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MACON GEORGIA TELEGRAPH DOCUMENTS In relation to JFrcnch »iITairs. Washington, Jan, 27. 1836. The undersigned, his Brittannic Majesty’s Uh’g d’A flairs, lias been instructed to state to Mr For syih, the Secretary of State of the United States, that the British Government has witnessed with the greatest pain and regret the progress of the misunderstanding which has lately grow u up between the Governments of Frauce and of tho U. States. The first object of the uudcviaUng policy of the British Cabinet has been, to main tain uninterrupted the relations of peace between Great Britain and the other nations of the world without any nhaudoument of natioual interests, and without any sacrifitce of natioual honor.— The next object to which their anxious aud un remitted exertions have been directed, has been by an appropriate exercise of ’he good offices of moral iufluciico of Great Britain, to heal dis sensions which may have arisen among neigh boring Powers, and to preserve for other uatious those blessings of peace which Great Britain is so desirous of ser tiring for herself. Tho steady efforts of his Majesty’s Governing havo hitherto becii fortuu&uly successful in the accoinplishmcul of both tln sc ends, aud while Europe, duriug the last five years, has passed through a crisis of extraordinary hazard without any disturbance of the General peace, his Majes ty’s Government lias the satisfaction of lliiiikiug that it has on more than one occasion bceu in strumental iu reconciling differences, which might otherwise havo led to quarrels, and in ce- menliug uniou between friendly Powers. Hut if ever there could he no rant of tho tenor of the two recent messages of the President to Congress—the first commuui- rated at the commencement of the present bes- | sion, uuder date of the 7th of December, 1835, aud tho second under that of the 15th of January 183G. Could these documents have been w ithin the knowledge of his Britannic Majesty’s Gov ernment, the President does not doubt that it would have bceu fully satisfied that ihc disposi tion of the Uuited States, notwithstanding their well-grounded and sciious causes of complaint against France, to restore frieudly relations aud cultivate a good uuderslaiidiug with tho Gov ernment of that couutry, was uudiminished, aud that all had already been ilonc, oii their part, that could in reason be expected of them, to se cure that result. 't he first of these documents, although it gave such a history of :he origiu ami progress of the claims of the I 1 . States, aud of ihc proceedings of Frauce beiore and since the treaty of 1831. «* to viudicale the statements aud recommendations of the message of tho first of December, 1831, yet expressly disclaimed tho offensive interpretation put upon it l»y the Gov ernment of Fraueej and w hi e it insisted ou the acknowledged rights of the Uuited States, aud the obligations of the tica y, and maintained the honor and independence of the American Gov ernment, evinced auauxims desire to do all that constitutional duty and strict justice would per mit, to remove evert cause of irritation aud ex citemeut. The special message, of the loth of January last, being railed for by tho extraordina ry ami inadmissible demands of the Goverum’t of France, as ucfmcd iu the last official commu nications at Paris, and by the continued refus.i of France to executo a treaty, from the faitlniil — an occasion on _ . which it would ho painful to the British Govern-1 performance of which by the L otted States, it meut to see, the relations of amity broken off be- j was trauquilly eujoying important advantages, U tween two friendly States, that occasion is un doubtedly the present, when n rupture is appre hended between two great Powers, with both ol which Great Britniu is uuited hy the closest ties; with one of which she is engaged in active alliance; with the otlur of which she is joined by commuuiiy of interest and by the boiuls of kind red. Nor would ’.ho grounds of difference on the present occasion reconcile the friends ami well- wishers of the differing parlies to the misfortune «f an open rupture between, them. When the conflicting interests of two nations are so opposed to a particular qnestioii as to ad mil of uo possible compromise, the sword may bo required to cut the knot which reason is una ble to uutie. became the duty of the President t« recommend such measures us might be adapted to the exi gences of the occasion. Unwilling to believe that a nation distinguished for honor aud intelli gence could have determined permanently to maintain a ground so indefensible, and anx ious still to leave open th door of reconciliation, tho President contented himself with proposing to Cougress, the mildest ot the remedies given hy tho law aud practice of nations; in connection wiih such propositions fur dcfeuce as worn evi dently required by the condition ol the Uuited Ktutes, aud the attitude assumed by Franco. In all these proceedings, as well as in every stage of these difficulties, with France, it is confidently believed, that the course of the United States, ticul system can be obstructed or diminished.