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

oncninr Of the next session Of Congress- In what Ha
ner docs The PRESIDENT in his ncssage ut the VI
the session notice the failure Of the French
make the appropriation; Nnowns had contributed
I, the defeat Of the BILL aud that his Administration was
responsible for THOSE acts, It was na"'n, :" 49, @
he would have noticed the late q" Tue p' ~ tut ~
md most GENTLE manner; that lc would nave done ini
;rs,;ce IA Tho zeal and fidelity OF the French Executive
=; s endruyor tn obtain its passage, and would have
,Lorn himself with confidence on the justice and the
The French nation for the tulG men of the treaty
IN word that he would have done all in his power TO
STRENGTHEN the Executive Government in France IN
their future efforts TO obtain the appropriation and care
fully avoid every thing that might inefpose additional
obstacles Iustcad of taking this calm and consdcra'e
course, we'll calculated TO the iul:nent OF the
treaty. and So bct,ng the dignity and justice OF our
Government, he sends message TO Congress- coTchrd
in the strongest terms and recommending that he ssoui
BE- Invested with authority 20 issue letters ol in1Fqc ana
rcprisai in The Of the appropriation not being maze
meaS:Ire il not antanount to war, leadihS 10 II Wy
almost necessary consequence ne message Was 'c
ceved in France with The deep feeling OF !rfitaItHn'
which nly. have been cxpccteGi and under ms ieeg
with all the mpcdimcnts which ii was calculated TO ere.
ate the bill the treaty into eject ha tile ssGohu
time make its appearance IN the thahloefs l"ey
were surIaountcd The bill passed; but not without a
cunditiou-a condition which causes Inc present oii-
Guilty. "
deeply regret iaaiL Mr. c. the condition In my
opinion liz, honor of France did moi require ~ a'd the
ONLY rndication that be offered tor the Ministry IN
dsn.nsaIlc Ia lis vas*asr. But surely in the midst OF
tine difficulties which it has caused, we ought not to Tor
rc, that the acts Of our own Executive the cause
Of its insertion. =
This (said Mr. c. brings US to the prcsen: stage 81
this unhappv controversy. shall not offer an opinion
on the message and documents which have just been
read till have had tirie TO read them 4, leisure, and
more fully comprehend their character ana nearns.-
The Senator from Pennsy vana has probably had tile
advantage Of in knowing their contents. Here MT
Buchanan sgu;!ed his dissent viii not (sald Mr.
c. make the remarks that intended, but am not sa'
,isficd with mach that have heard i'll the reading OF the
mrssage and the documents. am in particular. very
lar from beiag satisfied with the assigned by The
Secretary of Slate why he did not accept the copy OF
the letter from the Duke de Broge the French Charge
d. Aaires here which the latter offered to put in his
possession regret exceedingly that we have not that
document. II might have shed much light on the pre-
sent state Of this ulhappy controversy Auch mystery
hangs over the subject.
There is another point (said Mr. c. which requires
explanation There is certainly some hope that the
message the opening Of the SESSION may be ilVorably
received in France The President has in it expressly
adopted the explanation offered by MIR. Livingston,
which affords some hope, al least, that it may prove to
be satisfactory the French Government Why, then,
send this message at this time: Why recommend pre-
paratiuns and nonn,elcourse till have heard how
the message has been received in France Suppose its
reception should be favorable. in tie absence OF repre-
sentative of Government At the French Court,
thing could be done till the message which have just
received shall have passed the Atlantic and reached Pa
lis. How unfortunate would be the consequence -
What nc acknowledgements and difficulties would b.
ed in the relations of the two countries Why all this
Who can explain Will any friend Of the Adnnlsra-
ton rise in his place and tell us what is intended?
might ask (said AR. c. for Ike cXpanatiuu why our
Charge was recalled from Paris the lime he was. Why
no, wait ill the annual message received: Whom
have there to represent US on It's reception, to explain
any difficulty which might remain to be cXplaned? All
t,csr things may have satisfactory cXpanatIon can
not h,ly,'rer perceive it, There may BE- deep
nrI, lr yi are
,:liatcl can understand.
fear, (said Mr.. & y that with the message which
have this day received the last hope Of preserving the
peace of the country has vanished. This compcs
look forward. Tie first thing that strikes me- in casting
my eyes the future is the utter impossbty that
si.oad there unfortunately be can have honorable
termination. We shall 90 into TO the pay
mcnt Olive millions oldOllars. The first cannon GiSaharg-
ed part would I've receipt i'll full Tor The whole
amount To expect obtain payment by treaty Of peace
would be than idle Ii honor would be involved
in such termination Of the CONTEST the honor Of France
would be equally Involved i'll the opposite. The slrug
gle then would be, who should hold out longest i'll this
improbable, and it not FOR the seriousness OF the
occasion, ridiculous contest To determine this point,
We must inquire which can inct on The other the great
injury and 10 which the war must be most expensive
To both 4 ready may be given. The capacity Of
France TO intllct injury upon US Is ten times greater than
to inhlc injuries her. while The COS: vi the war,
in proportion 10 her means. would be in neatly the
proportion less than ours to on: means She !!a6 Gl-
tyey small commerce To be destroyed, while have
the largest in the world in proportion 10 capital and
population. She may threaten aad ia!rass our Coast,
while her own is safe from assault. Looking the
whole ground | do not (sad Mr. Calhoun hesitate to
pronounce that with France Will be among the
greatest caanlcs, greater Han war with Engiand
herself. The power of the latter 10 a!.noy may be
greater than that o The former but ours in turn,
greater TO annoy England than France. There is ano-
thor view connected with this point, deserving the
most serious consideration particularly 81 The
Cia and navigating portion OF tie Union Nothing can
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than for ENGLAND bc neutral while are bcilircrcit,
in with such country France. The whole
of ccrnmcrcia marlne with our entire shipping,
would pass almost instantly into the hands OF England
With the exception VI public armed vessels, ne:r
would he scarcely flag Of a.ioat The
We mtrr rich b. being neutral while England was Lc-
ucrcnt. !! that which suddenly built w The
mighty fabric n "nr prosperity and greatness. Reverse
the pns:o!.-!ct Eng land be neutral while D,i-
gr:,n,. ard the Of wealth and prosperity
Won't! be speedily exhausted.
In Just and necessary war, (said Mr.. c. all these
consequences ought 10 be teareSsly met. Though
friend peace. when proper occasion occurs would
be among the last 10 dread the consequences o.
think the wealth AID blood Of n country we'll poured
out in maintaining just, honorable and necessary war;
but in such that with which the Country is
theatencd-a mere war ot elqurtr-a war turning on
question so trivial us whether explanation shall or
shall not he Siven-no, whether it has, has not been
given (or that is the real point on which the comtrover
sv turns 10 put in jeopardy the lives and property OF
our citizens, and the liberty aud institutions Of
try is worse than olly-;s madness. say the liberty
aud institutions of the country. hold them To be in
imminent danger. Such has been the grasp Of Exccu-
tive power, that have not been able TO resist It's
patiuns even in period CT peace and how much less
s!itil we b. able: with the increase OF power and
patronage which confer that department:
In sound condition o! the country, with instu-
tiors IN their full viror ana every department confined
10 lis proper sphere, We would have nothing to fear from
from France: any other Power but system
is deeply diseased, and may fear the in being
involved in war al such juncure.
haze (said Mr.. c. in conclusion, objection to
the message and documents going to the Committee
Foreign Relations. have great condolences in the
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