The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-01-27
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
WdShin oton, Jan. l3, 1886.

washington, Jan. 10, 1000.
To the President of The United States
The Secretary of State has the honor
to lay before The President copy of
report made to him in June last, and OF 4
letter addressed ta this Department by the
late Minister Of the Government of
France, with the correspondence con-
nected with that communication, which,
together with late correspondence be-
tween the Secretary of State and the
French Charge d'Affaros, ard a recent
correspondence between the Charge
d'Affaires of the L. States at Paris, and
the Duke dc Broglia. olready transmitted
TO the President, to be communicated TO
Congress with his special message rela-
tive thereto, are the only papers in the
Dcparn ent of State supposed to be called
for BY the resolutions of the Senate of the
12ih instant.
1t will be seen by the correspondence
with the Charge d'Affaires of France,
that despatch to him from the Duke dc
Broglie, was read to the Secretary of the
Department, in Septen Der last. IT con-
cluded with an authority TO permit copy
to be taken, ifit was desired. That des-
patch being an argumentative answer to
ihe last letter of Mr.. Livingston to the
French Government, and in afiirmance of
the right ofFrance TO expect explanations
Of the message Of the President, which
Fral &C had been distinctly and timely in
formed could not be given, without dis
regard by the Chief Magistrate Of his
constitutional obligations, no desire was
expressed to ob:aln copy 1t beng OBJ
viously improper to receive an argument
IN a form which admitted of no reply, and
necessarily unavailing to inquire how
much or now little would satisfy France,
when her right to aly such explanation
had been, beforehand, SO distinctly and
formally denied
All which is respectfully submitted.
JOHN FORSYTH.
Here follow the official letters above
alluded TO in the Message, numbered from
l TO I3, which we are compelled to omit
for want Of room.
Both these message after beiug read
were referred to the Committee on Fo-
reign Relations, and ordered TO be print.
ed aud 5000 extra copies Of the Special
message and documents were ordered.
While The motion 10 print the Message
was pending,
MIR. Buchanan, of Penn. rose, and ex-
pressed the high qualification which he
had felt on hearing the message read
He said the course of the United States
was now as plain as a sunbeam. He
was glad 30 see the mild and calm tone of
the message, recommending nothing like
non.intsrceurse, but merely prohibition
ct French products, and Of the entry OF
French vessels into our ports.
Mr.. Calhoun said, he wished that this
message had been delayed, until the mes.
sage ofthe President, at the opening Of
the present Congress, had reached France,
and We had ascer.ained lis effect on the
French government. lie entertained
still the hope, that the controversy nigh,
be brought TO an amicable close but #
this message and documents should reach
France before there had been any deci-
sion. his hopes would be destroyed. Tie
said there could be 70 war more calami-
tous to US now, than a war with France.
Mr.. Buchanan said few words in ex.