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"M-a' . i i. -. - .) .r : -. - ' ; ' s :: : " ' .:- ' --- - . , I ' v - ---- ! .V-' m. , 11 IM I II T TTT7 1 v ': v V:V1 - ...j - i '4 r DITED BY T. MEREDITH, PRESIDENT MENAGE. MESSAGE FROM I'll E Pit ESI DENT OFTIIF. UNI TED STATES TO THE TWO HOUSES OF CON GRESS, December, 1S33. r I'tlloic cili-tns of tlic Senate I I and Huusr of Rrprcsr.ittaliccs ; . In the discharge of my officially, th task nain de volves upon meol communicating with a New Congress Tlie reflection, that the representation of the Union lias been. recet:tlyreHewed, and that the constitutional term of i(s service w ill expire with my owii, licititens the solici tude with which I shall attempt to lay before it the state of our -national concerns, and the devout hope w hich I j rrish, that its labors to iojiovej thtui may bo crowned - M'tt'i success ' ; j 1 ;'ou are assembled at a period profound interest to (: ,j tmerian patriot. .Tne unexampled growth id prosperity of our country, haying given us rank in the scale of nations w hich removes alt ttyprehensioii of dan gsrto our integrity and independence from external foes, the career of freedom is before ujs, with an earnest from the past, thatif true to 'ourselves.jthere can be no formi i!a!ile obstacle in 'he future, to it peaceful and hriinter , icpted pursuit. Vet, in proportion the disappearance ' ot those pppreheiisions which attended our weakness, once eonlrarled irilh It.? power of some of the stales of Ihe old WorW. should V2 rolVt'O solicitous as to those .winch belong to Hootjritlion ley,: U Ts to our ovyu con duct w e must look for the preservation cf those causes, Wwhicb.depeud the exctl'ence arid the dtrraiion of our Jhi;py " system of Governure lit. ' J In tlie example uf other systems, founded on tlie will of the people, w e trafce to inlernaLdisieiisioii the iulloences w liich have so often blaited the hbpes of the friends of treedom. The social elements. Whicb were iVstroiis aiul successful wMien united gainst external danger, failed in . !lie more diirreulLtask of property adjusting their own i ternal organization, and thus gave Way the great 'riitci- i pie of sell governuient. Let us trust that Hiis admonition .vill never oc lorgoitun uy tlie liovcrnment or the People experience thus far holds out to the great human f.i:nilv Hi V miv x.o , umu men iiic IC-MUIllMiy WHICH our iii me piacin.auiiiiy mm nie oiessings 01 tree government ' will be confirmed, in all time to come. . ' We. have but to look at the state of our ngricn ture', oanufa'ctures, and commerce, and he unexampbl-d in' Urease of our population, to feel the magnitude ol the trust .cotnniitfed.to bs. Never, in any former period of our bistory, have Jle bad greater reason jl ban w e now have, to be thankfullto Divine Providence for the blessings of health and getierfi) prosperity.-1 Every brnncii of labor uc sec crowned with tbe mostabundunt rewards: in eve element of national resources and wealth, 'and of Indi vidual comfort, we Witness the most rapid and solid im provements. With no interruptions t6 this pleasing pros pect at home, which Will notyieldto the spirit cf harino-1 ny and good will that so striin)iy. pervades the mass of the people in every quarter, amidst all the diversity of interest anu oursuttsto wmc.11 tney are aiiaclieuand wilh ini atise of solic'nude in regard to our external affairs. which will not, it is hoped, disaf)fp.beforethprinci jilcs'of simple justice and the forbearance that mark our intercourse with loreign powers, we ba;e every reason to feel proud of our beloved country, j . The general etate of our Foreign i Ilelalions tiaanot materially changed since my last annual message;, 1 ,' In the settlement of the question of the Nortlm-esfern liound.iry, little progress has been made -Great Britain lm declined, according to the proposition of the United Stales, presented in accordance with the resolution of the Senate, unless certain preliminary conditions were ad itetl, whicb I deemed incotftpalihle with aalisfactory Ijbd rightful adjustment of the controversy.