Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-18
7gaURSD.9y, FEssRU .4RY. ~, 1886.
Twemiy-fourth Ccngress--lstscss.
IN SENATE-FeLruary sth. 1886.

the surplus may be necessary for the defence
ana permanent security of the country being under
sideraon-
Mr. Benton, AFTER some concilatory remarks on Mr.
Clayton proposed amendment said that a good conse-
quence had resulted from unpleasant debate. All
parties mad discaimed the merit OF sinking the ortca-
ton bill oil the last session. and majority had ryinced
determination TO repair the evil by voting adequate APP
preparations now. This good. II bespoke better
results in time To come, and would spel that illusion of
divided counsels which the French Government had
so largely calculated The rejection of the three mil
lions and the loss of the ortfcation BILL had deceived
France it had led her into the mistake OF supposing
that ave viewed every question in "A mercantile point
oil vew-that the question of profit and loss the
only rule we had to go bythat national honor was no
object and that TO obtain these miserable twenty five
millions of francs should be ready submit to any
quantity of ndigny, and To wade through any depti
of national humiliation. The debate which has taken
place will dspel that illusion; and the first despatch
which the young Admiral Mackau will have to send to
his government will be TO inform them that there has
been mistake in this busness-that these Americans
wrangle among themselves but unite against foreigners
ana That many opposition Senators ready vote
uouoie the amount oil The twenty five millions put the
country IN condition TO sustain that noble sentiment of
President Jackson Udt Me honor Of lis countrD shut
eeer DC stained ny ms matng an apology for speaking
truth an tie pert0rmance Of duty!
III was In March last, that the three millions and the
fertilization bill lost since then the whole ASPECT of
the French question s changed. The money is with.
held, an explanation is demanded, apology pre-
scribed, and French fleet approaches. Our Govern.
ment, charged with insulting France, when insult
was intended by us, and be detected i'm our
words by her. is itself openly and vehemently nsued
The apology is to degrade s-the fleet TO intimdate
us, and the two together constitute insult of the
gravest character. There parallel to it, except i'm
the history of France HERSELF but not France of tho
l9t century nor even of the 18TH but in the remote
and 'reguIated times of the 18th century, and the
days OF the proudest of the French Kings, and
one OF the smaes. republics of Italy allude sir TO
what happened between Louis the XIV, and the Doge
OF Genoa, and will read the of it from the pen
of Voltare in his Age of Louis the XIV.
he G0noese had built four galeys for the service of
SPAN inc King CSi Franee) forbade them, by his En-
voy, 81 Oon one of his gentlemen in ordinary TO launch
those galeys Tho Genoese incensed at this violation
OF their liberties, and depending much ON the sup
port OF Spain refused to obey the order. Immediately
fourteen men OF war, twenty galleys ten bomb keches
with several irigates sail from the port of Toulon
They arrived before Genoa, and the ten bomb k,ches
discharged II 000 shells into the town which reduced Ia
ashes principal part of those marble edces which had
entitled this city To the of Genoa the Proud Four
thousand men were then landed, who marched up the
gates, and burned the suburb of ST Peter of Arena IL
was now thought prudent submit in order to prevent
the total destruction of the city
The King exaced that the Doge of Genoa with
four OF the principal Senator'S should come and nplore
his clemency in the palace OF Versailles; and lest lin.
Genoese should elude the making this satisfaction and
lessen IN any manner the pomp of it, he insisted further
thatth Ioge, who was to perform this embassy should
De continued IN his magistracy, outstanding the per-
petua law OF Genoa which deprives the Doge of his Dig
nity who rs absent but a moment from the city.
