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s li.nin; undergone little or mo fermcnta- I lion, both, from English nn l \m?riean ! writers. A frequent and valuable contributor to the Register, J. M. Garnett, estj., is one whose opinion must he familiar to overy reader of your valuable periodical. A. Nicol. i * ______ Sale.ok Blossom and iikr Cali*.? , AV?; learn that Mr. Samuel Canby% of , Woodside, Delaware, has sol I his fine Durham Cow Blossom, and her calf ( fthout 4 months old, for -$30'b This, ! sidoring the times, is a good price, and we a re gratified that he has been able to! <ltspo.se of them on such advantageous) terms. Than Blossom, there are but few, if anv superior animals of her breed in. this Conutrv, or England, and tier pre. 1 sent proprietor may well feel proud of tiic acquisition he has made to his herd, j Am. Far. ! fcuccsstTY of light to vegetation. .Although philosophers are not agreed as to the peculiar action which light exerts ' tij?un vegetation, and there is even soine . doubt respecting the decomposition ofair ami water, during that process, one tiling is undopiahie?'he necessity of light to the growth tltd health of plants; for witnout t, tfiev have neither color, taste, nor smell; and, accoid ugly, they are for the most part so form- d as to receive it at all times when it shines upon thein; their cups and the lit'le assemblages of their loaves before they sprout, are found to be more or l?ss affected by the iight, so as f > f ? open In receive it. In several kinds of plants ihis is more evident than :n others; the?r fl ?w. i rs close at night and open ha the day. Some constantly turned round towards the I giif, fol : towing the sun as it were, while he m tkes or 1 ; eeetns to make his revolution, so that they re. ' ceive. the greatest quantity possible of his rays ?'hus, plover in a field follows the apparent Course of the sun. But all leaves of plains | turns towards the sum, place them how vou ,, vdil, light being essential to t.'.uir weli-bemg. -?Bout gh am . The fo'lowing paper, which we conv from ' * the Connecticut FarmersGazette, states that sum thing is new in Mew B inland on the sfk ' culture. Silk Circulav j | TO SILK GROWERS IN NEW ENGLAND, ((oiitlemeii .*?At a Gonvmition of Si'k ' Growers, held in .Northampton, on the lO'.li 1 iY iv la^t, it was unanimously. ' i) Rtsoked, Tuat, as during the infanry of the I -Hi. u?opui-iioi] hoitoHr? mavho. 1 Mlhi IIUJIUCOO, )/> , , expected from periodical meeting of its trjeuds ( a-osenmittee bechoaen to consist of one from r?ch of the New Engl ind States, whose du'y it shall bo to call a Convention at such tunc ' and place as i hey mav learn expedient to be : called. " Tiie New England Silk Convention." : Thereupon, 1. R. Barbour. Oxford, Mass . < I)r. P. Br??wnoil. East Hartford, Ct, David | Benedict. E.-q Pawtu. kct, II I., Dr. A.-tmnas B.-llows Falls, Vt, Calvin WessingT, New- j port,!". II, and Luther Severence, Eq Augusta, Ah., were appointed as this com- , nfixtce. : In pursuance of the purposes con'emplatod I above, the subscribers say that they design to .invite a uieeLing of Silk Growers at some } i central place, the early part of the ensuing) * autumn. I n 'he meantime, it fins occured to j them, that, by an early atten'ion to the matter ! a great amonn' of valuable information connected with the 6'uk Culture, may he collected as the rtsuits of tending Hie present season, and embodied in the lorm of a Statistical Ta- I ble to be laid before the Convention and the public. . - i |? i* clieeri'ig to know that the results of the summer's operations have been gem-rally decidedly encouraging:?that the aggregate of the Si'k Crop in .Massachusetts, show' nearly a three fold advance upon any precede 1 ;i:?g vear,?that thisi* probably about the ratio . <et ianreasein the other States of New Eng- ( anil il,ru<Mrliniil 111*? r. iimtrv.?' hat i?uh Itiiiw* n-iu * an " ? r- ? - -- | | f lie confidence, after the great rovo utiuis i* returning to ?be bu iuoss, and the Silk cul me is extending itscJt as rapidly as correct in lor. mation respecting it is diffused;?thus giving 1 promise tiial itw.ll soon become fully established To secure this important object, all that is ( wanting hy our intelligent and Pirerpiiring 1 men, is facts, facts?well attested facts. The results of feeding in 1641, could they now he all collected, and embodied so as to give a Tabular View of the whole matter, would, it is fully believed, at once satisfy any business, man, in regard to the entire feasibility of the *" Silk enterprise, andhhat itsprofia, when rgh'ly conducted, are greater than in other branch, cs of ordinary farming. Let us, then, he pre pared to give the puh ic these f cts, ne t an. i tuinn, in such a form as to.command the con- j jfidejkcc ot business men. Do we not owe tfcis small service to ourselves, to our country, and to the unborn millions that are ii future j times to be clothed, fed, and educated from I the fruos of this interesting form of agricuh tural industry ? . For tins pufp' so it is only necessary for each one engaged in the business, whether j he does much or ht?lc, to kco'p t-ucli records i will enable him to answer tl?e following | questions? 