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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