-.Waiting for me disiiinct proposal from tlc-wvicm-xiaja I'filain which bas been invited, I can onlj'repeal the ex pression of my confidence, tha with tkelrong mutual deposition which I believe exists, to in.ke a just arrange trjet, ihe prepVcxing question can br .settled with a due regard to the weli-ouudcd pretensions and pacific policy of, all the parties to it Events arpfreqoently occurring on the' Northeastern frontier, of a character -to impress upon all the necessity of a speedy and definitive, tormina nnlton of the dispute. This consideration, added to the i!t'5ire common to both, to relieve the liberal and friennly relations so happily existing between the two 'countries from "nil. embarrassment, will, no 'doubt; fraVe its just in fluence upon both. j . Our diplomatic intercourse with Portugal has been re newed, and it is expected that the claims of our citizens, iwlielly paid will be fully satisfied as soon r.t.he condi tion ol l,he tV'ieen's Government w ill permit the proper ' attention to the subject ofiheni. That tiovernmcitt has, lam1iapy to inform yml. manifested a dttermiuatiou to rt upon the liberal principles w hich bavc-hiarkijd our fommerciul policy ; the happiest efiects upan our future "tade between the United States and Portugal, are antici j'ated from it, and the tihn is not thougliMo be remote when- n system of perfect 'reciprocity' will be- established, , The' in italments vmp. ii'ider tlr Convention with the 1 Kin;; of t ieTvo Sicilies, have been paid with thatscru J'ulous fide'itv by w hich his w hole coudticihas heenichar- : iictcrised, and the hope is iiululged, that tbe ailjusfinent M the vexed .question of our chums will be followed by a j pore cxtehded and -mutually ueneiiciar iniercourse oe jf'.vceil thej two countries. . ihe internal contest slill contni ues in fc pain. lislin- uihed as this struirife has iinhai ily been, by incidents u lac most s uiguinary character!, fhe oougations ot the Sate I real y of indemnification willji Os, have beenneve.r thfiless, faithfully executed by the jSjianish Government. provision having been nrajli at the last session of f'tngrcss lor the ascertainment qfjfhe ' claims to be paid !rd tJie apportionment ofjthe funds nnderthe convention made with Spain, I invite your eary! attention to the sub jf et The public evidences o,f tlie debt have, according to 'he tcrmso' the convention .trad in the forms 'prescribed by Imen placed in the possession of jllrc ljii,ted States," and lie interest, ns : tell due. has beeii- regularly paid upon .... i.B ...... V.-.IJ.1..... V...'. ...... ' ...... 1,3 rognhted by the act of Congress. Noecent information lias len 'received as to the diyposi-l loju of the Government (if .Madrid on this subject, and the )aincnted-,deatti of our jeceitly appointed Minister, on his way to Spain, with the. pressure of their affairs at hoirie, render i. scarcely; rotable that anv change is lo bet looked for durine the jt'oining year. F.trthcr portions of ihe Florida archives bave been sent to the United States, allhough the dij?aih 'foneof the Commissioners, at a critical moment embar fH3Ku! the progress of the delivery of tlietn. The higher licets of Ihe local Government have receotly shown an options desire, in Compliance with the, orders from the V-Hrc nt Government, to facilitate the selection and deli very iT all we have a right !to claim. ; ' Negotiations have been opened ,nt Madrid, for the es '.3lILsiiment of n lasting peace between Sp:iiu and such ' j'lho Spanish American Governments of this hemisphere, fthave availed themselves of Ihe intimation tiven lo all tlctn, of the disposition of Spain to treat upon the ba- J" 01 thtir entire indeoendence. tl is to regretted, that Nitiltativcjous appointjments, by all of the ministers to ne Satiate with Spain, lad not been made : the negotiation Vself would hye beeri simplified, and this long standing l"is,Mite,jspreadin!r over a large portion of the worjd, '.'i'jld have beet;roiightto to ninore sjipcdy conclusion. : ft)ur political inid Commercial 'relations with Austria, Prussia. Sweden.' aqdTieu'urk, stand on the usual favor "lte bases. fOn.e ot the articles ofourtrealy with llus- Sa. in rclallon lo lyt tabj oq the Northwest cost of . America bavins ex'.r;d, instrujcjtoQt have been given to , fr Minister t t. Pjetersbnfu-a uegotiate a renewal of ' 't. The long and nnbroten amitf bHwen the two Gov ernments gives every, reason for supposing the article Will l, renewed, if stronger wotivea do not, exist to prevent it 'lian, with our view of the subject, can he anticipated here. A sk yoijr Bttentionto Ihe message of my predecessor ht 'hp opening of the secjond session of the nineteenth Con gress, relative to onr pommercial intercourse yith Hol . 'and, and to th documents connected with that subject, -'"nmunicated tothe ijouse of ReprescntHtive.o-lhe lOth of January, 1825, a!nd 16th January. 1827. Coinciding " the opinion of my) predecessor, that IlollandJsnoU nder the regulations of her present systeig, enlUled B 'iay "er vessels and iljjeir cargoes received into the Uni cd States on the fooliyg of American vessels and cargoesj rgnrus duties of tonnage and imMst, a respect for his ;;-.M'.uee or w to the Jbgiilatore, Imsalonc prevented rac "HIGIITEOUSN vi l.0U1cu,T,m 7" ,V3":.: u "m wailed!. - Ull IIIPtllllldM ILL. i ..i.-. ir ideWicallron. , , vesse S received in Iheir forts the ut uueaureatraent shown to theiuMntlieiinrinritn V Ka ,s expected the MniZT : l0e ur' tac eni, v.t .. ..... nT. . . " . "c,'r". " were in S under t;M.'SV mu uotlaiui were nnitcd nrii-. :" 'V.,U,T,,1-V?f,,,su1 'ith the justice of their nrr; x. printhh no,. could noriievwtt.MtB. ;.i .j ? V . o r' !''" resect forCo,ls:r,s,, preventerl me SSS ? "S en r(cncl the prnnt- vVud' , """Sneeowditioii which lSS J t Sec IS fu' ht UX my JuMt. filled since i i ecom" fc"d' theretore, H.review of the act of 11 o Inch mad,fin ti,,U l 1 HS wi" Pce an en u e!,dy 'p tJSr-- a'lJ ''I b'iSati0,1S f f jUSt-6 Tim A .. ..,..!.,.. M i .! . ! win u"Z ""Bf ' - . Pme J v,,..... mister to the United States A Convention with Mexico for xfPn.i;w ih liie annoiKlmciit nf g the time for brio k.. 1 --, """3 in run wie oounuary "tie has been ronrlnd.l o...i .. :u . . .. . - - - " f(iinr)iiti.i.v.... . . . 1. t -1 HSsi( and .. !!l l, , . ., J i h.T r T-nt-' eyCtlt3 in that co"nt? 'ave awakened the bvebest solicitude in tboThe United States. Aware m ,, r5,nSm.tations existlne. and powerful induce menus held out to the citizens of the United States', to mingle in ths dissentioos of our Imm-w.o nirhi. : a- .. -...v. ...11 uc juuiniueu id iiii K Sd'St rVe'l give,!vliie U'l Attorneys of the united. Mates, where mdication w-rr.nA.i L ent.. -.;.l...... ' '.v.- .. ....... .yu ... u iiwe- to nro: to violate th f,!,tr.rt;o;.a ..71." . ... Kue,BP'" rC5Iect to tiftrtniu all ...1,. . ... same tone ,t has been thought necessary to a nViso e Governmeniof Jleiico that we should reouire thSlA . 0 , v. ut uiiaiuv M hl!n a li a ,L,L UP terr,t?r.v to be scrupulously respected byboth "urdl,,omic agents in Brazil, Chile1, Peru. Central America. Venezuela, and W -Granada, con :d l ''"M?te-? ved vi the continued good un-dej-standu.g vat,, hft Governments to which they are."" erallraccredited With those Gov ernmehts u JJrKhiX . aivuiuuiMtn" ciaim9. icnrcelv an advance low a mainly to their distracted state, lor to the pressure of im perative domestic piesiionS Our patience has been, and will probably be still further severely tried but our fel low Cit.zeus whose interests Involved; may confide U the determination of the overnmenl to obtain for them, eventually, ample retribution, i , M nrHrl?"? f !,e !on3 M ,llls lmisphcre lution succeeds revolutinn ;r.;;.-:.. . ... . v..-,,lcleui)yuoinesiif dissensions, lievo- f,;n,. ...jtn.cs uic; ommiueo upon forejgners engaged in lawful pursuits, much time elapses before a. Government sufficiently stable is erected to jus lily .exmctalioo of redress AlinUters are sent and recei ved, and before the discussion 01 past injuries are fairly begun, fresh troubles arise ; but loo frequently new inju ries are added to the old, to be idiscussad together, with the existing Government, after it has proved its ability to sustain the assaults made upon if, or with its successor, if V?."' lflhi?unhPPy-Mndionoflbicy contin ues much longer other nations w ill be under the prion,!' necessity of deciding whether justice to their sufferi.ig citizens does not-r?rmire a ni.nmni,j..