-— Under these circumstances, the President feels that ho may rely ou the intelligence aud liber ality of bis Britannic Majesty’s Government, for a correct estimation of the imperative obligations which leavehira uo poiverto subject this point to the control of any foreign State, whatever may be bis confidence in its justice and impartialiality —a confidence which ho lias taken pleasure iu instructing the undersigned to state is fully repo sed by him in the Government of his Britauuic Majesty. So great, however, is the desircT of the Presi dent for the restoration of a good uuUersinudiug with the Government of France, provided it can be effected on terms compatible with the honor and independence of tho Uuited States; that if. after the frank avowal of bis sentiments upon the point last referred to, aud the explicit reserva tion of that point, the Government of his Britan nic Majesty shall believe that its mediation can l>e uselul iu adjusting the differences which exist be tween the tw o countries, aud in restoring all ibcir relations to friendly footing, ho instructs the un- dersigued to iuforiii Mr. Bankhead, that in such case, the offer of mediation made in Ins note, is cheerfully accepted. The Uuited States desire noihiug but equal and exact justice; aud they cannot nut hope, that the good offices of a third Power, frieudly to both parties, aud prompted by the elevated consider ations, manifested iu Mr. Bankhead’s note, may promote tho aitammeut of this end. influenced by these motives, the President will cordially co-operate so far as bis cunsiiluiioual powers may enable him, in surh steps as may be GENERAL WILLIAM EATON. Among the bills ordered to be engrossed fora third reading in the Seuate a few days ago. was a bill for tho beuefitof the heirs of late General William Eaton.* In looking into tho bill, we per ceive that it makes allowances to General Eaton’s heirs, for his great and almost romantic services on tho Barbary coast, by paying him according to his real rauk,aud compensating him for his actu al losses. Thus aftor a lapse of many years, the Republic is showing itself grateful to a chivalrous and meritorious officer, who was supposed, at the time, to have received hard treatment from his own Government. We understand that tho voje was unanimous iu the Senate, aud we subjoin the brief report from the Committee on Military Affairs, by Col Benton, which presents a rapid view of Gen Eaton’s merits anil services. Mr. BENTON made the following report: The Committee on Military Affairs, to ichom teas referred the petition of the heirs of General ftil liam Eaton, report. That having carefully examined the contents of the petition, aud compared its statements with the official correspondence aud public documents of the period to which it relates, they find the his tory of General Eaton’s services ou the Barbary koast correctly set forth; aud refer to that peti tion for the principal facts necessary to be known to the he Senate. From these facts, it appears that Gen Eaton had the merit of planning, organi zing, and leading the expedition to Derue, which had the immediate effect of compelling a peace by which the future degradation of tribute was avoid ed, a demanded ransom of two hundred thou sand dollars, reduced to $60.00') the 400 captives. requisite, on the part of the United States, to give | . , di tll ’ e ercw o{ lhe Philadelphia immedia- cffect to the proposed mediation, lie trusts that , set * , iberlVt am , a regulation agreed upon no unnecessary delay wi-1 be al 1 ****"* 1 «>«*cui-_ - -- - - • - • • — allowed to occur, and iustucls the uudersigued to request, that the earliest information of the measures taken by Great Britain, aud of their result, may be com muuieatitd to this Government. The undersigned avails himself of the occasion to renew to Mr. Bankhead the assurance ol his distinguished consideration JOHN FORSYTH. Washington, February 15, 183G. The undersigned, his Britannic Majesty’s Charge d* Affaires, with reference to bis noto of the 27th of last month, has tho honor to inform When passions have been so excited on both ! tho world, will lie louml to have boeu marked sides that nocommou staudnrd of justice can bo j uot only by a pacific disposition, but by a spirit found, and what one party insists on as a right, of forbearance aud couciliaiioii Mr. Forsyth, Secretary of State ofthe Uuited ......— , States, that he has been instructed hy his Gov- when duly considered by other Governments shk. j ernmc „t to state, that the British Government has ' received a communication Irom that of Frauce, the other denounces as a wrong, prejudice may hecorno too headstrong to yield to the voice of equity, ami those who cau agree on uoihing else may conseut to abide lhe fata of arms, and in al low that the party which shall prove the weakest id the war, shall be deemed to have been wrong in tho dispnto. Butin the present case there is no question of national interest at issue hetwecu Franco and tho Uuited States. In the present case there is njt demand ofjustico made by cue parly, aud de nied by tho other. The disputed claims of Am erica on France, which were founded upon trans actions in tho early part offfho present century, and were for many years iu litigation have at which fulfils tho wishes that impelled his Britannic Majesty to offer his mediation for the purpose of effecting an amicable adjustment of the difference between France aud the Uuited States. The French Government has stated to that of his Majesty, that the frauk and honorable maii- ner iu which the President has. iu his recent Mes sage, expressed himself with regard to the points of difference hetwecu tlav governments of France For a further illustration of this poiut, as well as for the purpose of presenting a lut id view of the whole'subject, tho uunersigued has the hon or to transmit to Mi Bankliead. copies of all iliat part of the message cl December /, l83o, which relates to it, ami of the correspondence referred to therein; and also copies of the message and accompanying documents of tho loth of Janua- j au j 0 f (.Juitctl States, has removed tliosc diffi- ry, 1836, and of another message ot the loth of j cu | t j cs up oa the score of national honor, which the same month, transmitting a report of the fte-1 h ave hitherto stood iu the wayof tho prompt cS- cretary of Staje.aml certaiu documents conucc* j Edition by Frauce of the treaty of the 4th July, ted with the subject. j 1831, atri that, consequently, the French Goveru- These papers, while they bring down the his- , racllt j s uow ready to pay the instalment which tory of the misunderstanding betwet-n the uuited , , s< | lle ou account of the American indemnity, _, , ... „„. v ...