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j i ?gggggi aw1Nought that it might not be ulfotM .ksc!? ss to address your l)*oi Honey* at subatU to you the conversation \vlu< n took place between us, word for Vfor IB I understood IL tn pursuing this cour IB. ;;>n prompted by a double motive; 1st, by I Is ncere desire to avoid ercn the slightest mi ^HWiiu .lcrstanding as to the precise meaning I I expression used on cither part; ar I I - with a view, in presenting myselfi my government to furnish indisputable pro< of my ii telity in executing the instrucPoi ^^^B with which i had the,honor to be charges Tnis last motive, Monsicbr le Due, docs n< i uteres: tou personally; hut tliclirst, 1 m s ;: % will not appear without importance i HH ^ f i tviug said that I was tnstructeil Id eh II j??oy both language .and iriauher the mo: IB ? ? >iici!iatory, I begged you to believe, shou! IB .<nv tiling appear to you not to partake c IB i lat character, that the fault must be attri buted to m? atone, and not to my Govern wont; as, in that ease, I should be certai T.iat I neither represented its disj>ositions nor faithfully obeyed its orders. I began the conversation by inform ini you t!iat I had requested ail interview, h; B *>rdor of my Government, and that en tfci rcaA of that interview would depend mi B future movements. I said that I was order B ed to convey to tlie French Government nssuraaee9 of the very lively satisfactior I'-lt by tlie President, on receiving the new! B a:id confirmation of the King's safety; am t!?*u I was further instructed by the Secre fury of State, to assure you, personally, o: his high consideration. After an obliging H answer of your Excellency, I h*v] the lionH <?r to submit the follower question: H w I am instructed by my Government tc i iquire of your Excellency, what are the iut'uitionsof his Majesty's Government, ir relation to the funds voted by the Cham. And I understood you to make the fok I 1 ?ving answer: I "1 laving written a despatch to his Ma josty's C'iia^e d'Affaires at Washington, with instructions to communicate it to Mr. I Forsyth, and M. Pageot having read it to I Air. Forsyth, I have nothing to say in ad9 dition to tint despatch." I 1 suiii, ** i am also instructed to inquire of I your Excellency, whether his Majesty's I \*??veminent is ready to ]>ay those funds T' I And you returned this answer: I kt V/M? in tKo tni*mo tlin fl.icnifoli I* * * i ***-' VV>1 iilO v? mv uvv>|'i?(vu? I added. 441 am instructed to ask another question. Will his Majesty's Government name any fixed, determinate period, when they will b disposed to pay those funds ?" To this question, the following was your Gxeeilency's answer, as I understood it : 44 To-morrow, if necessary. When the < iovernm.'iit of the United States shall, by a written official communication, have expressed its regrdt at the misunderstanding which has taken place between the two Governments; assuring us that this misunderstanding was founded on an error: that it did not intend to call in question the good faith of his Majesty's Government; the funds arc there, we are ready to pay. In t he despatch to M. Pageot, we gave the - iews of our Government on this question. Mr. Forsyth not having thought proper to accept ac'qpy of that despatch, and having said tiiat tlx; Government of the United Suites could not receive a communication in such a (brm: I have nothing to add?I nm forced to retrench myself behind that despatch. If iho Government of the Umtod States does not give this assurance, we shall be obliged to think, that this misunderstanding is not the result of an error, tjod the business will stop there." To your excellency's offer to communicate to m j the despatches ,to M. Pageot, I re|>heJ, that as my instructions had no reference to tba? question, I did not think ttivs :if u rthoczed to discuss it. After Some minutes, I arose and said, 41 in u short time I shall have the honor ol writing to your Excellency." You answered, 4< I shall at all times, recivc with pleasure any communication addressed to moon that part of the Government *>i t'ie 1*ailed States;" and om conversation ended. Such, Monsieur Je I)uc, as far as my memory serves mc, arc the literal expression? employed by both of us. Should you (lis~ - * """ <-^lr,4|,vn *I.4?l/s]' cover any inaccuracies m wo iuaiw? I have the honor to submit