(: - . ,5 TrrrTr... 1 - . r""fi 1 11 ics3 ui injuries ny - . ' 8iaoiisiiment 01 aGovernment competent andienduring enough to discuss and to -make satisfaction for them. Since (the last session of Consress. the validity of our claims upon France, as liquidated by the Irt-'alVof ..c.iowiiionicugeu oy oom oranclies ot her Legis lature, and the nioney has been appropriated f.r their dis charge but the payment is, I regret to inform you. still withheld. - j-j . , A brief recapitulation of the mok imporlant incidents in this protracted controversy, will show bow utterly un tenable are the grounds -upon which this -course is at tempted to-be -.justified. ' Mr y. On entering upon the duties of my station, I found the L' mted States an unsuccessful applicant to the justice of France, lor the satisfaction ofclaimf, the validity 01 which was never queslionable.aiid has now been most solemnly admitted by France herself. Tbe antiquity of these tKnins, their high justice, audthe agiavidirfg-ircumMan-cqs out of which they arose, are too jfamtiier, to flic Amer ican Peoj)4e lo require description. It is sufficient to say that, tor a period often years and upwards our r.nmmpfi-,. -w as. with b!il little inttei niptioii.the Subject ol constant a Rressions on the part of France aggressions, the ordinary .......u ..i ni.ivii were couuemnaiMtn 01 vessels and goes under arbitrary decrees, adopted in contravention, as well of the lawsof nations, ., of treaty st ipulations ; burnings on the higfwseas; and seizures and confiscations, under special imperial rescripts, in jhe portal other na 4ioiis occupied by the armies, or urider tfi"e coTitrol of Fiance. Such, is now conceded is the character of the wrongs wo suffered wrongs. ,in many cases, so flagrant, that even their authors never denied our right to repara tion. Of the extent of these injuriejs, some conception may be formed from the fact, that affer the burning of a large amount at sea, and the necessary deterioration, in other ca-sesyby Iqng detention, flic jAmcrican property so seizd and sacrificed at forced sales, excluding w hat was adjudged to privateers, before or wiliiont condemnation, brought into-the French treasury iipwards of ' twenty four millions of francs, besides largo custom-house du- "ds- . ' . r-. -:- y The subject has already been an affair of twenly years' uninterrupted negotiation, except for n short time, when France was overwhelmed by thfr imJifary power of united Ciirope. i Diuing this period, whilst bther nations were extorting from her, payment of their claims! at thepoint of tlie bayonet, the United -States intermitted their demand for justice, out of respect to the oppressed! condition of a gallant people to. w hom they felt under obligations for iraternal assistance in their own days bf siifferinir and ol peril. The bHtf cffects of these protracted and unavail ing discussions, as well upon our relations With Fiance as upon our national character, were obvious!; and the line of duty was to my mind equally so. This- was, either to insist upon the adjustment of our claims wjlhiu a reason able period, ot to abandon Ihpm altogether. I could not doubt, that by this ewurse, the-intere'sfs and honor of both .countries, would be best cwisulted. Instructions were therefore given hi this spirit' to the Miimlcf w ho was sent out once more lo'dernaiid reparation;. jUpOn the meeting ofCdngres in December; 1&2J, 1 felt it my duly (o speak of these claiins. and the delays of France, in terms ealcu lated to call the serious attention of both countries to the subject.' The Iheii French Ministry tookexception to the 1 message, on the ground of .its containing a' menace, under which it was not agreeable to theFrench govern ment to negotiate. The American Minister of liu own accord refuted the construction w hich.was nltempted to be put upon the message, and, at the. tame