^States aud France to the present date, will al- > whenever the payment of that instalment shall length been established by mutual conseut, and ' so remove an impression which appears to be c | a j mC( j |,y th c Government ofthe Uuited are admitted hy a treaty ccncluded between the j entertained by his Britannic Majesty s Govctut States. two Governments, The money due by France tnent. ft is suggested iu Mr llnukuoadj 'fhe French GovcnuicnUins also stated, that it has been provided hy the Chambers, and ha» that there is uo question of “ i * l "' ua ‘ ! ma do this communication to that of Great Bri- becn placed at the disposal of the French Gov- issue between E ranee and the l-• ''I tain, not regarding the British Government as a eminent, for the purpose of being paid to the U. dial there is noi„ /i? iJhLI This 5 sue- formal mediator, since its offer of mediation had Mates. Bn? questions have arisen between the one party tun 11 e< . . .* farts .i.-ft I then reached only the Government of France, by two Governments III the nrmrressof those trails- gestiou appears to l.c founded ou the “***• "1*. | „Kich it bad bceu accepted ; but looking upon the British Government*^ a common friend of the two parties, and therefore, as a natural chau- nel of communication between them. The undersigned is further instructed to cx- by‘which future* American prisoners were to be exchanged as prisoners of war, aud not ransomed as captives.* These were the positive advan tages immediately accruing to the United ^states fioiu the heroic enterprise and successor General Eaton, aud probably would have been far grea ter, if the peace with the reigning bashaw of Tripoli bad not been precipitated by the nego tiator without communicating with General Eaton. But there was another advantage which did result, aud the value of which is above cal culation; it was to show to the Barbary powers that there was another way, besides ransom, to relieve Americans from Tripolitan dungeons—it was to go and cut them out with the sword. At the moment w hen the success of Derue pro duced these great results, and promised still greater, in the immediate march upou Tripoli, the overthrow of the reigning bashaw, auil the establishment of solid peace upon our own terms, General Eaton was required to abandon bis expo ditiou, and to come on board the Uuited Stales Frigate Constitution. Tho embarkation of his Christian followers, of Ilamct Caramalli and his principal frieuds. hail to be effected by stratagem, at midnight, aud with the loss of every thing, to escape lhe rage and vengeuance of the deserted Wall troops, and ofthe inhabitants who had heen induced to revolt against the reigning bashaw.f ••’or all thesescrvicesand losses Geucral Ea ton received the pay of consul, or navy agent, at the rate of on© hundred dollars a month, aud sixteen rations per day. The committee are of opinion that lie ought to be paid as a general commanding and compensated for his losses and report a bill accordingly. American State papers* folio, vol ii, p-715. Ame rican State papers, foli,vol. ii, p. 717. the great monied aristocracy, are working out to a glo rious termination. The prophesies and predictions of ruin aud desolation—of tyranny and despotism—of “ war pestilence and famine,” are falsified and dispel led before the light of that truth which is “more pow erful than a two edged sword." * The deposited \ve$e removed, and the liank put down, and vet the country has been every way advanc ing in prosperity. Soudi Carolina has net nullified the Union—her doctrine has been exploded, and yet the people are freo, und marching onward to their high destiny, under the broad banner of tho Constitution. And this is uot all—our difficulty w ith France is at ail end, and those who were so anxiously looking for a war, in the hope of exciting the people against the mea sures of the administration, are now standing in per fect amazement; and the last hope of breaking down General Jackson at the expense of the national honor, has vanished “Like the baseless fabric of a vision Upon what they will next seize, is matter of conjec ture : they will lay hold of something, for they cannot exist in the calm sunshine of peace and tranquility.— Storm and striie are their only element, and although defeated again and again, they will struggle to the last- But tue decree has gone forth—the sober wisdom ofthe nation has proclaimed it, and who can stand before the public voice, or stem the current of its power! uone, “ no not one.” Beaten ns they are, their last hope is anchored upon the Presidential contest; a violent effort will be made to divide and conquer, or ill plain english, to cheat the people out of the choice of a President. Willi tlnee candidates, North, South and West, they will strain every nerve lo defeat a choice by the p ople—to carry the election to Congress, and thereby defy ihc public will bylntrigncand management. This policy is now so manifest, that “ he who runs may read,” and will be promptly and sternly met and pot down at the Bai.i.ot Box. The signs are becoming more palpable every day.— Webster tookscold in the North—Harrison looks blue inthe West, and White is getting dark in ihc South- while Van, leads the van.—Standard of Union. Expunging Resolutions in J irginia.