to you, it wil give me pleasure, as it will be my duty, tc correct thenv Ifi on tlie contrary, this re lotion should appear to you, in every re spcct, conformable to the truth, I take th( liberty of claiming from your kindness r confirmation of it, for tlit reasons which ] have already, I believe, sufficiently explain <jd. I eagerly avail myself of this occasion Monsieur Ie Due, to renew the assurance " of the very high consideration with which I have the honor to be, Y on r excellency's Most ob't humble servant, TjlOS. P. BARTON. Ills Excellency the Drc de Broglie, Minister of Foreign Affairs, . No. 4. The Ddlcc dc Broglk to Mr. Barton. Paris, October i26,'1835. Sra: . I have received the letter which yo <iid me th?i honor to address to uie,i on tt 24rh ot trsia month. You arc desirous to give yourGoveri incut u faithful account of the convcrsatio which you had with inc on the 20th; whi communicating to mc a statement of th conversation, you request me to indicate tl involuntary errors which I may remark it. I appreciate the motives which infl -'"kaiee you, and the importance which yc ' attach to the exactness of this statement; < X therefore hasten to point ont three erro which have found their way into, your r pot. i acknowledging at thr> same time, i j orfvet conformity on all other points, wi the explamAiorra interchanged between u In reply to your question, whether ti King's Government would name any fist aid <ht:rw'tnzic. period atichich it son. h- j be disposed to pap the tirentyfice millions 11 id "you make Die say, '* to-morrow, if rtfcccssa. I ;h rv, when the Government of the United | d, States shall, by a written official communi- I ;c, cation, have expressed its regret at the mis. 1 u understanding which bus taken place be. i s- tween tlio two Governments, assuring us i of that -lie misunderstanding is tounded oil an t id j error; that it did not intern! to call in ques- < to'! tiou the good faith of his Majesty's Gov- < of j eminent,'* See, J is Now, this is what I really said : "To- c J. i morrow, to-day, immediately, if the Gov- r I eminent of the United State is ready, on its o n part, to declare to us, by addressing its t n 'claims (reclamation) to us officially, in wri- tl j tirTsr. that it regrets the misunderstanding ? i. which has arisen between the two countries; f< ?! that this misunderstanding is founded upon h d mistake, and that it never entered into its in- n >f j tent ion (penser) to call in question the good a t- faith of the French Government, nor to v ' ' 1 T^vtrrnn " e [ | IIXKC A nrjcuaciug animus ivutiiuo jl i uiiva. o d I?y the terms of your report, i am made i, to have continued thus : " In the despatch n to M. Pageoi, we gave the views of our Go- n r vcrninent oil this question. Mr. I'orsyth o f not having thought proper to accept a copy tl c of that despatch, and liaving said that the IV jr" tlovornincnt of the United States could not r( . receive the communication in that form,*' b , &c.?that was wot what I said; because b i such was not the language ef Mr. Forsyth 1.1 > to M. Pagcot. Chi refusing the -copy of- y 1 fared to him by the CI.'-aiCQ d'Affaires, Mr. d< . Forsyth gave as the only reason, it iras rc f a document of' ichich he could imke no use; c< * n.t:d tlrnt was the phrase repeated by me. Mr. Forsyth made no objection to the lorm which! had adopted, to coinmunieate > to the Federal Government the views of the ? King's Government: in fact, not only is T i there nothing unusual in that form, not only , is it employed in the intercourse between one Government and another, whenever . there is u desire to avoid the irritation which might involuntarily arise from an exchange . of contradictory notes in a direct controver, sy.