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j passed, niid still they crime tint. What could i>e
! the cause of tbeir delay ? Gould any accident
have 1'crnIIen them ? And as this suggestion pre
sented itself to their guilt; souls, tbeir spirits sank
tv it hlti them : for they had heard that a strong
military guard had bccu sent out to protect tun
CONGRESS.
FOR Tit JC TCLEGiilFU.
THE CLOSING SCENE.
Most dismal hour was that, when poor nature
Expiring in it* last sad agonies ;
When the soul strugliug to leave its tciiemcur,
To rise, to rise to some more kindred skies.
Round the half lifeless corse was seen to stand
The affectionate wife. Site would scarce believe
Death approaching. The cold and lifeless limbs—
The rolling eye—the deep and hollow gronu,
Told that life was fast drawing to a close—
This frail, flickering lamp expired,
And rendered darkness still more dark—.
Early in the mom, the wearied mate
Vas seen journeying from whence she caoie.
To inter in the ancestral vault.
The body of her Husband.
TULLES.
To thi HouseofReprer-ntalives
of the United States.:
| I tr usmit to Congress a Report from the Fc-
.. . j crctary ofFtate. with copies of all the letters rd-
I couutry from their depredations, winch had be- : cc j ve)i ' f ronl ^j r . Livingston since the Message
! coiueso extensive, that the few scattered tuhab- | to lho House of Representatives of the Gtli inst. .
" 1 * of the instructions given to that Minister, and of j make in the Chamber
all the late correspondence with the French Go
vernment in Paris or in Washington, except
roa THE GEORGIA TELEGRAPH.
UNCLE TOMMY.
1* ot< have sung old Grimes’ fame,
I::'! eulogiz’d his daughters,
;iilo quite'neglected is the name
< if L udo Tommy Waters,
s
guo.i oid man in uohle deeds
Was cquail’ri hut by few:
His failings, if he any had,
i\"o'’Oily ever knew.
Although to three score years, ten more
Were added to his span.
No Printer’s dun entno to his door
i’o hauut this good old niun !
Ami yet to read lie took surb care,
The passing news to hear.
’ I'is said that he wore out a pair
Of spectacles a year.
b'r on death, and duns, and other ills
To ’scape a long he chanc’d,
tin ause lie paid his doctor hills,
• ilrc hie priulcr’s iu ndvance.
Tais good old man would ueverfib
>r meddle with the law;
icept one suit to get a rib,
By wiiieh he got a jaw.
Aith-rngh begot hut scauty pay,
rub zeal did him inspire,
lie went to ciiarcli on each Lord’s Day
t ,* .weep aud build a fire-
Mis daily prayers, like some, were not
For thiugs not understood;
But wheu he prayed, he prayed for what
He thought might do him good.
Setting the wicked world at nought,
Like Lot he stood alone, *
And if he ever borrow'd aught,
He alwavs sent it home!
itauts did not feel secure a single moment from
their marauding expeditious. The company,
however, did unt suffer so unwelcome a suspi
cion to weigh long on their minds, for they had a
high opinion of the bravery and address of their
comrades. Having sent one of their number to
see that their horses were well disposed of, they
prepaid! for their repast, not desiguiug to wait
longer for the nbscut portion of their desperate
clan.
Just as they were silting doivo to enjoy that
repast, they heard their comrades approaching.
They camp, but with such countenances—such
wo-pictured visages—eyes darting forth such de
moniac flashes, as surprised, astonished, and con
founded their expecting associates. Curves dwelt
upon their tongues, imprecations dire proceeded
from their hearts. "What is the matter? what
has befallen you 7” was the anxious inquiry.—
"We’ve seeu the Devil and his whole army,’’was
the respouse; "aud wo attacked him, but got
worsted. At first wo saw hut him alone, aud we
thought to obtain a fine booty, from his appear
ance, and our Captain ami John Brogan want
to liglitcu him of bis superfluities. But proceed
ing with more of that cursed humanity thau usual
our Captain was pierced by a bullet of sulphur,
which the stranger hurlod at him with a report
like thunder, and with a shake of his finger laid
Brogan ns dead as a possum. He then cauio di
rectly by us.Twho all fired on him, (and you know
we never missed our aim before,) without affect
tiug him, and he was goiug off, chuckling ut his
good fortune, when old 1 ravo brought his horse
io the ground. We then ntshed on to revenge
the death of our Captaiu and Brogan, hut wo
could swear that he had a thousand devils around
Into, who, by just touching us with their fingers,
. left us as helpless as if we were dead. We could
not move, or speak, but we observed him perform
numerous capers, andfiually vanish iu n flame of
brimstone.'"
were called to defend.
that the course which you liavo 11 ioiij;lit pio|
to adopt on this point is rho best justification of
that which wo-oursolvcs have I'm- some month'
been pursuing, iu obodii nee to the necessities in
herent iu our political organization, ami iu order
to ensure, as far as lies in our power,' the success
o! the new attempt which wo were preparing to
note of ill. Serrurier, which, for the reasons sint
ad iu the report, is tmt now communicated.
