The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-09-14

takes in his poltlcal hlstOry-paftCulaFlV in his /
relations to the French treaty Of 1881 32-and the
International difficulties which sprung out of the |
delay Of the French Chambers to make appropFa-
lions to fulfil the treaty. The Delta speaks of the
neaty as having been negotiated through the
French Minister in this country''-refera to it as
having come up as for Tatifcationin the French
Chamber Of DeputiesAreiefs to Mr. Rives as
charged at Paris with I" the contamination Of the
treaty, and makes him the medium of conveying to
the French government Gen. Jackson's " threat Of
reprisals."
These are all errors of fact The treaty was not
negotiated in Washington by the French Minister,
but IN Paris by Mr. Rives himself Il was com.
pleted and Mr.. Rives's agency terminated with
out any irritation Of feeling. 1t was fully ratified
by the Executive of both governments, and Mr..
RIves returned home, years before any difficulty
arose between the two countries. He returned to
the United States and was elected to the Senate
from Virginia, we think, in 1892 His successor at
Paris was Edward Livingston of this State, whose
only duty in regard the treaty was to ask for the
money which it contracted topay. The appropria-
tons for that object were delayed Notwithstanding
| the arrangements with US, and the promises of
Louis Philippe to ask them Of the Chamber of Depu
ties. 1t was in consequence of these delays, con-
tanning, as Gen. Jackson thought, breaches ofgood
faith that he suggested to Congress in his annual
message Of December, 1884, that reprisals might
become necessary. This was in a communication
to the domestic legislature Of the country-not
addressed TO foreign government, nor even to our
Minister in France. Mr.. Riyes had then not been
! in France for two years. All the correspondence
with the Admiral de Rigny and the Duke de
/ Of
| was carried on with Unsurpassed ability by Mr..
/ Livingston.
! Itcannot therefore be- as the Delta states, that
the French can have any personal irritation against
| Mr. Rives for the supposed indignity contained
in Gen. Jackson's celebrated menace of reprsals.
Mr. Rives had no more to do with it than any other
Senator on the democratic side, and not much as
/ Mr. Rush, the Minister just returned; for though
! in private station, he wrote and published some
letters sustaining the strong policy of Cen Jackson
The pretence Of offence against Mr.. Riyes arises
| out Of much smaller matter. On the publication
of the official correspondence concerning the treaty
4 which he negotiated, letter was made public
which claimed that the sum of 25,O00,OOO francs
obtained from France was good bargain--that it
would cover, in the opinion Of many, all the honest
claims. We are not sure but Mr.. Rives said more,
for we have not the whole letter within reach.
But there was not any thing in the letter to do
more injury to any body that just impeach Mr.
Rives's discretion little; and it is in testimony,
from the best authorities Of France, that the Cham
bers of that day attached no consequence to it at
all, They were not so silly as the rabid partisan
press here were, who, in order to iniure Mr.. Rves
made out a foolish case of insult to France, which
even the susceptible Frenchman treated with con-
tempt
Probably Mr. Rives is not popular in France from
considerations independent of any specific act
which they can allsge against him and it might
have been prudent to select one against whom there
! is no prejudice. But we repeat that we dsbelieve
in toto the rumor that the French President and
Cabinet will take the extreme step of refusing to
aoersdit him as Minister.
! TIE REY CoRREspoNDENcE,-Th Washing
ton Union, referring to the official papers published
in the Crescent on the 25th ult., received by the
Adams Gray, says; 1t will be found that they
contain no reference whatever to any instructions
from the Department of State to Gen. Campbell,
our Consul at Havana We conclude, therefore,
that they are not all the official correspondence
/ which has been had touching the abduction of
Rey." The Adams Gray left Havana on the 18th
of August. The instructions from the Department
of State did not reach Gen. Campbell till the 10Th,
after the Gray had sailed. A little attention to
dates sometimes averts some material mistakes of
opinion. As for example the Union says: ''The
evidence adduced in the investigation at New Or
leans made it the duty Of our Government to de-
mand that Rey should be surrendered and sent
there, if for no other purpose than to give his tes
hmony. This duty was imperative; and the de-
mand was made and acceded to- One minutes
consideration would have shown the Union the
blunder of this The investigation commenced at
New Orleans on the 9th of July, and the instruc-
tons were dated at Washington on the 2Sth of the
! same month. The investigation terminated on the
| 18th Of August, and it was hardly known at Wash
! ington when Rey was released at Havana OF
just such blunders is half Of the commentary on
this case made up.
NATcHGrooHEs NOMINATIONS. - On Monday
before last, the democratic party of Natchitoches
parish nominated for the State Senate, Daniel
Brown, Of Kisatchis; and for'the House of Rep
resentatives, C. A. Billiard, Scion Bartlett, and
VIM, Sprowl
4 VERMONT E1EcTIoM--The annual election for
| State officers in Vermont took place on the 4th.
The wings succeeded throughout. Prof. Mea-
! cham, wing, is elected to Congress by large ma
iority, in place Of Geo. P. Marsh, resigned and the
/ wings have large gain, so far, on the popular
vote, over democrats and free.aoilers, who had
fratenised, partially, at this election. A portion
of the democrats run third candidate. For seve-
raj years past, owing to the scattering votes, the
people have failed TO make choice, and eonse-
quently the election Of Governor and other officers
has devolyed upon the Legislature They make a
4 distinction in speaking Of the parties as though
there were any difference between them on the
subject Of slavery in the territories We have
looked over the resolutions and other declarations
of opinion, and there is not pms choice between
the two candidates. Both, and the friends of both
declare their adberencs to the free.soi doctrine
The third candidate, who is equally opposed to the
extension of slavery butin favor of non Intervention
by Congress, gets very few votes in the State.
SEIZURE OF ARMS AND AMMUNITION FOR
CURA.--The New York Courier of the 10th speaks
as follows Of the seizure of vessels intended fol
! Cuba which have been reported beretofora nv