1. How many srarons have you foil worms? ? r. 2. What quantity of lanJ have you fed from y ilfp past seas*? ? 3. Uow old are your'trees! (If they arc of different ages, give the average.) 4. How inany lbs. of cocoons ha\c you made, weighed as they are gathered I ?>. \Vh*r has been the expense of nuking , th^bove cod w?ns hererepc#'ed i These questions can all be answered in ' figures. For a rule of estimating expenses " bee below. In addition to these questions' h -there are a few others wlrr.h wo suggest. 1. What kind of treo8 do you us**! 2 Have your trees been essentially injured toy standing out winters? 3. Do you head down your trees in the j spring* 4. In gathering foil ago, do you cut up the! bushes? i - 5. What kinJ of buildings do you feed in? j aftd how well ventil tedf 6. Do yni give your worms any artificial heat 1 7. H t* e ynu over foil in an rp~n place i like a shed, or corn.barn, where ll.c worrrjs! ' had a perfectly pure air? Jfso, plate the re- \ suite very particularly. 8. Do you ype air slacked lime upon ynur yeonns? 0 Have you failed in any part of your opo-^ rations thumps*; season? If so, slate the*f cause and cwcunistanoes. These pip's wiJJ !)e all that :s essential to the pjiFpose3 designed*, though we shall be > * ' thankful for any remarks or factB bearing on tho general subject. To give expenses by eomc"jtmifnrm rule we suggest the following1 . s'lfipk jiiC'.iioti. Make a little Lcok, in which, i ---Ve? * v.-? '-"^V at the close of each day, ?o enter the number of hours employed by men, women, and cbil dren. Then consider the labor ?>t able bodied - ->? in^nntn npr'iionr: n'iiinpn at 0 cents; Ill' II at Iiy vvimw |'W. - - boys and girls between 15 and 17 at 5 cents; between 1J am] 15, at 5 cents, and uudt r I'd, at 2 cen'.s. Tne expense of pi anting trees, we wish to be given by itself, as that i- not an annual ex. pense. Give us aiso tne fair rent of the buildings used, and we have all that is wanted That we may have time to prepare the contemplated Table in season for the Con. vention, we wish to have the returns all sent in by the 15tn of September. To every person furnishing a return, free of expense, a copy of the table will be sent. Direct to I. it. Barbour, Oxford, d/ iss., post paid. 1. K. Bakrouh, ^ P. Browxkll, j g Art km as Rokuixs, J Calvin Messinukk, { | Lutjikk Severance, j (j I> win Benedict, J P. S. The Coininittee dorign to send this circular to every Silk Grower in New England. I$ it many of course will be overlooked because unknown to them.? \Vili you therefore, show.this to all in your neighborhood, and get as many returns as possible. Ill Massachusetts there cannot he less than 500 Cocooneries of some sort In New England proba .lv not less th ?n 2000. From all these esfablishmonts we would hope for fu'I returns, in due time, free of expense. * All Silk Grow, er-s are equally interested in the object aimed r l _ at, ami the committee, as such, have no wrnisaa?Ia?^ ?m BP ..j ziggBjHgr < i w TFTK WHIGS OF NEW YORK AM) MR. CLAY. From the Albany Evening journal, April 23. A STATK'Jf \N IX RKTIRKMKXT. The Correspondence which wc publish (o day he twee the Whig members of th? Legislature of New York and the distinguished ex-Senator from Kentucky wih he read with grateful intorii.st by all wh< appreciate wisdom and worth. The tribute here paid to the services, patriotism. ;ilid eloquence of Henry Clay, lias been earned by a long hie of devotion to the welfare and honor of his country. Mr. bote here paid to the services, patriotism, md eloquence of I lenry Clay, lias been earned by n long life of devotion to the welfare and honor of his country. Mr. ['lav is eminently fhr great statesmen of this Republic. Misname brightens the [rages of our Congressional and Diploma tic history from 160(i to 1642. During that long period no other public man has lone so much for his country and bis countrymen. In him the true interests nf the American People have always found \ zealous advocate. In him the injured mil oppressed have always found an elo. pient champion.' Mm sympathies take i i in to the generous side of all questions. i .u?. \nd hence, ns is nappiiy exprcsseu in mo Letter of his friends, ho stands identified with all that is cnl ghtened and phillnthroprie in Ariiciicau annuls fur nearly forty years. I.KTTF.R OF t1if Willi; MF.MBFRS OF TTIK X. VOKK LKGISLA TURK TO Tilt: 110N. HKN' kv er.av. To the Honorable Mknry Cr.