Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-02
TILE lEDiaIIfLY.

Scarce letter from Washington, by the two LAST
mails-and no satisfactory accounts abor.. the ru-
morcd mediation. One letter only says, that VIC
shall have no war; md that IL tcas said the media
tion had heen offered and accepted. But raas uerrons
We cannot ourselves speculate upon a proposition Of
the terms oil winch we profoundly ignorant We
must therefore draw upon or: Joreign funds for in
tcl'igcnce. We wish ney were more ample and salts
s"c:y. IN addition TO the items which we throw into
our columns from the National lnteliecncer and
Georgetown Metropolitan, lay before the reader the
following scraps which have been gathered up to our
hands by the Baltimore American Of Saturday:
"THE BRIrIsH Med. have letter
Der Of Congress gentleman of this city ulrd Washington
the 18th which sase British Charge instructions
to offer the mediation Of his adjustment of
Eensh question and has probably this made
against and Mr. Van urenn favor of receiving the propoon
net o" the suse, Meditation Of rc, D
was held Tuesday md that another DO hold yesterday
brought by respectable passengers from Washington tho, The Execu
SS as sssSsea TO the ed @ 11ss understood 'd
The New York Post Of Thursday afternoon" received by last
1--WE have just unqucsionabe authority
CHrn OF the ranialoon has positively stated that the de
ton OF Grea Britain proven, further difficulties with Fance
The Now York Journal Of Commerce. second edition Of Thurs
letter from highly respectable gentleman Norfolk,
Pun,aoon, Norfolk both Of
whom positively thu, tins brig for the purpose rendering
Rsass Of England o" the subject Of our differences wit"
"a paragraph in the New York Mercantile Advertiser says
Somco state the under
standing there, that The Committees Foreign Relations
subject Relations with these reports would be 10
perfect accordance with each ocrand that they would pre-
Navy not propose my CONNER
co c.sctons Fseouc in the Special Message Of the PIE
The .Neu York Journal Of Commerce saboins an ex-
tract from the London Morning Chronicle (he official
paPerO of Dec l2h as, in all probability, laying down
the basis Of the mediation IL begins with stating that
the two nations France and the United States) stood
now in such situation, that could only be avoided
by the iuerpostion of third Power-but that the affair
could be easily settled. France paying her side the
money due-and the President sanctoning the letter Of
Mr.. Livingston.
L. Thus, says the Journal of Commerce. as we under
stand the proposition in should be accepted by
our Government France will pay the money cithout
'7ang FIR any further explanation, since England de-
cidcs that she ought-no haze done but do IT,
MIR. Livingsons first explanation. Then, simua.
neousy with this act, the President will officially
dorsc Mr.. Livingstons ctter,-which he cnn do with
the better grace. he has already sanctioned it unoci
ally But he has done than this, in his Mes
sage of the opening Of the present Congress-; and
should not be at all surprised, if without waiting for the
result of the mcdiaton France should declare herself
tstcd, and place the money at the disposal Of gov
eminent. In either case it appears 10 US that AMIGA
Bile adjustment of the dispute, on terms satisfactory TO
both parties, is at hand
But whether we accept the mediation or motor pro-
pose direct negotiation with France Great Bri,aG
did TO US in 1873 at the very moment when she declined
the Russian Mediation trust that we shall do now, what
did at that time. The following is MIR. Madison's
Message, of January lob, when he communicated the
overture to Congress
To the Senate and House Of Representatives. Of the Uni
ted States. in Congress assembled.
81 transmit for the information of Congress, copies Of
letter from the British Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs the Secretary of State with the of the
latter.
In approaching the accepted proposal of the govern
ment Of Great Britain for nstuting negotiations for
peace, Congress will not fail to keep in mind that vgo
preparations for carrying the in
spect m pede the progress TO favorable result whilst
relaxation Of such preparations should the wishes Of the
United States for speedy restoration of the blessings Of
peace be disappointed would necessarily have the most
injurious Consequences JAMES MADISON.
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