The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1836-01-23
From the New York Evening Star OF Tuesday
French Affairs.

We have been favored with the following copy
Of the Despatch from the Duke de Broglie to
Mons. Pageot, Charge des Aaaires Of France, rela-
tive " the explanations required by the Chamber
Of Deputies prier 10 the fuflpent of the treaty.
II has been hitherto supposed that this letter
was private and confidential but the fact thst j,
was an official communication Epm ils Prime
Minister of France to the French Churgs des Az
fairss at Washington. and marked as such, num-
Der 81, was made known 10 Mr.. Forsyth. who de.
cned receiving copy of the same, and declared
that nothing could be received which required ex-
pIanutons from the President relative to the terms
Of his message.
1t will be perceived by this despatch that the
whole question, which has created 30 much ex-
element, occassioned so much embarrassment, and
will probably involve the country in SO much ex-
pense. could have been adjusted On The spot by
probably less explanations than were contained in
The subsequent message Of the President, without
the unfriendly and ungenerous i,isnuations which
accompanied il. Nothing, certainly, could be
more pacific than the views of the Duke de Brog
lie f; and the American people will now be able
10 appreciate the motives which dictated this de-
spatch, and, at the same time, place proper es-
innate on the conduct Of those entrusted in par,
with the peace and happiness ofthe country.
[rRANsLArIoN.1
PARIS, June l7th, 1885.
Sr.-There no longer exists on our part, any
IL a. r.
concluded on the 4th Of July, 1881, between
relative to the ndemniiIes, recprocaIly stimulated
in that treaty, after having successfully passed the
two chambers, has received tho royal sanction.
l say on our part. for every thing now depends
on the government Of the United States il be-
longs to them to the only obstacle that still
subsisis by virtue Of clause inserted in the art.
lst, by the Chamber Of Deputies, the French Co
vernment must defer making the payments agreed
upon, until that Of the United States shall have ex-
planned the true meaning, and real purport Of di-
vers passages inserted by the Presidsnt Of the In
ion in his message at the opening Of the last Con-
gress, and at which all France, at the first aspect,
was justly offended.
The Government having discovered
nothing in that clause at variance with its
own sentiments, or the course il had in
tended to pursue, the project Of law thus
amended on tie 18th of April, by the
Chamber Of Deputies, was carried on the
9th, 10 the chamber Of Peers. / here
with annex the erpose which accompanied
IT, That document will show you, in a
few words, in what light we consider the
respective position Of the two countries
l also annex the report of tho committee,
presented to the Chamber Of Peers on
the Sd Of June. You will, thereby, see
how far the House concured in the opin-
ion Of the Chamber Of Deputies.
M. Livingston has len Paris, without
waiting for the vote Of the Chamber of
Peers--leaving nj. Barton as Charge d.
Afaires. The letter by which he accred-
tied him to>the French Government, is Of
The cath April. You will find subjoinsd
a copy Of it.
In note dated 9th, VI. Livingston
assigns as the cause Of his departure, the
silence observed by the French Govern
ment in relation to previous note Of the
18th, in which that Minister, ugreeably