Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-01-21

he Journal dc Paris of Thursday which We
received last nieht, persists in asserting tia, TIE
Government Of the United States had neither di.
feeth nor indirectly, nor officially nor un-
"iii9alN by lis agents nor by amy ntermedi-
aies, slenied 10 the French Government lis nten-
ton OF proposing TO Congress nc, OF uon-;n,c,-
course, or any other measure against France. II
equally denies that the French Government has,
IN any oil the above VANS, sipnil,ed 10 tie L 5.
''o'ernmen, It's intention to consider such naea-
sure rs declaration OF war.
As comment on the foregoing il may be al.
ara that the Monitenr du Commerce, another and
less official organ, declares that an aet of non-in-
toreonrsc, or any 9th decision OF Congress Of a
coerewe nature, ought to he considered by the
Government as declaration OF war
FROM GAtIGNANI's MESSENGER
he Journal du llaNrr, of SATURDAY has the fol
lowing " An extensive promotion was To have
ahen place in the Navy ON the Isl January neNt,
bni the Ming has manifested the desire NOT 10 sen
the promotions unless a war with the Quilted States
should arise 10 give greater decree Of ntcres, 10
the measure
from the Ionaon Morning ChroRicic
The declarations made b, the French Govern
'n'nt through their official organs rs to the actual
state OF questions between France and the United
States, appear To us by no means deserving the
pfoaeh cast upon them by some OF our coniempo-
! faIies. he facts are in Il nutshell. The claims
at inst set Up by the American Government H.
shInN France were much exaggerated beyond
their real merits, amounting, We believe To "A less
sum than fifty millions ot francs, abou, Two null
lions stcrIncs. whole >lipload Of documents
was produced IN support Of those claims TIE
go,latlons, like all transactions OF the kind, were
necessarily tedions in lhoir progress and length
II was agreed Oh both sides, that, With IA view 10
an MI tIip 4
merica round sum OF one million sterling.
treaty To that effect was concluded and sign
ed but the Chamber Of Deputies, not having had
sufficient information on the subject, refused al
fi'st To make grant for carrying tie treaty into
| execution. The President ofthe United States
! taking notice OF Ills negative vote Of the ClanI-
Der. although he was AT the time officially as
>nrtd that he might II, y upon the treaty rine =
Nenn1l'v executed with fidelity. lnimadNcrcd
upon the refusal of the grant IN no courteous
terms, and threw ON a menace that a law of non
| intercourse with France niielt become nrccssa-
~ in oder 10 ylnGicale the rslts of c United
STATES
Tho Message containing this menace reached
{ hand, of Nj. Livingston through he medium
81 newspaper That Q, nlennn communicated
IT IN Tie same shape 10 NJ. de RigHy, then Minister
tor i"feien Affairs; and as tho former received
and communicated it unolliciil1 80 he aceunpa-
med IT "ha 'iw remarks of lis OWN, unofficial a.
80, aVowcd without any other autloitY lhan that
"i the truth hN which they were dictated. VIZ that
the words oi tie President ltiug addressed 10
! Congress, construed merely passage in tie de-
bberatl, rs + - family conncil, witch ,usht to be
considered IN France as if it bad no existence, IN.
less II WIS communicated To the Ere ch Govern
nlent IN formal manner, winch la, never Yet been
done.
| Ills exposition Of Mr. Livingston WAS perfect,
IN unison with the letter and the whole spirit Of
the American Constitution. But the President
could non have been ignorant that France has Il
Constitution also, according to which the negative
vote OF the Chamber Of Deputies was IN the nature
Of deliberations still pending in family council,
and that he was not justified IN considering the
pavment of the claims as having been refused, 50
long as the French Government acknowledged
the treaty to be binding on dat country. When
the grant withheld the treaty sill renan-
ed and every assurance riven 10 the A.
merican Government that the prcuniary part OF
the question would be a2ln brought before the
LEGISLATURE.
That pledge was relccm,d Tie Chamber la
VIM been furnished with ample information on the
subject IN the ensuing session, granted the sun,
which Government had undertaken To pay but
annexed 10 it condition, that IA satisfactory rk-
PLANTATION Of the Mcssas should be made, BEEF re
the money should parted with. u Is unfortunate
that such cordtlon thougll Of. II VS. al
g"thcr unnecessary TO Il { onor Of France, Eo-
lse Wha Mr.. Livingston sta ed, was, sic "
speaking, histories, and an in ,onr yerlille fact,
upon which the ClrmLcr might have absolute
" granted, and the finance Minister lave -
absolutely paid, the money stipulated 10 be paid
by the treaty.
Upon is he Pr ident &c allied o. PARIS
the Minister IT tie United SarS, and forwards
the Charge d'Al1aire>. France, Of necessity, fol-
lowed his example. law OF rcpriSaIs having
been threatened it became tn duty of the Trcncl,
Government to make naval arrangements Ter the
protection Of French commerce arrangements
which are solely Of defensive nature, since
France has yet no ground for war, and desire TO
seek one.
Upon this state of facts noing can be more
clear than these TWO punts-fi, thai the Prcsi-
dent bad right 10 notice the vote Of the Clam
Der oi Deputies, as his intercourse was exclusive
" with the French Government and secondly,
HAT the French Government and Chamber had 10
right 10 take any step founded mcfels on the Pre-
side MS Message. II olloW>, therefore, thai Mr..
Lsinns tom, cxI aHaiion Guei 10 as g been fcee-
we'd as truly representing the character OF that
Message, and ila il onelt 10 lc deemed even
more satisfactory as showing that 10 insult to
French homer intended, iAaD any ietraclinn
Of words admitted 10 have been originally uttered
for that purpose.
Tie only medium that now exists for commnn-
cation between tie TWO Governments, is the Coy