— Ou the 20th inst, the first resolution, instructing to ex punge. passed ill tho Senate of Virginia, l:y a vote of 13 to If). The second, in regard to the vali dity of instructions, passed by a vote ol 20 to 5. The preamble, by 20 to 10. Tbe majority iu the House *vas 14. One absentee, in favor of expunging, would have made it (if prcscnl) • 5. On the 22d iust. the Governor of Virginia transmitted a Message to the Legislature of that State, declining to comply with their request to transmit the Resolutions to the Senators of Vir giuia in Congress, assigning as his reason that the resolutions were in direct violation of the Constitution of the United State**. An animated debate took place in the House of Delegates, af ter which that body ndnpted a short preamble and resolution, offered by Mr. Watkins, which, reci ting the Governor’s refusal, aud stating it to he against the usage of tho Government, required the resolutions to be transmitted by the Speakers of the two Houses. to be bothered so myself. The to him, and bad Wellington done ^ "In this sort of incoherencv h„ some minutes, but without alte-iuf i* e ‘ l H changing his looks in the least fi hi* five of the ten powers oa his sid ,lesail1 was Rome—The Popa be,aid orders and instructions. We“ta tended lobe inaugurated as Prcsid ^ ^ as King—Oh, lie said he should We asked him who he intended to 1 f r0R « iuet officers. In reply, he said t j,„ men in the Senate as able as am, He thought Clay aud Webster*.* first. We asked him if he would* S “ Magician a place ucar hi» pe rsou “n 1 kuow, he said, who tho Mark-;.- e our telling him, he said lie would f| pointmeut because he was in fif, e “ n ’ 1 Jackson! He thought he sh-ialj M . Johnson into favor, because he ki|] e ,| | During the conversation, La\ vr e nf l standing at lhe hack part of the ru 0 * V was uncomfortably rolil. All at once ’ * most natural maimer ton, lie said hekn ^ it was with ts, but as fin himself, kc p He thru went up lo the fire, aud we left him. When we went out, that we would send him newspapersn 1 *" | lie thanked us, and said he would lie cil to us for them. 1 am not a good judge of balluri^j mind; but were4 not, out of polite, less ’J nothing else, ill duty bound to lielieve* ** mony of ••those who best know,”. Doctors. 1 should as soon take l’ aiU| J ^ person of ungovernable temper and tfar most any kind of notoriety, but more n • ly that being iu some degree an .iniutondJ^I tus, of whom lie probably has read in lJ books, as n crazy or an insane msm." “ * actions, affecting ou both sides the feelings of the claims of the L. Srtaics have natioual honor, and it is on this grouuil that tho | by a treaty concluded between the two Govern- rchilioiis between the parties have been for the mcuts.and that the money due by r ranee has momeut suspended, and are iu danger of being been provided by the Chambers, aud placed at • . • ■ ° ° -i. . .i: I n f thu I’Voneli ( ■ im<*»»r for lli« more seriously interrupted. . . In this state of things, the British Government | purpose of being pan to the L uttno c;i<tc-s. ..at i . ( is led to think that the good offices of a third Pow- j to b® observed, that t.ie payment ol ih« mo- cr. equally the friend of France and of the U- , ney thus appropriated, is refused bv tbe trench j . . . States, and prompted bv considerations of the Government, uuless the U. states w ill first com- j . \ * • i r .. i «i., ...ol. <■ fuiniliiifin tint rontained in tliu treaty 1 the disposal of th* French Government for the * ne uuocwignea is .uri.ier *.«- ! ,rnos*c of being paid to the United 8:„es. But! J*!* * ± ° British Government at the prospect thus affor- an nmienble termination of a dilfcrcnco has produced a temporary estrangement highest order: most earut-stly to wish for the coil- ply with « condition not i in Vonimon.°and'who are soenlitled to the fi ieml- ! «" d . not assenmd to by _ j shi „ a iiuuaiico of peace, might be useful in resioring ! a good uudarstanding between the t»o parties, OH a footing consistent with the nicest fecliugs of national ho!ior in both. The undersigned has therefore been instructed by his Majesty’s Govertiidout formally to tender , -j . . . to tho Government of the United Slates the me-! citizens who are ouutlod to share m the ludern diation of Great tho differences between ship and esteem of each other; and the under- u,c pnymeui is,... me vww ». . . ' ic(| has aIso , o assure Mr Foreytb tllilt it «.u.v=, a denial of justice, and h.is uo ““i. ? el * i h.ts afforded tho British Government the most accompanied, by acts and language of whin they ™ sa r , isfaclion to havn 1)e ,. u , upon this occa- have great reason t«. complain, but the delay ol ^ lhc clianncI of a collini uu" C ati 0 n which, payineui is highly injurious to those American “ anil to say that a note, precisely simitar to the dm Uon of .'he dunes levied on 1* ranch wines, in preseuf, has been delivered to lhe French Gov ernment by his Majesty’s embassador at Paris. 'lhe undersigned has, at the same time to express the confident hope of his Majesty’s Government, that if tho two parties would agree to refer to the British Government, the settlement of the poiut at issue between then), and to abide by the opin ion vyhicli that Government might, after due consideration, communicate to the two parlies thereupon, means might ho found to satisfy the honor of each, without incurring those great and liinnifolil evils, which a rupture between two such Powers must inevitably email on both. The umlcnugued has tho honor to renew to Mr. Forsyth the assurance of bis most distin guished consideration. CHARLES BANKHEAD. Depatment or State. Washington, 3d February, I83G Tho undersigned, Secretary of State of the Uuited States. Inu had the honor to receive the *oto of tho 27th ultimo, of Mr Charles Bank* ..cad, his Britannic Majesty's Charge d'Affairs, offering to the Government of tbe United Staton the mediation of his Britannic Majesty’s Govern ment for the settlement of the diflercm.es unhap pily existing