The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-03-02


In Senate, Monday, Feb. 22.-The new Sena-
tor from Mississippi, Mr.. II. J. Walker, appeared
and took his seat.
President OF the United States by Mr. Donelson, his
Secretary; which was read.
TO the Senate and House of Representatives.:
transmit herewith, to Congress, copies of the
correspondence between the Secretary of State, and
tile Charge d'Afaires Of his Britannia Majesty, rel-
ative to the mediation of Great Britain in our disa-
greemeat with France, and the determination of the
French Government to execute the treaty of indem-
MITIGATION, without further delay, the application
for payment by the agent of the United States.
The grounds upon which the mediation was ac-
cepted will be found fully developed in the
pondencc. On the part of France the mediation
had been publicly accepted before the offer of it
could be received here.-Whilst each of the two
Governments have thus discovered just solicitude
to resort to all honorable means of adjusting ami
cubIy the controversy between them, 1t is matter
of concratulation that the mediation has been rem
dcred unnecessary. Under such circumstances the
anticipation may be confidently INDUCED that the
disagreement between the United States and France
will not have produced more than II temporary es-
arrangement. The healing effects of time, just
consideration of the powerful motives for cordial
good understanding between the two nations, the
strong inducements each has to respect and esteem
the other will no doubt soon obliterate from their
remembrance all traces of that disagreement
Of the elevated and disnterestcd part the Gov
crnment of Great Britain has acted and was pre-
pared to act, have already had occasion to express
my high sense Universal respect and the conscious
ness of meriting it, are with Governments as with
men, the Just rewards Of those who faithfully exert
their power to preserve peace, restore harmouys and
perpetuate good will.
may be permitted, trust, nt this time, without
a suspicion of the most remote desire to throw OFT
censure from the Executive or to point it to any
other department or branch IT the Government, to
refer to the want of effective preparation in which
our country was found at the late crisis. From the
nature of our institutions, the movements of the
Government in preparation for hostities, must ever
he too slow for the exigences Of unexpected war.
submit il then to you, whether the first duty we owe
10 the people who have confded to us their power
is not, to place country in such mn attitude as
always to be so amply supplied with the means OF
sef-defcncc as to afford no inducements to other
nations presume upon our forl'eaance, or to ex-
pect important advantages from sudden assault,
either upon our commerce, our sea coast or our IN
terror frontier. In cnse of the commencement oi
hostcs during the recess of Congress- the ne time
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ed together even under the most favorable circnnl-
Stances would be pregnant with danger, and if we
escaped without signal disaster or national dshon-
or, the hazard of both unnecessarily incurred, could
not fail to excite feeling of deep rcproach. l ear
nesty recommend to you, therefore, to make such
provisions that i'm no future time shall we bc found
without ample means to repel aggression even al
though it may come upon us without note of warn
ing We now fortunately so situated that the
expenditure for this purpose will not be felt, and II
it were, it would be approved by those from whom,
all its means derived, and for whose benefit only
it should be used with liberal economy and en-
lightened forecast.
In behalf of these suggestions l cannot forbcar
repeating the wise prccepts of one whose counsels
cannot be forgotten The United States ought
not indulge persuasion tbat contrary to the or
der of human events, they will forever keep at a
distance those painful appeals to arms with which
the history of every other nation abounds. There
is a rank due to the United States among nations
which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost by the
reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid
insult must be able to repel it. II we desire 10
secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments
of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we
are at all times ready for war"
ANDREW JACKSON.
We cannot find room TO publish, at length, the
correspondence which accompanied this message
The first letter is from Mr.. Banklead, the British
Charge to Mr. Forsyth, expressing the regret of the
Br..h Government at the misunderstanding between
friendly mediation of his government.
The second is Mr.. Forsyth's reply, in which HI
reviews the facts in the case, and establishes III,
point that our government can never recognize thu
right of any foreign power to interfere with the off
cai intercourse between one branch Of our govern
ment and another.
The third letter is from Mr.. Bankhead to Nj
For,yth which, from its interesting character W.
give c:itire -
Washington, February Is, 1886.
The undersigned, his Britannia Majes,y's Charg
,fAfaires with reference to his note of the 9th O
last month, has the honor to inform Mr.. Forsyth
Secretary Of State of the United States that he ha
been instructed by his Government to state, that tn
British Government has received a communication
from that Of France, which faIfls the wishes tina
imneIIed his Rrtannic Majesty 10 offer his mcdin