|but refaction on the circumstances and ? *1". t\/voitty\no tlio tiva /?anntru?o Ill'; ITSJIU-im; I'lKSIIlVlto l? >- HI v vuumin c) , wtil clearly show, tliat it was chosen precise- y< Iv in a spirit of concilition and regard for cr the Federal Government. of Finally, sir, after having said, "If the Ji; Government of the United States does not Hi give this assurance, we shall be obliged to Fi think that this misunderstanding is not the wl result of crpfis,''J did not add," and the busi- of ness will stop there." This last error is, te however, of so little importance? that I hes- cc i tated to notice it. r re Receive, sir, the assurances, ye of mv high consideration. V. BROGUE. to | To T. P. Barton, pa j Charge tVAffaires of the United States. al of No. 5. of jMr. Barton to the Duke de Broglie th Legation of the U. S. A* r'c Paris, November 6, 1835. th Monsieur le Due: sh Having been recalled by my Govern- c^' rncnt, I have tlie honor to request that .your f?; Excellency will be pleased cause .pas- sti ports to be prepared, to enable <me to pro- 'n ceed to -Havre, thence to embark for she U, ce States, -and for my protection during the Pr time 1 may find it necessary to remain in su Paris. I am. instructed to give, as a reason pd for my departure, the non-execution, on the ^ part of his Majesty's Government, of the 1,11 convention of July 4,1831. to I avail myself of this opportunity, Mon- & sietir le Due, to renew the assurances of vc- cc ry high considemtiou with wliich I have the t0 honor to be SP Your Excellency's C11 most obedient humble servant, TilOS. P. BARTON. ar j His Excellency the Duke de Broglie, Minister of Foreign A faires, <f*c. m ? d< No. 0. ai The Dn!:e de Broglie to Mr. Barton. Paris. November 8, 1835% i.. Sin: 0. 1 Having taken his Majesty's orders S1 witlr regard to your communication of the r 6th instant, i have the honor to send you tli herewith the j>assports which you requested c< of n:e. As to the reasons which you have rt ; been charged to advance, in explanation of C( 1 vour departure, I have nothing to -say.? s< i j [Je n'ai point a m'i/ arrcter.) The Gov- P1 1 j eminent of the lTuited States, sir, knows, ft] > j that upon Uself, depends henceforward, the y1 execution of the treaty of July 4th, 1831. Accept, sir, the assurance, M i of my high consideration, vv i ' V. BROGUE. ti I To Mr. Barton, ft Charge <TAffaires of On United Stales, P it , No. 7. Mr. Forsyth to Mr, Pagevt, n s June, 29, 1835. 81 i, This letter merely states that the Messrs. h dc Rothschild of Paris, had been authorized c to receive the payments due to this country c by the French Government. " ) 1 " j f No, 8. is Mr. Pageot's answer, stating J( that he had transmitted the information giv- ^ en to him by the Secretary of State, to his Government. j No. 9. Mr. Fageot, to Mr. Forsyth. t Washington, December 1,1835. I Srn : On !hc 11th of September last, I u had the honor, as I was authorized, to read c lc to you a despatch, which his excellency the } Minister of Foreign A Hairs had addressed t a- to me on the 17th of June previous, respect- i in hxg the state of the relations between France r le ?r.d the United States. The object of this 1 at Communication was to make known to the ? ie Cabinet of Washington, in a form ofttn t in employed, the point of view from which the i u. King's Government regarded the difficul- f )u ties between the two countries, and to indi- ? &: cate the means by which, in its opinions, ? rs ' they might be terminated in a manner hon. t e-! orableto both Governments. 1 was also au- ? is I thoriscd to allow vou/ in ease you should t th desire it, to take a copy of this despatch; y s. | but, contrary to the expectation which di- i fcc I plomatic usage in such cases permitted me i vi . to entertain. voi; thought nroncr to refuse to ' t U f equ-s! & " [ : f a I l-cgrctled this resolution of yours sir, at the time, because, in the first place, it appeared to be at variance with (^ccarter dt) that conciliatory spirit, which .so particularly characterized the communication just nado to you; and next, as it seemed in a nanner to deprive the cabinet of Washington, of the means of knowing, in their full extent, the views of the King's Government, >f which an attentive examination of the duke de Broglie's letter, could alone have :nab]cd it to form a just estimate. These egrets, sir, have not been diminished; and it the moment when the President is about o communicate to Congress, tha state of he relations between France and the United States, I consider it r.scfol and necessary jr the interests of all, to endeavor to place ill) in possession of all the facts, w hich lav afford him the means of giving an ex>? ?. i r v i (*t account ot inc rcai dispositions ana j: iows of the King's Government, on the l abject of the existing difficulties. With this intention, and from a desire to j eglect nothing which, by offering to the Alerican Government another opportunity f making itself acquainted minutely with ic highly conciliatory sentiments of his lajesty's Government, may contribute to ' istore good understanding between the ca- 1 incts of Paris and Washington, I have the |1 onor to transmit to you a copy of the i1 >ukc dc Broglic's despatch, and to request j ou to place it under the eye of the Prcsiwit. I embrace this opportunity, sir, to 1 mew to you tlic assurance of the Jiigh 1 jnsidcration with which, c I have the lienor to be Your most humble, and , Most obedient servant, A, PAGEOT. ; 11 b the honorable Joh* Forsyth, , c * ? /xf ihr? T Trt It ?