between the United States and France. That communication having been sub mitted to the President, aud considered with all the caro belonging to tho importance of the sub ject and tho source from which it cinnuaicd, tho undersigned has been instructed to nssuro Mr Bnukhcnd that tho disinterested and honorable motives which havo dictated tho proposal arc •'ally appreciated. Tho pacific policy ol his Bri- tnnic Majesty's Cabinet, and their efforts to heat dissensions arising among nations, arc wor thy of tlnycharactcr and commanding influence of Great Britain; and the success of those efforts is as houorahlo to tho Government, hy whose in strumentality it was secured, ns it lias been ben eficial to the parties more immediately interested, aud to tho world at large. Tho sentiments upon which this policy is foun ded, and which are so forcibly displayed iu the offer that has been made, arc deeply impressed upon tho mind of tho President. They arc con genial with tho institutions and principles, as H i ii as ,ti111 the interests and habits, of tho peo- plt) i.i ihc U. States; nml it has been tho constant .tim of ihcir Goveruineut, in its conduct towards oilier Powers, to observe und illustrate thorn.— Cordially approving the general views of his Britannic Majesty's Government, tho President regards with peculiar satisfaction the enlightened &.discotercstcdsolicitude manifested by it,for tho J ■welfare of tho nations to whom its good offices nro now tendered, and has with great -sensibility, iu tho exhibition of that feeling, the recognition of that community of interests, and those tics of kindred, hy which the United States and Great Britain are* united. If circumstnueos did not render it certain, it they trust, will lead to the complete restoration of mci’dlyrelations betweeu lhe United States and France. Tho undersigned has great pleasure in renewing to Mr. Forsyth tho assurauces of his most distin guished consideration. CHARLES BANKHEAD. The lion. John Fobsttii; &c. due Bon oi. ....... pursuance of that treaty has diiniuishcd the public revenue. S2<l has been, and yet is enjoyed l.v France, with alitbe other benefits of lhe trea ty. without the consideration and equivalents for which they were granted. But there are other national interests, and iu ibe judgment of this Government, national interests of the highef P r f l er involved in the condition prescribed, aud insisted on by France, which it has been, by the President, mad® the duty of the undersigned to bring distinctly into view. That condition pro ceeds ou the assumption that n foreign power whose acts arc spoken ol by the President of the United States in a message to Congress, trans mitted in obedience to his constitutional duties, aud which deems itself aggrieved, by the lan guage thus held by him, may, as a matter of right, require from lhc Government of the United States a direct official explanation of such Ian- .... ■ u- gunge, to be given in such form, aud expressed ahlo mauuer iu winch the 1’resnleut has, in nts in such terms, as shall meet the requirements, recent message, expressed himself m regard to anil satisfy the feelings of the offeuded party; ' the points of difference between lhe two Govern* Department of State, Washington, IGiIi Febuary, I63<>. Tbe undersigned Secretory of State ofthe Uni- ted Slate*, has had the honor to receive Mr.Baiik- hcad’s note of the 15th instant, in which he slates, hy the instruction of his Government, that the British Government have received a communi cation from that* f Franco, which fulfils the wishes that impelled his Britannic Majesty to offer Ins mediation, for the purpose of effecting an arnica ble adjustment of tbodifl'erences between Franco and the United States—that the French Govern ment h-mg satisfied with the frnuk and Irtmor * - . L* L Dnnui/lmif lino Sit tltc aud mny, iu default of such explanation, annul or suspend as*dcmn treaty duly executed hy iu constitutional organ. W hatever may be the re sponsibility of those nations whose Executives possess tbe power of declaring war, At of adopting other coercive remedies without the intervention of the legislative departin'!, for the language held by the Executive iu addressing that department, it is obvious that uuder tho constitution of iite Uni ted States, which gives to the Executive no such powers, but vests them exclusively in .he legis lature, while at the samo time it imposes on the Executive the duly of laying before the legisla ture the state of tho nation, with such recommen dations as he may deem proper, no such respon- libility cau bo admitted without impairing that freedom of intercommunication which is essentia so tho system, and without surren 'criug, iu this important partisular, tho right of seirgovenimeut. Iu accordance with this view of the fede-al con stitution, it has been the practice under it. The statements and recommendations of the Presi dent to Congress are regarded b> this Govern meut ns a part of tko purely domesii*- consulta tions held by its different departments—consul tations in which uoihiug is addressed to foreign powers, and in *bich they cannot be permitted to interfere, and for which, until consummated and carried out by acts, emanating from the proper constitutional organs, toe nation is uo responsible, aud the Government uot liable to account to other States. It will bo seen from the accompanying corres pondence, that when the condition referred to was first propos diu the Chamber of Deputies, the iusupernblo objections to it were fully commu nicated by the American minister at Parts, to the French Government; and that he distinctly in formed it, that the condition, if prescribed, could never bo ccmplied with. Tho views expressed hy him were approvod by the President, aud have been since twice asserted aud