It will be seen that 1 have deemed ir my duly
to iusiruct Mr. Livingston to quit France, with
his legation, and return to the United States, if an
appropriation for the fuluihneui of the Conven
tion be refused by the Chambers.
The subject being now, iu all its present as
pects, before Cougrcss, whose right it is to decide
what measures are to he pursued n:i that eveut,
I deem it unnecessary to make fnrthcrrcconimen-
datiou, being confident, that, on their part, every
thing will be done toinaintniu the rights and ho
nor of the country, which the occasion requires.
ANDREW JACKSON.
Washington. 25th Feb. 1S35.
From Count De Rigny to Mr. Livingston.
[TRANSLATION.]
DEPAP.TitE.NT of Foreign Affairs.
Paris, January 13. t835.
Sir: You have well comprehended the natUre'
of the impressions, produced upon ill King's
Government, by the message which his Excel
lency, President Jackson, addressed on the 1st
of December, to the Congress of the United
States. Nothing certainly eould have prepared
us for it. Even though the complaints expressed
iu i*, had been as just, as they are in reality un
just, we should still have had a right to he nsto-
->ished, ou receiving the first communication of
them in such a form.
Howe ver this iimy be, the Iviug's Government,
fired from the internal difficulties, the force of
which you have yourself so formally admitted,
was preparing to pres, nl the hill for giving sanc
tion to the treaty of July 4th, when the strange
message of December 1 it canto, and obliged it
agnin to deliberate on the course which it should
pursue.
The King’s Govern incut, though deeply \v maid
ed by imputations to which 1 will not give a
name, having demonstrated their purely gratui
tous diameter, still does not wish to retreat ab
solutely from a determination, already taken, in
a spirit of good faith mid justice. How great so
ever may he the difficulties, caused by tlio provo
cation which President Jacksou has given, and
And permit me to add, j Government, and the papers of the morning hav
ing announced the arrival of a French sloop of
war at New York, for the supposed object of car
eying him from the United States, the undersign
ed Secretary ofState of the United States tenders
to Mr. Serrurier all p.ossible facilities in the pow
er of this Government to afford, to enable him
to comply speedily with the orders he may have
received or may receive.
The undersigned avails himself of the occasion
to renew to M. Serrurier the assurances of his
very great consideration.
JOHN FORSYTH.
by the irritation which it has produced iu tlio pu
blic mijd, it will ask the Chambers for an appro
priation of twenty-five millious, in order to meet
the engagements of July 4th. But, at the same
time. His Majesty has considered it due to his
own dignity, no longer to leave his Minister ex
posed to hear language so offensive to Franco.—
•M- Serrurier will receive orders to return to
France.
Such, sir. are the determinations of whieh 1
•tin charged Immediately to inform you, in order
that you may make them known to the' Govern
ment of the United States, and that you may
yourself take those measures whieh may seem to
you to lie the natural consequences of this com
munication. The passports which you inay de
sire, are. therefore, at your disposition.
In the explanation which I am now about toJ ^. cce P , « sir - tbe assurance of my high console
nke. I cannot enter upon the com iteration of ‘ 0 ’ t ■
U lit It 1 vjt jl %
ro the IJou. Edw. Livingston.
upon
any facts, other than those occurring subsequently
to the vote, by which the last Chamber of Depu
ties refused tlio appropriations ne. essary for the
payment stipulated in the treaty of July 4th.—
However this vote may have been regarded by
tbc Government of the United States, it is evi-
The traveller, who was an ntteutivolistcucr to ; . * . . . ,
the arrival and narration, readily perceived that: ‘ 3 ? u . t - *•“* ’*? «ccepnng (accunllant) theprom.se
tho now comers Were those who had attacked
him in tho "narrow pass,” and that the blows he
had giveu only stunned them for a while, from
which they had recovered & made their way to
the sumo roof with hirnsclf. and that he was in
closed in tho walls of a building inhabited by a
band of robners. He well knew tbeir rage a-
gainst him if his presence was discovered, and of
that he had no doubts. "What.” said he, "have
I escaped those dangers, but to be reserved for
greater torments! .Must I be broiled to sate the
vengeance of thoso iufcrnal miscreants!”
of the King's Government, to bring on a second
deliberation, before the new Legislature, it bad
in fact postpoued all discussion, and all recrimi
nation ou tho subject of the first refusal, until an-
othcrdecision should have cither repealed or con
firmed it. This postponement therefore sets a-
sidc, for the time, all difficulties arising either
justly or injustly. from the rejection of the treaty,
or from the delay by which it had been preceded:
and although the message begins hv enumerating
.Mr. Livingston to the Count De Rtgny.
Legation ok the United States of America,
Paris, January J4, 1835.