\v, Sena/or in Congress from the Stale of Kentucky. Sir: The undersignc I, members of ibe Senate and Assembly of the. Slate of New York, have heard with deep concern that you have resolved to retire on this lay from the councils of the nation. From the year l^OG, when you first mtered the Senate of the United States, until this time, more than half the -period iHottccl to human life, yon have with one r?r two shfut intervals, huen constantly engaged in the service of your country. During that long period of our eventful history, n^ important measures which has contributed to the prosperity or to the honor of the nation is recollected which, if not originated by you, has not, at least, received your cordial and eloquent support. The course of your policy has in all tinrwru n (oninentlv American. In "" ~ J -ponce and war, as a Senator, and Ambussudor, the head of (lie Department of State, you have secured for your country abroad the respect of her sister nations, while at home you have protected our seamen and our ships, and extended our commerce, fostered our home industry, and sustained domestic mangfyclures, and completed our emancipation from colonial dependence. True to your principles, * true to your friends, and, abort: all, true to your country, it ha* been your rare felicity to he a cherished leader among your political friends, and the foremost champion of their principles, and at the same time to enjoy the respect and possess the goner ous confidence of all your fellow.citizens. It is not within the compass of our design to dwell upon the numerous monuments of your wisdom and your patriotism?they live in the history of the Re public. The evidences, too, of your expanded philanthropy and devotion to human liberty, are a part of the records of grateful nations. Rut there is one great measure which more than any other has occupied vour care, and to which wc may be permitted particularly to allude as demanding in an especial manner the thanks of your fellow-citizens?we mean the protection of home industry. This vital policy was adopted hy you at the commencement of your political life in the legislative halls of Kentucky. Q 1 ? It was the subject of your first effort, and constituted your fjrst tripnph on entering the Senate of flip United Stnt.cs in 1809. you re-established it after the return of peace in 1810, and was its successful de tenderi ) the ^reut debate of y~>'~h and At tin period of your life have you wavered or faltered in the support of this policy, and your .solemn farewell counsels have now sanctioned, with the weight of thirty-five years' experience, the great measure which your ardent patriotism embraced at the commencement of your career. If the protection given has not been always adequate toji he object, it is he. muse it has not been such as you proposed and advocated. I We owe it to you, sir, to hear our tes! timony that while on the one hand the I deficiency in the existing laws on the sub. Led are attributable to no fault or remiss. 1 ncss on your part, on the other, the imper: feet degree of protection we have received ! anJ which is in a great measure owinjj j j (o your early, continued, nnd constnnt I eflorts, has added many millions to the wealth and many hundred thousands to I the population of our country?has strip! ped war of its greatest dangers and sorest calamities, by rendering us independent j of foreign supplies, cither of food or rni- j ment, or the weapons of our defence, and has given new charms to pence bv brings ] iTijj the comforts and conveniences of I life within the enjoyment of all. It is for these great national services that wodesite to tender you our thanks. I We speak in our own names, hut we he. ! lieve we speak the sentiments of (hose whom in other things wo have (he honor to represent, when wo acknowledge the vast debt of gratitude which we owe vou: - J when we deel ?re our solemn conviction1 that through your whole political life, yon ! have been governed by the loftiest patri- . j otims and the most unsullied integrity; j and when, finally, we assure you that wc J follow you in your retirement with our j prayers to Him who has hitherto been the I guardian of our Republic that health and ; strength may be prolonged to you for many ycarsl to witness llie success of the | great measures you have labored to estab- j iish, and to enjoy the proud conscious- i uessof having been the b* abactor of four beloved country. [Signed by 27 names.] MK. (LAV'S ANSWnU. Washington April 1 184*2. Cc.demon: I have received bv the hand* of j the Hon. N. P. Tallinidge the communication I which you did ine the honor to transmit to hini ; or me on the 31st ultimo, and I have perused it : with lively and grateful sensrwlily. Such a te*tiinony. proceeding from a source hijhly di.