Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-18
TO TIE EDITORS.

TO TIE EDITORS
WASHINGTON CRY, Feb 18th, 1896
Since my last, the prediction that the President
would accept the protered mediation OF England has
been fully realized In addition to this pleasing intel
igence, we are still further gratied with the inlelli-
gence that France has also accepted the dation The
French King in the speech from the throne announces
the proher and acceptance OF the nedstion, that
cannot tor the life OF perceive any reasonable ground
TO doubt that this painful and long proiacted contro-
versy will have ancable end and that the harmony
which has hitherto existed between the people of th.
two countries, will be restored TO the Governments The
terms OF the annuncaton by the King of the French
IN my humble opinion conclusive that the Govern.
ment OF France has been forced by Tie Legislative De.
patent to receive and resent insult that part of
the Message of December 1884, which refers 10 our
French relatos when IN truth the Government did not
regard 1t. There is part of the Kings sueech
which will fill the measure of the oid heros olnrv 10
overiowingFor the first time in our history an Euro-
pean King has condescended To acknowledge and call us
great nation this too during the Administration Of that
most 6ungng of all diplomasls, and most rash of all
rash Presidents Andrew Jackson / candidly confess
That when read the expression, coupled too with
France, all my American pride and thrill
cd through every vein and fibre of my heart How
sir, did it affect you The last arrivals from ENGLAND
announce the reception there of the Presidents Mes
sageIhe English Press almost universally pronounce
the Message ables of the able firm dgnifed decisive
yet temperate and concilatory-1hey pronounce that
France is decidedyin the wrong, and cannot with the
slightest plausbity withhold the fulment of the treaty
OF ndemnihcaton. How is ID, that many of our own
presses, many Americans should discover so much ,oar
az disguise in the Presidents Message of the nresent
ers having no particular iondness for our institutions
and our prosperity, should pronounce its temperate aud
conchnl"ry IL IS party, INDUSTRIOUS, jealous curious
p"Tty that has misguided their reason, and sed their
Judgment
What will be the reception of the speeches here
which have ascribed spirit of IN disguise To the
President in the three Messages upon French relations
Is not for Inc to determineIt is matter between the
gentlemen who delivered them and their constituents
only rejoice that the important lopments to which
refer, will be an mpenerable shield to the Admnisra-
ton, against the darts of the Opposition who hoped on
this ground to oyerlurn it.
The Expungng Resolutions adopted by the House
Of Delegates have elected much speculation as TO the
course Of our Senators. have not myself induced in
any, nor made any inquiry of either Of or any boz
dy else, to their course.l suppose when the reso
tons on, if they pass the Senate the Senators will
be prepared to take their course and then
Will be better employed in canvassing what they hare
done, than what they tCW do The reception of b act
of the House of Delegates by the gieat interest which
It has excited, proves most conciusively to my mind
that virginia maintains commanding influence in the
Union, and that her opinions highly respected and
have most decided effect upon that of other parts Of tho
Union.
1.-THE Senators from Louisiana and Mississippi hive
not yet arrived, but hourly they
rive, the great nominations depending before the
Senate will he acted upon. If public opinion so une
quivocay expressed, shall il ought to have lis pro-
per Influence upon the Senate, the result cannot be doubt
full as To any of the nominees
could not but admire the ingenuity and dc xieritv
with winch the Opposition in the Legislature ATTEMPTED
10 parry Tie force OF the expuDgng Instructions by some
OF the amendments they offered NJ they had succeed
ed, there would have been assertion of the abstract
right otnstTucton with the ineans of practical dsr
gard Of them 1t would only have been for the senators
to have said the resolutions instruct us To violate the
Consttuon-ior, that is their know op,nion-and thew
would have been justified in not obeyng or resigning
why was not the same Of escape left 10 Mr. Riyes
when he was instructed out OF the Senate9
Since commenced writing this letter news has
Ieacheo mere C me ARRIVAL OF the message IN France and
the feelings wiicit inspired The Paris press general.
y embracing the Government paper regards the message
as temperate and concntory and expresses the belief
that there doubt the amicublc adjustment or ,he
controversy The Duke de Broglie has SO said And
now, sir what say friends OF the Opposition DO
they see War hdisguisc stl?"