Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-02-04
From the n. Y. Journal Of Commerce.
LETTER OF THE DUKE DE BRoGLIE
To NJ. PAGEor, late U. s. Charge d'46airss
of France at TTrasifngtoa.

1
Of France at Warrington.
PARIS, JUNE IL, 1885.
SR:-There no longer exists on ou
part any obstacle to the entire accomplish
ment OF the treaty concluded on the 4tl
Of July 1881, between France and the u
States. The project oflaw relative TO The
indemnities reciprocally stipulated in tha
treaty, after having successfully passed
the two Chambers, has received the roya
sanction.
say on our part, for every thing now
depends on the Government Of The United
States it belongs to them to remove the
only obstacle that still subsists. BY vir.
tue of clause inserted in Art. LIST by the
Chamber of Deputies, the French Govern.
ment must defer making the payment a.
greed upon. until that of the United States
shall have explained the true meaning s.
real purport of divers passages inserted by
the President Of The Union in his message
at the opening ofthe last session Of Con.
gress, and at which all France at the first
aspect was justly offended.
The Government having discovered no
thing in that clause, al variance with its
own sentiments, or the course which it
had intended TO pursue, the project of law
thus amended on the 18th of April by the
Chamber of Deputies, was carried on the
9Th to the Chamber of Peers. here.
annex the eGpose, which accompanied it.
That document will show you, in few
words, in what light We consider the res.
pective positions of the two countries -
| also annex the report Of the committee.
presented TO the Chamber of Peers on the
9Th of June. You will thereby see how
lar that House concnrred in the opinion Of
the Chamber of Deputies.
Mr.. Livingston has left Paris. without
waiting for the vote of the Chamber Of
Peers, leaving Mr.. Barton as Charge d..
Affairs. The letter by which he accredit-
ed him TO the French Government is Of
the 2Sth of April. You will find copy
OF it subjoined.
In note dated the 9th, Mr. Livingston
assigns as the cause OF his departure. the
silence observed by the French government
IN relation TO previous note of the 18th,
IN which the Minister, agreeably to orders
from bis Government. demanded an ex
PLANTATION of an expression made use of by
Nj. Serrurler in note he passed to Mr..
Forsyth at the time he left. That expla-
nation, sir, we will show ourselves very
willing 10 furnish, if it Should be asked
Tor again, when we ourselves shall have
received those which we have right TO
expect.
Annexed are copies Of the two notes Of
the 18th and eth.
On the 25h, Mr.. Livingston had adj
dressed to me third note OF great length
in, which, whilst he forbears making al.
fusion TO the amendment introduced by
the Chamber OF Deputies, he fully enters
into IFS principle and probable consequen
ces. as you may ascertain by reading
that paper. As long as the amendment
was bat simple project, the initiative Of
which Gid not even belong TO the Govern
ment, thought proper to abstain from
entering into any controversy on this sub
Ject with the minister Of foreign Govern
ment. Now that this project has become
a law by the concurrence Of the two
Chambers and the sanction OF the King,
It is my duty to justify it against objec-
tons which are utterly groundless.
| shall first recall few facts.
The project OF law relative to the exc
cution of the treaty signed on the 4th Of
July 1881. bad been presented three times
to the Chamber of Deputies. viz: the Glib
of April, 1888, the 1llh Of June. of the
same year. and the 18th January Of the
year following, when il was rejected by a
majority Of eight votes on the lst oil April
1884.
The news Of its rejection was known at
Washington, on the 9Th Of May, through
a packet which sailed from Liverpool on
the 9th of April.
The 4lh Of June, NJ. Serrurer informed
the Secretary Of State. that the Kings go-
vernment had determined to present anew
the same project Of law, at the next SEES
sion of the Chambers. The loss Of the
bill having caused different changes in the
cabinet, the Government could not, def.
nltely, adopt that determination until the
9Th of April. The brig lie CuiFassier,
bearer of new instructions TO NJ. Seriurier
had, moreover, met with a long and stor-
my passage.
AT the express request of MIR M'Lane,
then Secretary of State. NJ. Serrurier com
municated the next day, in writing, the
declarations which he had already made
verbally. His note is dated the 9th Of June
The reply OF Mr. M'Lane is of the 9Th
10 that reply Mr. M'Lane states in express
terms, in the name of bis Government,
that the President of the United States
will rely on the assurances Nj. Serrurier
has been instructed TO give him, and he
will wait hereafter with confidence, for the
appeal that is TO be made to the new
Chamber.
Nj Serrurier, in his note Of the 9Th oil
June, had incidentally observed that it was
the intention of the French Government
10 present again the rejected law at as ear
ly period as our Constitution would per
nit. That intention was real our desire
was sincere but il naturally followed from
the very nature and terms Of the engage
lneni. that il referred TO no particular and