The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1836-01-06


letters and papers sent me from Paris. can attribute
this circumstance TO nothing else but an intrigue be-
ween Nick Bdde and the stock obbers on the Bourse
Their funds We're kept mp merely to insult and the
democracy. Now in England their stocks fell at once
on being told that had cut France and ordered NV
Charge home. England, after all, contains a sensible
people. They always pay their debts like honorable
men, and If there is any point of honor unsettled they
strip 10 the buif and tight il oct fairly afterw ards
have heretofore been great friend of the French
like their broths and soups and they helped us during
the Revolution Their conduct has entirely erased
every friendly feeling from nv BOSOM and don't think
they will ever behave like men till give them a
sound licking. Even the English seldom treated us
like gentlemen till | thrashed their Jackets al New Or
leans. General Washington did we'll enough in the
Revolution. He tired out the English troops and
helped TO set us going-but he was by no means the
man am, and when he retired from the Presidency
had TO vote agen him on motion of thanks.
But not content with asking me to make apologies
and explanations, the French have the efroneS TO re-
quire The same thing OF you, because you passed una
imousy resolution last year TO abide by the treaty.
and MIR. Forsyth must become the channel of COM
munlcaung TO the French this explanation. You al
ready know my mind as regards snch a demand.
don't want to interfere with the liberty of speech secured
TO you under the constitution although think not much
harm would be done to snip piece from of your
long-winded tongues But ifany ofyou either Senator
or Representative propose TO back apologize explain
or do any thing that will crafty the rascally French
shall turn the last leaf of the constitution and read
the 4" Second Section" TO YOU all. Andrew Jack son
II L. L
a couple of months to have heard what Louis Phil
ppe had say of my last Massage. Ifhe wants peace
he will find enough here-if he will also find his
bellyfuli take care 10 give all sorts Of things in my
messages might, say have waited but in that
my health would have suffered. | have bad so much
on my stomach Of late, that could not delay any
longer giving TO the French regular clip. Ii NAV
be my astchanoe. Recoectng what the tough Yankees
are, the French may buster and look big little and then
pay the money TO Mr. Brent, who is still in Paris ready
TO receive il. But have hopes of such result
nation that sought to steal apology from me by
verbal communication through Mr.. Pageot, would not
hesitate TO cheat when they can. Men who wont pay
their debts cannot be honest.
How somever, that's neither here nor there at pre-
sent.
What is to be done in the present scrape That the
question am agen all Custom House war-all nom
intercourse nonsense There's use in this way of
doing business. We tried il with England and il
only put both countries IN furious passion and made
them entirely unfit for deciding il fairly in the field.
We have most excellent quarrel with Franc e. and we
must manage il coolly and deliberately.
| have received letters froIa my Charge In Lon
don stating that the British government would like to
step in and settle the difficulty between me and Louis
Philippe. | have told Mr.. Vail TO thank King Will
liam on my behalf, but just hint to him that il will
be time enough for Williams settle our affairs with
France, whenshe shall have arranged the Northeastern
boundary with us. That matter remains unadiusted nor
does the British governmen ut show any disposition of
coming to a close. IL they don't pretty soon shall
give them broad hint one OF these days.
NJ. Pageot has deIsanded his passports, He intends
instantly To return to France, ap sorry his we's
account, for she was always obedent, good GIRL
and | must make her New Years gift before she
leaves u.s. Poor thing. she will find Paris not the
warm comfortable place that Washington is.
Such, gentlemen, is the situation into which we are
placed with France. You and the might have
great difficulty in getting out Of il honorably bur
with my aid, YOU need fear nothing. have been SC
customed TO get into scrapes and get of scrapes
Fortunately for my country, have never been out of
scrape from the time that kicked the British officer
IN the Revolution, for telling TO clean his boets till
the present one have into with France. Ii was
said by the Federaliss that national debt was na-
tonal blessing is id lie. Ii national scrape
that is national blessing. We have now a chance TO
show the folks of Europe what Yankees are. Not
soul among their rascav kings know h from bulls
foot, except be Nicholas of Russia He is the only
sensible and smart man in Europe. The French, see
make great row about lis speech the Municipality
OF Warsaw. have read that speech and as far as I
can Judge the Municipality, they call it, is Just such
another monster the United States Bank Nicholas
therefore, perfectly right in telling them piece of
his mind. The committees that came TO me from Bal
lmore and Philadelphia during the panic session. were
just such another set of rascals | settled in short
order their business and has Nicholas done his CON-
nittee mea al Warsaw.
Another thing | End fault with in France. Their
newspapers are abusing bad as the Telegraph
From certain articles have read about slavery have
no doubt but Louis Philippe is in league with Arthur
Tappan and the abolitionsts.
For all these things on the part of France tell Won
freely that is the time up fist and give France
as good thrashing she ever had The world
has been over twenty-five years at peace. Ii is
shame that things should go quietly for so long
a tinie-especiay when we have such good quarrel
10 fight about The national homer must moi be toucb
ed or arnished in nv time. have taken an oath to
hand over into Nr. Van Buren's possession as clean
as have kept IL since was elected.