euforced by him would have been obvious from tho language of. •« bis messages to Congress, «o terms proper- . . ...... . .. V I 1.. ...... mill CIlllllMllt! t* f n tll<< Bb Uitukhoud’s note to the undcrsigneti that tho ( rovcnunciit vf hp Britannic Majesty, when the instruction? under which it was prepared were given, coil'd not have been apprised of all the tups taken in tho controversy between the Uni- •d States and France. It was necessarily ig- tioned, in their explicitness and solemnity, to the conviction he entortaius of the importance and inviolability of tho principle involved. The Unit sd States cannot yield this principle nor cau they do, or consent to, any measure, by which its iuflueuco in tho action of tltcir poli- mculs, is ready to pay tho instalment ultC ac count ofthe American indemnity, whenever it shall be claimed by the Government of the Uni ted States, and that this communication is made to tho Government of Great Britain, not as a for mal mediator, but as a common friend of both parlies. . * The undersigned has submitted tins noto oflns Britannic Majesty's Charged’Affaires to the Pre sident, aud is instructed lo reply, that the Presi dent has received this information with the highest satisfaction ; a satisfaction as siucere as was Ins regret at the unexpected occurrence of the diffi culty crented by the erroneous impressions here tofore made upon the national sensibility of France. By tho fulfilment of the obligations of the conventicn between the two Governments, the great cause of difference will bo removed, and tho'President anticipates that the benevolent and magnanimous wishes of his Britannic Mn- jes’y’s Government will t>e speedily realized as the temporary estrangement between the two nations, wIto have so many common interests,.will oodnubt be followed by the restoration ofthoir ancient tics of friendship aud esteem. The President has further instructed the under signed to express to his Britannic Majesty’s Go- venmeut his sensibility nt the anxious desire it has displayed to preserve the relations of peace iietwccu the United States and France, and the exertions it was prepared to make to efleetuale that object, so essential to tho prosperity and congenial to the wishes of the two uations, aud to the repose of tho world. Leaving his Majesty’s Government to the con sciousness of tho elevated motives which have governed its conduct, and to the universal res pect which must be secured to it the President is satisfied that no expressions however strong, of his own feelings, can bo appropriately used, which could add to the gratification afforded to his Majesty’s Government at being the channel ol communication to preserve peace, and restore good will betweeu differing uations, each of whom is its friend. The undersigned availshimself ofthi3 occasion to renew to Mr. Baukhead tho assurance of his distinguished consideration. b , JOHN FORSYTII. MR. PINCKNEY’S RESOLUTION. We were surprised to find the folfowing com munication in the Charleston Mercury. We re commend it to those who have so unsparingly denounced Mr. Pinckney, and those who have deprecated, aud still deprecate the agitation of a question, about which the south and southern men should have bceu silent, until tho Federal Government should have assumed the power to decide upeii the constitutionality or uncoustitu- tionality of legislating upon the subjoct of slave ry.—Constitutionalist. ' The decorous and intelligent citizens of Char leston begin to perceive the low and coarse ribald ry against their well-tried Representative, who for twenty years has served them with fidelity aud eclat, is an attempt to suppress discussion,—and will feat lessly examine those propositions which are submitted to their caudid aud tempera te con sideration. 1. Mr. Pinckuev's Resolution is sustained by precedent. The first Congress so acted when the Southern party was guided by Mr. Madison ami our Representatives in 1831, and again in 1834 adopted the same course in regard to the District of Columbia. Our Senator, Col. Preston ap proved a reference in 1833. 2. It is an improvement upon the above prece dents.—Those were general references, relying ou t!ie judgement of tho Committee what to re port. Mr. Pinckuev’s resolution orders the Com- utiilco to report a rejection, aud states tho most salutary rensous for such rejection. These rea sons are, that it would violate the Constitution so far as the States arc concerned, and that it would be an act of porfidity, that would endanger the Union were the District disturbed. 3. This declaration will give new moral strength to tho South, as they will bo condemned out of their own months should Congress hereafter devi ate from this declaration. 4. It will disseminate Southern views where they are never known. The renort will he pub lished and thus circulate iu every village, aud read iu every family of the North. 5. It will iecuro st boijy of intelligent and in fluential men in the very- home .ot the Abolition ists, who will resist their demoniacal fanaticism. Should they he expelled their scats in Congress for so doing, it will bo au evidcuc.c that.they act ed on principle—should they retain their seals by a re-election, it will prove that there are men of iuflueuco at iho North who publicly maintain o- piiiioiis protective of the interests of the South ; either result will bo beneficial io us. 6. Nothing is conceded by the South, and the silence upon the unconstitutionally of interfering with the District is an advantage, because as the majority upon this point is not with us. tbe oppo site principle might have been avowed. But each is allowed to retain its own opinion. That of the South has been declared by their State Leg islatures aud members in Congress is unquestion able, and known to the Union. 