Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-12-14

sable To have .hrunk, in making il, hof1 saying
all that necessary II Is correct understanding
and tbst the ruth would justify, for fear q elSihz
oii.nee IL Others, would IRE be.i unworthy ~ u.
T. hay. gone IN The ethef hand. zleaie Il III
tef for the purpose OF No0ndIns tLe PRIDE Il Il e
yen.neHt ami leopls Will ahen NJ Id - 4 ~
motives or eull, atm feaiens OF ani'f aid r.
rrotal advantage, ~end lave Len unhIst ana III.
proper. Admons bed b. The asi al the difficulty 81
making even the SIM lest statement Of cur wrongs
without disturbing The sensbies 81 those y 10 lad
bt their position, become responsible Tor ihef It
dress aud nestY desirous ul preventing further
obstacles from that 'onrce, wilt out 81 my way 10
preclude construction Of tae message, By Nhieh
ih, recommendation that vas made 10 toEgff=.s
might be regarded menace te France. IN MT On
" dsayowlng such design, hui IN declaring that
her pride and her power were too we'll known 10 tx
pct any thing ifdui her fears. Tie message did
net reach Paris until more than month aiier The
Chambers lad been III session; and such Vas the
II ,cnsibiiity OF the Ministry 10 righifnl claims
and Just expectations. that cur Minister had been
fn1H.d thai The matter, when Ittednced. euid nef
be pressed cabinet measure
Although the iuess.ae was mol officially commu-
ueated to the French Government. aud notWith.
| standing the declaration TO the contrary which 1t
| contained the French Ministry decided 10 consider
the conditional recommendation of reprisals.
mace and an insult, Which the homer OF Tie nation
made ii incumbent on them 10 resent The meas
fesorted 10 by them 10 eslnce their sense OF the
supposed indigniy. the immediate reel Of
ports 10 the American Minister at Paris, and pub
lie notice 10 the Legislative Chambers that all DIP
lomaic intercourse with the United States had been
suspended
/ Having in TIL, manner, yindca,ed the dignity Of
France, lhey n.xi proceeded 10 illustrate her justice
To this end 4 bill was Immediately introduced ITO
the Chamber OF Deputies, proposing 10 make The
appropriations necessary to cary into eiitct the trea
". As 1ii, bill subsequently passed into Inv, the
provisions of which now constitute the main suh
! Icet OF difficulty between The two II be
comes my duty, III order 10 place The subject before
gu IN clear light. 10 trace the history Il lis r"s
age, and 10 refer, " th paltlcuaHty To tho
! proceedings and discussion, IN regard 10 II. The
Minister oi Finance, in his opening speech alluded
! to the measures which had been adopted To resent
the supposed indisnlts and recommended the exc.
cution al the Treaty - mca urc required lY The
honor aud justice OF France. He, the organ ii
rh. Ministry declared the message, long II had
not received the saneion of Congress, 4 mere tx
preston of the PERSONAL opinlon oi the PfesideHt,
for which neither the Government People Il III.
l. 5. were respouslbe, and that an engagement had
been entered into. for the iultment II Nhleh the
honor Of France pie dyed. Entertaining these
views the single condition which the French Mn
ltry osed tonnnea 10 the payment Of the money
was, that II should mol be made until il ascer-
tanned thai the Government Of the L. s. had done
Gothng 10 lnlule the interests Of France: or IN 9th
rr "ord> that no steps had been authorized by Con
grcss Of Il hostile character towards France.
W hat the disposition action Of Congress might
be- vas lheh unknown L" the frheh aplnel bul
on me lilh o. January, Inc Heha'e resolved ina, II
was, Al That TINE, 'heApedieht TO adep' any ltels'a
1--we measure, III regard To le state Of altalts be
| tween Me United states and 4 rance, and no act
II the subject had Occurred III The flouse oil hepre
7tntatlVe2, lhee' lac'1 were hho" III ran pfIof
10 The 18Th OF March 1859 When The committee To
whom the bill OF Naturalization had been referred,
reported II TO the Chamber Of deputies. That Con-
Itee substantially echoed the sentiments Of the
Ministry, declared that Congress had set atl3e the
= Al .,I.,J
aye OF the bill without any characterization than
hat originally proposed. Thus was II known To the
French Ministry and 'hainbrrs, that II the position
| assumed by them, and which had ben SO frequently
and soltmnly announced a. the only one compatible
with the honor OF France, was pain,aned, and the
bill passed As originally proposed, the money would
be paid and there would be an end Of tins auiortQ=
nais controversy.
Ent TN. cheering prospect WAS soon 9e-troye Is
an amendment introduce into the bill al the me-
ment OF ii, passage, providing that the money should
| not be paid until the Flcnch Government had re
ceiytd satisfactory explanations of the Presidents
message OF thu % December, 1884; and bat Is stIl
more extraordinary. the President OF the Crnacll OF
Ministers adopted this aneudment and consented
to its incorporation in the bin In regard 10 sup
posed insui, which bad been formally resented by
the recall of their Minister. and the offer Of poss-
ports 10 ours, th-, now, ior the first time posed
| 10 ASK explanations. Sentiments and propositions
which they had declared could not Justly he imput
I'D 10 the Government or the People of the L. States
are set up obstacles TO the performance OF aC
ot conceded justice To that Government and People
They had declared that the honor of France requir.
ed the tulnlment Of the engagement into which the
King had entered, unless Congress adopted the re