lmperalo Lercaro, Doge of Genoa, attended by the
Senators Lonelno, Garibaldi, Durazzo and Salvage
repaired to Versailles TO submit what was required Of
him. The Doge appareed in his robes of State his .ud
covered with bonnet OF red volvet which he often took
oil during his speech, made his apology the very words
and demeanor OF which dictated and prescribed to
MN by Seignclai Qhe French Secretary of State for
foreign aflairs)S
Thus, said Mr. b. was the city of Genoa and lis Doge
treated by Louis XIV But it was the Doge who
was degraded by this ndignly, but the Republic OF
winch he was chief magistrate and all the Republics of
Italy besides which felt themselves all hunbed bv the
outrage which King had inflicted upon one Of ,hc;r
number 30 OF the apology demanded and of the fleet
sent upon us, and in presence of which President Jack
son, according to the ConSttuonnei is to make his de-
cison and to remit it TO the Tuileres 1t is not Pres
dent Jackson that is outraged hut the Republic owbic
he Is President and all existing Republics whatsoever
situated Our whole country is insulted and that is
the feeling of the whole country ; and this FEELING,
Pours in upon every day, in every manner in
which public sentiment be manifested and especial.
y in the noble resolves Of the States whose Legsla.
lures are IN session, and who hasten declare their adj
herence to the policy Of the Special Message True Pre-
sident Jackson is not required 10 repair the Tueres
WIN iour oil ms mos - xious Senator'S and there re-
cle IN person TO The King of the French, the apology
which he had fist Iehearssd to the Duke de BioglIe
true, the bomb ketches OF Admiral Alackau have nI ,
hred OOO shells on one OF our cities but the dc.
nand for an apology the dication OF lis terms:
and the mere advance of fleet in the present state of
the world and in the difference OF parties is a great.
er outrage to us than the actual preparation OF the
eHormiues were to the Genoese. This is not the
seventeenth century. President jackson ID not the
Doge OF trading city. We not Italians to be
trainped upon by European Kings-but Americans the
descendants Of that Ang Saxon race which for tbou
sand years, has known how to command respect and
to preserve IT'S place at the head OF nations We are
q
Frenehman, the Able Raynal, false in lis appica.
ZION 10 The people of this hemisphere it is TO The other
productions OF NATURE and that the belttng tendencies
oil the New World, are no more exempied in the hu-
nun race than 1t Is in the exhibition of her rivers aud
her mountains and in the indigenous races of the Mann
nOthand the Mastadon The Duke de Broplie has mad,
mistake tile less excusabe, because he might find I'M
ms own country, and perhaps in his own family exam.
Piles OF the extreme crtcalness Of attempting to oyerawe
a community offreemen There was a .BarsLgl gyoyI;o
who woso Minister at War at the commencement Of the
French Revolution, and who advised the formation of a
camp OF 2O,OOO men To Paris. The camp was
formed; Paris revolted, captured the Bastie marched to
The Versailles stormed the Tueries oyerse the Mo.
narchy, and established the Revolution So much for Mt
tempting to ntinidate city; and yet here is nation Of
reemen to be Intimdated Republic of fourteen ilnps
OF people, and descendants Of that AngO.SaSou rare
which, from the days OF gincOur and Cressy of Ben.
helm and Families, down to the days of Salamanca and
Waterloo have always known perfectly well how 10 deal
with the impeluous aud fiery courage of the French
IN The course OF the remarks, continued Mr. b. which
L had the honor to submit when first introduced INV
resolution TOOK occasion 10 refer To what thought was
matter Of history, namely that the opposition of tl
mad lost that appropriation, and Also had lost tine or6.
cation annual appropriation bill to which it was attached.
and that these two losses had el deienceess and
what was more serious had left with the appearances
oil not being willing to defend ourselves and that this
sad exhibition of divided cOunses and naked frontiers
had drawn upon US the impending visit of that i,npos.
ng leet, winch seems to 10 the only negocafof which
French susceptibility condoscends 10 employ in the
existing controversy with her ancient ally thought
Mr. President that in speaking Of these things was dime
nothing nor less than making reference TO historical
iacis and had no expectation exciting feeling or elicit
ing warm remark much less Of provoking discussion
winch has continued many days, and enlisted so ina
ny orators Many speakers have indeed taken tie field
against nc, but with effect tc reverse Of what usual
" results from numbers. The more the stronger is the
law Of numbers but the the weaker has been lire