The undersigned, Envoy Extraordinary and
.Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America, received late iast night the note of His
Excellency the Count doltigny. [Minister Secre
tary of State for Foreign Affairs, dated the 13tb
instant.
1 he undersigned sees with great surprise, as
well as regret, that a communication rnaoe by one
nranch ot the Government of the United States
to another, not addressed to that of His Majesty
the Kiu^ of the Freuch, nor even communicated
them, 1 think proper, iu order to confine my I ?° is alledged as the motive for a' measure,
self to the matter in question, only to reply to which uot only increases actual subjects ofirrita
In politics that all may see
He was no uuliificr,
Just print this piece of poetry
By In's nephew
OB ADI AIL
FOR THE TELEGRAPH.
( Continued.)
THE RENDEZVOUS.
A mind that has becu taught to rely on its own
resources, in times of emergency, never suffers
itself to be overwhelmed with despair. It is on
ly on oerasious varied from tho usual roiitiue of
jife. where precedent fails, and genius is required,
that we see the capabilities of nature.. In a sit
uation like that in which we left our bra-.e trav
eller. how many who even pass for nteu of strong
resolution, would have felt their spirit sink with-
i them, wheu contemplating tbo melancholy and
. .-rial prospect which was rircsouted before their
view The dangers of the place he had already
< xpet orr.l. tVbat new aud uutried ones yet to
eneountrr, was unknown. Tho place, as has
been otisrrvei!, was remote from the abodes of
. i The . hades of night were gathering fast
•: n-J. A stranger fouad himself at this time,
and Under the circumstances described, deprived
of liis horse, and wcaried.froin the fatigues he had
li'.do .e. Yet he persevered in his course, &
arrived at the house of which we have spoken,
nearly exhausted.
Tho building to which lie was now imrodacod,
was of a description common to onr new country,
-constructed of logs, called a “Double Cabin,”
with the farther addition of a kind of second sto
ry or lofr, which, ns tin! house was designed as
ono of "accommodation,” was consequently Ail
ed up with beds Although tho hour was rather
.late, when the tipycBef arrived, the family, con
sisting of a .female in iho prime of life, and a lad
of about fifteen, who seemed the only tenants of
the mansion. The countenance of the female
presented a saddened aspect, and covered her
features, which were ol the liuost mould, with a
melancholy hue, giving evidence of having suf-
fefed heavy misfortunes, ller .conversation
showed her to have been well educated, and her
whom manner indicated an acquaintance with
th'- politesse of refined society. From all that he
observed, the stranger was convinced that she
w.o unhappy iu her present situation. They ap
peared to have been waiting the arrival ofaomeone
• i y expected. A hasty supper was prepared,
which llm stranger partook wilh a good appe
tite, and retired to rest on the second floor. Wea
ried with the toils of the day, lie soon was enclo
sed in tbe arms of .Uorphous, forgetful of the past
,nfl unmindful of tbc future. His mind, still
•' aim, uuagitated by the perils he had escaped,
dwelt with delightful satisfaction on the memories
*>f iho homo he loved, which were preseuted to
V imagination in pleasing dreams. Past cates
were obliterated hv present happiness, :nid niis-
Lirtun •• :>• <! lost in the gulf of forgetfulness,
.. •. i.f.sed uoisr Inflow, ns of several en-
' it : .it j-ting conversation, who express-
i . thoughts without polite reservation,
r from the slumbering traveller the sweet
, steep and all her most agreeable nttri-
Au Ousla,captain of thejanissarics had succeed
ed in cscapiugdcath from the time of tho destruc
tion of this corps, by taking refugo iu the cellar
of a house which he owned at Scu.ari iu the val
ley dcs Rossignol*. He had lived there from the
year 1826 with his mother and sister the only pos
sessors of the secret of his retreat- Relations aud
friends visited the house but witboutsuspecting the
existence of 1’Oosta. During these eight years,
the resources of this family were insensihiy exha
usted and at last it fell into the deepest misery.
Every xhiug was succesively sold; there only re
mained in tho house those things, tho snle of
which wonid have caused the discovery of the
proscribed, ic this cxireinity l’Ousta thought he
eould confide in a certain Ibrahim a merchant of
Bcscstciu his intimate friend who si!! owed him
half of a note of J2.500 piastres. The sister of the
tmfortnatc Ousta in presenting his note, only
demanded of him, in discharge of it, the uioder-
ats sum of 1000 piastres. Ibrahim pretending to
pity the fate of his old friend, inquires his retreat,
swears secrecy, and promises tho 1000 piasrtres;
but this wretched mau was only anxious
to go to tho Seraskier-pacha to accuse l’Ousta.
