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sensitive and faslidious standard he applies to this
communication, know not. But had thought that
in this practical and utiaran age, notions jealous
and sublinaed had given place to dlrecess and sim
pllcy OF speech, and that an appeal to the candid re-
Elections Of a Foreign Government on the consequent
ccs which might ensue from the omission or perform.
ance Of certain acts if made 10 tone Of courtesy and
friendly expostulation was always held to be admis-
sible, and sometimes, indeed, proper.
1t IS little remarkable that language almost idcr-
teal with this, in letter of Mr.. Fox to Mr.. Forsyth
Of 29th December last, should have passed without
arousing, in the slightest degree, the jealous scnsib
ties Of gentlemen. In that letter, Mr. Fox says to
MIR. Forsyth:
81 cannot but forsce the very grave and serious con-
sequences that must ensue, it, besides the injury area
dy inflicted upon Mr.. Mcleod of a vcxatous and I'M
Just imprisonment, any further harm may be done
him in the progress of this extraordinary proceed.
ing"
these are not of substance sufficient, in my opinion,
to occupy in this age of the world the grave discus
sons of body like the Senate of the United States
The calm dignity Of conscious strength is not prone
to be astute IN imagining suspectng insult. Ii is
ever self poised and collected, reposng the sense
of its power, and the justice of its cause Such
trust will be the attitude and bearing of this gal.
liant Republic Of ours Least of all will It permit it.
self to be restrained from doing what is right by the
most unworthy of all fears" the fear of being ho't
ufraid'
The senator from Pennsylvania seems 10 have for.
gotten the ilus'rous and honOred name which was at
ken in regard to the affair of Mcleod He INDUCED
himself in painting TO the Senate the naughty men
and indignant defiance with which he supposcs An
drew Jackson would have treated the demand of the
British Minister if he had still held the rens of pow
er. Though the Hero of New Orleans was not then
in the Chair of Safe, one his compeer in bodness in
foarlessness in dlgnity-one who had been familiar
with every form of danger in the field, and no,
TO be daunted by the reflection of tcrrors, real
aginary, in the cabinet-one whom the People Of
America had selected for his military and civil servi
ccs to fill the seat which Washington had occupied
veteran who never shrank from contest with Bri.
fish power face to face was there. Does the gentle
man suppose that he, too was panic stricken
The senator from Pennsy lvann may dismiss his mp
preenson that the honor of the country will be COM
promised in the hands Of those to whom the Nation
who now so worthily has the place of the lamcntcd
HARRISON has gven in life of honorable and patriot
lc service pledges which the country can repose
He has announced the maxims Of his policy towards
Foreign Powers in terms which cannot but command
the universal asscnt--to render lstce to all, submit
ting to in Justice from none-and while scdulously cul
vatlng the relations of peace and amity with the
of the world, estcemingit his most imperative duty
to that the honor of the country shall sustain nc
blemsh." To these sentiments Of the President We
find faithful echo in the language of the Secretary
of State in the close of his letter to Mr.. Fox. This
Republic does not wish to disturb the TRANQUILITY O
the world. Its object is peace. Its policy peace
But still ii is jealous of its rights and among others
and most especially Of the right of the absolute i'm
munity OF Its territory from aggression abrood-ont
these rights it is the duty and determination of th
Government fully, and al all times, maintain, Will
it will at the same time as scrupulously refrain from
infringing on the right Of others" In sentiment
such as these we have abundant guaranty tina
nothing will be done or suffered by the present Admin
istraon which shall strike us from the high ranl
among the nations where the virtuous struggles o
ancestors have placed u.s. and that it will stead
pursue the noble and comprehensive rule of actio
laid down by one of our early and most illustrou
prpsupnts the character nj n ms md
maintain that of ON independent nation, preferrin
every consequence to insult and habitualwrong