Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-26
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From III Evcain. EIo Of the J"irnal u" c"nrcc OF M ~
THE UNITED STATES AND FRANCE.
LETTER OF TIE DUKE DE BROG!IE
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LETTER OF TIE DUKE DE BROGilE
70 NJ PAGEor, late i. s. Charge G!gares Of France at
UaSbiH"i0n.
being the same which MIR Forsyth the !h OF Sep
trmher allowed the French Charge Alialrcs to read 10
him, hnt which he declined taking c"gnzance or as not
oiral and of which he subsequently, refused 10 receive
copy the same ground though it was so COMMUNE
Gated by NJ P,cEnT by express authority from his TO
Srrnment contained in the document Itself It's lone Is
extremely mild and conciIiaory, though without abatins
any thing from the requisitinns OF Gen NAAZE amend
mrn 1t is be regretted that such letter, from such
source, not met by our Government IN cores
ponding spirit
Irnuslu,ed for the Journal Of Comm,rcc
PARIS, June II, $50
SIR There no longer exists part any obstacle
to tho entire ACCOMPLISHMENT of the treaty concluded on
the duh Of July, l, between France and the United
States. The project of law relative 10 the ldc1nmtes
recipocally stipulated in that treaty. after having sue
ccsslvrIv passed the Chambers, has received the
rnya sanction.
say on our part for every thing now depends on the
Government ofthc United States it belongs TO them to
remove the onl. obstacle that still subssts. By virtue OF
clause inserted in Art ls by the Chamber OF Deputies,
the French Government defer making the payments
a-ccd upon until that OF the United States shall have
explained the true meaning and real purp"r' oi d.
passages inserted by the President Of the Union IN
his message at the opening Of the last session OF Con-
grrSS and which all France at the first aspect was
Justly offended.
Tie Government having discovered nothing in that
clause at varancc with its sentiments or the course
which II had attended IN pursue the prlcct &" law, mus
amended the 18th OF April by the Chamber OF DcPn
ties carried on tho 27th TO The Chamber OF Peers |
herewith annex the cPose which accompanied It, That
document will show you few words: III what light
consider the respective positions OF the two countries
also annex the report of the committee, presented TO
The Chamber OF Peers the 9TH Of June You will there.
by hos far thai House concurrcd in The opinion oi
tn:' Chamber nj Deputies.
Mr. Livingston has left Paris without waiting 70! the
vot. ut tic Chamber OF Peers, leaving M Barton as
Charge Athirrs. The letter by which he accredited
him t" the French Government is OF the 18th OF April
You Will find Il copy Of it subJoncd.
In note dated 9th, Mr.. Livingston ASST gns as the
Of his departure, the silence observed 10y the
French Government in relation 10 a previous note OF
the 18th, in which that Minister, agrceably TO orders
from his Government demanded the exp lanalon OF an
expression made Of by NJ Serucr i'll note he pass
cd TO HIr Forsyth the time he left That cxpana-
ton, sir will show ourselves very willing To furnish,
if it should be asked for again. when we ourselves Slal!
have received those which we have right to expect
Annexed copies of the two notes Of tic 10th and
eth
On the 18th Mr.. Livingston had addressed to nc
third note Of great length; in which. whilst he :;'s;trS
! making auson To the amendments introduced by HE
Chamber pl Deputies, he fully enters into lis principle
anu probable Consequences you Elay ascertain ty read
mr. iha paper. rs long the amendment was but
simple p:nrc The Initiative OF which dId mol even pr-
!uug to Tie Government, thought proper To abstain
from entering uto controversy on tins suirct wI
The Minister vi foreign Government N"w i!it that
reject has b, law By the concurrence oi the swo
Chambers and the sanction Of the kng, 1t is my duly
to Justify it against objections which utterly ground
less.
shall first recall few facts
The proec! Of law relative TO the execution Of the
treaty signed the h Ju!y ISL, had been presented
three llns 10 the Chamber OF Deputies, the 9Th OF
April, l-:E'; tie III Of juno OF Lie year; and the
18TH Of lanuary Of the year following when ii was re-
jecisd by majority OF votes on the ls OF npT! ls4.
