Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-02-01
vol. XkV:...-.yO. 81.

mere snoi an Envoy Extraordinary. What ,,oro
Important diplomatic duty could be ,,,,ns,.,i -
any Munster, were he plcnpo,en,ial An,h...ss
u"r o' the highest rank, than that eonfided N ~.
acc"' ~ nus government, in the very let,cr
which il now the subject Of remark Tho y.c,,...
To Mr. fageot, 50 far fem being informal ar c;r.
'ul'olis, MAS The most direct communicated,
offered him To this Government, that could b,v.
n'cn Made tn II. II there were any foundation
Tor the ass.tiontI NJ the French Government" Ind
Closed all direct diplomatic intercourse with rs"
how happened it that Mr. Forsyth, as Secretary or
St"te, was holding diplomatic correspondence.
WIN MI. fagco', as the recognised Reprcscutat;v.
W u' = rene" Governments up to the second dav
y, ''' 'as' nioh"' diplomatic intercourse was cut
Wv "'' Nv france, h'lt b, our withdrawal of Mr..
ha'lon, followed by the recent retirement, or ,Io
French Charge from Il il Governments As,o ~,
alleged iniorma'ity OF this propoSi,ion. o,r u..
diplomatic history, short as it is Is fall ofprcccdo,,.
o, sl'hiaf communications bet ween ia and oth.r
>''''hs. W lnci II Is lie only way in which del
ra'' negotiations RAJ be ntnaccd Tbey sI,ruk
from the iorma''ty "l written letters, and only AS.
sumo thai iorm after the details have been ARRANGED
:" conversations such Us the Letter If tho Minis
ter oi France was obviously intended IN head y,
Mf' iihkneN, our able and popular Minister IN
England, in tho very crisis of our negotiation Win
'teal britain, rcadto MIR. Canning his instruction..
ny way al placing him IN POSSESSION of tbc v;cws
~ 'ho smei1can Government. He did moi presen,
IVY note or as the Government paper has IT, he
dd hoi mako any direct camm anirofion In H., o.
'''hmen', because, rs he told Mr.. cannirv. h.,
''''"Rn -, Tue course winch he did pursue much
"'' 'hes 70 'ouunee Ia beneficial result. than
''' 'onS''a,n' ana 'ofmaliy of written communi.
ncaiion, which usual, grew into protrnc,.I AZ.
cuSsion, and ALWAYS produced cmbarras.m.n, -.
.."re WIS any thing Of d, licacy in the TONES !"
we nave not time TO quote other like cases. but
several such are To lc found in tho collect;on IS
H'a'. FolrrS, besides The eases in whie, no REGARD
was Kept oi such friendly aud confidential ;n,cr.
course. wv
i8n"f2. But The most curious disclosure i,
mat though the Government would moi bca,l,,,
W '"' oNer'"'c' and Lad no cory Of tie LHar.
''',''n passages IN The Annual Message were shn-
~" WIN ""''' reference to the surg. stions con.
'''n' d IN tho Letter 1t is for proioonder loc.;-
ans than We are to conceive Of process, l., Will
our Government found the same tbiny Will, ,i
say ~ TIC message, lnadmlssihc when propo,,d IN
w oone d, 'hcn' IN manner in no respect nyol,;ug
"'f dignity or even their consistency. Irncrar;'
Gus n The whole manner Of our Executive ,n,I ,.
ministers h"S oc'h' ma, We have the happiness to
"hnonhse, upon the earliest news from Paris. tia,
oe ieneh Government has read the Annual Me-.
age ny INC 'ish' IN which tho Administration seems
no" To desire II 10 be viewed Under nre..n,
",r""'",'''",'' ,dn desire nuiup more invorr,
Bile. Ma, il be,
i"Wfdl. II is iniimacd that the Letter Of ,he
Duke dc brogl'c was pm into the hands Of sumo
body, aud made the theme of the "cditorinl orca,.
OF the Senate by which aprcll,,ion the National
in'eil'senter Is supposed 10 be intended. Wc
take leave to say upon this superstition, that tho
document IN question not communicated tn NJ.
nor had we any definite notion of its import or
pnposc, until the pill, Of it was made known =, NJ
and the Public generally. by the Govcrnmcn, ed.
tor, "h", II seems, was fortunate enough to have
had II communicated 10 him by Mr.. pnyco,.
though, as The reader may remember, he could NOT
tax his memory, when questioned rs Ia whom tim
letter, which lac confessed 10 have seen wax all
dressed. 50 far a. are conc rn.d. the .s.er.
ton that MIR. Pagco had committed his conn
Nrl', ". has no foundation IN fact We had mn
I information 'cm MI. Paeeot, or am, other official
PRISON, American or French, OF the part.ul.r
character, date, or fate, ot this " Letter" b,f,t,
the Official paper, ia the indScrcclness OF its zeal.
hlabbed The whole affair