The worthy minister began by keeping an
eye upon the informer, then a cavass was sent
to tho Valley des Rossignols, with an order
to bring hack l’Qusta, but without causing the
least alarm, nut! assuriug him o:*. the contrary
that the Scraskier pledged his word to pardon
him. After many difficulties on tho part of the
mother and sisters, tho captain appears at last
prepares to follow his guide to tho palace of the
Scraskier, where, be is convinced, death is awai
ting him. Having arrived in the presence of
the Minister, he prostrates himself at his feet, but
notwithstanding the rags which cover hitn. Ills
Excellency raises him up, orders him to sit at Ills
side and the slaves give him it pipe and coflee.
L’Ousta does not recover his surprise, he thinks
it lho effect of some mystery which must render
his death more frightful; hut when lie is clothed
in a rich dress, and hn« had given to him on the
part of the Scraskior 2000 piastres, with leave to
return homo his fear., aro changed to admiration
and he retires, intoxicated with joy, blessing the
Sultan and flis minister. The accused Ibrahim
has been compelled to pay to tho pardoned Jan
issary all of the debt, together with the iutercst,
(conditions winch tho Mussulman law docs not
admit in any case.) and he would have paid for
his unworthy treason by his head if his wife and
four children Iiad not come to implore on their
knees the clemency of llm Scraskier. The Sul
tan entirely appro veil of his prime Minister’s cou-
durt in sending to l’Ousta the sum of 10.000
piastres, and iuentplojiug him in au honorable
and lucrative mission.
the imputations made on account of subsequent
occurrences.
The reproaches which President Jackson con
siders himself authorized ti> address to France,
may be summed up iu a few w ords. The King's
Government promised to present the treaty of
July 4th again to the 'Chambers, as soon as they
could ho asscmblod. They were assembled on
the 31st of July, and the treaty has not yet been
preser.tcd them. Such is exactly the whole
suhstaoie of the President’s argumentation, and
nothing can bo easier than to refute it
1 inny first observe, that the assembling of the
Chambers op the 31st July, in obedience to a
legal prescription, that they should be called to
gether within a stated period after u disj.nlutinii
of the Chamber of Deputies, was nothing more
than a piece of formality; and it President Jack-
son had attended to the internal mcchnnism of
our administrative system, he would have been
couviuced that the session of 1835 eould not have
really commenced at that season of IS34. Eve
ry ouc knew beforehand, that after a fortnight
spent in the form of installation, it would he ad
journed.
The Presideut of the Uuited States considers
that the bill relative to the American claims
should have lieeu presented tc thp Chamber with
in that fortnight. I cannot understand the pro
priety of this reproach. The bill was explicitly
announced in the speerh from the throne, on the
very day in which the Chambers met. This was
all that was required to make known tlio opinion
and design of the Government, nud to prevent
that species of moral proscription to which abso
lute silence would have giveu authority. With
regard to the mere act of presentation, so long
before discussion could possibly take p'ace, this
proceeding would have been so unusual and ex
traordinary, that it might have increased the uli-
tiou. but whieh uecessarily cuts off all the usual
means of restoring harmony to two nations who
have the same interest, commercial aud political,
to unite them, and none but factitious subjects
for collision.
The grave matter in the body of His Excel
lency’s note demands, and will receive a full
answer; it is to the concluding part that his
attention is now requested. The undersigned,
after being informed that it is the intention of
His Majesty’s Government to recall M. S'erru-
rter, is told “that this information is given to the
undersigned, in order that he may eonimuuicate
it to his Government, and in order that ho may
himself take those measures which may appear
to him the natural result of that communication ;
and ’hat, in consequence thereof, tho passports
which he might require are at his disposition.”—
Th is phrase may be considered as an intimation
of the course which, in the opinion of His Ma
jesty's Government, the undersigned ought to
oursue. as the natural result of AI. Serrurier’s
recall, or it may bo construed, as it seems to
have been by the public, into a direct direction
by His Majesty’s Government to the Minister of
tlie United States to cease his functions and leaye
the country.
It is necessary, in a matter involving surb
gravo consequences, that there should be to mis
understanding; tho two categories demanding a
line ofcouduct entirely different the one from the
other.
In the first, ho can take no directions or follow
no suggestions but those given by iiis own Gov
ernment, which lie has been sent here to repre
sent. The recall of the Minister ofFrauec, on
tlio grounds alleged, could not have been antici
pated ; of cotirsa no instructions have been given
to tho undersigned on tbe subject; and he will
uot take upon himself the responsibility which
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Saturday, Feb. 28, 1835.
RELATIONS WITH FRANCE.
On motion of Mr. CAMBRELENG. the
House resolved itself Into a Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union, Mr. MASON
of Virginia in the chair.
Mr SPEIGHT called for the reading of the
resolutions presented by the comrnitec on Foreign
Affairs, together with those submitted by tlio
gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Adams.)
The resolutions offered by Mr. CAMBRE
LENG, from the Coimnitee on Foreign Affairs,
were then read as follows:
• Resulvtd, That it would he incompatible with
the rights aud honor of the United Stales further
to negotiate in relation to the treaty entered into
by France on the 4th July. 1831, and that this
House will insist upon its execution as ratified by
both Governments.