The news OF lis rejection known at Washington
the Gin Of May, through packet which sailed from
Liverpool on the eth Of April.
On the llIl Of June Mr. Scruricr informed tic Sccrc
tary OF State that The King Government had delcr'
mined To present anew tie pr jcct OF law at The next
Session ui The Chambers he loss Of the bill having
accustomed the resi- gna"n Of the Minister who had sign
cd it, and this circumstance having caused different
CHANCES in the Cabinet the Government could not de-
fntYcIy adopt that determination until tie 9Th of April.
The brig lie Cuiiassicr bearer Of new instructions TO
Mr. Scrucr, had moreover met with long and stormy
passage.
re- of State MIR. Scrurcr communicated the next day,
in writing the declaration which lie had already made
| verbally. His is dated the 9th OF June
The reply of MIR. Mcj.aHe is Of the 9Th. In this re-
ply Mr. Me Lane states i'll express terms, III the naic OF
Lis Government that the President I'll the tnllci States
H rsiy The Mr. Scrmricr has 6ccH instruct
cd to rec hisa anil rW 'c0 hcrrcr wi ronfdc"cc Or
! the aUDr0i hdt IS IN hs mute 10 Tie EcW Ch0mtcr
MI Srrurier in his of the 81; of June, had Incl
lenally observed that he inica,inn a" fhc french
Lorcrnmrnt pr>c"t agGin tic rcci'd 'dr at as nTIyH
pcriod Constitution m"nd permit. That intention
was real desire sincere; but II naturally fol-
lowed from the very nature and terms OF the engage
mcn that it referred to particular and Xcd period;
that was lett dependent either upon the different eXigen
cirs Of internal situaon or upon the object which
! both Governments equally ANXIOUS To attain.
In the month of August, the Chambers were assem-
blcd but merely for form, and for the sole purpose of
complying with the provisions ol Tie I'D arl!c" 81 the
Charter No project &" law was either presented or dis
cus$cd .
Mr. Livingston at Paris, and the President Of the /.
States at Washington having seemed To regret at the
Opporunil; of this accidental meeting had not been chi
braccd to place again before the Chambers The project of
law relative the Treaty of the I Of July, it was easy
to make them understand that in acting with that pre-
cipitancy would only have departed from all Is
tablsllrd usages, but compromised, instead oil securing
the passage OF the law.
The same considerations very naturally opposed
to the request made al subsequent period by MI lV-
nrson uT special session in the Fall. That Minister
must doubt, have urged them with his Government
since the latter showed itself entirely convinced o their
validity and instnrss.
The new Secretary of State MI Forsyth, sad in the
month OF October, Mr.. Srrurer, the President readhy
understands rhy S business has not bern taken up al nc
opening W III. .4ugmst; he noe account J0r
The tact Lat Medemand mGde By Mr.. Livingston ~ SPe.
cia ScSsnn IN the faN dccincd. MI Eorsy III, 1t is
true added that the President cou'd not understand chy
tho coHrOntion IF tie Cham6crS hat bccn dcinyd Hnut The
last days oI Dcccnblr, inS'"ad IF the brytnntng " that
month. But that observation falls before the fact, that
by concurrence Of particular circumstances on which
il would be usrrss to dwell, this meeting of the Cha
brrs did in reality take place on the ls OF Drccnber
Nothing consequently could prepare the French CO.
vcrnmrnt for the LAM uage Of the message sent by the
President to Congress We aware that that mes
sage would contain statement OF the transactions con-
ncced with the treaty of the 4h Of july Mr. Forsyth
had on the In,h of November. given notice Of it TO Mr.
Serurcr. But MIR. Forsyth had 1T the time, IN
formed that minister, that the President would simply
advise Congress to wait Tor the decision OF the CHAM
bers.
Mimi must ihrn have been our astoniSnlcat when