The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1836-01-20
L HE H E r A L ID.
NETWORK. WEDNESDAY. JAN. 90, 1856.
IMPORTANT ON FRENCH .FFAIRs.

Yesterday afternoon the long talked of Despatch of
the Due DE BRoeLIE to NJ PAsEor, dated in Paris,
17tA June, 1885, was published by of the printing
Offices in Wall street. This is the letter of which the
National Intelgencer has spoken so much of late.
The astounding fact of disclosure of this despatch
being made by the French Envoy, indicates degree Of
feeling in that government deep and bitter than
We had any conception to exist After reading this
letter. and seeing the nsolent position takes in relation
to this country there be doubt but between
The u States and France is inevitable unless the Eng
hsh government become mediator. Mr.. Pageot az
rives to-day and takes apartments at the CITY Hotel
Broadway. He forw arded in advance however in the
most undiplomatic manner-impsdenily thrusts upon
the public we might say anticipation of the Message
letter Of NJ. BrOglies which for hauteur assumption
and insoence exceeds any thing that address,
ed to oar government since the time of the notorious
NJ. GENET who had the efronery to appeal from Pre-.
sident Washington the people the dispute between
this government and the French Directory
Is our language harsh Do we misconsrue the
terms Of the Despatch! Do we understand the i'm
port of words Mono. We only state, in a subdued
manner the natural feelings which every American
every patriot-every freeman must experience in read
ing the letter itself.
For the first time il is revealed to this aston
shed country that the French Government insists upon
II as rght-a national right-to interfere when thew
choose, and take exceptions to the language used by
the President in addressing both Houses of Congress
Such a right" says Broglie, the Constellation of
the United States neither abolish moSify nor re-
strief-thus at oace telling the people of the United
States, you modify your Constitution to suit our
tastes, otherwise, instead Of paying you what we owe
you've will send fleet and fight you into it," By
this nsolent assumption, the French Government claims
the old feuda right of Suzeain over the United States
right 10 dictate language to the President and both
Houses Of Congress- right teach manners 10 a free
people whose commerce plundered and robbed bv
their cruisers.
The Despatch extends to three long, stupid, inco-
herent, coumnsalternately insoent and sophistica-
now begging the queston-now abandoning il. Amid
the mass OF gross absurdtes and misrepresentation is
the admission of the Due de Broge that no particular
phrase gave the offence:
FIVE examine in detail the message the President
Of the United States II that part of it which con
Germs the relations between the u States and France
II will, possibly be found that passing successfully
from phrase to phrase, will be met that cannot
bear an interpretation more less plausibe-none of
which, strictly speaking, il be said that il is
simple expose of SUCH such fact in ITSELF or the
assertion Of such such nght which one contests
or the performance OF such or such obligation inn
posed the President by the very nature of his fnc
hons. There will certainly be found several IN which
the idea of impending the good faith of the Preach Co.
vernment or OF acting upon il through menace or in
intimidation, is more or less disavowed."
ave do not says the Minister contend about this or
that phrase this that allegation this that express
sion; contend about e intention itself trhch has die
tated that part of the message
Can any thing exceed this insolencel Here indeed
is aad admirable process of extracting out of pub
lie document constructive insult Of which, in another
part Of the letter, il is admitted that the French
Executive is net commanded by the Chamber to ask
explanations bat merely supposes they will receive
some"
tits utterly impossible give vent, in BREATH to
the various feelings Of Indignation which must rise up
in every intelligent and patriotic mind at reading this
superlatvey nsolent espatch-insolently published
by French Envoy the City Hotel in order to |
create evaporation and tunult in this city and their
country and TO destroy the just influence of the Pre-
sideu,'s Message. We hope and the honest in
dgnaon of the people will burst forth-that pro-
per degree of national dignity will restrain e until
ne shall have departed from our shores 1t will then
be time to call public meetings and go into the war-if
they will have il so-with all the force vigor and re-
sources Of the country.
We have more to say on this subject
The ABOLITION QUESTION still RACES in Congress
Do the consciences Of those fools who started Coonza-