time. called to the recollection, of the French Ministry,! that the Presi dent's message was a communication addressed, not to foreign Governments, but tothe Congrlessof the United States, in whicb it wets enjoined upon htm, by the const! tutiori, to lay before ti.at body information of the etafe' of the Union, comprehending its foreign! as well as lis do mestic relations; andthat if, in the discharge of this duty he felt it incumbent upon blnvio summon the attention of Congress, in due time, to whaf might be the possible con sequences of existing difficulties With any foreign Govern mcnt. he. might fairly be supposed to do so, under a sense of whSl iwas due from him in a fraiikMommunication with , another branch of his own Government,, and - not from any intention of holding a mena&e-over a-.foreign power. The views taken by him receive-d my approba-; tiorif the French Government was satUfiotl, and the ne gotiation was continued. It terminated in the treaty of July 4,1831, recognizing the justice of our claims in parf, and promising payment to the amount of twenty-fryo millions of francs, in six annual instalments. . V - "The ratifications of this treaty were exchanged at MTashirflrfon, ?n the !JJ of February. Ic35, and in dvc i iro ss, TEMPERANCE, AND JUDGEMENT NEWBORN, N. C. WEDNKSDAY, DECEMHKR 218'. uays inereatter it was laid hpf.ir fTonprpss. i.nm-. J .1 Meiy passed the acts necessary, on our part, to secure to r ranee tli rommfip:..! j I 1 CnmPl -n, 7- , n",arCB Y"'BUXU r MI tl)e jairtly not mere matters of form, and of which the trat,s v,1'"" " .' ' " Ve, approving the above conJ vention. in nil n ,?f .i. i- ... , . . . ' --v"j iiitr f rencn, in ibiiiii nnicu are rer 1 . . u i;i mr iniiuiuuiis u men are con- ....u ... , uo ueciare, by ourselves, as well u4 by our "-cpsiir, inni it is accepieii, approved, ratifi- ea and confirmed : and bv these presents, signed by our Hand, we do accept, upprove. ratify, and confirm it; pro. mising. on thelaith and word of a Kin, to observe it and tocuse it fo be observed inviolably, willwiut ever contravening it or suirurinK it tobe contravened; iliri-rtlv Zt"er j ""y Ca,,i,' r U"der a"y Pre,enwJ Wliai Otlicial inforiA.itinn r.ril.n . i . r .v; . w.,.,cu oiajes reached Va,1 whilst the Clmnvbers re -re in ssion. tj delays of the FiVncli Jvr...n. f.. .: m s10l. -'ii. t . i . the subject of its! fulfilment, have been heretofore staled to congreiS, and l have no disposition to enlarge upon itiem here. It iS sufficient to observe that the then I'en ; ling session was allowed to expire without even an etlbrt p obtain the necessary appropriations ; that the two sue feeding on-s vvere also suffered lo pi,s awa w ithout any thing bke a serious attempt lo obtain a decision upon the ulject; and that it was not until the fourth l !. most three years after the conclution of the treaty, and more than : vvo years alter the exchange of ratifications, that the bill for the execution of the treaty w n presssed to avote and rejected- J In the meaintmr, the Government of the V. States. having full confidence that a treaty entered into and so solemnly ratified by the French King, wouldte executed in good faith, and not doubting that prov ion would be ntade for the payment of the first instalment which wnsto become due on the second day of February. ItfJJ. nego tiated a draft for the amount through the IJ-nk ol the te nded Mates, i When this drnft WD l1M.cr.1l l liv- I Via tint. der with the credentials required by the treaty to author ise lum to receive the money, the Government of France allowed it to be profited. In addition to the injury in the nonpayment of the money by France, conformably to her engagement, the United Slates were exposed to a heavy claim oh the pan of the Hank, under pre tence of damages, in satisfaction of which that institu tion seized upon, and still Retains, an eijuaT amount 'AT the public moneys. Congress was in session when the deciMon of the Chambers reached Washington ; and an immediate communicHiion of tliis apparently final decis ion of Fiance not to fulfil the stipulations ot'the treaty was the course naturally to be cxnecteJ fro.n the l.