Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1836-03-04
WAsmISeros, Monday. Feb. %

The HOUSE was not IN session to-day, and
the SENATE sat but a short time-barely long
enough To receive and hear Message from tho
President relative tn our French relations, and
the correspondence relative 10 the mediation.
and of a communication from the British Gov
eminent, through their Minister resident here,
announcing that France was satisfied with the
explanation contained in the message Of Dec
last, and that she was now ready 10 pay the
instruments due under the treaty of indemnity
OF July 1881. Our limits compel us To con-
fine our extracts to the Message and the last
mentioned communication and the reply of the
Secretary Of State.
MESSAGE.
To the Senate s. House of Representatives.:
transmit, herewith, 10 Congress-, comics of
the correspondence between the Secretary of
state and the Charge d'Allaires of His Britain
me Majesty, relative to the mediation of Great
Britain IN our disagreement with FIance. and
10 the determination of the French Govern
ment to execute the Treaty of lndemnfcation.
without further delay, on the application for
payment by the agent of the L. States.
The grounds upon which the mediation was
accepted will be found fully developed in the
correspondence. On the part of France the
mediation had been publicly accepted before the
oiier OF 1t could be received here. Whilst each
of the two Governments has thus discovered n
Jus, solcitude 10 resort To all honorable means
OF adjusting amicably the controversy between
ihen, II is matter of congratulation that the /
mediation has been rendered unnecessarv- |
= nder such circumstances the anticipation NAV /
De confidently INDUCED that the disagreement
between the u. States and France will moi
rave produced more than temporary estrange-
nent The healing effects of time, lust con-
'ldeIatlon OF the powerful motives for cordial
Iood understanding between the two nations,
he strong Inducements each has To resnect and
'steem the other, will no doubt soon obliterote
rom thelr remembrance all traces of that dis
greement.
vi the elevated and disntcrested part the Z
government of Great Blitain has acted, and
vas prepared to act, have already had occa
ION 10 express my high sense. Universal re-
pect, and the consciousness of meiiting il are
'lth Governments as with men, the lust re-
.aruS OF those who faithfully exert their DOW
10 preserve peace, restore harmony, and per-
etuate good WILL
may be permitted, | hust, at this time. 5
ithout suspicion Of the most remote desire
throw OIL ccnsurc from the Executive, or 10 {
ont 1t to any other Department or branch of +
It Government, To refer to the want of eff G. ,
We preparation in which our country was found !
4.
the late crisis. From the nature of our in
the movements of the Government '
preparation for hostties must ever be too d
ow for the cxgencies of unexpected war. | Il
lbmlt 1t then to you, whether the first duty
e owe to the People who have confded to MS h
lelr power, is not to place our country in such !,
! attitude rs always to be so amply stumbled
18th the means of self defence as to afford no s
ducement to other nations to presume upon y
IT iorbeaTance, on to expect any important adj |,
intages from sudden assault, either upon II
lr commerce, our sea-coast, or our interior
ontier In case of the commencement of hos n
tles during the recess of Congress, the time .
evitably elapsng before that body could he
He'd together, even under the most favorable r
circumstances, would be pregnant with danger Y
I'd if we escaped without signal disaster or na'
'nal dishonor, the ha2a ofboth unnecessa';- =,
incurred, could not fail to excite f;.e,;og ~
'ep reproach. earnestly recommend To Won
ereiore, to make such provisions that in no fl,
ire time shall we be found without annie means W
repel aggression, even although il NAV come al
ION Us without note of warning. We are n
wv fortunately, so situated, that The expenJi, to
re ior this purpose will not be felt and, irt c,