Resolved, That lho Committee on Foreign
Affairs he discharged from the further considera
tion of so much of the President’s Message as
relates to commercial restrictions, or to reprisals
on the commerce of France.
The substitute proposed by Mr.J. Q. ADAMS
was then also read ns follows:
Resolved, That the riclits of die citizens of the
United Slates to the indemnity from the French
Governmeut,-stipulated by the treaty of the 4tlt
of July 18-31, ought in no event to he sacrificed,
abandoned, or impaired by any consent or acqui
escence of the Government of the United States.
2. That if the President of the United States
should, during the interval before the next session
of Congress deem it uot incompatible with the
honor aud interest of the United States to resume
the negotiations with the French Governmeut.
he be requested so to do.
3. That no legislative measure of a character
or tendency hostile towards the French natiou, is
necessary or expedient at this time
Mr. ADAMS said, he wished the rcsolutons
to be taken up and considered seriatim.
The CI1AIR (Mr. Mason) suggested that the
latter mode would be for the gentlemcn'to with
draw all hut the first resolution for tiie present.
Mr. J. Q. ADAMS said, it was a matter of
indifference to him what was the mode, so that
action was had upon each of his resolutions. He
did not wish to bring this Commitce to a deter
mination to vote en masse upontlie resolutions of
the Chairman of the committee on Foreign Re
lations, or upon his own, aud therefore, pursuant
council 1 If we make war for *p 0 ], •
commerce, ore we nor authorized
after five and twenty year* aego*^;
. viola,e.iiV
too, woii'l) would hove compelled u,. "
decrees of France with a declaration
we not been, in 1812, forced to do, '' " s, 't
we should declare war against Fraurn
fortieth had violated otirnaiiohal n-.i “
law of nations. France had not n't'’ r '
public law, but t!;e obligations of ih !, ' Vlt ’ f
1800. e ,r fatj
Mr. CAMBRELENG move^t^'f^
Committee of the \S hole on the state f^'
ion, from the further consideration
! mul resolutions of the Committee on p. e rf ^
i fairs, on the subject of the relations,,1.^1
| On this motion Mr. \V ILDE asked It - h
I and uays, which were ordered, aud ' :
104, nays 92. *
The .report aud resolutions belli* Lr
House, e ttidfj.
The SPEAKER informed th- j| 0lh ,
question would he on the amendment of V S . : '
CHICK first, which is as follows :
Resolved, That in tbe just expectation a,
Government of France will have raadei,-,, ■
or will make p.revjs on for carrying into ejr . '
stipulations of ti’e treaty of Indemnity ^
Government of Hie dth July, 1831, ill,, jj,
will forbear at the present time to"
measure iu relation u> that sthject.
Mr. CLAYTON sm : d the House w w ,
upon a report of tl e Committee on For^T?
fairs, founded Upon informatiin furmslitdr, l
President of the United States. K on fj*
were to act upon reports of neW8papen.fris-
vel out of the record, they would be actia.^
manner unbecoming the dignity of if lc
He observed, also, ihat it was not those trl ",-T"
the loudest who were most brave, and ;t
ly happened that the war party in nearer ?
the peace party in war. ' T.iey should d,,!?
member that they themselves would never ,C
called upon to face a gun. and they wereiuj
tuatioti for waging war for oil ers." }j r , (j *"
tended that there was no necessity for jt.
was the present situation of affairs with Frs'^1
What said the French Government ? Hear p,"
language of :Iic Foreign Vi n ter of France: "
"The king’s Government, though deeply tr B[ .
ded by imputations to which I will nor gic,- j
name, having demonstrated their purely
ous character, still docs not wish to retreat a(,
lutcly from a determination, already taken, in (
Spirit of good faith and justice. Hotv great,,:-
ver may he the difficulties, caused by the proro-
cation which President Jackson has given.!
by the irritation which it has produced in then-
blic mind, it will ask the Chambers foranapk
priation of twenty five millions, iu order to nits:
the engagements of July 4tii.”
Here, then, we have a distinct assurance fnJ
the French Minister that the bill would
seuteu. Mr. C. also read further extract* fa*
the despatches. The. minister bad-given as»
sural.ee that if Congress failed to ar t nn the re-
to the suggestion from the (’hair, he would move j commendation of reprisals, the hill would be wi
his first resolution as a substitute for the first re-1 and do doubt passed. Mr O’, also mail-
tamed that the Freuch Ministry had acted up is
favorable prepossessions of tho public, already j he would incur by a voluntary demand of his
Cano
on stairs was oue of complete i
It >■ corned so- if every one was desir- j
t h-eird at the expense of
a i
V"i- f m iking hi< voice he:
.-v: the rest. The travellei
■khe cmfvil were uot assein
•deling*, and ho listened with intense anxiety to
tearo thoetihject of their conversation. He soon
' gained enough however, to inform him that they
twereu company of men known in society by the
- litkpie of robber*, who had'formed themselves in-
>oti hand, bnd passe J-their time in plunder. It
rSpu Meed that they had been uneuerc? ful iu in ir
/enterprises the past day, 'which but served to ir-
r fate the tianiral weerbity of their temper. Th y
4-theirfii»e, which, after leading tl.
