Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-01-28
9th CONGRESS-lst Session.
IL SENATE.
MONDAY, JANUARY Is,


the President of the un.rd States, CONCERNING
onf 'eIal'onswih France, having been received
aud read
Mr.. CLAY moved that The messages, with the
accompanying documents, I've referred 10 he Com
mltee ON Foreign Relations. Whc,cupon,
Mr.. BUCHANAN said tha, he had been so
much frallod with the message which hid iu,,
been retd, that Inc could not, and ho ihonrht he
ought not NJ this NelN moment, 10 refrain iiom
expressing his entire appreciation OF lis general
tone aud spirit. liz had watched with intense
ANXIETY the progress 81 our unfortunate contrAvrr-
sN with France. lie had hoped, sincerely hopcd.
that the explanations which had been made bv Mr..
Livingston, aud officially approved by the Prcsi-
dent OF the United States would have proved salts.
factory IL the French Government. In this hr had
found his hopes 10 BIZ VAN. After TIN. effort had
alled, he felt Il deFlc. oi confidence, almost A.
mounting To moral assurance, tia, the last mes
sage 10 Congress- would have been hailed by
ftanee, AZ II was by the American People. rs the
ol'o branch which would have restored amitv and
good understanding between us aud our ancient
ally. Even N tins he MAS again doomed 10 be dis
appointed. The Government of France unles,
They change thor determination, will mol consicr
tins message ~ sufficient. We have the terms
clearly prescribed b, the Duke dc nroglo, upun
which alone the French Government will consent
OF dollars To our injured fellow citizens Spccu-
ation Is now NJ an end The clouds and darn ness
winch have hung Owl tins question have VANISH
cd. II Is now made as clear as a sunbeam The
money Will not he paid, says the orpan Of The
ticnch Government, unless tho Government of
the United States shall address its claims official
" III writing to rance, accompanied by what ar-
pcafod 10 him, and he heie,cd to ,hc whole Amer.
'cah People, without distinction Of patty to be- n
degrading apology. Tie striking peculiarly of
the case, the one which he would undertake to say
distinguished it from an, other case which had a.
risen IN modern times in the intercourse between
independent nations, wis, that the very terms of
this apology were dictated TO the American Go-
vefnment by the French Secretary for FOREIGN AZ
lal's. One OF these terms was that it had never
entered into the intention, (pc"see,) the thought OF
TINS 'o'efnmont, In call ia question the GOOD ai,l
OF the Government OF Frnn,,.
bht the French Government proceed still fIr-
'hel. pom tic refusal to make til, apoop,
which they ought ,ohayc Known would never be
made-cond never bc mld,--lhcy are 10, con.
tent 10 leave the question whore 1t then was.--
'heN have given us notice il advance aal die,
viii consider our refusal 10 mike li, daontlmp 4.
r7lo@Y an evidence that the misunderstanding
d'd Mt proceed GA our PAT IRON, nere ,I1ar and
miState.
L. addition TO "ll hs, the last note of,Iro DoAc
Dc efnslie TO NJ. Barton declares ti,, llr Go
'erntsent OF the United Stucs know, lhat hence
'"feati ha"Nccution ut the treaty mus depend
upon I'LL. They thus leave us To decide Nlctl-
~ We shall max" the apology in the prescribed
terms, or abandon ON oina 10 the l0hmtnt Of the,
treaty.
ilewond not allow hm,c'f,o c,prcs, the feel
'nf> which were excited in hi, mnJ upon hcat,nr
tleS" leticf. of the Du,cdo Broplr read. Most
s"eer9y, most ldehly did he hrpe Tia, the
French Government, when thus uesSaoo reached
fhani, II NIL before, might reconsider ihcif deter
nlhtilo6, and lhat all our difficulties n,ioht ,,,
pass a"at. But then language is now clear, spc.
c'iic, incapable Of ambiguity or doubt. 1t would.
then, become our duty ealnlv, but firmly, TO take
such stand as the interests and tie honor Of the
county may require,
Mr. T. bad already SAID much wore than lc il,
tended when lac rose. lie woulI, however. make
Another remark before lac took his scat H., felt
Pfofer degree oi confidence, he might add
great degree of confidence, ia tho President Of ,l,
thiicd Sriics. He Lncw him 10 lc honest and
nm, and faithful to hi country; prompt Ia resent
us Iilhfte, aud aVenac ils wrongs. He confessed
ne liai anticipated message of Il STRONGER cl,r,c-
lrf lie had supposed that IA nun-intcrenurs,, with
T. 'anee would, at least have bcon recommended
but the recommendation was confined 10 the ncr,.
refusal 10 admit French ships or Frencl, produc-
ions To enter our ports. II left France fl &c 10 re-
c'hc her supplies OF cotton from The United
States, without which the manufacturer, Of that
country could not exist. This was wise. !, was ,,r,
dont II lett to France 10 Judge for herself if tb;s-
unnatural contest must still continue whether Ne
would close her ports against our ,c.sels andy
productions.
Ia The ,pring oflS3e M. D. did not rrco!jr,r
precisely the tlmc) Congress passed an act TO car
~ mic elect Our pari OF tho treaty. turr tin,
treaty the wines OF France had ever since been adj
mt'tcd INTO ihc United States upon the favorable
terms therein stipulated. Her silk, were ,n,por,
ed 'ie OF duty, in contradslincion To those which
came rom beyond the Cape Of Good Hone. She
mad ler years been enjoying these privileges. No.
'hlhe ni'ider, then, could possibly be recommends.
ed lhan to Withdraw these advantages from hor.
ana To eNc'nde her vessels and her production,
from our ports.
Mr.. CALHOUN rose as Mr. Buchanan took hi,
seat.
| rise (,aid Mr.. C,ruorx) with lccIinrS c,,;r,l,
different from those Of the Senator from pcrns,
wanna lie said he never listened to any m, ssa,,
with greater satisfaction than Ne present Jhn,
winch has excited such agreeable sensations IN
ms breast, liav" heard with the most profound
regret. Never did listen to a document viii,
more nelancholy feelings, with single exception
the ""r-lnessage from the same quarter "A few
years since, against one of the sovereign mtnlcr,
oi tins Conlcdcracv
arrived here (saiJ Nh. c. at the beginning u
the session, with strong conviction that there
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