<- , linguished and respected, presented at the close ; r?l inf miMic u.'iIt ln> rli.-rishej l)V me I(1 IJ1V ! -i tiretiicnt with tho highest satisfaction, and wd! and great strength to the consciousness I feci that, hi all tho public stati >nx to which I i have heen called, 1 have honest!}' labored faithfully t?? pi rfonn my wholo duty to tho public. lu the tirief but flittering review which you have taken of my public career you hive justly j cone'ived the motives of my conduct. With/ respect to the incisures themselves, to tho adop. i tiou of which I may have contributed, 1 will not I undertake to pronounce any decisive judgment. Of their influence upon the interests, the honor and the oharacter of the nation, the present genI oration, and posterity, if a recollection or ray : ( agency in maturing thorn shall survivo mo, nro j ! and will be the moat no npctenl and impartial j i judges of them and of inc. But you have truly ! attributed to inc a genuine American spirit what- j 'o cr co c: n I have liaJ in "public aifiirs, an I j I especially in lelisrence to a great system of Na- i i tional policy. Divided as mankind are, ever have boon, and will continue to be, into distinct nations, it i* lb.- solemn duty of each, whilst it deals justly i and liberally towards othois, constandv nod I scdulousiy >o advance, protect, and maintain its I l own separate interests. To attempt to'legislate | i tor them, or to expect or permit tin m to leg b. | ! late fop us, would be alike vain and improper. j I it was a view of this condition of tho world ! i and instructed hy lessons of experience drawn j from its history, and the practice of other nations , I tha: early led ute to a conclusion in favor of the \ protection of the domestic industry of our nwr. I country. .My convictions li ve acquired ad.li. | liouaf strength from every rcfl ction I could give , the subject, and from both pa t and present experienco in 111 : United States. Free trade is; ; a beiuliful vision, existing only in the irnngina- ) , tton of philosophers and theorists, and practi. | ! c iliy repudiated l?y all nations. An iudispensa. bio c uidiliou to the adoption ot it by any one 1 nation is its adoption by all. But, instead of regulating the r trade according to that theory, j we everywhere b hold restrictions, burdens, and prohibition!. ; and those nations which make tho nearest approximation to it nro in the loast ! prosperous state. During the last nine years, about one halt of our imports hive been admit cd free of duty; ad, as to tho other moiety, a de. J i h; ndmg sc.de of duties has been in progress, j which is now rapidly bringing thein down. If limre were any roility in tho boastful promises | 1 ofthc partis-ns of free trade, our country ought ai mis moment to ue in mo enjoyment ui an 1 enviable prosperity. But directly tlio reverse is its mdancholy condition. Never wore the products of agriculture sol ing at more di couraging | prizes; and the gnat Southern staple of cotton, which was to have been so highly benefitted by j a reduction of duties, is now sold at a price le?-s i than it Ins commanded at any time since the laet war witli (Jroat Britain. Nothing can bo more erroneous than to mp! pote the existence of any real incompatibility i h.-tweon the interests of agriculture, commerce, ; and manufactures, A conflict between them : would In just as unnatural and alisund as i notwi en the members of the limn-iu body. Each prospers most when all of them flourish. Agri; culture requires but tittle protection, because its , i position secures it against much foreign rvompe. | titiou ; or, nttficr, pr.,trcTrnri to co n nnrco and manufactures is the b-st form of affording pro1 tection to agriculture. I Without a diversity in the oconpaiio'.* of ' society. if ail are en? occi In one comuion nnrsuit t there can bo no suhj -eta produced for mutual ! domesticoxchauges, ?ud consequently no home iii i'ket. by tar the best, njo'-t steady, in war and j peace, and most valuabc of all urarket*. \V? nhall not, I fear, rise from our oiithirrn*seJ i con.l tion until we produce, within our own country, more of the supplies necessary to consumption, and depend less upon foreign countries. jUntil that object is accomplished, we ' slnll be constant, y oxjewed to an exhausting I drain of the pr?veiou? metals, ?ij:l to sudden alternations of deijt*ive prosperity and real adversity. On) of tho obvious modes nf accomplishing that object is tho regulation of our foreign trade by means of a properly adjusted tariiV, stimulating production at homo and diminishing importation? Irom nhro.ad. And all j exp rience lias shown tint, on whatever object 1 our in inufacturing industry lias been successfully j employed, its price to the consumer has been , almost invariably r ;thirer|. Tliis is the ncccesa. j ry effect of the law of competition. The question is sometimes n^ked, lucw tlic manufacturercin be he benefited by an increase 1 i ?