Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-02-26

fespafch being communicated TO seVefei Inhu.
ential members Of the Ccntre by the friends OF
M Serurier, contributed in no small degree to
the rejection Of the demand for the twenty five
million francs From this moment the disgrace
of the French Minister 10 the United states was
resolved on but it could not be decided upon for
fear of diYulging the motives. III IS added, mat
after the final adjustment of the question, M
Serarier will uot return as Minister TO the Uni
ted States. A circumstance has TRANSFERRED IN
this city this morning, which corroborates this
statement. One ofthe officers ofthe D'Assas has
spoken Of NJ. Serurier as Minister in disfayor
and il is said not to be tho intention OF the gov
eminent that he should return in this vessel.
With these preliminary explanations, we sub
NIT the following accoun. Of the proceedings of
the Deputies on The introduction of the Bill for
the fulfilment Of the treaty -stPulations OF July
A, 1881 -
Translated for he Commercial 1pertiser.
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. SITTING OF THE
18TH JANUARY.
The order Of the day was the communication
Of the Government, announced yesterday in the
Moniteur Before the opening Of the Session
fixed for, o'clock, Marshal Motier, President
of the Council, and NJ. Human, were in the
ministerial seat, and number Of Deputies were
present NJ Dupin took the chair at O'Clock.
after reading the process verbal, Nj. Nj Shipper
ne, Mood and Blanchard recently elected De-
puties, delivered the ratification Of their powers
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the attendance was exceedingly numerous.
The President gave the word 10 the Minister
| of Finance. profound silence immedi ately
ensued.
| NJ. HUMANN.-Gentlemen Faithful to the
| accomplishment Of its duty, the Government was
disposed TO submit anew to your deliberations
| the measures necessary for the execution OF the
treaty of the 4th July, 1881 II had prepared
itself to defend them in the name of the political
and commercial interests of France, and il is hop
ed that you would participate in the conviction
upon which they acted.
! The Message of the President of the United
States at the opening Of the American Congress,
! has suspended the execution Of this design. The
| Government had from that moment TO examine
/ whether it still remained under the empire of
! the same duty whether the dignity of France did
not demand different line of conduct, or finally,
whether there existed any means of placing the
imnutable laws OF justice i'll accordance with the
| legitimate sentiment of the national honor.
The Government of the King, Gen.
tlemen, need not justify itself before you
from the reproaches which the presi-
dent of the U. S. has lavished upon it.
Such controversy would be alike
without object and without dignity
Nevertheless, in the debates which
must ensue before you, all the docu-
ments which will be required will be
submitted to the chamber.
Gen. Jackson has been misinformed
as to the extent of the powers which the
constitution Of the state conlers upon
US. But if he is mistaken with regard
to the laws of our country, we will not
fall into similar error on the subject
of the Congress.
The spirit and letter of that consti.
tuition, alike forbid us to view the doc.
ument to which have referred, in any
other light than as the opinion of sin.
gle individual, so long as that opinion
has not received the sanction of the
two coordinate powers of the Amer.
can Union. The message is an act
of government as yet incomplete, and
which cannot therefore hurry us to any
Of those determinations by which
France usually replies to menace, or
to an injury.
Gentlemen we might wait till the
resolutions Of Congress should arrive
to prescribe to US our conduct. But
"a temporizing policy, would nei-
Their have The advantage of ensuring
the security Of our commercial rela-
tons nor of eventually placing them
under the protection Of reprisals. By
the adoption likewise of such a system
the two governments would be compel.
led to wait mutually, (upon the pro-
ceedlngs Of each other) and from the
great distance by which they are sep
arated, the Legislative sessions, both at
Washington and Paris, would proba-
bly, misunderstanding this important
question not Only undecided but irrita.
ted by fresh delays.
In this state OF things the govern
ment has rejected a temporizing sys.
tenn.
The question of the national dignity
has right to its first solicitude. You
are aware, gentlemen, how it has been
provided for; yet, as the treaty fully
has become neither less Just, nor less
polite than before-as the proceeding
OF the President of the U. S. has not
awaited to weaken the basis of equity
and reason on which the transaction
rests,--thc government has persever-
ed IN Its determination to present the
subject anew to your examination
This engagement has been the hon
or Of France demanded that it should
be fulfilled.
In this important deliberation, the
chamber, we doubt not, while watching
VigIIantly with us over the national
dignity, aoiH keep in mind all the sent.
ments Of good aojH and friendship mhich
Jor Se1ty gears haze united the French
ana the american nations. 1t will re.
call to mind those high considerations
OF commercial power, and OF mart.