.,tno'nt fins imrl dales, thfnitgh swamps, briars.
h d at last condemned them to tvtur,
irfw tTiAr appointed place of rendezvous as poor n
lit y ii tow; in th> morning. They wgre amto:; -
Da;>8ct!ngt v r return of some of tbeir comrade
pho I, id t-'.lren n different route in the morning
'.Mtd had nr reed to meet thtin at 11 o’clock At
The London Morning Herald contains at length
tho marriage contract of (iuccu Donna Ma
ria of Portugal, with Prince Augustus Charles Eu-
gcue Napoleon, Duke <>f Lenclitcubcrg. If was
executed at Muuich, Xov. 8. by commissioners
duly authorized. Il dco.'ar.js that the august fa
ther of the Queen had proposed this Prince for
her luufliand, on account of the high opinion
winch ho entertained of his noble qualities, and
pf tho persuasion lio entortainod that lie would
not only promote the happiness of his daughter,
hut would contribute to the prosperity of the
Portuguese monarchy and to the consolidation of
the institutions which lie had gr airicd. It declares
also that tho Queen approves aud confirms all
the measures which had been tai’teji in this regard,
by her father. The first article of the contract
stipulates that tho marriage shall be celebrated
at Lisbon by proxy, according to the forms of the
Roman Catholic Church, ami slia/1 be confirmed
before the altar by the Prince in pe non, wheu he
shall arrive at Lisbon. The second article stipul-
Incovoreil that j ates that the Prince shall ho naturalised as a l’or-
wiib the hot of tuguese Prince, and shall receive from tbo nation
au annual subsidy of nut less than 50 conlos of
rcis annually. It is further stipulate, ! that tlie
Prince shall be satisfied with this ftiUsidj - , and
shall renounce all claim to ttic endoTvinent of
the Queen. In care the Queen shall survive
her husband, bis property is to pass to iiiii natural
heirs, and he is at nil times to have the froe dispo-
- :! of his property. In case he survives the
Quecu, the subsidy is to bo continued, auci ho is
to have one of the royal palaces for his residence
miles -he shall choose to reside out of tjio king-
rlrin. in which case his subsidy is to he reduced j
The Itatfr of now hod now arrived *nd 'wncoeodto -throne
one half. The children of t!."‘ marriage arc not
to l>e permitted to leave the kingdom without thejfluences into play, thau tl
consent of tho Cbrtcs, nor to contract mairbagc | naturally be governed,
without the consent of tin ii mother, or
of her death, of the bead of the fauii y v
too numerous, without producing auy real ad
vantage in return. Above all. the result which
the Presideut had in view, of being able to an
nounce the new vote of tho Chamber of Depu
ties in his message, would uot have been at
tained.
President Jackson expresses his regret that
yoursolicitations (instances) had not determined
the King’s Government to rail the Chambers to
gctlier at an earlier day. Hotv soon soever they
may have been call'd, the simplest calculation
will sorve to show that the discussions in our
Chambers could not have been known in the
United States at the opening of Congress, and
the PresiJeut’s regret is therefore unfounded.—
Moreover, the same obstacles and tho same ad
ministrative reasons which rendered a real ses
sion impossible during the months of July and
August, were almost equally opposed to its tak
ing place before the Iast weeks o* the year.—
Tbo head of a Government, like that of the Uni
ted Stales, should ho able to comprehend more
clearly thau any one else, those moral impos-d-
biliiics which arise from tile fixed character of
tlie principles of a constitutional regime, audio
sec tiiat in such n system the administration is
subject to constant and regular forms, from which
no special interest, howcvci important, enu au
thorize a deviation.
It is, then, evident, that, far from meriting the
reproach of failing to comply with its engage
ments, far from having deferred, cither voluuth-
rily or from negligence, tho accomplishment of
its promises, the King’* Government, ever occu
pied in tho design of fulfilling them, was only
arrested for n notaWM, by iusui mountable obsta
cles. This, appears front the explanation now
given ; aud, I mtt't add, that the greater part of
them have already been presented by M. Forru-
rier to the Government of the United Htates,
which, by its silence, seemed to acknowledge
their full value.
