The daily union., 1852-04-10

land-ths United States being at peace with both-thelf
THAI citizens in The first instant sensible OF the
new daes resulting hsist0m. and o. ,ne lesraa hs he'll
iigerent powers. Some OF them Imagined cana chlehy
dass those ,posisons 10 take sdss with either party and
enrich themselves by depredaons on the commerce Of te
there was reason to believe In ibis stale Of public mind
and before should take erroneous direction dncu 20
try thought 1t expedient, through the chan
mel ofa Proclamation. to remind our ieiow-czsns una!
that in tina. duty neither 70 aid nor nus
any TO exhor and them against acts which might
hostility for the paai.iasn Of which ths laws would be
appealed and e pn, hem on ther guard ALSO as 70
ticss o. contraband 70 any This pIoalsmaon ordered
On the s sad m sEssS E OF ns xxa
Ia subsequent part OF the same despatch the Secre
tary says:
"Mr Genet content win using our force, whether
~ 2, Il p..s. ss Ss
govssnsnent and parlioulsH q - executive and iegs
exercised BY the ONE the other Thus his letter Of
June S,h he premises to respect the political opinions q
rejected hem If the President had undertaken 10 de-
what belongs the decision Of Congress his letter
not 10 have taken himself decide subject Of the
letter. but thar II of Importance enough to have con-
the President in direct terms that Congress ought already
have been occupied certain questions which ne had
been hasty in deciding thus making himself and moi
the President the Judge the ascrbed by the con-
70 n The and M aaSg 70 Of a
Congress at an earlier day than their own act had pre-
scribed."
Mr. Jeifer son there shows the purpose OF this procla
mation-tha it carried with it his approval--and that II
paper declaring the existing state OF things between
this country and the Of the world requiring neutral
y in the war then existing between France and the al
lied powers.
need not recall to the memories Of senator's how
verey the sympahes Of the people OF this country were
tried in the state OF things that then existed The whole
nj npa hp w France
She was appealing TO us, not only through our national
honor, but through treaty sipua,ions to give her AID
who thought that he had right to appeal from the gov.
eminent to the people, and TO coerce the government
through the people, to depart from its neutral pecy Bui
Congress sustained the administration in the position OF
neutrality, and it was never departed from. And why !!
Not because people did not sympahze with the Peo
pie Of France. but because our people felt and our states
ITSELF and that nothing should lead them TO embark in
between foreign powers but their own direct and i'm
to which tho government Of France went in that day in
attempting break down the administration which issued
this Proclamation, annex here extract from letter
addressed by Genet the French Minister, TO Mr. Jefer
son Secretary OF State, after the latter had requested
his recall:
Persuaded that the sovereignty Of the United States
Congess persuaded that the executive power the only
which has been conded to the President Of the United
decide questions, the decision OF which the constitution
reserves particularly to the Congress persuaded that he
ces and change their sense persuaded league
formed by all the yrants 10 annhilae republican pnc
serious deliberations OF Congress III had deferred. in the
sole view Of maintaining good harmony between the free
ernmen before the epoch which the representative Of
the people were to assemble the original correspondence
self on the political rights of France In particular on the
Of ID t 6nei
objects which require from their nature the sanction oil
the legislative body However, informed that the gentle
men WI q IA be
parsans of monarchy, partsans OF England oi her con-
which ali good Penchmen have embraced with reIig
at the popularity which was re Meet
lean people the French republic, and for the glorious
which desnds s-slarmed equally at my unshsken
lncou ptbe attachment the maxims of de-
mocncy-were laboring ruin me in my country, af-
having reunited all their efforts calnmniste me in
collect these affecting materials, and taking
transmit them to France, with my reports when The
denuneadon which those same men have excited The
President exhibit against me. through MI MOTIFS came
TO my hands"
The senator from Louisiana in order to show that Gen
Washington himself not indisposed 10 depart from
the neutral policy maintained in his proclamation, has
fered 10 expressions which he used in the instructions
France to show that President Washington retained
idea OF obligation on the part OF his government
to interfere between France and the enemies Of Fnnee
In the instructions TO Mr. Monroe. then minister TO
France the Secretary Of State speaking for the President
says, under date June TO- i794
He has been early and decided friend Of the French
revolution and whatever there may have been,
under our Ignorance OF facts and policy, suspend opinion
upon some OF US important transactions, yet Is he mmus,
bic In his wishes for its accomplishment incapable OF
sssentng the right any foreign prince 10 medde with
lis interior arrangements and persuaded that success will
their efforts, and particularly that union among
themselves Is mpregnsbe barrier against external as
sauts"
Mr. Monroe had been kindly received by the French
government, then the convention, and 10 the nsuc-
lions be authorized 10 say that the President was
incapable OF " assptng' to the right OF any foreign
prince NEEDLE with the interior arrangements OF France
pot down the revolution in France, and this expression
of the President appealed TO TO evince that he
sdeed there resident in this country right TO inter
fere between that alliance and the people OF France The
expression is the President was incapable OF assenng "
the word is clearly not to be taken in ITS literal sense
because literally the President could neither assent nor
dissent TO act OF independent power II not received
text and that clearly imports only that the President
incapable Of admitting apooing the right. And yet
this seems be appealed 10 by the honorable senator 10
show that President Washington thereby implied some
OF duty, on his part 10 interfere between
France and the enemies OF the liberties OF France.
The senator has also adveried 10 the instructions given
10 MIR Jaw as minister TO England in 1884, TO show that
the President had in contemplation TO form alliances
with the neuirals OF Europe Mr.. Jay had been sent
minister to England for the purpose OF negotiating u he
could such treaty with her as would relieve us from
the embarrassments in which were placed by hostile
demonstrations the part OF that country In his in.
strucons the President had reference TO the existing
state OF things The United States then almost like
the grain OF wheat between the upper and the neither
mlsone They neutral, whilst nearly all the rest
OF the world was at war. Spoations without number
were committed her commerce by the begerent mar
itne powers DEGREES were passed by the Convention.
OF France and by the Of England