7. It is a physical ami moral impossibility for the North lo destrov this valuable property. The twelve States, which, with negin laborers, arc represented by 24 Senators, is ©uo half of the Senate, anil one hundred Delegates iu the other House of Congress. They contain n white pop ulation of four millions, of whom a million are youths above IG. aud men capablo of hearing arms aud defending tltcir rights. The invading force should always double tbe defensive force.— The population of our country beyond the I’oto- mac, we know is not equal to this, mnl to suppose them capable of such stupendous savageism and insanity, is to say that they are besotted fools in understanding, and worse than highwaymen iu principle. This 1 do not believe. So long as our State Legislatures fulfil their du ty, aud. we enforce a judicious discipline oii those people, they will continue a valuable a safe pos session to ns, as they have been to our forefa thers. A REPUBLICAN. Paper Money.—There is every prospect we think that the whole country will in a very short time h»* flooded with paper money. The number of banks about to be chartered North, South, East and West, points with unerring certainty to this result, The high prices of almost all ar ticles of daily consumption, as well as of real es tate and stocks, furnish plaiu evidence that such a consequence is close at hand. Such an extra- ordiuarv advance as we now witness, altho’ it maybe assisted by other causes, is mainly attri butable to excessive issues of paper money, and is of course only nominal. All this is very well so long as prices can be maintained generally at this high pitch -, Imt on the least reverse tbe pauic is in the nature of a moral contagion. It spreads with rapidity and infects the w hole com munity. Prices fall below their natural level, as much as, if not more, than they had previously risen, and property is sacrificed to meet engage ments. Let ail beware therefore of entering into money contracts payable at long periods. Let them "beware of the crisis, when they will lie compelled to pay the same nominal amount with money, which maybe suddenly enhanced in value fifty per cent. Let all take heed of the insidious dang -r which lurks iu the fatal facility o£borrow- ing in a depreciated currency, hud the peril of being compelled so discharge their debts i:i an appreciated curency.—Sou. Pat. TIIE COTTON 1‘ICKni!. The experiment to be made by Sir.Vim. I invention should be forwarded by ev-ry planter in the State. If this experimw zes tbe sargume expectation of the i a y ( ., ltCl . the w arm wishes of those uliofeel forihe ' cst of the South, the Iteudii* thstyyill re il !i,{ be incalculable; if it fails, no out will |., s . u'j inventor. But, aceoriiug to the ihari,,,^ j have had of the macbiuc.it will atti.mi ;.f object. I n this ease, w ill not ihc coaun Lj»L States he immenselybencfiited! C'ctiaislr iu| will, because if ibis machine cau piiViCl fourths or even one half of ihc crop, it wi]| to the planter the manual labor of uiauj <,f b bauds, who can lie profitably employed iu a pursuits on the plantation, it would planter to plant more corn, and to raise acr- hogs. It w ould enable the planter to impmreb land by maiiur*-. U e must bear in miud tfcsi. cotton will bear a great price, the culture ol no and small grain will be somewhatneghed, this in gleet, planteisare frequently hin visions during the summer, which they ate a etl to purchase at hi^li piicei, and which i considerably the profits they mako o*thrift tou. If the experiment with the f'ettcu P* succeeds, the planters will be eu»I>lcilto| more laud in corn and small grain, at least a ficieut quantity to produce their yearly wau: It is then to lie interest of the cotton plai.t<>l .forward the experiment of the cotton pnleJ Besides the advantages just enumerated, seal add .mother, no less iinportuut ami desirable, f is that with the cotton picker, a large qnau in I the cotiou can be picked before the raiuysnJ set: cs in. Wc all know that the cot on Irei; to market before tue mouths of Dcrcoktr i January, and after the mouths of Jsurarji February, is of a better quality than nino|«ii iu December aud January. As the piclit;iI the machine of Mr. Emtuoiis would lie nnsi^ pedilious, all the cotton opeued before the r season could be picked ami scut to market, beg leave to call tl.e attention of cur pl.acri the subject of these remarks, and wedoAtl that they will agree with us, in the itnrt.’w to the South, of tbe machine invented kjl Emmons.—Aug Courier. Bauh-s! Banks !—The Legislature of Louis iana has passed a bill pledging tbe credit of the State for a loan of $12,000,0< 1 0 for the Citizens’ Bank <>f Louisiana. iu Boston, an application has been made to tho Legislature, now in session for a Bank of 10 millions. _ , It is said that our Bank Committee will prob ably recommend an increase of banking capital of six millions, to be thrown into four Banks, (with branches) at Richmond. Norfolk, Peters burg and Lyuchburg. We trust that they will recommend a limitation of the notes to $10 at the least.