>f duties if the effect he to reduce prices! The answer is, that lie is benefitted by obtaining l> 'SSrt siou of a greater extent of home iQ.uk J, : and by the greater steadiness w hich prevails in it i whilst the foreign producer, in irder to share any pari of that market, a obliged first to submit to a reduction in the price of his contm nlity i equivalent *o the duty, and his commodity is 1 Sunlit/ f?TpIllfU?il f n 11 tll#? fU!trlr>?f l?tr fli/> ooonlirt.i of the principle of jdcnnfinlic competition. fortunately for On har nonv of tfon ?iifivrcrH jrtrts of the Union, an<j without. the danger />f ieviviwj topics which Ibnmj-iy agitated and ex , asperated pirtioe. the actual wants of the Trrij. u y now r*<juiie a tirifl'which, while it supplies [ ?t accessary icuuud, may ho so Ofpng'-d as to afford incidental protection lo mirnufocturcs w ithout any material departure from tho principles of tlie conipromj#^ act. The opponents o< j the protective policy luvc never controverted the right of Govern in *nt to give f n ;h incidental projection ; and tho friend)* of that policy, looking to the sub-lance rather than the n unc of things, I should think, ought to be con'ent if their object is attained, whether it ho made iu tho form of a revenue tariff or u protective tariff. I request your areeutnnco, gentlemen, of iny respectful and cordial acknowledgement* for the i fri-uidly sentiments towards mo contained in [ your communication, ami for your kind wishes j i for my lnnllli and prosperity rctircm -nt. AikJ I I unite my prayers with yours to the Great i Author of our being for his blessings upon you upon our country, und upon all. I am, with tlie highest respict, fiithfully your frioml and obedient servant. FT. CLAY. To Messrs. L. Dradish, Erastus Root, Ac. * _ i THE UNDERSTATES AND GREAT BRITAIN. T/rn nrfiiit of sf.arcii. ! Lord Aberdeen's Reply to I he Xotc of Mr. Stcccnxon. The underpinned, Ac. has the honor of addressing to Mr. Everett, Ac. the ohservations which he feels called upon to make in answer to the note of Mr. Stevenson, dated on the 21st of October. As that communication only, reached the hands of the undersigned on the day after the depnrturo of Mr. Stevenson from London, on his return to America, and as there has since been no Minister j or Charge d'A flu ires froin the United I States resident in this country, the under- , signed has looked with some anxictv for 1 I T"* * 1 the arrival of Mr. Everett, in order that j ho mi<r!it he enabled to renew his di- I ? f. -- - - ? _ . piomatic intercourse with an accredited j representative of the Republic. Had the j undersigned entertained no other purpose i than to controvert the arguments of Mr. Stevrnson, or to fortify his own, in treat- J ing of the matter which has formed the i O , subject of their correspondence, he would have experienced little impatience; but, J as it is hie desire to clear up doubt and to ' remove misapprehension, he feels that he cannot too early avail himself of the pros- } ence of Mr. Kvcrett at his post to bring to his knowledge the true state of the ' questions at issue. The undersigned agrees with Mr. Stevenson in the importance of arriving at a ! clear understanding of the matter really ! in d spute. Thin ought to he the first object in tl) JUitfercnccs of States, as well as of individuals; and, happily, it is often th) first step to the reconciliation of the ( parlies. In the present case, this under standing is doubly essential, because a i continuance of mistake and error may be ; productive of the must serious couse- ' quenccs. !Mr. Stevenson pcrs'Sfs in confending : that the British Government asscrr a right j which is equivalent to t he claim of search ! i??g American vessels ,-n time of peace.? In proof of ibis, Mr. Stevension refers ton ; passage in n former note of Vi?enunt n 1 - ?? 1 u: ir ! raitnersion nacir?