The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1836-02-03

NETWORK. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3, 1886.
THE MEDIATION.

THE MEDIATION.
demi-oficial notice has been promulgated in the
Washington Globe of Monday, Of the Mediation offered
BY England, for the purpose of terminating amicably
the difficulties between this country and France. The
Globe is very guarded and mysiied in its language on
the particular facts of the mediation but insists that
nothing has changed the aspect of the question so as to
preclude the necessity of putting the country state
Of defence.
The facts stripped of all diplomacy, are something
like these. His Britannia Majesty has written an auto
gragh leter-its autography however, doubful) to
his Excellency President Andrew Jackson, greeting:
SIRE AND BROTHER, In consequence of the untoward
scraPe into which you have got with France, and the
probability that you may get al loggerheads-ysrd
te yard arm-before you could drink pint of grog,
have taken the liberty send from nv Naval wardrobe
pair of Pantaoons in the pockets of which you will
find this letter. hereby offering to mediate in your diff
cultes with France, and to make you friends again on
such terms as honorable ght to accept have
no desire to you and my brother of France fall to
and lick each other. No has a right fight on the
ocean unless have hand in the fray Besides doubt
whether you know much about ships as do, and
let tell you, fighting at pretty devilish expea-
sive business. can't "no way can fix it," as yos
Yankees would say, get tars into scrape during
the present reform mania. So you will please
by the bearer whether you accept my mediation or
not. Compliments TO Van Buren,.
Palmerston, Secretary. WILLIAM REX.
To this civil note the President replied in the most
courteous terms, accepting the mediation but reservng
to himself the right pick quarrel hereafter if he
chooses. 1t is as folows:-
SIRE AND BROTHER Yours in the breechess of your
pair of Pantaloons tnice taors you have William,)
have duly received and note contents l was indeed
Just putting myself into posture of Defence and pre-
pairing, furthermore, TO give Louis Philippe good
licking However, if you say you can make US friends
gain, in an honorable way, have objections
cept your mediation. You must remember, however,
thai on my part, have nothing to mediate. All want
is the money. If France chooses give up her prspos
ferrous demand about explanation, shall be very
glad TO find her sensible again. Meantime, William,
you will please consider this merely reopenng the
diplomatic interccurse-not the settlement. | shall
give receipt till get the money full. shall not
to urge my Congress the passage of the three
millions appropriations put the country in state Of
defence, till you send the final reply Of France.
have nothing to say impugning your knowledge Of
ships and fighting. 1t might be unpleasant menten
New Orleans 10 you. Van Buren, sends his special
respects to Queen Adelaide and says be shall
forget her polite attentions at Windsor Castle.
Forsyth, Secretary. ANDREW JACKSON.
The British medialoa is therefore accepted-but it
does alter the position Of the counry-t merely
"opens the negotiation through third party. This,
however, is quite sufficient to satisfy all that it will
terminate amicably. There is necessity for Con-
gress therefore, to make any war appropriations.