Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-04-08

Is The persons rights and property Of Foreigners to be
IA All citizens TO be armed as National Guards s
Is Diminuton in the hours OF labor t
To- Property OF all kinds and works Of utility pre-
IT. The army 70 be reorganized
he might be allowed moralze upon this grand phsbo
menon what should he say He should say il was the na
ra and necessary result Of conflicting elements principles
For long time the principle Of democratic numbers and DO
puar sovereignty had been undermining the antagonist
cpe OF arsocracy and regal authority Europe
and at length, IN France, the and
edce Of benghted centuries had been crumbed TO the
armies thrones and had been swept away as an atom
before the popular breath.
The French revolution merely the triumph Of the
multidude the unequal resistance Of one man. Far
II the triumph Of liberty tyranny Of truth
over error; of humanity nhumany. Yes il was
distinct and authentic annuncaon of the great nesma-
BILE truth that the time rapidly approaching when in Eu-
rope military force bow moral force when kings
bow TO the superior majesty Of the people when the
misses OF Europe have only to will il TO be Free sos
Fraace, II she maintained and matured the fruits of her
revolution, would rise with salient energy the ascendant
position and influence which would belong her the
ing Tepobc OF Europe She would be enabled the
conquests Of her free principle far beyond the flight her
eagles in the days Of the almost romantic uphs of her
great captain Already Italy, Denmark Naples Prussia
and Sardinia were awakng from the apathy of centuries and
who should say that the example of France would not has
ten the time when all these countries should be enrolled upon
the blazoned list Of freedom. 49, ers l
feelings Of i'll will On the contrary he respected him as
man for his intelligence and many virtues Even NOM
arch, there much in him to admire Now in his retire.
ment he (Mr McC.) would regret his private afacions
But he did not speak Of the individual He spoke Of France
and liberty consdelaons far higher. AS American he
bore towards France and aectionae gratitude not
only for the he had already assigned but
the natal land of the good the great the brave the
rous, the phlan,hropc the noble Lafayette As an Amer
be wished 10 France and the United States as the
two great republics Of the old and Of world soar and
cumlnae In the moral grandeur and glory Of eternal freedom
and Christian civilization.
Mr.. Q. ]. INGERSOLL said he rose to take no part in
the debate further than to express with great Difference all
parts of the House, in word two, his views upon the
thod In which what TO be done ought be DONE
submit to the House what had been done former and
similar occasion
He might say here that he understood that another part
of this building the Presidents message had been read Of
course it public paper II would pass upon the public
journals il would be familiar every body and he could
not imagine that the power of this House, of the other
side OF the House. could have any ndspoeon suffer that
paper together with the rest of the materials the subject
to be referred to standing committee, gentleman from
Alabama proposed, select and special committee as he
mr. believed would have been the better course and more
fitting this occasion He begged leave read to the House
the whole OF what President Washington s the
of his Secretary of State, Timothy Pckengwhom nobody
would charge with Democracyon the LIST Of January 1885,
when the French minister Ade presented to him the coors
of France He took the whole paragraph, from which Mr..
Rush, minister France quoted only the last part This
only part Of his specialize he made al
though doubt he spoke the honest sentiments Of his mag
unanimous mind
receive sir with lively sensibty symbol of the t-
umphs and of the reimbursement of your nation the colors
France which have presented the United States
The transaction will be Congress- and the coors
will be deposited in the archives of the United States which
at the evidence and the memorials of their freedom
and independence. May this be perpetual and may the
friendship OF the two republics become with
their existence ~
Now, upon this proceeding of the President Of the United
States the first OF the the lst OF January, 1896,
L.. L.. L.
Of oyupon the reading this House of what Gen.
Washington communicated in his message January A. 1885,
what action was had He read from the journal,
message in writing received from the President of
loweth
"UsIrED STATES. JANUARY q, 1896.
Gentlnen Of the Senate aud House Of RepresenfatiUes:
" letter from the Minister Plenipotenary Of the French
Republic, received the 2ad Of the month
address dated the 2st OF October 1894 from the Committee
Public Safety the Representatives the United States in
Congress and also informed that he instructed by the
Committee to the United States the coors of France
thereupou proposed receive them last Friday the first day
Of the day Of general JOY and congratulaon. On
that day the Minister of the French Republic delivered the
coors, with address, TO which returned BY
the latter the House will that have informed the Minister
thu the eoors would be deposited with the archives of the
" But il seemed to proper previously exhibit to the
two Houses Congress these evidences Of the continued friend
ship Of the French Republic together with The sentiments ex
pressed by the occasion, behalf the United
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
message anu papers therein referred TO were
read and considered. Whereupon,
"Resoiocd unanimously, That the President Of the United
States requested make known the Representatives
the French ope that this House hath received with the
sincere and lively sensblty the communication OF the COM
mttee OF Public Safety dated the 2s OF October 1794
compaed with Of the French Republic and to as
them that the OF the colos Of the French Re-
public the Congress Of the United States deemed the
honorable testimonial OF the existing ympathes aud affections
of the Republics founded upon their solid and reciprocal
interests and that this House reoices the opportunity there
by afforded congratulate the French nation upon the bril-
liant and glorious achievements which have been accomplished
under their influence during the present affecting and
confidently hopes that those achievements will attended
with the perfect attainment OF their object the permanent
ab shmen Of the liberties and happiness OF great and mag
unanimous people
g Grdered that Mr.. Giles and Mr.. Samuel Smith be APP
pointed committee wait the President with the forego-
ing resolution"
Now, suffer him MR. u to add, that he had understood
that the message Of the President had been read ia the
Senase contained auson the first treaty signed by the
Representatives Of the United Stateshe treaty Of Paris
signed by Benjamin Franklin, Sas Dean and Arthur Lee
together with Mr. Gerard the first Minister Of the United
States Francea treaty which he had often heard the late
O. Adams say contained the germ Of all the great prn-
cipes Of commercial and maritime freedom, any body
would DO s6ed by examination Of its provisions.
This great occasion. II necessary that he
should follow his friend from Illinois Mr. McCLKRSASD) in
the expression of bis opinions. His object that
whatever done might be worthy Of this great occasion,
and with nearly possible the unaamity Of the former
occasion that there might DO party division, but that the
voice Of tho American people might be spoken il ought TO