*???u hj inimcn, : r ~ which he strongly protests, and the <loc- i trine contained in which lie says the un- ! dersigned is understood to affirm. Now, it is not the intention of the j undersigned to inquire into the precise ' import and force of the expressions of} Viscount Palmernton. These mi^ht have i been easily explained to Mr. Stevenson by their author at the time they were written; hut the undersigned most request i that his doctrines upon this subject, and ! those of the Government of which he is ' the organ, may he judged of exclusively from his own declaration. The undersigned again renounces, as he has already clone, in the most explicit terms, any right on the part of the British Government to search American vessels in time of pence. The right of search, I except when specially conceded by treai ty, is purely a belligerent right, and can 1 have no existence on the high seas during peace. The undersigned" apprehends, however, that tho light of search is not confined to the verification of the nationI nitty of the vessel, but also extends to the ; object of the voyage and the nat jre of the cnrco. The sole purpose of the British , i - a ~ j ' cruisers is to ascertain whether the v^s' scls they meet with arc really American or not. The right asserted has in truth" i no resemblance to the right of search ci| ... p ; ther in principle or practice. It is simply a right to satisfy the party who has a legitimate interest in knowing the truth that the vessel is what her colorrlinnounce. This right we concede as freely as we exercise. The British cruisers are not instructed to detain American vessels under any circumstances whatever. On the contrary, they arc ordered to abstain from all interfeiencc with them, be they ! slavers 07 otherwise. But where ronsona. hie suspicion exists that the American flag has been abused for the purpose of covering the vessels of another nation, it would appear scarcely credible, had it not been ' made manifest by the repeated protestations of their representative, that the ! Government of the United States, which 1 has stigmatized and abolished the trade ' ? ? - - .1 i* .. ! itselt, snnwa onjeci to mo adoption 01 such means as nrc indispensably necessary for ascertaining the truth. The undersigned had contended, in : his former note, that the legitimate in1 ferencc from the arguments of Mr. Stevenson would practically extend even I to the sanction of piracy, when the persons engaged in it should think fit to shelter themselves under the flag of the United Slates. Mr. Stevenson observes I that this is a misapprehension on the part of the undersigned ; and he declares that, in denying the right of interfering with vessels under the American flag, he.> intended to limit his objection to vessels bonaJide American, and not to those he. longing to nations who might fraudulently have assumed the flag of the Untied States. But it appears to the undersigned that his former statement is by no means satisfactorily controverted by the declaration of A\/r. Stevenson.? How is (his bona fiJe to he proved ? Must J not Mr. Stevenson either be prepared to I maintain that the flag alone is sufficient1 evidence of the nationality of the vessel, which, in the face of his own repeat id admissions he cannot do, or must he not confess that the application of his arguments would really afford protection to; vvprv lawless and piratical enterprise ! i v " "" *" " I 'Che undermined has also expressed his belief that the practice was general of ascertaining by visit, the real character of ?nv vessel on the high sea? against ( which there should exist any reasonable, ground of suspicion. iMr. Stevenson dcn.es this; and he asks what other nation than Great Britain has ever asserted or attempted to exercise such a right ? j In answer to this question, the under-; signed can at once refer to the avowed and constant practice of the United States, whose cruisers, especially in the Gulf of Mexico, by the admission of their \ public journals, are notoriously in the : habit of examining all suspicious vessels, whether sailing under the English flag! ~ o n | or any other, in whoso eyes are these vessels suspicious? Doubtless in those of the commanders of the American cruisers. B..t, in truth, this right is quite as important to the United States as to i Great Britain ; nor is it easy to conceive ! how the rnaratime intercourse of mankind could be safely carried on without such a chock. It can scarcely be necessary to remind ! Mr. Everett, that the right thus claimed | by Great Britain is not exercised for any ' selfish purpose. It is asserted in the in-j tcrest of humanity, and in mitigation of, the sufferings of our fellow-men. The! o F object has met with the concurrence of. tlic whole civilised world, including the United StattSvof America, and it ought; to receive universal assistance and sup-j port. The undersigned cannot abstain liore from referring to the conduct of an lion- , . i orahlc and zealous officer, commanding the naval force of the United States on the coast of Africa, who, relying on the; sincere desi e of his Government f<?r the supprcsiou of the.slave trade, and sensible ; of the abuse of the American Hag, en. { tared intoitn engagement on the 11th of March, IS 1.1, with the officers in comniand of her Majesty's cruisers on the same station, by which they mutually requested each other, and agreed to do. tain ail vessels under Am rican colors' employed