Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-02
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Scarce letter from Washington, by The Two l.st
mas-and satisfactory accounts abor: the ru-
morcd mediation. Ono letter only says, that VIC
shall have war; md that IL ,cas said the media.
ton had heen offered and accrp,cd But rus rerrous,
we cannot ourselves speculate upon propositon Of
The terms OF which we are so profoundly ignorant We
must therefore draw upon or" fUrcgn funds for our in
tenigcnce; we w's: ;ney were more ample and salts
f"c'"? IN addition to the items which we throw into
our columns from the National Inellircncer and
Georgetown Metropolitan, we lay before tho reader the
following scraps which have been gathered up 10 our
hands by the Baltimore American of Saturday:
THE BRTisH MEDtAroS-We have seen letter from
Der OF vonscss 10 gentleman of this city dated Washington
the mediation OF his Government for the adjustment Of tho
t,ensh Question: and probably this made
against and Mr. favor of receiving the poro.tion
gentleman who left ashnston yesterday, states That Cah
tain held Tuesday that another was yesterday
report was current yesterday afternoon said TO have been
by respectable from Washington that the Execu
tive " nssedd to the mediation France unders'oo had
The New York Post Of Thursday afternoon, received by last
I'VE have Just learnt authority that the
Sapan Of the brig ranaoon Inns positively stated that tho de'
patches Of which no the bc"Ie an offer Of tho media
ZION o Great Britain to prevent further difficulties With France"
Tho Now York Journal Of Commerce. second edition Of Thurs
the wrer had convcrscd with Captain Cory, Of the British brig
snS "ho w io on SoIku Mo both
the mediation Of England on the subject Of differences with
paragraph in the New York Mercantile Advertiser says
Someo tho private cm Washington state under
standing there, tina, tho Committees Foreign Of
onscs Of Congress- had agreed reports the
subject OF our Relations with Fanccat these reports
perfect accordance viii each oti'crand That they would
sent state Of The question: recommend Lu appropriations
Navy und Qualifications not propose uny commc
cal recommended the Special Message Of the Pee
sident.'" ,,.....
The Neu York Journal of Commerce saboins an ex.
tract from the Lnpdon Morning Chronicle (the official
paPer0 OF Dec l2h in all probability laying down
the basis Of the mediation 1t begins with stating tina,
the two nations France and the United States) stood
now IN such SITUATION that war could only be avoided
by the nterposon ola third Powcr-bu that the affair
could be easily settled France paying her side the
money dueand the President sunconing the letter Of
Mr. Livingston.
t. Thus, says The Journal of Commerce. as we under.
stand the proposition, in il should be accepted by
our Government, France will pay the money cithout
Rafting FIR any further eTpanaon since Ems gland de.
cidcs that she ought-no to ha1c done it, but do it,
MIR. Livngstons first explanation. Then, simulia.
neousy with this act, the President will officially en-
dorsc MIR, Livingston's ctter,-which he cnn do with
the better grace. he has already sanctioned unofci-
ally But he has done than this, in his Mes
sage at the opening of the present Congress; and
should not be all surprised, if without waiting for the
result of the mediation France should declare herself
tscd and place the money at the disposal of gov
eminent In either case, it appears to US that all AMIGA
bic adjustment of the dispute, terms satisfactory 10
both parties is near at hand"
But whether accept the mediation or motor pro-
pose direct negotiation with France, Great Britan
did to in 1873, al the very moment when she declined
The Russian eGlaton we trust that we snail DO now, what
did at that time. The following is Mr.. Madsons
Message, of January lol3, when he communicated the
overture to Congress-
To the Senate and House Of Representatives. Of the Uni
ted States, IN Congress assembled.
transmit for the information of Congress, cnpc Of
letter from the British Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs to the Secretary of State with the answer Of the
latter.
In approaching the accepted proposal Of the govern
ment Of Great Britain for nstutng negotiations for
peace, Congress will not fail to keep in mind that vigo-
preparations for carrying the can in
spect m pede the progress TO favorable result, whilst
relaxation of such preparations should The wishes Of the
United States for speedy restoration of the blessings Of
peace be disappointed, would necessarily have the most
injurious Consequences JAMES MADISON"
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