>f1 ^ ucrciary vj mc otuto vj /?? w>M.vv. No. 10. P .Air. Forsyth to Mr. Fagcot. 1 Department of State, Washington, Dec. 3, 1835. P Sn: . P I had yesterday, the honor to receive )ur note of the 1st instant, with the ac- s unpanying paper, purporting to be a copy r? a letter addressed, under date of 17th of " ine last, by his Excellency the Duke de * roglic, Minister ol Foreign affairs of " ranee, to yourself. After referring to ^ l)at occurred in our interview of the 11th ? ' September, in regard to the original letr, and expressing your regrets at the J: >ursc I then felt it my duty to take, you ' - - 1 1 tl quest me to place inc copy cncioseu iu >ur letter, under the eye of the President, ? In allowing you, during that interview, . read to me the Duke dc Broglie's des- lr ft itch, which I cheerfully did, you were en?led (o avail yourself of that informal mode u apprizing the department, of the views j your Government, in the fl*U extent au- j orized hy diplomatic usage. The ques- j a >11 whether or not I should ask a copy pf' ? at despatch, was, of course, left, as it f ^ ould have been, by your Government, ex- j jsively to mv discretion. My reasons r not making that request, were frankly xted to you, founded on a conviction that the existing relation between the two entries, the President would think it most p o|>er, that every communication upon the bject in difference between llicm, designto influence his conduct, should, before C was submitted to his consideration, be <> ude to assume the officiul form belonging j a direct communication from one Govnment to another, by which alone he -u miicp n suitable reDlv n IU1U WJ UHIOIVU IV VHUIW ? - ( v be given to it, and to submit it, should ich a step become necessary, to his asso- A ates in the Government. I had also the >nor, at the same time, to ?sswe.you, that _ iy direct communication -from yourself, as c representative of the King's Governent, to me, embracing the contents of this; jspatch, or any other matter you might be t jthorized to communicate, in the accus- p lined mode, would be laid without dcl^y. \ jfore the President, and would, undoubted-: r , receive from liim an early and just con- t deration. c It Cannot have escaped your reflections, lat my duty required, that the circumstan- < ?s of the interview between us should be t ;ported to the President, and that tlie dis- a Dvery of any error, on my part, in repre- i anting his views of the course proper to bo a ursued on that occasion, would, without til, have been promptly communicated to t ou. That duty was performed : the sub- t :ance of our interview, and the reasons by hich my course in it had been guided, i ere immediately communicrtcdto, upd en- ( rely approved by him. I could not there- ^ ire.have anticipated, that after so long a t eriod hud elapsed, and without any change . />nnrtiti7m of niElirS. VOU should hflVe < 1 ii1v vwnwiuv.. , ?gardod it as useful or juvpcr to revive th? < ubject, at the time und in the form you j ave seen fit to adopt. Cordially rccipro- < ating, however, the conciliatory sentiments j xpressed in your note, and in deference to j our request, I have again consulted the j 'resident on the subject, and am instructed a inform you, tliat the opinion expressed < y me, in the interview between uh, and i ubsequently confirmed by him, remains un- i ,'hangcd; and I thcrfore respectfully res- ] ore to you the Duke de Broglie's letter, as j cannot make the use of it you desired. I am instructed to say, that the President ntcrtains a decided conviction, that a dc>arturc, in the present case, from the ordilary and accustomed method of internatud communication, is calculated to increase, ather than to diminish, the difficulties unlappily existing between France and the U. state; arid that its observance, in