in the traffic. If found to be American property, such vessels were to be delivered over to the commander of any American cruiser on the station ; or, ifheionging toother nations, they wore to be dealt with according to the treaties' contracted by her Majesty with the re. ' spectivc States. The undersigned he.j lieves, and, indeed, after the statements of Mr. Stevenson, he regrets to be uuanle ' to doubt, that the conduct of (his gallant officer, however natural and laudable in its objects, has been disavowed by bis Government. It is not the intention of the undersigned, at present, to advocate the justice and] . -i ?. ? i ?r .u : nave reason to believe, that, although bcarm/ the American fl ig, the vessel does not lielong to the United JStates, he isordeicd, iftheataiej of the wind and weather shall admit of it, to go ahead oJ the suspected vessel, after con) propriety 01 uie rouuru ngui m .vr-jivii, .?-> conceded and regulated by treaty; or to weigh the reasons on account of which this proposal has hcen rejected by the J Government of tne United S ates, lie took occasion in a former note to observe tliat concessions, sanctioned by Great Britain and France, were not likely to he I incompatible with the dignity and inde-j pendencc ofauy other State which should j lie disposed to follow their example. But the undersigned begs now "to in for-u .Mr. O O Fverctt that he has this day corudu.led a joint treaty with France, Austria, Russia, and Prussia, hv which the mutual right 1 r . of search, within certain latitudes, is Fully and effectually established forever. 'Phis is, in truth, a holy alliance, in which the undersigned would have rejoiced to sec the United States assume their projvr place among the great Powers of Chris, j tendom, foremost in power, wealth, and 1 civilization, and connected together in the cause of mercy and justice. " It is undoubtedly true that this right may he ahusod, like every other which is delegated tojua?y*ruI Jiffjrent hands. It _is ^o-nhble that it may he exercised wantonly and vexntiously; and should this he the case; it would not o ily call tor remonstrance, but would justify re- 1 sr.ntmcnt. This, luiwcver, is in the 1 - - - ... highp** rtegreo impronmuc, aim w, m spite of the utmost caution, an error should be committed, and any American vessel should suffer loss or injury, it would be followed by prompt and ample reparation. The undersigned begs to repeat that, with American vessels, whatever Ikj their destination, British cruisers have no pre. tensiorrin any manner to interfere. S ich vessels must be permitted, if engaged in it, to enjoy h monopoly of this unho'y t trade: but the British Government will i never endure that a fraudulent use of the American flag shall extend the ini-! quity to other nations hy whom it is ah. , horred, and who have entered into solemn treaties with this country for its suppression. I n cder to prove to Mr. Everett the anxiety of Her Majesty's Government to prevent any' reasonab'e ground of complaint, the under, signed believes that he cannot do better than to communicate to him the substance of those instruc ions under which the Brittsn cruisers act in relation to American vessels when emp'oyed on this service. If, from the intelligence which the officer' commanding Her Majesty's cruder may have received, or from the manoeuvres of the v se\ or from o'her sufficient cause, lie shall; municating his intention by hailing, anil to ^ drop a boat on hoard of her to ascertain her nationality, without detaining her if she shall prove to be really an American vowel. But, should this mode of visiting the vessel bo tm.practicable, he is to p-quire hor lobe brought to for this purpose. The officer who hoards the vessel is merely to satisfy himself of her nationality, by her papers or other proofs, and, should she rca'Jy be an American vessel, he will immediately rjuit her, offering, with the consent of her cooimahder, to note on her pa pers tlie cause oi suspecting ner nationality, and ti?c number of minutes she was detained (i'detained at all) for the obj?>ct in question. All the particulars are to he immediately entered on the log-book of the cruiser, and a full statement of them >g to he sent by the first opportunity direct to England. These are the precautions taken by H*r Majesty's Government against the occurrence of abuse in the performance of this service ; and they are ready to adopt any others which they may think more effectual for the pti/pos**, and which shall, ar the same iime, be consis. tent'with the attainment of the main object in view. Mr. Srevenlhn hn said that he had no wish to exempt the fraudulent use of the American flig from detection ; and this being the case, ti e umlereig' cd is unwilling to believe that 4 Government like that of the United Slates, pr-ifesHng the same object, and animated bv the same motives as Great Britain, should seriously oppose themselves to every possible mode by which their own desire could be really accomplished. Fokkiox Office, December 2(1, 134*2. CO??RESS. Correspondence n/ United State* Gazette. VVashinotoN, April 14. 