for the dign"y
and interest of the country. This is task which
tho Minister has left wholly to the Chamber, ana
we trust i, will know how TO accomplish IT,
The Tribune says" We are assured that the
was not sorry to have an opportunity
of recalling M Scturier and that when the qnes-
ton as TO the American claim IS arranged, he will
no, return to Washington, Il appears, previous to
the debates in the Chember on the 25,000,O 900 he
wrote to the King that tho difference might be set
tied for ~ millions ffancs and It IS believed mat
copy of this despatch, being communicated to sew
eral influential members Of the Centre by the
fricnj, OF NJ Scrrurier, contributed IN no small de-
gree TO the rejection Of the demand for the % 900
O00fr From this moment the disgrace OF the French
Minister to the United States was resolved on ba
it could not be decided upon for fear Of divulg'ng
he motive"
From The Journal Of Dsta les, of l6ti-mtniae
rial
We have heard the Government, and the Cham
Der also appeared to hear the Government, with
lively Satisfaction, separn'e,as much us posSoe, 'he
&C, Of an individual from the act of the Government
isolate the Power whose unrcnectng language
has wounded us, from the Powers without whose
sanction this language cannot be carried out TO acts
recall all tho sympalhies, all the rccollectons al
The principles of national policy, which unite the
two people, and which, we will not cease TO nope
W i'll continue 10 unite the two Governments.
After having thus satisfied It's duty, as judge
in the first instance as guardians Of the sacred de-
Dosite of national dignity ought the Government
to suspend the execution Of an engagement with II
foteign Power7 Move understand all that
the system Of temporlzng generally offers for the
| accommodation OF floating opinions of decisions
| not made up, of vague and indefinite malevolcnce
| This sort of course suits such parties. Questions
| are not resolved-rcsponsbty is avoided, &c.
| Such canno, be the course of Government. f
| ven though the system Of lemporizlng had not, as
tho Minister of Finance has explained 1t, the i'm
mense Inconvenience of still more aggravatng a
question already full of difficulties If a desire 10
wait for the resolution of the American Govern
mcnt before pressing the iulflment ofour own en-
gagemehs, would rot have produced inevitably he
most fatal cor scqucnoes 10 our commcrce-xnccr-
tainty, iusccurny--we still think the Government
| has right to doubt otherwise it would have been
culpable in negotiating, signing, and defending the
treaty. 1t is because it deemed 1t just and polite
that it negotiated signed and defended lit is be.
cause still so considers it, that it submits il anew
to the Chambers.
Thus the question will be presented-freed from
all extraneous nsideiatons--of the validity of