-eb dent. The deep tone of cislsatistaclion which pervaded the public mind, and the correspondent excitement pro duced in Congress bvonlv i or. no. -a l Ln,. L,i,m .1.- result, rendered it ijoic Jhan irota!te. that resort lo uimeuiaic measinTS'DI recfress would bethe consequence ol calling the attention- of thai tiody to Hie subject. Sin- ccrely desirous of iirescrvinz the pacific relations which had so long existed between li two countries, I w as anx- iouS-to avoid this course if I L-ould be satisfied, that by nor the honor of ,ny coun Without the fullest assu d not hope to acquit my- doing so, neither the interest tryi- yould be cbmpromitted. r.nice upon that point. I coui sell; Ol tlie responsibility to be incurred. 111 sulIV;rMi Con . i r . ' '. ... . I gress to adjourn vvithout 'avirta the subject beforv'lhcin. Thbse receiv ed by ine w ere believed to be ot that charac ter:! . : m That the feelings produced in the United Sifltes by the news of the rejection of the appropriation, would be such as I have described them to have been, whs f'.)n s..p.-i bv thfi iFrench Government, and jprnnqd measures were ta ken Uy it to prevent the c usrqueuees The Ivin, in person, expressed through ouri Minister at liris, his"pro lotitjd.regru itt tlie decision of the Chambers, and pro mised to send, to'thwith a naTTon: sMp, w tin, despat. hes to iis Minister here", authorizing him to give such assu rances as would satisfy tlie Government and the People of the United States, t.Jt Ihe trealv. Would yet be faithlil- ly executed by France. Tile naUonal a!''0 arrived, aid' the Minister received his instructions. Claiming' let under the authority derived from them, he ?avei.i inis Govjerument, in the nameof his, the most solemn assu rances, that ns soon after the new elections as the dar ter viould permit, the French. Chambers would be con vened, and the attempt to procure ll?e necessary appropri ations renewed j that all the constitutional powers of the Kin and his Ministers should be put in requisition ! ac complish the object, and he was understood, and si ex pressly informed by this Government at the time, to en-gagejji-hat the question should be pressed to a decision at a period sufficiently early to permit information of Ihe restili to be eomni'inieated to Congress at the comraente menljof their next session. Uclying upon these fNsnran ces, I incurred the reponsibilily great as I regarded R to be, of, suffering Congress toseperate without coonmunica tin vyith them upon the sullied. . I rhe expectation justly founded upon the promises thus solemnly made to this Government by that of France, verejn' realized. The French Chambers met on the 31st bf July, 131, so(jn after the election; arrd-?ilthongh ,'ur 'mister in Paris Urged the French Ministry to bring Ihe subject before them, they declined doing-so. He next msisted that thejChambers if)rorogued without act ing oh the subject, should be reassembled nt a period so early j that theirj act ion on tiie treaty might -be know n iu Washington prior to the meeting ol Cnitgrc-s.i. This n-a-sohtrble request was nojt rnly declined, but theChambers were prorogued to lhe!2Uth of December, a day so late that teir decisi n, however urgently pressed, could not In all -probabiift j', be objtaind in time t reach Washing ton before the necessary adjournment of Congress by the Constitution.- The reasons given by the Ministry for re fusing; to convdke. the Chambers at an caiicr period, were afterwards shown not to be insunerable. by their Bciur.sconvocai on on me 1st of December, undrr A spe cial enfi!, for do:neslic-purposes w hich fact, however, did ndt become l.nown to this Government un.'