Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-02
THE MEDL.iIIO.,.

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Scarce letter from Washington by the two last
na'ls--and satisfactory accounts about the ru.
n'"red mediation. One letter only says that we
shall have war; and that Il ,ras sud The media
nn had been offered and accepted But nous rerroay,
| We cannot ourselves speculate upon a proposition Of
the terms OF which we are profoundly Ignorant. I've
"ust therefore draw upon our foreign funds for
tellgcncc We wish they were more ample and salts
factory In addition to the items which we throw into
Georgetown Metrppoan, lay before the reader the
,ohowng scraps which have been gathered up to our
hands i,! by the Baltimore American of Saturday:
Tn Barron MEoIAroN-We have seen r,tei from, uou,
s q GS $ni. to Of chs city
"ei the mediation of his Government adis,mea. of tho
re-, r,s1sh Question and a, probably HI.
a M van Bnsen ~ Favor OF receiving the proroon.'
ne. tho subject psd nadsoa Of Sroa, S
r, tuesday, and TIA, another TO be held yesterday
BY respectable Washing tina, the Esecu
sanctioned lion the Go'ea%sn '''
nh s New FORK Post OF Thursday aornson by
Captain Of have ,So Just lsan; from authority
Of which he tho bsarer contained
a,, '' Journal oil Commerce. second edition OF Thurs
letter from highly respectable gentleman Norfolk that
wa" raia"o" s% also w H., Gsrs G0Ty Of The British brig
Ensa s OF s Ike :s s Of .S
paragraph in the New York Mercantile Advertise,
handing there that tho Committee. Foreign Rotations Of both
houses o. Congress had agreed reports ON m.
e OF our Relations with F,ancca, reports would be ia
Tie
Navy aa + G liberal
cal recommended in the Special Message Of tho P,o
The .Ne,o York Journal of Commerce subioips an e,
tract from the London Morning Chronicle (,bc official
paper oil Dec l2h, as, in a probability laying down
tne basis oil the mediation IL begins with stating that
the two nations France and the United Stale stood
now in such situation, that war could only be avoided
by the interposon of third Power-but that The flair
could be easily settled France paying on her side The
money due-und the President sanctonng the letter of
MIR. Livingston. - ~ "
L Thus, says the Journal of Commerce as we under.
stand the propositions in should be accepted bv
our Ioverbncnt, France will pay the money ,rfhoyt
Rating for any further explanations since Enyland de-
cides that she oughtno done it, but to do H. On
nir' Livihgstons first explanation. Then or simua.
neously with this act, the President will ol;c,IIy ON
dorse Mr.. Livngston's etter,-which he cun do win
the better grace he has already sanctioned it unolci
ally But he has done more than this in his Mes
should not be at all surprised it. without WAITING for Tho
result OF the mediation France should declare herself s
snea, ana place the money at the disposal of gov
bic adjustment of the dispute ON terms satisacorv 10
both parties, is near at hand"
But whether we accept the mediation or motor pro
pose direct negotiation with France as Great Britain
did to us in 1913 at the very when she declined
the Russian Medation trust that we shall do now what
we did at that time. The following is Mr. Madison q
message OF January, 1873 when lie Communicated the
overture TO Congress:
10 the Senate and House Of Representatives. of The Uni
fed'Sates, an Congress assembled.
transmit Tor The Information of Congress copies of
letter from the British Secretary of State for Forirn
Affairs to the Secretary of STATE with the answer of the
latter. ~ w
In approaching the accepted proposal of the govern
ment Of Great Britain for ns,ituting ncpociaens for
peace Congress will not fail keep in mind That vqo
rons preparations for carrying war can i'm no re-
speet impede the progress to favorable result whilst
relaxation OF such preparations should wishes of the
oned States Tor speedy restoration of the blessings of
peace be disappointed would necessarily have the most
injurious consequences. JAMES MADISON"
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