Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-02-29
CHARLES EANklEEAD.
iEfArrMl.Nr on STATE,
~ csk1ppf0n. En- 3 Is.

Tho undersigned, Secretary Of sfa,r ftb, T.
'ated States has bad the aonor to receive tle none
ol the 18th nliimo ot MIR. Charles Bal,lL.ad His
hill'nnc NalcNtN's Charge IL A1altc> oilcrino to
'he Government Of tho niod States the mediation
Of Hi, Britannia sla,cs,>'s Government Il. ,Ln
settlement oi the differences nniappily cNistnp be-
tween The , n'trd States and France That COM
mnp'caIIon having been submitted 10 the presi-
dent ana CONSIDERED with all the caro- belonging
10 the Importance of the subject, and lI,e aonrce
from Which IT cmanalcd, the UNDERSIGNED hasLrrn
instructed 10 assure Nj. Banllcad that ,he as;n-
tele>'rd and honorable motives which h.ve dicta-
ted the proposal are fully appreciated. The ma
che policy OF His Brannic Mao>te's Cabinet. and
'helf 'no1ls To heal dNscusionS arising among ma
ilons, are worthy Of die character and commanJino
Influence al Great Britain and the success of
those effort, is rs honorable 10 the Government, Inv
"l1oNr n>tf0mcntal,v It was secured as it has been
beneficial 10 the parties mere Immediately inter
esied, aud 10 the world al laruc
, ! ne sentiments opon Which this policy is found
ed aud which are 81 tolcihl, DISPLAYED in lie Of
l'l dat has been made, are elcrpl IMMERSED pno,
The mind Of The President They are conaenial
with tho institutions and principles. as well as with
hr interests and habits, oi he People Of the Uni
h TED states, and II has been the constant aim of
men Government, III its conduct towards other
Powers, Ia observe and illustrate them Corlal
" approving the general views of His Bri,annc
Majesty Government, the Pre>iden regard, with
l"enlIal satisfaction the enlightened ard di>in-
teftsl'd Noiletudc manifested Lv il. for the wei
laie o. me nations 10 whom its GOOD Offices are now
''9o''' ~ ana haS seen with great serSibitv. in
''e eN'',ie OF that techn", the recognition ofhat
community OF interests and those ties of k;,drnd
by which the United States and Great Prta;, arc
united '''' ''e
II circumstances did not render il certain il
would lave been ohyious, from tie lanenaoe of
Nlr. Banhhead's note 10 the UNDERSIGNED. that the
Government OF His Britannia Majesty. when the
instructions under which TWAS rrcparcd wara DIV
''l' eonld not nave been apprzcd of all the stems
'ahel IN ne controversy between the rnited States
""o '"n'e' 1t WAS necessarily ignorant of the
""n Oh the TWO recent messages of the President
W 'o"p'eSS-'hc iirst, communicated at tie COM
nencem"nt OF the present session. tnder date of
~ IN OF Dec "mber, 1885, and the second under
thai OF tue 10Th Of January, 1896 Conld these
documents have been within the knovledoe of His
Britannia Nlajestv's Government. the President
does not doabt that it would have been fully salts
htd mat the disposition of the United States, not
"ithstanding their we-groundcd and serious eau
SEES oil complaint against France. 10 restore friend
~ relations and cultivate q good understanding
with tho Government Of that country, was undi-
minishcd and that all had ALREADY heon done, on
their part, to secure that result The iirsref these
documents, although il qa,e such history OF the
origin and progress of the claims of The lrited
States and Of the proceedings Of France before and
since the treaty Of 1881, vi"icate the state
mentS and recommendations of tie messaqe af the
lst Dec. 1884, vet expressly disclslmed the Of
fensve Interpretation put anon j. hv the CO.
vernment of France and while il insisted ON the
acknowledged rights OF tho U lied tates, aud the