Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-28
>THE FRENCH OUESJJ0H

We are indebted to Correspondent at Washington
who has TO the best sources of Information for
the following dated, ON the 23d)
iou will from the late arrival, that the Presi-
dent Judged rightly in the tone he held towards France
There is no doubt but that the money will be paid But
what is better the noble stand taken by the Message
raised character in Europe, and may preserve us
from war; from that quarter for so years Our country
Will no longer be considered awcll-fedgcd goose
be pucked by any of the Transatlantic potenates who
would stuff his pillows at our eXpcncc"
We also lay before rcadeTs, the following items
From The " Y Eeeaing Post (qd)
The following extracts from private letter from
American gentleman in Paris
pARIs, Jan. 18th, 1895
on see stilldate from the gay metropolis of France
The destinations of Paris have held longer than in
tendcd but mean to break from them by the first of
month"; and cross into Italy have read the Presidents
admirable message; il brcathes spirit worthy of him
SELL worthy of the occasion, worthy of my country.
refer particularly, of his views relative TO
France His energetic and manly sentiments have had
The effect here of once more lmerican-ing Americans
and revived within them that love of country which the
pageantry and irivolity the dreamy aud debasng
ury OF ths metropolis, materially to emery ate
The Chamber of Deputies has yet recovered from
the shock accustomed by the unantcipated recommends
tons of the Message Opinion is divided the course
which will be pursued; but from all hear, and all
serve, am strongly inclined TO bScvc, that when they
have recovered from eii bcwiderment they will come
to the conclusion that in this instance least honesty
is the best policy and pcrhap they RAY consider also
that discretion is the better part % valor.
The great and almost the only topic conversation in
all circles just now is the Presidents message the recall
ngst"n that his passports were at his service Allow
little time for the ecrvescencc of public feeling to sub
side, Tor the cxcabe temper Of this mcrcural nation
grow calm, and think the propriey ofpayng claims
Will be acknowledged"
From tic Nc,o York .7n,criean-Cqnti.)
10 these speculaions of our own, we only add few
extracts from letter to of 18th Jan, from Iavre
written by an intelligent and observing man
g AvnE, lS5--l send you the Havre Journal OF
Yesterday which will give you news of our affairs.
think the bill will pass bat this should prevent the
" action of Congress-not TO make France but
" TO impose high duties. Be assured this
Government isInorc afraid ofinternal movements than
90 of foreign war. War would relieve them of ,nnnv
restless spirits and make il govern the country
while 1t would crafty favorite passion of the youth
" 1T may be forced upon him. Let afford the
chance OF war, but rather by high duties silks make
Lyons uneasy q III the Estaft.tte should
. bring any thing more, you shall have it.
From the Ne,o York Times
he American knows perfectly, for il IS well-n.
formed on these subjects that nothing but the firm high
tone OF that message could have given chance
OF success IN the Chombcrs and that the French Minis
ters themselves INDUCED hope of prevailing there
unless through the impression that refusal would en-
sure far serious evils than compliance would at the
! worst involve. The American knows that whatever
chance OF redress have brought about by
very tone and tenor of that message vet il affects
TO censurc its high language inerposng oar only OBJ
staclc; say affects, because the American
compartments the policy of the French administration in
assuming the guise of resentment.
" We have reason TO believe that the editor of the
American has seen letter from distinguished Ameli-
can gentleman ut aTIs, III which the writer details
vcrsaton that he had held with Count Pozzo di Borgo
on the subject of the President message Pozzo B0r-
go the Russian ambassador and is considered to be
aits 1SNI the ablest statesman in Europe. The
letter says ~ this veteran diplomats, declared that e
message traS Of the best deoiSed The abieSt and The
nost ef.et,rAstee papers ind ere 81 me iqs,sg;,
no ao"Ct that France 'eodd SON ~. h
If the editor Of the America sen scn iel,er
VIII he obge us by Feet and If il be- will 5e aso
10; , Withheld from his readers and counryme
INC pleasure OF hearing these fact We presume that
that
ture to set up the opinion of Pozzo d Borgo at least
equal IN authority to that of the editor of the American
ana when the latter declares that the Presidents Ian
guage rash l-advised and sure TO niure onr ane
we VIII confirm our own convictions by turning to the
remark OF the former that it just the reverse We
do rot like Pozzo d Borgohe is the OF
Absoutsm but then he knows France and her polite.
Well he is at least more experienced than the editor
oil me Anerlcan ne has prejudice for either country
and above ALL he not like the latter swayed by partizan
instincts, and therefore we think his opinion emitted &c
the greater weight