their fuure intercourse, will be most likely to bring ibout the amicable adjustment of these di? iculties, on terms honorable to both parties. Such a result is sincerely desired by him, md he will omit nothing consistent with the aithful dischargeofhis duties to the United States, by which it may bo promoted. In his spirit I am directed by him to repeat to >tou, the assurance made in our interview, n September last, that any official commu. itcation you may think proper to address i :o this Government, will promptly receive' such co:tsldcration as ;nav be cue to its j contents, und the interests involved in the subject to which it may refer. As the enclosed paper Is not considered the subject of reply, you will allow me to odd, for the purpose of preventing any misconception in this respect, that my silence in regard to its contents is not to be construed as admitting the accuracy of any of the statements or reasoning contained in it. I have the honor to renew, Arc. Arc. j JOHN FORSYTH, j No. 11. Mr. Pageot to Mr. Forsyth. Washington, December 5, 1835. ! Sib : I yesterday evening, received the letter j which you did me the hotior to write to mc, on the 3d of this month; with it, you return to me, the copy of a despatch which 1 had transmitted to you two days before, and the original of which was addressed to *1 ^.i ^ r i t i n i t me on mo ;;7tli ol Juno last, ny nis nxcci- j lcucy the Minister of Foreign Affairs. I will not seek, sir, to disguise from you the astonishment produced in me, by the return of n document so very important in the present state of the relations between the tvjo countries; neither will I undertake to "Cpjy to the reasons on which this detormiiaL:oii ot yours is based. My intention in jommi'nicating this document to you, in a orm not only sanctioned by the diplomatic isages cf o" nations and all ages, but also he most xlii'cct which I could possibly have :hosen, was t r> make known the real dispoitions of my v Toveniment to the President ?f the United States, and through him to /ongress ajid the orncricnn people; conceivug that, in the existing situation of the two ountries, it was essential that each Govrnment should fully comprcliend tiie intenions of the otiier: tuis consideration ap. cared to me paramount to all others. You i ave judged otherwise, sir; and you have tioaglit, that whatever might be the imortance of a communication, it was proer, before reccing it, to examine whether ic turm in which it came to you, were trictly accordant with file usages necessary in your opinion, to be observed iu diplolatic transactions with the Government of ie Republic. 4 will not rnsist farther : f ?ve tfuJfiHod all tlic duties which appeared ) be prescribed for me, by the spirit of reonciiiation, in conjunction wil.h the respect tie by me to all communicaiion'9 from my Government-; and nothing more remains )f me, thun to express my deep regTet, that ic- misunderstanding between the twrr Govrnments, already so serious, shou.W be ept up, not by weighty difficulties, wihich ivolv the intorests and the dignity of tiVc - " 1 - ' r / v vo countries, nut uy questions 01 ionn, us , ncertain in their principles, as doubtfbl in | i(ir application. I hove the honor to renew to you, sir, tho ssurances of my high consideration. A. PAGEOT. o the Hon. John Forsyth, Secretary of State. No. 12, Mr. Pogeot to Mr. Fotryth. Tnis letter, merely mmouuee#, that the Vench Oovernment had given orders to fr. Pagcot to lay down the character of j lharges d'Affairs,and claims the protection j f the U. S. Government till he can berCa- ' y to return home. No. 13, is Mr. Forsyth's answer, pro-! lising the protection asked for. Lkatract ( the Pfctciilf ( the ? ??"??? riMt Km. I?. IN SENATE. January 21. Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Miliary Affairs, reported a bill making appropriations for the building of steam batteries ; vhich was read, and ordered to a second ending ; and the documents received from lie War Department on the subject were >dcred to be printed. Also, a bill to authorize the construction >f a military road from Fort Leavenworth o the right bank of the Mississippi fiver, vhich was read, and ordered to a second ending; andtlicdocuments rehiring to itj vere ordered to be printed. Mr. Tyler offered the following resolu:ions which, on his motion, were ordered o be printed: Resolaed, That to alter, change, or abolsh the right of {property in the District of Columbia, without the consent of the owner, ivrmM Ko lmiust and despotic. and in viola ion of the Constitution of the United States, j Resolved further, That, even with such I consent, to interfere with the subject of slavery, not only without but against the con?ent of the People of Maryland and Virginia, would be in flagrant violation of the public aith, an abuse of trust conferred on Congress by the cession, and hazardous to the ^eacc and Security of these two States. Resolved farther, That such proceeding would sap jhc fouudation of our constitutional system, which is based or? the condition of tilings as they existed at the time of the adoption of the Constitution, which cannot be altered hi so material a point without disturbing the principle of compromise out of which it originated. Mr. Clayton, on leave, introduced a bill to i establish a territorial government in Ouisconsin; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The Senate proceeded to consider the resolutions offered by Mr. Benton. The question being 011 the motion of Mr. Golds borough to amend, Mr. Hubbard resumed, and concluded the remarks which he commenced yesterday. On the suggestion of Mr. Calhoun, Mr. Goldshorough withdrew his motion j to amend. Mr. Grundy moved to amend the first resolution by inserting after the word "that," j the words "so much of," and in the third line, after " States," the words " as may be necessary," so as to make it read, " that so much of the surplus revenue as may be nocvssarv shall Ik; .applied," &e. Mr. Benton accepted the amendment as a modification of the resolution. HOUSE OF BErRESSNTATIVES. January 21Tiiis day having been assigned for the i consideration of the several motions relating to the petition for the abolition of slavery in the District ofColunibia,heretofore presented j by Mr. J. Q. Adams, tiiut subject was taken ?PMr. Mann, after some remarks on the j necessity of urging the action of the House j on the important business before it, moved that the consideration of the subject be postponed to Saturday week. Mr. J. Q. Adams made some remarks in favor of obtaining a decision on the point of order depending, as it was his intention, if the decision of tiie Speaker was confirmed, to move an amendment to the 45th Rule, so as to secure to the People the free exercise of their right to petition. The question being taken, the motion to postpone was agreed to, 04 to 59. Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, from the Cominittec on Military AtFairs, reported a bill making appropriations for collecting information and commencing the construction of certain fortifications,and for other purj>oscs. Read twice, and committed. Mr. Grayson, from the Committee on Naval AtFairs, reported a bill to establish a I navy yard in the harbor of Charleston, South j I Carolina. Read twice and committed. J The House resumed the consideration of j the following resolution, heretofore oilered by Mr. Jarvis: Whereas any attempt in this IIou.se to agitate the question of slavery ;s calculated to disturb the compromises of the Constitution, to endanger the Union, and, ifjKrsisted ' - .t _ ?i ? in, 10 uesiroy me peaou ?uu m the county*: Therefore, Resolved, That, in the opinion of this House, the subject of the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia ought not to be entertained by Congress, and it is further resolved, that, in case any petition praying for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia be hereafter presented, it is the deliberate opiniou of the House that the same ought to be laid on the table, without being referred or printed. The question before the House being the motion of Mr. Wise to amend tire resolution by adding to it the following resolution : Resolved, That there is no power of legislation granted by the Constitution to the Congress of the United States to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia, and that l Inm'.Ooln iiniin ' any aucnipi uv uungu'sa w i^^iaKuo uj/vu the subject of slavery will be not only unauthorized, but dangerous to the uion of the States? Mr. Pickens resumed, and concludedjtlie remarks which he commenced yesterday on .'he subject of the resolutions. Mr- Hoar rose to address the House. Mr. -Cambrelcng moved that