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moral powerlessness is enticed into a tavern, and is in.
duced to put his name, perhaps only as a witness, but in
fact as . the acceptor of a bill for a large sum of money.
Here is his undeniable handwriting, there his presumed re-
sponsibility. LOUIS PHILIPPE ACCEPTED THE BILL. Whe-
ther he has or has not any recollection of the deed is- no
matter of ours. All we know is, that the tutors and
guardians of LOUIS PHILIPPE, or, in other words, the
parliament of France, who hold the purse,-refuse to pay
it—refuse to acknowledge it, and deprecate the expedi-
ency of honouring it. A bill is drawn in the name and on
the account of Mr. ANDREW JacKsoN, and when presented
for acceptance, the French government treat it as a bill
upon DRUMMOND'S, COUTT'S, or ATTWOOD'S is treated, to
which the snappish answer of the clerk is—No EFFECTS
In plain terms, the draft of the United States was dis-
honoured, and the United States' Bank, through whom
it had been negociated, and, in fact, discounted, feel
themselves aggrieved, as bankers generally do under
such circumstances, and they, as a matter of course, pro-
test the bill, charge a commission upon it, and detain the
government-money in liquidation of the bill and costs.
At this the President feels exceeding wroth. He thinks
it cruel hard that the bank should question his credit, or
take so summary a mode of paying themselves. We do
not enter upon this question of republican etiquette 5 but
we are inclined to think, as Mrs. RAMSBOTTOM would
say; that it was the genteeler way to seize the effects
rather than hold the President and the lords of the Ame-
rican treasury to bail.

It is on account of this returned and dishonodred bill that
the afflonted President threatens Frimce with vengeance
on the high seas. After recommending Congress to
commence hostilities, by seizing French ships and French
property wheiever found, he assures them that the exe.
cutive, namely, himself, is quite prepared for the ulterior
consequences. He says—" the army is in a high state of
discipline," and of the navy he speaks thus :
"I refer you to th”tccompanyitig report of the Secretary of the
Navy, and to the:doenments with it, for,a full view of the opera-
Aions of that important-branch °four service, during the present
year. It will be 'seen that the wisdom and liberality with which
congress have provided for the gradual increase of our navy
material have,been seconded by a corresponding zeal-and fide-
lity On the part of those to whom has been confided the execti-
tion of the laws on the subject, and that but a short period would
be now required to put in:commission a force large enough for
any exigency into which the country may be thrown.
"When we reflect upon our position in relation to other na-
tions, it must be appirent that, in the event of conflicts with
there', we must look chiefly' to our navy for the protection of our
national rights. The wide seas which separate us from other
governments must of necessity be the theatre on which an
enemy will aim to assail us, and unless we are prepared to
meet him on this element we cannot be said to pOssess the
power requisite to repel or prevent aggressions. We cannot,
therefore, watch with too much attention this arm of our de-
fence, or cherish with too much care the means by which it can
possess the necessary efficiency and extension. To this end
our policy has been heretofore wisely directed to the constant
employment of a force sufficient to guard our commerce, and to
the rapid accumulation of the materials which are necessary to
repair our vessels and construct with ease such new ones as may
be required in a state of war.

" Iu accordance with this policy. I recommend to your con-
siderviou the erection of the additional dry dock described by
the Secretary of the Navy, and also the construction of the
wan: batteries to which he has referred, for the purpose of test-
tug their efficacy as auxiliaries to the syetem of defence now in
use."

These allusions to the army, the navy, and the "steam
batteries" are all intended to convey to Louis PIIILIPPE
a hint of the " awful thrashing" which awaits him, if Mr.
JACKSON should be compelled to let slip the dogs of war.
But the King of the French understands Gascon as well
as Mr. JACKSON. They are singularly well matched in
this particular accomplishment; and, when they do begin
the fight in real earnest, we hope England will stand by
and see fair play.

