Litchfield enquirer., 1836-01-28

impedimeDts in the way, and this was the
view Of Il taken by the French ministers
We were bound therefore 10 receive the sub
seqUent course Of France with great miId0ess'
and TO have viewed the rejection Ofthe treaty
with caIlnness instead Of anger. What waS
the next step on OuT part3 On the opening
Of the session Of Congress, that unfortunate.
that fatal Message Of the President was sent
in, which led 10 all the subsequent difficulties,
recommending course very little short ola
war, IN order to cOmpel France To pay the
money. This was the next subject before
the chambers. and. 10 spite Of all difficulties,
the appropriation bill was passed with an a.
mendment. HI presumed. that in acceding
to this amendmenr, the French Ministers
yielded to necessity, and this was their only
apology E,r yielding He had not enjoyed
the opportunity Of hparmg all the corres2On-
dence. but he was well satisfied with the ex-
plantations, and ne thought the letter from the
French Minister to the Charge, ought to have
been tran mittcd, in order to show the true
feeling which prevailed when the appropria-
ton was re- eeted
He wished that this message had been de-
laypd until the message If the President to-
Congress on the opening of the present Com
gress had reached France, and we had ascer-
| tanned its effect on the French Governments.
Why was our Charge so suddenly recalled :!
This ought tn have been the course, and the
| message, which he could not but consider as
hostile in is spirit, should have been suspend
ed. Still he entertained the hope that the
controversy might be brought to an amicable
close; hut il this message and documents
should reach France before there had been
any decision. his hopes would he destroyed.
| OF all steps this was the most likely to lead to,
| war, and what was 10 hr the result? WegO
to war for this FIVE millions Of dollars. The
first discharge OfcannOn is a receipt in full for:
the debt. And to whom will the greatest in.
Jury result z The commerce Of France bet.
tiers ours and her means of annoying us are 10.
the same proportion. # willie her little to
prepare for war while to us the cost will
he immense. We can inflict no injury on
France, while she can infjict tremendous in
| jury on us. We should suffer more 10 war
with France, than rvenin war with England;
and a war with France will throw into the.
hands Of England all those commercial adj
vantages which we have heretofore enjoyed.
In Just and necessary warfare, the wealth.
and sinew Of the country finds its hest en-
ploy ment; but this is not case Of that kind.
There could he no war more calamitOus to.
us now, than war with France. There was
no necessity for war, yet into such war We
are in danger "f plunging. We arm. France
arms; this leads to still further arming, until;
at least, it will he impossible to avoid war.
Mr.. Cuthbert made few remarks, asking
If we were to refrain from arms from dread nf
an enemy! Were we to remain with our.
arms folded? Such language was enough to,
make every American's blood boil in his
veins. Shame. shame. that snch sentiments
should have come from such n quarter. Ii was,
impossible for him to sit still and hearthem.
Mr.. Buchanan said few words 10 expla-
nation, after which the message was referred:,
Steam Boat Explosion 10Th Liues Destroyed.
| We are distressed to state that the steam.
packet William Gibbons, Capt. Haley, bounds
from Charleston I" this city, yesterday about
|. P. NJ. while coming NJ the lower bay, col
lapspd her steam chimney.
The accident occurred near the upper mid
die ground, between S and A. M.-Cariain;
Halsey Immediately despatched his boat for
surgical assistance and: steam boats. The.
boat met the steam boat Citizen, near the.
narrows, the Capt. Of which Immediately pro-.
cerded to the Quarantine, where the Deputy
Health officer. Dr.. Daniel, attended by his.
assistant DR.. James Harcourt, reparrd:to the.
Gibbons, which they reached about rlrvenO o.
clock, where they found the following per-.
sons dead. Isaac Dsvcga, (passenger,) Chas.
Duncan, (bar.keeper y Stephen Langstreet.
fireman, and Henry -, Frenchman,
fireman. MIR. b. F. Rogers. from Augusta,
Geo. dreadfully scald-d. (d-d on the way to
Quarantine y Richard To-day. Cd engineer,
was still living. hut net exprcted:to survive Q
hours. The four latter were left at the Quar-
antine dock to ".tn the Marine H0spital-ihe
bodies Of Mrssrs. Davega and Duncan, were
brought to the city-CaDt. Halsry at the mo-
ment If the expulsion was standing ON the up
per deck. warming his feet, at the chimneys;
we learn that Mr.. Rogers came on here to
solemnize his nuptials with a young lady ut
lMassachusrits--he is a son Of DR.. Rogers OF
Great Darlington, Massachusetts.
We wish particularly t" notice the prompt
ness Of the agent, Mr.. Charles Morgan. and
the owners Ofthe steam packet VIM. Gibbons.
10 sending assistance tn, her as soon as they
heard Of the accident that had occurred
The WIN. Gibbons hadithe assistance of three
steam boats, tn Citizen, American Eagle and
Hercules, the two former Of which tOwed her
up, and the latter carried those who were SCI
verely scalded, and dead, to the Quarantine
Hospital: Our news reporter was assured by
the engineer and officers of the w. G., that
there was only nine inches Of steam on at the
time O. the explosion.
| We learn that the greatest loss OF lie was
| in the forwa ard cabin, and that the boat crack
ed one of her boilers on her passage ana IN
consequences, a less quantity OF Steam was.
kent on her.-N. Y. Ado. JAM &c.
| Baltimore Rioters.-Ninc Of the persons.
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