the House do now proceed to tlie Orders of the day. The fjUestion being taken, it was decided j in the negative, 84 to 94. So the House refused to proceed to the Orders of the Day. Mr. Hour t\?o 11 jtrococJvt] to glVC llis views at length on the subject; and, withou concluding,gave way to a motion to adjourn. January 22. In tli/> ITmic/i ?f Tinnrcsentative. the whole day was occupied in an extraordinary sort of a discussion, of which, for to-day, the reader must be contented with the following account, being all that tin: lateness of the hour allows our reporter to furnish in time for the moils. Mr. Cambreleng rose and claimed tlic indulgence of foe Jlease for a few moments, while he noticed ?ti attack made in one of the morning Journals[si^>posed to be the U. S. Telegraph] uppon himself lie would not notice it, but for tee reason that it was an attack, not only upon himself, but also upon the Houso, in relation to a question now before tnc Senate. The paper to which he referred, stated that his (Mr. Cambreleng's) published remarks upon tho three million appropriation bill were not ruadc till after the adjournment of Congress, or in other words, that the remarks were never made at all. At this time, when lie had higher game in view, he would not condesccd to nojicc this statement at all, but for the consideration to which he had alluded. And he now noticed k only for the purpose ; of pronouncing it false, and to state that,! when an opportunity offered for going ioto ! a discussion of the loss of the appropriation bill in question, there would not only be one, but many of both parties in the House, who would feel it their duty to vindicate the j proceedings of this body in relation to that' affuir from any reflections which had been, or might be, cast upon them. Mr. John Q. Adams asked the consent of the House to submit a resolution upon the subject referred to by the gentleman from New York. The reading of the resolution was called for. Objection being made, Mr. Miller moved that the rule be suspended in order to afford the gentleman from Massachusetts an opportunity to offer the resolution. Mr. Vandernoel called for the yeas and nays, and they were ordered. The question being taken, the motion was agreed to?Yeas 129, nays GO. Mr. Adams then offered the following re. solution:. Resolvedj That so much of the message of the President of the United States to Congress at the commencement of the present session as relates to the failure, at die last session of Congress, of the bill containing the ordinary appropriations for fortifica; tions, be referred to select cornmiti.ee, with instructions to inquire into, and report to the | House, the causes and circumstances of tlic ; failure of the bill. Mr. Williams, of North Carolina, moved to amend by adding "and that said committee be authorized to send for persons and papers. Mr. Adams rose, and in a speech of two hours' length, went into a detailed history of the proceedings of the House on the fortifi cation bill, and contended that its failure war not caused by tlic House of Representatives. He commented with great warrath upon the course of the Senate in regard to the bill, and animadverted upon tho recent debate on that subject in the Senate, as reported in the National Intelligencer. Mr. Adams was caliod to order by Mr. Mercer, fbr alluding to the proceedings of tho Senate, but was permitted to proceed. Mr. Wiso followed with a statement of facts in relation to the loss of the bi& and undertook to prove tliat its failure was to be charged, not upon tho House, and not upon Senate, but upon a member from New i ork, who was chairman of the committee of confcroncc ou the part of the House, Cambreleng. Mr. \\ ise, without concluding, gave way to a motion to adjourn; and, at four o'clock, the House adjourned. JSaL Int. _ Extracts from the communications of Washington Correspondents, \ To the Charleston Courier. The French . Mr. Webster, it is said, win go witirtht?. Administration in this business aai will vote for non-intercourse. To the same, January 6. "The anti-Administration party in ilio Senate, to-day were tlirown into a great consternation by the news, tltai if the Legislature of Vij^in sltould pass their resolutions of instruction, Mr. Leigh and MrTyler have made up their minds to relinquish their seats intho Senate. Mr. Tyler has been