Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-02-01


Eat is there not reason In believe TINT ihc Duo
hr broglc had something ,lso III ,ico in his letter,
ihan obtninine "a spontaneous" correction Of the
misunderstanding growing Out otthc general M
preston mnde b, the me>sae.l lie saws Of this
anr.:
" We rNan'inc III detail tn. message oi the Pre-
s'ient OF the United States. Il mean that part nf it
"hith relates to The relations between tie Iniicd
states aud ranee,) 1t will possibly be found lla
passing successfully iiom phrase to phrase, none
Will he met with that cannot b.a, an Interpretation
more or less plausible none, Of Which, strictly
speaking, II cannot bc said that il is simple ex-
pose OF such or such fact, true IN itself, or the
assertion 81 such OF such a right, Which no one
contests, OF the performance al such OF such an
obligation, Imposed on the President hv the very
nntuir oi his functions. There will crftainl, be
found several in Which the idea ni impca,hing the
good faith oil tho French Government, ~ -, acting
upon II through menace OF intimidation, is more or
less di>a,owed."
Here the Duke admits tia, there is nothing in
the PHRASES, facts, or assertion, OF the message,
not 'tcnnelleahlo 10 propri.is, and after saying
that contrary superstition il mol To be induced
shAng THAI II Is not So, 81 nj least We hope II is
not So" he add,:
3" But to banish entirely ,uehar idea What would
be necessary Nothing Int what is very simple
We do not here contend about Tins or that phrase,
tbs or that allegation, this or tina, expression, We
contend about the intention itself which has die
tated that pant OF the mcs>aee. II it ho true that,
the President IF the United States, in presenting
10 Congress statement 81 thr facts connected " itl
the treaty OF The ith Ju'v had no intention Ia cast
any do'I, on the good illlh 81 the French Govern
ment; If be true that the President of the United
States, in proposing to CONGRESS- To decree the seiz
al bI l. In nb
not the intention to assume with regard 10 France
II m'naclnf attitude, we cannot see how he could
lind any difficulty in declaring IT,"
Well, ho has declared r--declar,d officially,
and IN ,h. same sort of paper IN which tlie me
hacirg attitude was supposed 10 he discovered and
now we learn through the voluntary commnnira-
ton of the French Minister to Mr. Earton, that
something else aScNpcct,d.
That something else WINS expected, is evident,
too, from the use which Mr.. Pareo, had made of
the Dukes letter. lie las seen tie Presidents
message, and knows TINT IT contain, all that is ne
ecssary tn correct tie understanding of the first
message" but II does not recognise the right Of til,
French Government To interfere in our domestic
councils 81 the right TO bold the nation response
bic Ior the recommendation of an act by one ofitA
lunciionarics Which could onl, be sanctioned by
The lc"islatiy, power, and thus nadr To operate on
lorcirn powers. II is moi addressed b, Andrew
Jackson to Lonis Philippe officially, in writing; al
'honeh, II seems, all this is required, yet nolhinc
like II is to be found in the Dukes letter That
letter, II II had been merely designed ptfdfciV
and can hdenti0HY to communicate tn the Amcti-
can Executive What would be acceptable In France,
would have explained itself fully. IIu, il seems
not 10 have been intended mcrel, rs an mtimaiion,
informal hut full and frank, 10 enable these for
whose eye II WAS intended 10 measure the whole
scope of its authors aim on the contrary, il APP
pears to be an artiul diplomatic paper intended to
disguise the real object OF lis author, and meant to
operate on Tie Anoric N Peoplr--not the Amcri-
can Executive, Why did NJ. Pagcot instead of
leaving this paper, after il WAS read by him 10 the
Secretary OF State, 10 have It's salutarv influence
upon the American Administration, imparl the
contents Of thi, confidential patch To the tnenh's
ofile administration WY was this document
roi into the hands Of "A senator, and made the
leNt for the opposition in that body, and the theme
offs editorial orpan which 10 predicate charge
aeains, the Government Of HAVING rejected pacific
oserturcs
When Mr. pasrot first communicated this paper
tons, we considered II rs paper designed Ia pro-
piar, hy the courtesy and Mind temper display
cd N certain portions Of it'll conciatory feeling
among those DESTROYS OF seeing the Administration
discmbarra,scd of tie difficulties produced BY the
when We found that Me. Pagoot had committed his
eoun>cls to tho>e who had produced the ial,e inn
preston with regard to the first message Of which
the French Ministry complained; when We found
thai the French Government insisted upon spo-
cits of explanation not limited N IN the pri,ai"
letter Of the Duke, which Mr.. Pagrot was busy in
maxi ~ public, and pcryering to the purpose
ii dccci, ing some into the belief that the French
feeling was altogether pacific when in fact, The
French Government had resolved requiring
Whatit lnrW on TIC authority OF Mr. Livingston
lot'cr, rs approved by the President, was altogclh
CT nadmis>iblc and when, lastly, We find Mr.. Pa
geot, on the eve OF his departure, PUBLISHING this
letter as AN appeal TO the American People, wt
cannot doubt hat II is the object now, whatever
was ut first intended, to make this letter Il eoy,i
for tie hostile designs mcdiiated by France, and
a sort Of >hclterior the opposition in this country
tho>r at least, no will consent TO become tlle
allie, Of France.
Fran He haiionaI htHie"ncrr, Ian. %
THE REJECTED OVERTURE.
ndrr the influence OF an earnest desire that
our readers shull have "A fair opportunity ot coming