But let us see what the American army is which boasts
of such " high discipline." We copy one of the latest
returns furnished us by an official gentletnan.
Dragoons.... 363
Artillery 1778
Infantry
Recruits and 'unattached soldiers . 678

ARMY.

Grand total

Well may Louis PHILIPPE tremble ! The landlady o

the Boar's Head, in Eastcheap, says to Sir JottN Fit-
STAFF,•—" The sheriff and a mighty watch are at the
door," but a more terrible monitor speaks to the hapless
Louts, and a mightier army in a " high state of discip-
line," and panting for fame, is on the other side of the
Atlantic. It would not surprise us if General JACKSON
were to attempt to bombard Havre by means of his
steam batteries at New York. Greater wonders have
been done by steam.

But proceed we now to survey the marine folce which
Ls to sweep the seas. We copy from the same authority:—
NAVY. VESSELS IN COMMISSION.
1 Ship of the line,
3 Frigates,
15 Sloops of war,
6 Schooners.
VESSELS IN ORDINARY.
6 Ships of the line,

6 Frigates.

From this it is quite evident that France must either
pipe or pay. There is no middle course. She must
either tell down-the hard francs, or submit to harder
knocks. These seven ships of the line and nine frigates
seem_lo.us to have been built for her destruction. Her
-c,rflicts with our DUNCANS, HowEs, and NELSONS, were
noiliing to the tremendous odds brought against. ,her by

the tinited States. In short, we wait the issue of the
`4;ntest iii- fecarful suspense 1

. -
• it, after sili,„,:is Mr. President JACKSON quite in earn-
est ? b'' ;t, a sobef•Atreat, well considered, and solemnly
resolved'upob, or is .itv,Tpty bluster ? We suspect it is
the latte'r- If the. Amen ns were mad enough to seize
upon French property, wha earth or water is to pre-
vent Louis PntuiPpiz. from Bing one hundred thou-
\
sand men on the shores or Nae,England, and what
would prevent such a force from averiing and taking
possession of the republic in three or fod'ty.totits ?: The
American militias Pshaw 1 Bumpkins wed. with
umbrellas:and broomsticks—tailors with shears—gripers'
with pitchforks-L-and a few hundred aligators froth Ken,
tuck), witii.lon"g: rifles. The time is gene by when an
army could be ledinto_anibusco.d .and• clestrivott "The
Aiiiricans: have themselves pretty - well cleared their
r otibtry. of Fueli convenient preserves. We therefore set,
down the .President's menace to be only a piece-of swag-
ger. The Americans never would, and never will fight
except; against .an enemy which is attacked by other
powers. •

On the other hand we do not see hbw the government
of France can avoid paying the money. The only ob.-
stacle to their doing so is the American threat. The
chambers have hitherto haughtily refused to sanction the
treaty, and if they.now. yield and pay, it will be manifest;
to the whole world that did francs are extorted from them
through fear, and the terror of an American war. Louts
PHILIPPE,m4 have acted foolishly in becoming a party
to such al treaty, but he can, hardly pleid non-age—he
must not plead poverty—he ,cannot; by any fair or legal
process, cancel the bond. What then is he to do ? He
must answer the, question himself.

We hive some other points in the message to notice,
but as this article is already too long, we shall spare the
reader's patience, and postpone them till another oppor-
tunity.

In another column will be found a list of the members
of the new parliament as far as the returns have reached
us, and a classification of the said members as whigs and
destructives on the nne hand, and conservatives and con-
servative whigs on thnother. It is impossible that such
a list, hastily put together, can be perfectly accurate;
but if there be a mistake on the one side, there is likely
to be one on the other, so that we have a fair average of
the sentiments of the whole.

. •
The result of the analysis is- most gratifying. We
find that on the side of the administration there are 174
members, and on the other side, as their opponents, only
123. These, however, are but the borough represents•
tires. When we have the county returns we feel con-