Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-01-28


lowed TO take official notice Of IL.
To state such doctrine Is So rciuic il.
However, sir, we DO not WISH TO eyaggeraie an
thing. Mr.. Livingston j. perfectly riph, when h,
says that tho cause wlch he supports l.. in gen
cral sense. common 10 al free countries thar al
Governments foaBdci on tie division of power
and on the publicity Of debates. have an interest il
rcpcllinc, on the par 81 Tor in Powers any inter
ference with The communications which thc Prince
and lis minister. m coastfa aual riou1rchies anu
in RopuUlics the magistrates entrusted with The Z
{ ccutivc power, arr called upon 20 make 10 H..
Legislature. And this is tie reason, rs Mr.. Lv.
ingSrou yer, Judieioesly observes, ,hai, in Franc,
aud England, tIc language ofthc royal speeches
IS 80 reserved in every thing tia; concerns foreign
relations aud II i this same motive, rs Won II
observe, sir, to lie Cabinet OF Warrington, fl'a,
has directed the conduct OF France 10 relation 10
the message Of President Jackson II the express
Sous contained III lliai ssage had been inScrr,.
in proclamation. aat o.icr act Of the cxooH.
live povcr Of the lripa, VI would at once have
called Tor an explanation. Dat Of respect for the
very aa'nTe 81 tie act, the Preach Government
deemed duty manifest the sentiments it felt
tic occasion, by instantly recalling its Minister,
and stating in communication the motives for lhat
recall but il dd mt ask for explanations il
was con'rnf'd 10 expect them from tho Justice of
/ the Government of the United States and from
the ancient friendship otihe American nation, not
doubling thai the Government Of the Caiicd
States would appreciate the difference in such ca
scs, between answering an interpretations and pre-
venting By spontaneous determination, by cx-
plantations r,adily odercd a misunderstanding al
WAYS to be regretted.
The amendment Of the Chamber Of Deputies is
conceived IN the same spilt Of reserve and COM
Citation. 1t docs not make it the duty of the
French Government To ask for explanations il
merely Suppo,c, they will receive them.
We were not mistaken, sir, in believing that
the Government Of the United States would apprc-
ciatc that difference, since, Nh. Livingston as he
himself observes, FASTENED as early a, the 10Th Of
January last, when the message OF President Jack
son had been only known few DAYS, to offer u,
explanations at Pfcat length Of every passage of
that message which treated OF the relations be-
tween the United States and France and since,
that step and the explanations contained in his
note Of the 2pth Of January have received, AZ he
informs US ~ his note fthc 25h of April, the en-
tire approhlilon OF The President
MIR. Livingston was astonisted tl,a those expla.
nations, a. long as they were presented only upon
his personal responsibility, did mt produce upon
us the c6td he mtond,d but hc supposcs ,hat,
beng now clothed with the appreciation of the
President, tley must satisfy all that tic nietst
lie therefore makes point, in his note Of the
10Th, TO repeat and To develop them, in the hope
that the French Government, by examining them
anew, under the impression that they bad become
tho expression OF the sentiments of the Presidents
would deem them sufficient He is 50 much tho
lhc more ANXIOUS TO lmpal, 10 us his own convic- !
ton on hs subJect,a rs he deems II impossible for
the Government of the United States 10 90 any
'urthef. lie even 'eenls 10 be apprchonsiyc that
future events, which he need not specify, dcsigna-
ting thereby, no doubt, the adoption oi' the H.
mcndnent Of the Chambers of Dcpu,icS bv the
other two blant,rs Of the Government. may here
a'tr render lnpoper any Allu,i,n Ia cxplala-
tons presented under the Influence Of different,
circumstances.
We s,nccrrl, wish, sir, not to add to the diff
cut'rs oi the >'aitation in winch the two couurie,
AT" rslec'iye, placed Tie question ul dair,
to which NJ. Livingston seeil., in this case. to
attach an Importance which il belongs no, to "a to
appreciate, doe, no; IN any way alter cithcr the
nature or the extent oi the duties " i.ch are pre-
SCRIBE ~ Us. II the satisfaction had really been
gwen 10 IN" Just sascep ihliits Of tic Preach ma
ton as early AS the 29.h OF January, (lhr date OF
MI LIVlngNons irst not, aud therefore previous
to til" adoption OF the amendment under oonSieia-
ION by tie Chamber of pcpu;i1s, or as early as
the 21Ih of April, (tae dt;e of Mr.. Livingston.
second note, hat /, 10 say, heloic the adoption of
inS same ainendin"nt by the oticr TWO 5lanche, Of
the Legislature, w would be sincerely gratllied.
he NOR" the Government Of thc United States
would have shown willingness To captain itself,
the more "" should he Ourselves disposed to find
me explanations satisfactory and % view tie suli-
e"ude OF that Government testimony in ia
Vor OF tho ncntions which had dictated the nne,-
SAGE oi the President
We VIII sin Is ol,.r,e, before We proceed