The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-02-05

10 these questions | shall not reply. | leave lii,
answer to our Executive and TO our Minister'S
hey have explicitly and honorably acquitted The
french Executive on this important point
But (said Mr.. c. let Us turn 10 the conduct 0
our own Executive in relation TO this nportan
part oithe controversy. 1.-THE implied obligation
on the part of the French Executive was such a,
suppose, there was corresponding one, on The
part OF ours, TO interpose no obstacle in obtanjn,
The assent OF the Chamber How stands the fac,
Mr. HIVES, IN communicating TO our Executive IN,
result OF the negotiations bOaSted of has skill am
Me adUdMoge Whtch he had acquired orer III,
french negotiations. But pass hlm bv. Ii was
perhaps natural Tor him to boast. What does The
Executive do With full knowledge Of all The
laets iorewarned OF the difficulty which The
french ministry would have to encounter in the
Chambers, ne publishes 10 the irorid thus Loastful
+ COMMUNICATION, Which produced Il sensation in
france, such as might have been expected, which
increased 10 the same proportion the difficulty OF
obtaining the assent OF the Chambers 10 the appro.
Ptlauon. / he next step increased the difficulty
hno"ing, as he did, thatthe appropriations depend
upon The Chamber, the then Secretary Of the Urea.
sury, without waiting for It's action, drew bin
lor the payment OF the first lustaiment before Tie
oPpfopidti0n irds made and before, Of course, il
could possibly be pad \ protest necessarily fol.
lowed, accompanied with much irritation on both
sides
WITH these obstacles, created LQ our oyn acts,
The treaty WAS submitted to the Chambers Eve
y enurt VAS made to obtain the appropriation
ne Minister displayed uncommon zeal and abb.
les IN defence Of the treaty; but in VAN, under
Ihtse multiplied difficulties. The bill was reject.
ca by maJorlty OF eight votes i number so small.
III SO large body, that Il may be arly pre- sumed,
without any violence, that, had not Mr.. Rycss let
Ter been published, and The draft drawn before the
appropriation was made, the majority would have
been on The Other side, aud all the unhappy tram
OF consequences which have since followed would
nave been prevented. So earnest was the French
ministry ~ then efforts 10 carry tie bill, that their
defeat dissolved tic Administration
Ith these tact, before Us, Who can doubt where
the responsibility rests We had thrown the i'm.
peaimtnts IN tic waive, Who had been so ur-
gent TO obtain the treaty, AND we who were to pro-
NJ " It's execution II matters not In the view
IN winch am considering tie question, to what
motives the acts OF our Executive may be attfibu.
'td-"hl ther u design OF thong atlessncss i! can.
not SHIN The responsibility.
Lei Us now (,aid Mr.. { proceed to tue next
stage 81 tbs most unfortunate affair.
pass over the Intervening pcliod come TO
The opening oil the neat session Of Congress. In
what manner does the President in lis taesss NJ
at The opening OF the session. notice the failure o.
lhe fench Chambers to make the appropriation
knowing, as he must, how much the acts to
when have referred bad contributed 10 the defeat
OF the hlI ana that ms Administration iras rfSg0p
S6e ~ those actS was natural 10 expect that he
would have noticed the fate OF The bill in the ealaI.
tst and most gchtst manner; that he would have
lone iull justice TO the zeal and iidchty Of the
French Executive IN lis endeayor TO obtain its
passage, and would have thrown himself with con
haence on the justice and the honor Of the French
nation Tor The u!hlment OF the treaty, In d word,
taat he would have done all in bis power Ia
strengthen The Executive Government ia France
III thelF future efforts OF obtain tue appropriation
aud carefully AVOID every thing that might inter-
pose additional obstacles. Instead of taking the
cain and eonslGerate course SO well calculated to
secure the iulAiuent OF the treaty, and so beht.
ing the dignity and justice Of our Government, he
seeds 4 message 10 Congress, couehcd in the
strongest TERMS and recommending that he Should
De lRr'Sted t1 dAtbJlfH 10 issue Letters Of maIque
gHa fepr1satS IN Tie ertHt Of the Al popfitjoa not
6eHg mode--a measure, II not tantalnoant to war,
!ednng TO 1t by almost q necessary consequence.
he message was received In France with the
decp Keeling OF irritation, which might have been
tApectedi ana under tins feeling, with all the im-
peGunents which 1t was calculated TO create, the
biii to carry the treaty into effect had the second
the TO make lis appearance III the ChambCrs.-
They were surmnuncd. The bill passed; but not
without u eondlllon--a condition which causes the
present difficulty
deeply regret said Mr.. c. that condition In
my opinion the honor OF France did not require it,
and the only yndlcaiion that can be offered for the
Ministry III accepting 1t, is the necessity of the
case; that II was Indispensable 10 It's passage. But
surely, in the midst OF the difficulties which it has
caused, We ought not to forget that the acts of our
own Executive were the cause Of lis insertion /
This said Mr., g. brings Us to the present stage
OF thus unhappy controversy. shall not offer an
opinion on the message aud documents which |
have been read, TIL have had tia3e to rad them
aleIsure, and more fully compreheuded their char.
acter and bearing. am not satisfied with much
that have heard in the reading of the message
and the documents. | am, IN particular, very far
from being satisfied with the reasons assigned by
the Secretary of State why he did not accept the
copy of the letter from the Duke de Broghe 10 the
French Charge d Aiiaires here, which the latter
offered 10 put in his possession. | regret exceed.
ngly that we have not the document. 1t might
have shed much light on the present state of this
unhappy controversy, Much mystery hangs over
the subject.
There is anoth point tsaid Mr.. c. which re.
luires explanat There is certainly some hope
that the message at the opening ofthe session may
be avorably recei, in France. The President
has in it expressly opted the explanation offered
by Mr.. Livingston bich affords some hope, at
least, that it may , 10 be satisfactory to the
French Goyerrmen Why, then, send this mes
sage at this recommend preparations
md noa.iatt ice hare heard ho,c the
message has eired in France? Suppose
It's reception sbt favorable III the absence OF
a representative Government at the French
court nothing coui NE tillthe message which
we have iusi rece all have passed the At.