Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-23

means-but small portion of what he had sciz.
ed and appropriated To his use that he enters into
contract with The injured party by which he enyaoe.
to refund that portion at d,sg naled tine on condition
OF having bestowed upon HIM certain PRIVILEGES bv N lcb
lie will DC ina;crally bencfted--lc Us suppose st when
the time hArd Tor the arrives he hayiny i'm Tho
inierm enjoyed all the privileges Indicated he will not
oeem his pNdgc, bui vqnyocatss and in fact refuses
TO pay-ct US suppos, that then the creditor copsus
with his Friends ti best mode Of obtaining his iu.t
aeands und'r the circumstances, and in doing sug.
gcs's cert'insi rs and uses cci phrases way which
the debtor lavin: heard oiiho,h he had no business
20 KNOW any itng abnn them whatever as they were not
addressed To iim hc choscs consider himself insult
ed, and vows hat he will not fu Ill his pr.ns, al ali I'M
less his timed pride is pr, vousy satisfied; ul,o too
IN 'he very mnunicat'nn which he insult
ing, all intention of he!knd is positively disclain,ed
Let US suppose all thsand have made no supposton
winch is not abundanty warrantcd--let us suposc all
tn1s, una we ask whom would every person of common
sense ana truly honorable sentiments regard as the
INJURED the aggricved, the vsu'fed man VIVA, OBI.
mon also would such persons entertain of the debtor
~ nc should deem himself satisfied Tor the insult which
he says he has received by retaining the money he
had so unlawluy got And in case he were to de.
mend honorable subtraction, the world entities it,
would moi The other be justified, even by the soi.di.
sont code OF honor, in refusing accept his challenge
as long ny he Kept hiusclf of the pae of honor
py uolng what no one aspiring 10 be thought gem
teman ever can do-break his woid and refuse TO
pay his dcbts' III in that Gaze the debtor were 10
make restitution for the purpose of obtaining revenge,
the other would certainly be considered quite free To re-
tract whaacver he insight have said TO offend him and
e'ing about That very result without subcc,nr himself
70 uncomfortable nvidous remarks The individual
debt the creditor could have wish nor necessity to
Involve himself in contest by adhernp To the
ne naa preierred And so loo with France-ir She
would give us our money! ample explanation oil what has
tcn altered would he the easiest thing Imaginable
c honor OF both parties would be cndered perfectly
cure. -
The true indeed for France 10 have pursued
was tn pny the debt Which she had acknowledged 10 b..
due--ior her honor was much concerned in lis nay.
ncnt as II could be in any thing else her word having
Ieen pledged and the fulflment of ones word being t
pr'masy dictate OF hcnor-her true course we say was
20 pay uis dtc ef honor and then demand explona
o or an apology as lie case might require; and it hs
mad been refused, to all her formidable power for
oolah'ng the requisite satisfaction She might then
have justhaby threatened with her strong arm
But how viii her honor be satisfied if she has beep
insued, as she pretends by keeping the money
, walon sne acknowledges to be ours3 Is honor to
pe oougnt by gold Z! And would this be tantamount
to such purchaser Would IL not be rating her honor
at twenty five millions Of frames and virtually telling
avery nation oil me globe, "You may treat with
dignity, II you will pay me so much money! Would
not such compensation for his wounded honor be
secuted at with disdan, by every individual among
hcr gallant sons! Would any one of them consider
me stain thrown upon his escutcheon by an hmm.
taton OF violated faith, sufficiently wiped away nv
SUI withholding the sum, the undue retention of which
had caused The chargeby STILL in other words continu
ing 70 violate his faithi We need scarcely answer no
And why Is such an insult to be deemed repaired in the
case OF his government by mode which would devrade
MN sun more! IT France persists in esteemng herself
nsued and keeps money a satisfaction for the
insult there is no court of honor which tho world could
nsutue which would not deem it incumbent TO deprive
her OF all The insignia of chvalry which she has so Ion
and SO CALAMITY borne9 Even, however if she were 10
o'er measures Tor removing the disgrace inflicted
Dy Tue insult she could relieve herself from il as
long as our debt remains unpaid. However she might
seer Tor honor ut the lannon's mouth there she would
never lind as long the blot Of broken filth of an
redeemed pledge dehed and darkcned the glorious ban
ner winch she waves over her soldiers head
but the article OF the Journal on which we have thus
commented, false as 1t is in lis assumptions and deduc
uons Is yet OF tenor pacific be exceedingly wei
come sows that there is disposition the part of
the French Government plunge into that sen of Mood
IN which IL has been accused of desiring wash away
Al possible the stains which affirmed to have fallen
upon It's escutchcon Ii shows-especally when taken
IN connection with the article of the Nloneur recently
puoshedhat the Message of the President will he
suea as avoraby as it can be- for the purpose of avoid
lug catastrophe which all consider no ess nre
posterous than fearful; and that may look forward
with confident hope TO the culture Of the olive instead
of that of the laureln ~