Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-25
Esic.nimosad, Thursday, Feb. 20.
TIE FHE.SCH QUESTION.

the FHl-rCH QUESTION:
RrcGEinn MT in fresh place.!
: Corresponds of the New York American processes
! 70 rive new version of the French Question. The
Editor of that paper follows his lead and wonders how
,y,r nation could have been brought 10 The verge vi
var BY the same General Jackson who five years ago
navr ip the very principle for which he conends.-
The National lntrgrncrr follows SUIT and alrns that
the Communication in the American ''shcds too oi
lirt on the Of the Administration in regard |" III"
French question: Wonderful to tell, the very Facts
which these three worthless rely discovery 1T all
They have been quoted in the of this negotiation,
both by Mr. Livingston and the President hInsrii-nnd
the light which llry shed upon the course OF the Ad-
minstraton only shows how consistent II has been IN
dnur in 1880 what il has done IN lS.,. he Difference"
| in the two cases in France not in ourselves. Sha
has asked more in 30, than she did in D--hnt We weT'
willing to grant her much in 50, we offered her IN
nD-'Ehjs is the whole secret OF Transaction, which
these worthy Wings are now parad'ng with as much
mystery and importance, if 60 Us" Vulgar saying
! they had found mare nest. -Ihc "Anr!Ican and
its ally are attempting 10 play the same part with
the events of 1880. which the New York Star attempted
TO play with the negotiation of Messs Gerry and Mar
shall We stripped the latter Of all its point by show
nr from the record that the present Administration had
done even more pacify France, than done by MIR.
J John Adams Administration in a. We shall try the
| same process with the present attempt.
The facts set forth in tie following ExtractS from
Mr. Lyinrsons celebrated letter of TIE 18Th April ,:h,
to the Duke dc BrogE eand from the Presidents last
| Message:
| From. {r. IirrrStouS Lf.:rr.j
After stating principals let adj, t"t they hnrH not
only theoretically adopted bur that ,", hive been Practically
we're ,aken on Icsi Message by the Government OF France
ind in neither lid they ,"ncc "t" Aplnt;iun TIA" h' de-
rived from the na'urr {" Govrfnmrni a i seems II"
casiun suicicn tor, in both thu "i"c
virtually aba u'nrL unr, WIZ" Sr,-S Ni:'Ea Ie
rs and Finkuy br received, uni the
aon rrce ru-nac and Nh Rvr': !" III" "r"rf Gaze"
although the President "a alleged IL thu rH"'" oh"
refusal The Ministers yet without such explanation
their w'r hunufahy accrciic Ia the latter ch' III"
Husun the aEpr""ncd ro''inn was "x'rpe
Ly 10
OF the pr ,.i,rut removed the uhj"cpl."
tFr"ar the rrr,aie"t'. last .Ir,agr.l
.I;pon the ,u.cu. Of Cuasrc., December, l! M
!uty sp cnrs and th"ra! vi France raj
euis,rl To- call ho .rrou. attention
III" ,I.n i'.nei Misiry i"pk rAccron the Message"
ground Of comtairIn.a nr1ncr under wi" vac not nrcahr
10 the ren negotiate. I'll" imc"an Mrn;"r,
ul III. nwn rcnri construction which attempted
l., c-sag, nni nj, the sam" 'm 'a.i :" =" rrr"
.ctvn Frcneh Ministry that Nh" Pr:>idct, Nr>.ac"
communicates addressed, 10 foreign GOVERNMENTS hn: I" the
Congress o. III: GIFTED states IN "hr "as ca" ""' mron ~ b.!
bc Cp'u'n lay before that Body information" q" tn" ,i"'r II"
the Cuiun, pie!rndng II, urrIsn a. HAS rs rrit"'
md 'ha'iI in " nch.r:e ut IN: guy! IL" 'tlt ''i' upon
hin I" snan"m u" attention OF |on"fc l" hr' "r 10 "hdt
Tire bic oi "Nn difficulties win ANY
E,r,.n lie might fairly be supposed I" do under
nj villa, due iron l; III hank '" n'"'c"" WIN M
ima!ch OF tovcamien "n not from any intention
Of holding fD'-c The views taken hy him
.sciyr nppo un, the french Government satisfied and
negotiation c"atinued terminated IN the treat" "i Jn!
i rlrIn..
Ing pay,"n; the OF twenty-five mIio" T.; iacs IN
j unnini In. lalm"rlS.