1842. The dull monotony of the House ha* been broken to-day by a kind of episode ?a speech from .1/r. Adams, on the sub. i /?* # ai /uif p/J'ihano it/1 f h ( ) ro:i t Rritniu. Ho never rises to speak on any subject without attracting attention; but on such a subject as this, all were eager to hear, and members crowded around him, thai they might not lose a word he should utter. 1 stated last night that Mr. Wise re. plied yitfterdav, to Mr. Linn of N. Y. and Mr. Slade of Vt. His was emphatically a war speech arid standing in the relation to Mr. Tyler and the cabinet that he docs, it was considered indicative of the feel, ing at the other end of the avenue, or of a wish existing in that quarter tostir up a war spirit among the people. To-day Mr. Charles J. Ingursoll came out with what Mr. Adams wittily hut aptly termed "pacific war .speech." The re were five points of difference between us and Eng. land, namely: the N. K. Boundary Que*, lion, the Bight of Search, the Carolina affair, the Creole case, and the Oregon Boundary Question. On all these England was in the wrong: he thought them was no need of any war?-that tiierp wou'd n ? be war?he wished w?dj to Lord Ashbnrlon, would he glad to sno him settle matters here and go home and he promoted to an Earldom, hut headvised lino to yield everything that we claim, ed and then pence would he preserved. to a war, ho did not think it vurli evil a** most people; there were many ad.... ..? r* if A u t ** ???* ? n>.t hi.ino r\ PO _ V'f #11 il? n "s lU U141 {?#& iFVinj; j?i v? pared and all that, he said it had nlwnva been the case that the nation worst pre* pared for war w is in the end victorious The Knttsh might burn New York, hut then it was as easy lor us to hurn London as fortkens to hurn New York. A* to the ri?^ht of search, he decjared there was 00 such thing iu war or peace, Mr. A da nas replied chiefly to this speech h.it incidentally also to Mr. Wise's, Mr, V> had not spoken two minute* before Mr. I explained, and denied whai he hnd said, and some altercation took place ns ^ to what he had said, to the course of which, Mr. { got very angry and used the word senile as distinguishing Mr. Adams' remarks.?Mr. A. thus taunted with being an old man, replied with beeorinng digtwtv. hut with a keennea that pierced the very 'joints of Mr, t. itiuj made him writi.*:. Mr. A. then went on, only oecas, ion illy interrupted by Mr. I., whom ha fairly tortured by th? scouring irony, m#> casrn.s and ridicule, which he poured upon htm! He noticed and ridiculed the idea that the nation that goes into a war tin* prepared is sure to come out victorious, He said that Mr I had spoken with cold indifference of the burning of New York, which ho seemed to admit would be ft .....Knlila lliiun in nasi /if m %c/a VUIJ |ll wiiuwig v/iwv %#? <i " ? -- was quite reconciled to (hie event by the supposition that if New York was burned, we otilcl burn London, a city four or five time* as large, jind there by settle theac,. count with a large balance in our favor Sir, said Mr A if there was a man in this House who heard the gentleman from Pa., speaking of burning cities, in the manner ho did. without a feeling of indignation and shame, lie wanted no intercourse with him. Mr A dilated upon this burning of cities, till he had kindled a tire on Mr Ingersolls head, which if not as icy as J/ont Blanc, must have felt a burning sensation. Mr A said iio attributed some importance to tho remarks of the gentleman from Pa, in connection with the speech from the gentluinan from Va., Mr Wise; but he hoped Lord Ashhurton would not; ho hoped he would consider them made for a little display in this (louse, for home consumption?for 44 iiankum, and that he would not go home, in consequence of them, but go on with his ne- ^ gocictions with this government, just as if this speech had never been made. This ironj was a dagger that went to the soul of Mr. I., and made him change color frequently, though, to do him justice, ho joined in the hearty laugh new and fre qucnlly, raised by Mr A at ma expense. In the course of bis remarks, Mr. A. gave a very interesting history of the negotiation between this Government and Great Britain, in regard to a mutual j concession of search, which took place Id IS?19?'20. Before he left England J* to assume the duties of Secretary of State H under Mr. Monroe, Mr. Wilberforce, ho ? said, sought an interview with hiin; his/ * object whs to enquire whether this Gof.r