Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-23
Richmond, Saturday, IAN. 33.

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Richmond, Saturday, Jan. 2:s.
TIE FRENCH AND THE AMERICAN SIDES.
We lay before our readers the two following very in
teresting articles on the great question: which ag
ia,es our country. The article from The Journal des
Deba's, attributed 10 the pen Of NJ Theirs, has some
ingenuity, and calm and rather concia,ory tone 10
recommend it, The reply of MIR Walsh. is Clear and
conclusive. 1t is eloquent it is able-more So
even than the production of NJ. Theirs himself
Mr. Walsh might have made il still ADLER f he had
becn 0acaTe OF the state of the negotiation between
two countries He aware of the fact that the
French ministry had laid down such by way
oil an taPfa"Gon as are "incompatble with the honor
and independence of the u. Stacs--tat if we were TO
accede to them America would indeed be "hunblcd at
The feet oil Francethat not only does France hold as
an insufficient explanation, the teo disaro,ais which
were given by Mr. Livingston, and sanctioned by the
rresident--but that she has taken such grounds as
would make the avowas in the lest Message ccnt
To explain away the offence which she has taken at the
first Message though be throu the same channeland
IN fact that France demands, qua aon that an
humble explanation should be addressed to herself, o-
eafy IN 'era,ng AS the President says, "Shc .sW
Ger obtain AZ! The people of this country will brave
every extremity, before they will submit to such de-
qnes 10 submit before they will do us an act of SIM
pie justice, and pay debt Of honor sanctioned as in
by the engagements of solemn treaty.Ncver did any
nation 80 mistake the course of tue honor, France
now doing. IL we have insued her that her violated
feelings VIII not admit of her doing us sheer of
gagement, why does she not pay the money and then
demand an explanation to soothc her wounded homer
aud II she does not obtain it, then try exact nj Tho
point of the sword This is the course which chival.
ous nation should pursueand herself ,cifh
pocheng, at Mo time her o,cn o,cn oRroDf rim mr.
money. Her conduct has been such as must array
against her the common sense of the whole civilized
world.
elgencef and 10 the speeches of such orators
as John e. Calhoun must attribute the perss
OF France in her of infatuation On their heads
be much of the mischiefs that must ensuel
(From Mr.. Waish's National Gazette)
" we have translated the following article from the
important in reference the difficulties between France
and the United States which has appeared in its CO.
Government upon the subject and Paris was pscribed
to the pen of M. Theirs himself
ton. 5 the persist IN asserting that the explana
lions with the uuited States Amerca neither complete nor
probably ali ine% say O no mo q. S
situation n we al "a
America ndsmn6caiion Ihe claim has been
ed 70 be jus. and wen founded The signed %esy
turn and after mature consolidation have requisite
dion which the Government hasieued accpLat esra-
the Of President s SSo France
oss nc I Tine funds Provided tho
g, d o; &C, OF Ss@o but equals
be hsnbled by her II shord deliberations Of
all the injustice win be sidc viii Pay with good
the pay that She owcs h"
n aS " % S o 10 C Of
aud Keep our millions Tho Ias
we win answer 5 words If be easy 10
that ha. acted Throughout affair with %oGcTaOn "
more NOR S s a , nU,os S Ss OF %S Asf
rs Necessary mat the Government should be prepared iso
contingent The foresight ought precedo
Il by prepa,i~r for war
security Which should abaSon nuoSieS "s %o,o
Let Us be told them what else government, ought TO havo
cape from & o. ne Ge1I was requisite in order
ng % o 0ce Of the satisfaction wheh
the success Of its justice Blood not TO be-
lightly out Who las shown so H AID
but efen rights honor against he mos, "; @
o side Sr our will hive placed
we viii not link iSs any s' 9 the Of
S G, nsa she VIII rot be The frs. 80 bIok the ties which
;l closer and which gaudo render sacred for America Ipi
on o%ssi no. do more eoS she do e
ment for which the opposition took long Should
ee If slowed too eas '~n ss mo no no
claim United States aS sse sne s9yss
wounded the Chief American Hcpe
II be not seS no ay If sS Psy@s hs
ton T , hS energy Of right and aI The
say at the present time bet%er m % ana not soog able 10
always revned 10 the councils of cnf paoO ,s
To. the lot Of ambition did nooo onen
vice. tne would not be embarrassed give the
%,oa IS sqnd II very cerar that il the
suer more than woi Tue honor
ca to refuse Franco satisciion c4planston Which
rMncs hos the esqre igb to d@aod There bad
seove france has been nsulted,
tue outrage this is sclove
case ~ ppo bj hnd great nation has
ITS 10
naton when
vicious eiflovc Which of the ninde
Of me americans That Is the whole
norica, where else Win
understand thoroughly the o no &c
10 hc OF reason and not from passion there
only the
10 America II Is this that viii
aece upon peace or war Who whether
under good bad
orehand the cnpficious Of vl
uoe not now that tho chiefs Of Republics
power often sacrifice tho general
Ionsu peIring lose bnc 10y
DC gained ~ their War
io' nenefai Jackson With the simple question
peace or war ~ connected that parties
responsibility OF what they o they
Dol tenriyes they easily blinded
100 often Only discover when
" IL il not therefore possible
what ibe American Government will DO Weope The rood &c
mus OF tho two people viii PREVAIL and that
honor, for But
w9a DC snlpabe for not preparing for evory cnusc In
50 ssidsp reason asd equity side
US "lso, IN case OF need to have force"
"Ihe above is specious enough without doubt bnt IL
IS not less false and illogical in fact than IL plausible
IN appearance Well indeed may il be exclaimed;
:" What pioa so wicked and
BIT hcng seasoned with gracious voice.
Obscuros the show of evil"
Reason and equity, forsooth all on the side Of France
because she will not pay her debts and folly and must
ice all the side Of the United States because hev de-
inand the payment Of them in manner which is NOT
deemed altogether courteous by their debtors Ii does
seem to us TO require deal Of that valuable quality
modest assurance, to put the face on the affair which h
given TO 1t ~ the Jurnat The very holiness howe.