Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-02-09
Letter OF the Duke De Broglie
to M. Pageots
Late U. S. Charge eA6atres Of France at
Washington.
PARIS, 18th June, 1888.

SIR:
There no longer exists on our part any
obstacle to the entire accomplishment OF
the treaty concluded on the 4th of July,
1881, between France and the U. States.
The project of law relative to the indemni.
fies reciprocally stipulated in that treaty.
after having successfully passed the two
Chambers, has received the royal 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 abstacle that still subsists.
By virtue Of clause inserted in Art. lst,
by the Chamber of Deputies, the French
Government must defer making the pay
ments agreed upon, until that of the United
States shall have explained the true meaning
and real purport of divers passages insert.
ed bv the President of the Union in his mes.
sage, at the opening of the last session in
Congress, and at which all France at the
first aspect was Justly offended.
The Government having discovered no.
thing in that clause at variance with its own
sentiments, or the course which it had in
tended to pursue, the project of law, thus
amended on the 18th Of April by the Cham
Der of Deputies, was carried on the 9th to
the Chamber of Peers. | herewith annex
the expose which accompanied it. That
document will show you, in a few words, in
what light we consider the respective posi-
tons Of the two countries. | also annex
the report of the committee presented to the
Chamber of Peers, OH the 9th of June.
You will thereby see how far that House
concured 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 Char5, AZ.
faires. The letter by which he accredited
him to the French Government, is Of the
asth of April. You will find a copy OF 1t
subioinod.
In a note dated 9th, Mr.. Livingston as.
signs as the cause of his departure, the ST.
knce observed by the French government
in relation to a previous note of fhe 18th,
in which that Minister, agreeably to orders
from his government. demanded the erpla-
nation of an expression made use ofby MIR.
Serrurier in note he passed to MIR. For
syth at the time he left. That explanation,
sir, We will show ourselves very willing to
furnish, ifit should be asked for 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 9th.
On the 25th, Mr.. Livingston had address.
ed TO me q third note of great length, In
which, whilst he forbears making alluslon
TO the amendment introduced by the Cham.
Der of Deputies, he fully enters into its prin-
ciple and probable consequences, as you
may ascertain by reading that paper. AS
long as the amendment was but simple
project, the iniative of which did not eren
belong to The Government, thought proper
abstain from entering into any controversy
on this subject with the Munster of For.
eien Government. Now that tho project
has become law by the concurrence OF
the two Chambers, and the sanction of the
King, it is my duty to justify it against ob.
jections which are utterly grondless.
shall first recall q few facts.
The project of law relative TO the exccu-
ton eff the Treaty signed on the 4th Of Ju.
" 1882, had been presented three times to
the Chamber of Deputies, viz. the 9th OF
April, 1898 the llth of June of the same
wear: and the 18th of January Of the year
following, when it was rejected by majorl
ty of 8 votes on the lst Of April 1884.
The news of its rejection was known a
Washington on the 9th Of May, through
packet which sailed from Liverpool on the
9th of April.
On the 4th of June, Mr.. Serrurier inform
ed the Secretary of State, that the kng's
Government had determined to present a.
new the project of law at the next session
of the Chambers. The loss of the bill ha'
wing occasioned the resignation of the Min.
ister who had signed it, and this circum
stance having caused different changes in
the Cabinet, the Government could not dc,
finitively adopt that determination until the
9Th of April. The brig LIE Cuirassier, bear
er of new instructions to Mr.. Serrurier, had
moreover met with a long and stormy pas
sage.
At the express request of Mr.. McLane
then Secretary of State, Mr.. Scrrurler com
municated' the next day, in writing, the de
claration which he had already made yer
bally. His note is dated the 5th ofJune.
The reply Of Mr.. McLanc is of the 9th
In this rerly, Mr.. McLanc states in expires:
terms in the name Of his Government, tha
the President Of the United States miN reI