Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-02-04

true that the President Of the II. States.
In proposing 10 Congress TO decree the
seizure, BY force Of arms, Of French pro-
perry, had not the intention to assume
with regard 10 France a menacing a.ti.
tude, we cannot see how he could find any
difficulty in declaring it.
Is such declaration really contained
IN Mr. Iiyingsion's note, addressed to the
French Government on The goth OF Janu-
airy, or IN that which the same Minister
leil at his departure on the 9th ofApril P
We would be equally at loss to affirm
or TO deny it and for this reason, it is ev-
ident that neither the one nor the other
can be considered sufficient. The note Of
29lh January is intended to discuss, con
tradictorily with the French Government.
The correctness Of facts asserted in the
message Of President Jackson. II is in
tended 10 prove that the view taken by
him Of thesAlacts is al least plausible. Ii
ls IN the midst OF this long disqnsition
that two or three phrases are incidentally
thrown out, on the just confidence which
the Government Of the United States has
always entertained in the sincerity Of the
French Government - confidence which
Mr. Livingston had always made i, duty
to foster, and which, according TO him, is
not IN contradiction with any Of the ideas
or allegations expressed in the message
The note Of the 25th Of April is chiefly
Intended to make an indirect and aniici.
paled examination of the amendment in
trodnced by the Chamber Of Deputies -
While upon this examination. and with
view 10 prove that any demand for expIa
nations would in future be useless in fact,
and inadmssible in principle, MIR Living
ston refers TO the testimony given By him
m bis first note to the good faith of The
French Government he refers TO subse
q1ent sanction given by the President 10
tho contents Of that note he dwes on the
paragraph Of the message Of the President
In which all idea Of threat 10, he says, ec
pTessty diSavo,ced.
You viii easily conceive, sir, and the
Cabinet Of Washington will, we think, un
ders'and il also, that such phrases Incl
dentally inserted in documents the pur.
port and tenor ofwhich are polemical, and
surrounded in some measure. by details of
controversy which is besides not always
free from bitterness, cannot dispel suilicl.
entity The impression produced by the pc
rrsai Of The message, nor strike the mind
as would the same idea expressed in terms
simple, positive, direct, and unaccompani
ed 10y any recriminatlons concerning facts
or incidents no longer of any importance.
Such Is the motive which, among many
Others, has placed the French Government
IN the impossibil,ly Of acceeding to the
wish expressed by Mr. Livingston towards
the cor lusion Of his note OF the 25th of
April, by declaring Ito The Chamoer Of
Peers prohshiy) that precious explanations
queen BY The minister Of The Utsiled States,
and subsequently, approved By tie President.
had satisfed il.
The impression produced by the peru
sal Of the message was deep. Ii was so in
France, ia Europe. and even in the Uni
ted States the debates in Congress and
public nolorieiy sufficiently prove the fact
Under the weight Of this impression, the
French Government did not hesitate TO
place itself in a situation to meet the en-
gagements in the came ofFrance
In pausing there for the present, and wait
ing for the iulElment Of those engage.
ments TO he claimed, or expecting them to |
be claimed, ~ terms consistent with tho |
regard which is its due, it is not afraid of
being accused. nor France, which il repre-
sents, OF being accused, OF appreciaiing ma
tt0aat honor By any number q millions ,chich
u could 1ctthhold, as compensation for an
injury offered TO il. Mr. Livingston is the
first 70 repel such an idea. Far from it,
the French Government will consider as
e fortunate day the one in which it will he
able TO dsliver uP honorably the trust that
hes IN It's hands; but each State has du-
ties TO perform towards Itself, each situa
ton bias il exigencies. Mr. Livingston OBJ
Jects 10 the idea Of seeing the President of
the United States give new testimony TO
the good faith Of the French Government,
lest such a step, reasonable and just in it
self, should not appear TO be exclusively
dictated hy justice and by reason. He
viii not be asloRished il the French Go
vernment, on lis side, attaches an equal
Importance TO show that in acknowledg iug
openly legitimate debt, and declaring it.
self ready TO discharge it. it has exclusive
ly consulted reason aud Justice.
You are authorized, sir, to read the pre-
sent despatch to MIR Forsyth. and, if he
desires, LET him take copy of it.
Accept, sir, Sc. &c.
V. BROGLIE.