Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-10

of these assurances, In regard to the vievs .ns
purposes of the French Government, coud n".
be resisted. The President yielded to II; and
accordingly, in note Of the Secretary of Stat.
to the French Minister, under date Of the sa,S
June, 1884, after stating that the note OF M. Ser
rurier had been submitted to the President ara
duly considered by him, the Secretary saw
" Though fully sensible of the high responsib,.
lily which he owes to the American people. in
matter touching so nearly the national honor
the President. still trusting to the good faith and
Justice of France, willing to manifest spirit of
forbearance, so long as 1t may be consistent with
the rights and dignity Of his country and truly
desiring to preserve those relations Of friend
ship. which, commencing in our struggle for in.
dependence, form the true policy OF both ma.
tons, and sincerely respecting the Kings wish
es, will rely upon the assurances which NJ. Ser.
rurier has been instructed to offer, and win
therefore await, with confidence the promised
appeal to the new Chamber.
"The President, in desiring the undersignedto
request that his sentiments on this subject NAV
be made known to his Majesty's Government,
has instructed him also to state his expectation
that the King, seeing the great interests now in.
yolved in the subject, and the deep solicitude
ting it, will enable him when presenting the
subject to Congress, as his duty will require
him to do, at ,he opening Of their next session,
70 announce at that time the result of that an.
neal, and Of his Majesty's efforts for its sue.
cess"
II was not at Washington alone that the
French Government was given by the Executive
of the United States to understand that the Pre-.
sident, confiding in the assurances which he
had received woulp await the result Of the re.
newed efforts to pass the bill of appropriation
through the new French Chambers. Instructions
we're transmitted from the Department Of State,
under date the 9th of June, 1884, addressed to
Mr. Livingston, in which, after adverting TO NJ.
Serrurer's note, the secretary says: You will
see that, although no explanation Is onered OF
the causes which led to the rejection Of the bill
by the Chamber, yetthe assurances Of the kings
adherence to the treaty and Of the determine.
rion of the King and his Government to take all
constitutional means in their power both TO
induce the Chamber to carry il into effect and
10 hasten the time when 1t may be acted upon
by the chamber.are so strong, that without impu-
ting the grnssest bad faith, it is impossible alto.
grther to reject them. 1t asmoreover evident
from the discussion in the Chamber, that the as
suranCes which had been made 10 you of the
sincerity ofthe ministers were, in great degree
al least. well founded; indeed the speeches Of the
Duke de Broglie. in which the obligations Of
France on the subject, were urged with an abl.
ity and frankness that reflect the highest honor
on that eminent minister, were perhaps sufh.
cient to remove all doubt on that point."-
In pursuance Of these instructions, MIR. Living.
ston, in a note addressed to the French Minister
Of Foreign Affaire, under date the Both July,
1884. SAYS: instructions which had in some
measure anticipated in my note to your excel.
lency Of the 26th instant, have this day been
received. They make it my duty Zone which
perform with pleasure) to assure his males
ty's Government that the President feels the
most perfect confidence in the assurances which
have heen given Of his majesty's desire to fulfil
the stipulations of the convention of July, 1881
with the United States through this legation, and
particularly in those contained in an official
communication. made by M. Serurier to the
Secretary OF State Of the United States, that the
law for carrying the treaty into effect should
be presented to the new Chamber, with the
just hope that more intimate knowledge ofthe
two nations would insure irs passage" In sub.
segment not" Of Mr.. Livingston, as late as the Sd
Of August, 1884, in which he urges, with great
earnestness an early convocation Of the Cham.
bers for the purpose Of again presenting the bill
to their consideration. he declares that 1.-THE Ut
most reliance is placed in the assurances Of bis
nrajesty's ministers. and thar not doubt Is en-.
tertained OF the sincerity Of their desire to pur.
sue the means Of executing the treaty"