Of his accor, riuicd the construction "t the Mes
ra., If ldwrli upon the nrgutnen; as Mr. Rivrs
,lnuIuyrd--and III Sclaned all intention of lpugnlug p
sih u France, or holding neIacc over her "ad As IN
81 The Minister views received the apprnatihu OF the
President himself, twice through thu Secretary Of the
Stale. Why not France. then, satisfied IN 3D. as
she vas in so The Prince 'oGnac satisfied, and
did not 20 demand Disclaimer tn be addressed To
hi.n in writing ~ the Secretary n State. lie lad HHwn
no set ioIn ofwords in which {" br coucl"d the
tsacorp exp lalipn lie did no. press MS rs did the dug
d. Brosiie, e.; explanation, which would reflect
isaonor cngntry 10 iAv" gantrd--and hence All
! ln rt,rIIn ,t,,ttf In
have bern satisfied with Mr. Lvings'"ns Letter OF April
last, approved and cnd'Tscd Il afterwards was b. III"
SECRETARY Of t Stale. Here the matter ought tn have
rested as it did IN lE:elhe money ought IN have been
pnIrl. and III put into COMP !rtr execution.
IL SING writing the above, We have received the
! PrrsItItuls NIcSsarr, communicated 10 Congress
Monday last. along with the Dorumcnts touching the
.Hchi0on anl the I'D astmch. We recommend these
beautiful Hni gTa:ityin. papers to every reader Every
thing scitlrace is restored between the two c"un'
tri!an has acted proud and generous part
and the nalnt Of America Stands hi ghcG than i'll
| Europe.
The ~ lrt'llircnccr, from which copy these DO.
cunrns ri rs Us also the Speech that MIR. Clay
pleased to make after they read in the Senate
.Eahc Nodciiccrn for the Speech was all ca" and dry
for thr purpose. 1t intended 10 take of Tic effect,
which these noble Documents are calculated to produce
on the uuhl n;nd-aud 10 lessen tl4 glory which sur
rounds lhr Administration. II the Partan blow Ct
Gen. Jacksnn Mr. Clay could not, "i course, rest Sa-
tsed with congrauiIatng the country on The pacica-
ton with Francrbui he must make slap IN the Pre-
sdcn and Mr.. Van Duren, Il en- in the Chair. He
brings this very cargc Of inconsistency to winch tho
| n. York American aludcs.
But it will not all do-1he country will honor the
old Hero foi the honor he has secured TO her As Cor
respondent writes " It is lndceG, most glorious re-
suit Nping has raisrd The character OF our country
aboad iGoe than the successful energy with which Gen.
Jackson Administration took up. from the first and has
vigorously final pa yacnt, thrs" old claims
on France, which former Administrations S"LrIted as
OF favour INSTEAD OF urging is demand OF justice
His thu st Administration that ever treated The sub.
iecl in lis true characer-as 7mtondi question 1t is
impossible for who has not had the OPP irtunIty OF
personal obsrryatinn to know how much OF character
and respect had lost in the eyes OF foreign powers
Nv our long course of submission 10 the cvaSons OF the
| French Government Gen. Jackson's Administration
took up The subject in new spirit Look at tile very
first Message he addressed 10 Congress, and you
will that, While announcing his elevated maxim OF
Stat, poIcy- 10 ask nothing that IS not clearly right,
and to submit to ,thing that wrong-he nmaed dis
tnc,y France that those very claims, II they should
continue to be clud ID they had been might become
Il subject of pDssib,c collision between the TWO coun.
tries. Nothing short of plain dealing and determined
spirit, knowing ghts, and knowing, dare n'aln-
| tain would have extracted cent n indemnity ior
these old Scores long slept over by our government
and turned deaf TO by France. While the result
Of this affair has placed US such high and enviabe
rround abroad it must strengthen the Administration
and its friends in the confidence and affections OF Inc
| people at home The panic OF Frcnch ror has lnl'
lowed all il. predecessors of the same family, to the
.,omb Of The Capule.s the country enjoys peace
and overlooking prosperity, while lis rights and no.
| nor have bren proudly MISUNDERSTANDING VHtlc'na'
ton Of the Wings of ruin and nameless Gala.
mites to G,low from the measures Of the Admins.
ration hav, bccn signaiy a!si"d in the peace pros
pertv ana which have, on the contrary A.
tended those measures. in degree unpI"ccdchc" III te
history Of he country till the honest OF their own party
must ,hrk have their eyes opened. and see that they
have been following blind, al least, unsafe and erns
guides.
On Monday Mr.. Clay expressed but 'one regret on the
nlcasinp Of the French Paccation-and 1t was
this: that 'wc allowed any time Tor rrPose and re-