It is worthy of remark, that, .an the 1st of De
cember, the day on which President Jackson sign
ed the message to congress, nrd remaiked with
severity that nearly a month was to elapse before
the assembling of the Uhpmbers, they were in
reality assembled, iu vittuo ofn royal ordinance,
calling them together at a period earlier than
that first proposi d. Tbeir assemblage was not
indeed immediately followed by the presentment
of the bill relative to the American claims ; but.
you, ttir, know hotter than any other person, the
causes of this new delay. You yours,flf request
ed us not to endanger the success of this impor
tant affair, by mingling its discussion with de
bates of a different nature, asiheirmcrc coinci
dence might have tlie effect of bringing other hi
re by w hich it .should
Ry this request, you
clearly showed that you had. with your judiriuns
’ the situation of things
passports, although made oil the suggestion of his
Majesty's Government. If this be the sense of
the passage in question, the duty of the under
signed cannot he mistaken. He will transmit the
note of his Excellency the Count de Riguy to Iiis
Government, and wait its instructions. Widely
different will he his conduct, if he is informed tba'
the conclusion of the Count de Riguy*S note is
intended as a direction that ho / should quit the
French territory. This he will,' without delay,
comply with, on being so iufoimed, aud on re
ceiving the passports necessary for his protection
until he shall leave the kingdom.
Leaving the responsibility of this measure
where it ought to rest, the undersigned has the
honor to renew to his Excellency the Count de
Rignv the assurance, &-.e. &c.
(Signed) EDW. LIVINGSTON.
No. 73.
Mr Livingston to Mr. Forsyth.
Legation of the United States.
Paris, January 16. 1835. jject. But
Sir : The wind being uufavoiable, I hope i committee hail suppressed ihe next paragraph in I
that this letter may arrive in lime for the packet, j the same letter—a suppression which bad been ;
By the enclosed semi-official paper, you will j most successfully exposed by an opposition Eflk
' 1 * ‘ 1 ' g "* '* tor.
In that suppressed paragraph, Mr. Rives says |
solution of the gentlemen from New York.
The CHAIR therefore informed the House,
the question would lie put in fhatform.
Mr. CAMBRELENG said that at tho com
meucement of th« debate he had, to avoid discus
sion, stated that if we were to remain at peace
with France; Jio thought the loss we said upon
the subject the better. He sincerely hoped aud
expected that the relations between the two coun
tries would uot be disturbed; but gentlemen had
discusseci the question as if we were now on the
eve of war. Before he sat down ho should pro
pose some modification of the resolutions which
he hoped would meet the concurrence of the
house on all sides. He would cheerfully submit
them without further debate, but for the extraor
dinary arguments of tho gentleman from Virgin
ia, (Mr. Archer.) who had addressed the house
at length, aud which rendered a reply indispens
ably necessary.
Before he proceeded to reply to the gcntlemau
from Virginia, ho would explain as to the resolu
tion proposed by ;hc Committee. That pact of
it relating to negotiation, he had not proposed—
on the other hand he had himself doubts of the
propriety of interfering with the duties of the Ex
ecutive.' But there were members who would
uot vote for the resolution without that portion
relating to further negotiation, and as the minor
ity of the Committee would not vote with him
for a modification, he was compelled to report
that or none. He hoped however, that in the
House wo should have better success
The gentleman from Virginia,(Mr. Archer,)
he believed the gentleman from South Carolina.
(Mr. Pickcus.) had both alluded to the right of
the Chamber to refuse the appropriation. It
had becu stated that Mr. Rives was perfectly a-
ware, wheu making the treaty; that iho question
must he submitted to the Chamber, and that,
therefore, it could uot he complete till it had re
ceived its sanction.
On this point, very great injustice had been
done that distinguished gentleman, (.Mr. Rives,)
uot only here but elsewhere. In a document laid
upon our tables—a document to which he was
not permitted otherwise to refer—he meant the
Report of the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate—manifest injustice had been done
to ourlato Minister to France. In that report it
is stated that Mr. Rives was aware that the treaty
must he submitted io ihe Chamber, and to sus
tain that position, the report goes to Mr. R.’s let
ter to the Secretary of State, detailing a conver
sation with the French Minister, that portion of j
ii rclatin
the pledges of the king to Mr. Livingston.
could Congress consistently tet upou this satyn
when everything had been done lliat couklfct
done? We now stood as high as we could, Wt
had forfeited nothing, and should we desrtod
from that lofly elevation we had reached ? lit,
for oue, had no disposition lo commit the nsd;*.
The man of true-courage never eommitlrd his-
self, hut waited silent'y, patiently, and wiiheM-
fidence, with a perfect determination tomeftil*
crisis when it came. He would move to lay lit
whole subject ou the table, were it not ihaimisj
geutlerncn wished lo address the House. Ht
was Opposed to any resolutions being itdoplyd.W
if any were to be passed upon by the Hon*e,thl
of tbe gentleman from Virginia. (Mr. Arc her) t«
tbe only one which he could bring himself toreti
for.
