Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-01-21
THIRTEEN DAYS LATER FROM Eng
LAND AND FRANCE
INTEREgTTNG INTELLTGENcE

victoria, London dates hare been rceeig
Ell 10 The IS b, and Liverpool to TIE l9th
u December. II viii BE- seen that tie
French Ministry have at length ~iauaaied
tbai II Tie Rrtsideas scoald declare IN h,s
Message tlsat he aekn11ofedzed aud adhered
70 the explanation gieea bg Mr. Ligiagstoa,
this tcouI satiJy The Frsnch GQUernmenl.' Y
The quotation IS ff0m a FIench MIHisle
rial JOURNAL Of q late dafe.
The approved Of Dir. Lisirgion's letter
u 10 he following wofds:
FROM THE rREsIpEsr's Msss4az or 1855
"sYben dis latter Communications, 10
which ! especially ipyise .be Attention OF
Congress. was laid before me, | cniertsia
Cd tie hope that the means Il was obi
olslY intended TO sii9fd, oil al honorable
aud speedy adjustment of the difficulties
between the Two nations, would base been
accepted and | therefore did not hesitate
10 give il my sanction aud full APPRECIATION
= he French Government hayjng re.
ccived all the explanations which honor
aud principle permitted, AID which could
q reason be asked, ii aasboged would no
len5er hesitate 10 p y tie iassaiaira.s nov
dns.n
The New York papers containing this
fews lave but partially reacaed Washing
100, Trough a part Of Tie contents Of some
q them are c0n{aiae! ii tic philadelphia
Inquirer Of Nedacstsy ; upon wi4ic!. The
laqliesr remarks,as fJ!lows:
Cur impression il, tastihe intelligence
received ~ this arrival i rather pacific /;
lor, 10 addition IL the unfqpigocal ia1ma.
ton alluded TO shove, tie Paris AIaniteur
distinctly says " There e&ists al Ibis mo
rent no legitimate cause Of war betseen
France and tie United States, ADD in no
case shall tie aggression cong ID be FIRST
l~asisnre ffom Flancc.n II, theltfofr, the
Ffeneti Ministry slaail consider tie Mes
sage Df lastD ccenlt CT ID lis light ID which
y las been 80 generally ricNed by Uuf
contempofaries-iiat il, Of a pacific and
explanatory csaracser-saa If there shall
be noiAi e IN The forthcoming Spseial
Message raleal4ted 10 gre new CT zee 10
fianee, we may anticipate aa ainicabie
adjustment Of the difficulties between the
Two countries. Our readers can decide
Tor themselves as 10 the probabilities IN
der the circumstance of lle essc.n
LoSDos, Dec 8, 1895.
We have received the sloniteur and the
Journal lie Paris, together With the rest
Of tte Pats Journals Of sunday. 1hc io!
loving paragraphs, IL answerto some as
a%ertioas OF the Cat,.st papers, appear III
the two former:
IT is false dat the communication
made By order Of the french GavtIement
TO that Of the United States had FOR its Oh.
ject 10 obtain The Insertion of such and
such phrases IN de next Message Of The
president. The Ffench Government dkl
no more than make known dlIiciaily Tie
existence and the tenor &C The law Of Jene
~, 1875, az well as The duties imposed on
1t ny tbs law. and tie nature Of tie ex
plantations Which II had q risht 10 cxrect
1t Is false that the Communication
made ! y order OF lie French Government
remained without an answer, This was
verbal, as bad been the communication.
40 the same kind were those which
took place at Paris between tie Minister
of Foreign Aif4irs and the CbaFgef &c At
falres OF tie Dated States. The docu
u'stts %fciat9ee 70 tlese cotftferces wild be
lafi on tie tables CT the two Chambers.
II IT has teen impossible 10 come to an
understanding nothing has passed at least
ola patuTe 81 render more grave The dil
lefehces between the two counttits.
" Nevertheless, The recall of !le Anne
rlcan Charge dead sires, coming aler he
measures proposed by the Prcsident last
year 10 Congress, hostile 10 French pro.
perry, has rendered some precautions ne
cessaiy. II was Tie duty OF the Freneb
Government, undef such circumstances.
70 be prepared, at all events, to protect
Ffesch Interests. Such is the sin eff The
sfGaaments equipped ia our paf;s-an aim
pn(ely defensive There extsts, at this
moment, no legitimate cause OF war be
tween France aud The United States. and
u no case shall the aggression come 10 the
hfst instance from France"
LONDON, Dee g..
The Paris papers Of Mopday, discuss
ahe relative position Of Frapcc ana Aaie
flea. The Journal dies Dsbats declares
that France "wsii DO neither less nor moro
than America )" that France has bee,
" nsillted, at least IN appearauce.n and
could not do otherwise t.,aA ask f~oreypls
nation. America has more to stA.r leom
war shan FfAucc; Lui war, however on.
toward Tor Aineriea, may suit Gen Jack.
sou, ~ terminates tY Observing that no
pefson or Gogernment can fMetrll what
the American Executive wa! DO. The
tone ofIhe Mlnisterial %joarnnI Is plscatle
~ the extreme. On Che other hand, the
Constitutional asserts chat tha French
Ministers threatened to eoesiAcr ar act al
hoa Intercourse as a declaration Of war
anu That President jackson feels himself
found by national pride TO persist IN dc
mahdiFg he SnspchsiQa act. The med
atton Of England having, il says, been
iouod imprarticable. the French Minister
has na9g UPON The Chagllef Ihe respop
si6tiiy q deciding on this important mat
ter. The notification that ail document.
I@eiillye TO Il VIII be laid on Tie bureau o.
Tue Chamber proves HAT such IS The Min.
@isterl4l intention.