Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1835-06-04
TIE NEws rRoN FRANCE.

THE NEWS FROM FRANCE
The folIowing Is the notice taken in
The eak<ial paper Of the interesting in,
trihgence from France:
Fss. ~ cisss # (-usy al
u win be seen from the new. Of N
last ARRIVAL that the French Chamber,
have voted the Indemnity by a vote q,
80 % l37-s nyorify Of oae Au.dreu
ssi Ety-fsro-snd yet alter this vote
demonstrating the justice OF the dc.
msnd, IL seems. they require AN .poio.
q nom the President, Because. in hi,
Mes.age 10 Congress. he said the de.
nand was just-ought 60 be insisted
on--and, II finally refused, should BE-
enacted according 10 the laws of Ma.
hons II seems 20 us that the booora-
oae and high-minded People of France
viii rather require an apology to be
made by their representative % our Co.
vemment for having, in violation of .
solemn Treaty, withheld q debt now
q secoad time acknowledged TO be due.
In addition To an apology for such de-
hnqaency. they owe as an indemnify
ii least TO cover the damages Of tie
protested ball. and If they arc honest,
VIII pay II without a word said. or de-
murring 4 moment.
From the Government paper-
which Is so well understood To be an d.
rect communication with the Execu-
tive that our Ministers abroad take
their Instructions from it when the pro-
per officers leave them at a loss how 10
act for want OF instructions-wc GER
tamiy expected some more formal no
ice OF the important news from France;
some dignihed exposition Of the views
ct the Executive on this subject. or af
least a somewhat guarded intimation of
the FIRST impressions produced on the
Executive by the late intelligence
Mr.. Secretary Forsyth, to DC sure. is
absent from the city: but there is an
Acting Secretary Of State in his place.
besides Mr.. Kendall, TO whom these
semi-ofhcia papers have been frequent
iy entrusted. IL is pity that the tai
ents OF one or the other had not been
put IN requisition on this occasion.
What construction can be put upon
this official article, either at home or
abroad, which can relieve it from the
charge OF levity and fiip?ancy, unbe-
coming either the gravity Of the sub
jeet, or the relation which the official
paper Is known TO bear 10 the Execu-
tive,
What was our opinion Of the wisdom
or policy OF the Message of the Prcsi-
dent to Congress at the opening Of the
late session Of Congress. and how hear
tiy we rejoiced for our country that
ITS recommendations were not second
ed BY Congress, our readers are well
aPpnzed. Still it is no qualification TO
US to see the Executive OF the United
States placed I'm n ridiculous position.
or IN one which must be abandoned
Is soon as questioned. Such is the
attitude IN which the official has now
placed the President before the world.
meeting the concession Of our claim
upon France with absurd pretensions
or unfounded claims. Such We pro-
nounce to be the suggestion Of an apol-
ogy to our Government by the French
Ministry. and the allegation Of Just
claim upon France for damages on the
protested bill, which damages were in
incurred under our own law by an act
a. our own Government. over which
the FreIch Government could cxer-
cise no control.
We wish to see the Executive de-
partment OF this Government, whoev-
er may wiela that authority, respected
and honored abroad as the Agent Of the
People IN transactions with Foreign
Powers That II may be Justly so
respected, we wish to see il holding a
language, firm indeed, but at the same
time just, considerable, and equable.-
We are not among those who would
require the President Of the United s.
to retract any thing he said in his
elessage TO Congress, or to apologize
nor It. We see no necessity for it; and
the French government, we are salts
he'd does not expect any such conde-
scension- All that is necessary 10 salts
fy the reputation Of the French Cham
Der may, we believe, be accomplished
by mere reference TO the passage Of
the Presidents Message which has
been quoted, and to the satisfactory ex-
plantations on that subject made by our
Minister IN France to the French
Minister Of Foreign Affairs in January
last
In what particular manner this is
to be effected Will be a matter for con-
sideration which calls for no haste.
The main point insisted upon on one
side being given up by the other, it
cannot be suffered that a point Of cti-
queiis shall keep alive the dispute be-
tween two Nations who have 20 much
interest and sympathy in each others
and welfare.
.Naf. Int.