absent in Virginia, for some days. It lis ani.l tlmt hid vi?it to the Oil Dominion. was made for tlie purpose of coffecting the sentiments of his friends, and the determination which I liavc just given, is supposed to be a result of this consultation. What a prodigious effect would be produced on the . Senate, should this be the course chalked out by the Virginia Senators, and should the anticipated instructions come from die Legislature of Virginia. The 'whole Senate would be revolutionized. The expunging resolutions would be passed, ood, the majority being reversed, the Administration would be enabled to carry all its measures. There has been no circumstance since the commencement of the session, which has produced such a buz, and so much agitation here. To the same^ January 11. u Some disclosurese of iniquitous speculations in the Chactaw country, in Mississippi, are about to be made, Mr. Black presented to-day a petition on the subject which is likely to excite much enquiry, and much indignation too, if the (acts skouki turn out as represented." %-W From the same, January 12. Mr Preston, in his remarks, said, he UE' n . t I. t A ik'rstood 11 kit 31 r. carton nau orougm no information which at oil varied the position | of our Government in relation to France. Mr. Benton said that, although a cloud wag at prescut hanging over our difficulties wkh France, be liad 110 doubt tiwit it would soon disperse, and that every thing would be pla-' ccd on a satisfactory footing." To the Charleston Courier There is no doabt that some differences of opinion previal among the advisers of the President- on the subject of liostilities. The rumor is, tiiat Governor Cass and Mr. Polk hare had some strong personal collisioon on the subject, because the former would not arknowtedgc the force of tbo arguments which were used to induce him to send in estimates on an extensive scale, mod to ask / ; for large appropriotions, in contemplation of ? a state of war. it is said that Mr. Polk could not make him perceive that the war was unaviodable, and that we must have aa immense expenditure of moqies to be pre- ' J pared- Mr Van Burcn coincided with . < Gov. Cass, and is said fo htte provoked 'i some retort upon liiihwljnlftl V'" court ecus thou lie hid been accustomed td receive. Mr. Dickerson iV&jppoiod to have ^ l>ersevcrcd in a sort of neutral position between the contending porties in the Cabinet. To the same, I am told, that Mr. Barton is of opinio?, that the annual document will bat satisfactory. Mr. Livingston, wberemains in this city is of the same opinion. * * V' * From ihe same Jan, 19. T. . %jf I have never witnessed a session immediately preceding a Presidential election, In which there seemed to be such an entire absence of all excitement on the subject, as. -,jty there seems to be at this, and at this moment. To what this is to be attributsd, I know not, '? -4 unless it is to the division in the Anti-Administration ranks, and the conviction which has taken possession of them, of the impossibility of any union, in reference to a can- ^ didatc. 1 cannot think that it is to be traced to the other only cause which cotfd produce fsuch tranquility, viz: a settled confidence of 1j success. It is-to n?c rciy apparent, that fbo I friends of Mr. Webster are disposed to take 1, no part in the contest, Jfticy consider in j postponing his claims, the other sections of . I lin nnfwoitinn have done him great miastice: ^ iuv - w ~ m+ and they are more intent on vengeance (or J t his neglect, than in aiding tbc views of the ;J other caaditates. The defectioQ of this v | branch of the opposition may influence the j Jm election, for I cannot believe that Geo. Htgri- r"4 soil's friends, and those of Judge White, will ?il unitedly be able to cany the election against. ^ Mr. Van Buren, unless there should* be jlj some change, of which we have as yet,; no 41 prophetic forbodings. A few weeks may f in throw more light on the subject. . TEXAS. New Orleans, Jan. 11,?It is rumored that Santa Anna has marched into Texas M at the head of 11,000 men. yj A Western paper says IE W, R. Hill J Esqr. of Nashville, Teno- has authorized , J] the provisional Government of Texas to; Jj draw upon him for 85,000. / I , ' Ml FIRE.?On the 2nd u?t* a fire broke out j in the town of Natchez, Miss, which de* am stroyed 850.000 worth of property. fl