The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-01-27

o. The Washington correspondent of the New
York Sunday Morning News, writes to the editor
of that print follows:-
The New- York relief bill is entirely dead, or all
signs have failed. Yesterday the House left the a.
BOLTON debate, for the debate the relief bil by
the casting vote of the speaker and to-day there
was considerable majority against taking up the
order Of the day, to wit, the bill for the relief of the
sufferers by the fire. Mr.. Dutee J. Pearces speech
of yesterday was the death stroke of the bill in its
present shape. 1t was powerful exposition of the
partial operation oke bill in regard to the different
classes OF the sufferers,only class in part viz
the merchrnts losing goods to an amount exceeding
one thousand dollars, being provided for at ALL
! 05"Thc editors of the Ephraim X. AUery and
bernardo DE Soto Herald have dared to call us n
"denmatory writer" and otherwise to speak dis
respectfully Of us. To be denounced by public
journal that by acts itself the defender of p,
racy and murder, is evidence conclusive of our
moral superiority We however advise Jimmy
Grow not to admit in his columns single sentence
more this subject, but to observe passive silence;
Or we shall feel our duty to open ground tier up
on that concern in our next paper.
GJ>The attention of readers is particularly
invited to the following article, from the London
Times, in relation to our difficulties with France.
II exposes Freach faithlessness and nsincerty in
lucid and forcible manner:-
1.-THE dispute between France and the United
States of America proceeds vigorously on paper
and our earnest hope, from every political well
as humane consideration, is, that it may terminate
paper. At the time, let it be settled how it
may, we doubt whether the French government and
Chambers have much reason to be satisfied with
their own conduct throus hout the whole affair of
which the plain right and justice are so manifest
When England, on the foot of an account which
had been adjusted by negotiation, was proved to
stand indebted to the United States, she never
dreamed Of shuflling, prevaricatng, or mnuet dam
cling ont of it. Like nn honest power, Great Brit
ain, instead of standing on punctos, or splitting
sraws, hastened to pay her debt, thereby getting rid
of all embarrassment, sgnalizing her integrity TO the
civilized world, and obtaining not merely friendship
and good will, but the most marked expressions of
public esteem and confidence from the republican
second evidence of the trust rcposed by America in
the honor of the British government was since af-
forded by Gen. Jackson, n somewhat similar
occasion, TO wt--the clean and off-hand fulhlment
of the terms of an agreement which Eng land had at
first been unwilling to sign, but which, having sign
ed, she promptly and conscientiously executed.
"Why has not France been wise enough 1--WE put
morality of the question, though it is the only
wsdom) to act on the same principles After long
battling, she soemnly recognized her obligation to
pay America . million sterling.--But as if she felt
it humiliation to be honest, she coggcd her dis
charge of the bond with a complaint that the Amer
lean President had, in the discharge of his official
duties, not in manifesto published to all mankind,
but in discourse addressed to the legislative body
of the United States themseyes-a domestic docu-
mont purely-detailcdt the history of the negotiations
with France, and in doing so laid open series of
proceedings on her part, which it impossible
for any man to say reflected much credit on her
fair and straight forward policy. France takes fire
at this, not at being in the wrong, which to really
magnanimous spirit would be the most painful fea-
turc Of the whole transaction, but at being convicted
oft Ii hurts her conscience to be found out
So, instead of showing any eagerness to make
repuraton, the justice of which she herself admits,
she peevshly threatens the president of the repub-
lie, that if he does not apologize for having told the
truth to his own countymcn about the obstacles he
had experienced in procuring an acknowledgment
of their lawful claim, she, France, would not con-
sent to satisfy it, Apology, quo,h the veteran, (if
report speaks true,) { would see them - first
"However, we suspect the matter will end as
such matters have often ended-in the fourishcrs
looking foolish. and in long and fierce looking horns
being quietly dmwn in--'oue friendly it. will be
in corner-some conciliatory and re-
medal but will be produced. The Monifew will
insert some grand and regretful paragraph. The
steam has alreudy begun to evaporatc through its
porous columns. America is told that there is no
legitimate cause Of war Jc,wcsu the two countries.