—Rickmofnl Enquirer. SIGNS OF THE TIMF.S. If there ever has been a time when tbe republicans of this country should rejoice at the success of their principles, it is now. The leading measures of the present administration, so long condemned, and so zealously opposed by a combination formed from the elements of Federalism and Nullification, and strengthened by the power of From BicknelVs Philadelphia Rrjiorter. LAWRENCE, THE MANIAC. It seems that Lawrence, the maniac, who at tempted to assassinate General Jackson, is, not withstanding Ilia trial and acquittal on the ground of insanity, still in confinement at Washington. Tho correspondent of the Baltimore Patriot, a very intelligent, w riter, by tbe way, recently paid him a visit. We annex his account of it: *• 4s there was no Congress yesterday. I had to find other places to visit. One of these was the jai’, I went there in company w ith a modest friend, who also belongs to the corpt *• corrcspou- denliul.”' but never presumes to be wise above that which is written, to see Lawrence, who last winter attempted to shoot tho (President. We found the maniac, or preteuded maniac, for real ly I was puzzled to tell whether he wet c sane or not, in a largo room, with a low fire, a cot bed iu one corner, and in other places, a table aud chair, &c. &c. Lawrence is snugly built, about five feet seven inches high, has regular, handsome features, brown hair and black eyes. The first trait you discover in bis countcuauce is that which 1 should denominate ouii/rr. He received ns very gra- ciuuslv, and entered into conversation without anv shyness, diffidence or restraint. On one of the walls of bis room were various drawings ol one discretion and another. Hero a school house aud a church, aud there a distillery, and a number of hogsheads labelled »nun,’ ‘brandy,’ ‘gin,’ ‘ whiskey,’ &re. under a large tree, tbe trunk of which was labelled ‘ poverty’ and several dead branches by the various appellations into which VICK is subdivided. Tho drawings were finely executed. Wt talked with Lawrence in relation to them for some time, during which lie appeared ns rational as any body. Turning tile conversa tion from the subject of lhe drawings, which, by the way, be said were not executed by himself, but hy some other person who came there before him, we asked him how long he had been in that place? He answered “about twelve months.” We told him we had heard of him some hundreds of miles fiom Washington, and having now come to this city, our curiosity had induced us lo call and sec bun. “Yes.” said lie, “I suppose that affair I bad with Andrew Jackson, was talked a- bout a good dan| all over the country.* - Wo told him the old General was not to be put out of the way by trifles. •* Ob.” said he, “ |)is tipic is now out in twenty-six days; pu the 4l|i of March his eight years are up.” Wo assured him that he was mistaken, thet thp “Old Roman” had a year to serve from the 4th of March. Bui lie insisted that he was right. He said it would bo attempt ed to keep Andrew Jackson in a j’ear longer, he knew, but still he would have to go out in twenty- six days. "Then,’* said he, “ I shall be crowned. They have kept me out of it long enough; I should rather my father would have come in, than From the Xttc-Orleans Hit. COTTON CROP Ol THE LMTID The productiuu of cwtlou has certainly taap ruled at the commencing of the. season. Sup induced by the line weather in the lali, to “in-l crop for this year nt 1,401),(iGO or 1 JfiWWUjI was thought the Atlantic State*, and ‘“““I ■Southern States, would produce lieyondullhatj dilution*. But these estimates had uo Uroii* tion than rumors. j There is between a crop of 1,250,0(0 bate nnj for tlie next year approaching 1,5u0.000 Iralcv'ij a difference that it is utterly impossible to J 1 "® j increase, unless the nnn.her of hands ore ed in ratio with the production. As this H case, the cotton could uot be picked in tin* from the rains and wet weather. These wtK incuts for rejecting ail estimate exaggerated a - v the crop realize the most sanguine could not exceed 1,4<H),1*00 bales; lhe icnf af , 000 on last year appeared as much as could .< ® ted. _ We are now through about half the which generally Iasi: about eight uiuatl*- 1 ceipls for tour months in the ton the J a pared widt those of last year are as folio"*. • ]r;:ia-dj l.'34-O Ium* bales bales b»lt* New-Orleaiis, 234,000 310,000 .Mobile, Feb «, 104,000 8nvnnuab Jan 21 109,000 Charleston do 23 114,000 Florida, Dec 29 6,000 Virgiuis, Dec20 9,000 128,000 108,000 Miw 104,000 10.OW 5,000 J,WW 7,000 3000 Total, 575,(00 6*0,000 ! *J| Increase, Actual Decrease, Here is already, at this period of He s« .J crease of 95,000 bales, ltistrue that " :t ’*'. ^g| sent to market but a small part ol their not to glut it and to obtain better pw this calculation is not general, aud ho will believe that the planters could greater part of their cotton at hem*," ttlS (t»| of New-Orieans and Mobile offer sue t ) a steady price of 15 to 18 cents. r •„;< i Our opinion is, therefore, , * ,alt !- m j«y last four months of the season, eoat - average larger, but wc cannot aaun double the amount already received. Setting aside die estimate of M argue the next set at 1.400,000 bates-■ ' j- or( .* r*- r li ne been received, mtJ we shori*o . .yytWf yet u. compliment of 825.000 Udfi? latiou. How is it po«ble these their way to market in the short s, * . 57yd 1 months left to close the season, velstu » > have beeu seen in tire first n»*r Ill that supposition how coal , ‘_ vf old whose share is at least 560.000 ‘j tual request of 281,000, on lOJ-J* ^ pjlts, i'j Mobile, who is to export 250,W0 ^ 198 000 bales exported last year, » ; dllej In* 104,000. Her receipts ot tw f S“Sob*i. 128,000, showing a deficiency of *«^ *» « New.Orleans, who is thongl >j| 0 „g,-qo **, 500,000 bales, though llrey * . tcn las. * has now received only ;„»ai ceipis amounted to 319,000,‘ e normous difiercnceof ^• > *” .,-ena bale** Florida, who should c-xpor > n0t e ven ceipt of only 0,000. 1 eople 0 f theh should the crop raised excce from Indian war will prevent the ports pf exportation. is said, AH this is to he attributed, it» ctttj „„ this is to be aortmueu, - *“j l0 dent calculations of the P . their cotton to market lest .* , ( j ieir true . ces. Are planters so ignorant ^ for , ft , to kepp tho greater part . ^together* of the season, to oe then . No, ^ now clear sucli handsome 1 “ and not rest with them, it be* *■ * in estimate of die general crop* m fall short of 1,400,000 bale-