Mr. GILMF.R would ask what was intewwi
by tho introduction of the resolutions? YViiMwv
promised or expected.to result from them? Tbw
questious came hi me to every one. to the fair
est of the whole couutiy. Besides, what pens
had that House to do so ? That House had niJ;
legislative authority, and rn pass theseresolutiw
he contended, would be transcending tbeirccusti-
tutionn! limits of power. ?>lr. G. referred to tk
consequences and effects of war upon the inter
ests of the country and the stability of its in-titt-
tions. Hecootended that nothing had as yet bee*
done by die French Governneui to justify serin
course oil our part. Fo fur as th" treaty-niskiq
power of that couutry is concerned, every tbit:
bad boon done that could be done. Of v. lienuvi
we complain ? Of tlie popular branch f tbe
French Government.' We should bear in »■
that tiiat brarteh was'oew to Franco, e'en
one must perceive, who had read ihe drbaiesd
the French Chamber, ihat there was a prevriiic?
ignorance on the subject of these claims. They
were apprehensive that the monarchy had sot*
too far, and there was a jealousy which < x.s.c-
hetween them. But should we, the most pop*
lar government on earth, be the first and fa'*'
most to prevent the exercise of the popular brari
of a nation just emerging from the shads!:
despotism. Me was convinced that if rvet''t- :
to war on account of tlifa treaty, as the subject
stood at present, public opinion would lie V r.>.
it. He had uo doubt whatever, that the fan*
public opinion alone in Europe, would eonpd
France to pay tbE indemnity. V> nr. it si'-
be borne in m od would put .mi end to it- G 3 ' 8
war,and.the indemnity would be atmieud. 1
i ill. l Iblilti iilllllsiui) Hid l J'vM Ill'll Ol i*i| -i *“ii ’I »I,a.
to what the letter said upon this sub- j >a,( * ,:aT llel1 ler un * ,0 . Iia ^ honor nor nations
by an extraordinary oversight, the j ractf S ' va? c, ' l ' l ' l ' nu,: in this dispute
see that a law has-been presented for effecting
tlie payment of 25,000,000 francs capital to the
United States, for which tho budgets of the six
years next succeeding this are affected, and with
a condition annexed that our government shall
have done nothing to affect the interests of France.
It would seem from this that they mean to pay-
nothing but the capital, and that only in six
years from this time; but, as tlie law refe s to tbe
treaty, for tiie execution of which il provides,
I presume the intention of the ministry cannot he
to make any change ill it, and that the phraseo
logy is in conformity with their usual forms.—
At any rate, I shall, notwithstanding tlie situa
tion in which I am placed, in relation to this Go
to the Secretary of Stale, that
reply to tite
French Minister, be repelled tbo idea that the
Ohnmber bud any thing to do with the treaty- ;
linking power; that that power, by the French
Constitution, was in the. king exclusively, and j
that the Freuch Minister assented to tbc proprie- :
ty of his suggestions. It is. said Mr. O., cxiraor- !
(Debate to be continued.)
DARIEN EXPORTS.
/Statement of Cotton exported from Darien,^**
1st October 1834, to 1st March 1835-
Savannah, 4 ">.21 1 •
Charleston, 8,896
New York, 5,4 H
Liverpool, l.H®
'[Darien Ttl ?<&•
Prow Bouts.—Tliesi
dinary, sir, that so pregnant :t paragraph should j of which a committee ii
have escaped the intention of the committee of)
the Senate, following!!-: it did the passage quoted :
in their report. Mr. Rives never disputed the;
power of thp Chamber to reject, an appropriation.;
but-tho right of the Chamber is another question.
wn
vernment, endeavor to obtain some explanation : If it lie a right, sir, it is one never to be exercised
on this point.
but in tho case of a gross and palpable usurpation
I have no answer yet to my note to the Count on tbc part of tlie king. It is one never to lie (
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to the event.
Tlie enclosed paper contains a notice that I
had been received by tlie King. This is unfound
ed, and shall lie contradicted. I shali not in the
present state of things, make, my appearance at
Court, and only in cases where it is indispensable,
have any communication with the Ministers.
I have the honor to be, with great respect, your
obedient servant,'
EDW. i 1VINGSTON.
Hon. J, Furstth. &c. &c.
Uiay j spirit, corrt-ctlyapprrcu.te
Officii!
Mr. Forsyth to M. Serrurier.
Department op State,
Washington. February 23, 1835
information having been received
the question of peace or war. If it be in any
sense a right, I trust iiis one whieh will never he
enforced in this house : for it is at best but a right
to violate the public faith, and to abrogate the
solemn obligations of a treaty; a right to disgrace
your country.
The gentleman from Virginia thought it extr :-
j ordinary that wo shook 1 go to war upon a qyes-
I tion of claims. In all the history of war ho iiad
j uot known oue for a cause like this. ! had not
! expected such a declaration from a gentleman of
I his intelligence. [Mr. A, did not mean to he so
j understood.] What, sir, war. our war, which wc
| made, though not declared, against France in
j i/,08—was it not for her depredations on our
commerce? What was the war against England
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