.il iiflcr the commencement of the last session of Congress, i Thus disappoipled in our just expection?, it became my imperive, duty ho consult with Congressin regard to the expediency of a resort to retaliatory measures, in case the stipulations of thu treaty should not be speedily complied with ; jitid to recommend such as iu ny judgment the or, casion cilled for, To this end, an -unreserved communi cation :6f the case in all its aspects, became imfftpensible. To haye shrijnk, in making itfrom saying all tnntwa necessary to its correct understanding, and I hat the truth wouldjjustify, forj fear of giving offence 10 others, Would have been unworthy of us. To have gone, on the other hand, n single slepfult her, for the purpose of w ounding the pride bf a; Government nnd people wilh whom we bad SO mariy motivesjfor cultivating relations of amity and reciprocated advantage, would have been .jnwise ami im proper!! . Admonished by he past of the difficulty of ma kineven the simplest stalenient of our wrongs, without disturbing the seUsibiUHnoC those who had by their po sitionecomeresjponslbte (ot their redress, and earnestly desirous of preveiling further obstacles from that source, I went out of my way to preclude a construction of the message; by whicji tlie recommendation thai was made to Congress might bp regarded ns a menace t Frenre, in not only disavow big such a design, but in d4c!armg that her pride and her power were too well known to expert any tiding from her fears. The message did j not reach Parisjntir:more j than a monlk-after the Chambers had been irf session, nnd such wasttie insensibility of lh .Min istry tc4uf rightful claims ahd just expectalir ns, that onr Muiistr had been informed that the matter, when, intro duced, jwould not be pressed as a cabinet measure, j , Althiigh tbe message w ai not officially communicated tothe French Government.and notwithdarudi ng Ihe dec laratlonj tr the contrary, w hich it contained", the French Ministry decided to consider the conditional recommen tiort of feprisals, menace and an Insult, whicl the honor of tho nation made It incumbent on them to resent. The measures resorted to'by them to evince their sense of the enpposod iridlgnity.-werc,' the immediate recall of their MinisteJ at Washington, the offer. of passports tothe American Minister at Paris; and a pnbtic notice tor the Leaislafive Chambers that all diplomatic intercourse with !4he Uniied States had been suspended. , ;: r h Having, in this manner, vindicated the dignity of France, tbey next proceeded to illustrate her justice." lotliind, a bill was immediately introduced into the Chamber of Deputies, pronoiinj to tnako the npToir1aliorij i neceary TO COME." to carry into effect the treaty. As this bill subsequently passed into a law, the provisions of which now constitute . ma... .,ujec 01 a.mcully between the two nations, it becomes my duty, in order loplce the sobjerl before you 1.1 u clear l.gbt.to trace the history of its passage, and lo refcr, with some particularity, fo t. proceedinf, and discussiohs in regard to if. The Minister of Finance, in us opening speech, alluded lo the measures which had been adopied to resent t!, hlip,,st.d indignity, efld re commended the execution of ,e treaty h a measure re quired by lire honor and j,,tice of France. lie, hi the organ ol the AIihMry. declared the meKe, but- as it ..... rrci-n en ini: saiici.oii ol i;oiires. men expres- , ,irs.ni opinion ol ti.e President. f or which ...Mi.tr uic xiovcrnincni n..rt. H-opl of the United ootids were responsible, and that nti eneninent had been ... o, ior me miiiiment ol which th nonor oiiiaucewas pledged. Entertaining these views. 1 he siiiie conaiiion winrii iiih tv.ni, m ww.,u,oi. which ine r rencli ill. mstrv nroooed tn nn,u. ,u j, paymcill of ih money, was. that it should noi ue tnauc uctil it was iii-Hri.i;n,..ril. J u,. a . I f.. , . ........ v. ,i, c uw, riuiif'ni ! of tllP If, ill,! Uni.. I..l A. .. ... r , . .iu uuiio iiuonri 10 injure ine inter ests of I ranee ; or, in Other words, thht no iPn. l.u.i i.... niithoriscd lyr Congress of a hoslile character towards trance. AVhat the .!iposilion or nction of Co'ngress miV,t Le. was then unknown to ih I'...,.. 1- r'n.;... i.. i - J",U,R,'' the -S-nate reserved that it wa, et that i.me inexpedient to adopt any legislative measures in regard to the slate of affair. I...iu.. n. it..:.i and trance and 1.0 action on the subject had occurred in he Houseof Kepresentativr-s The-e facts Were known in 1 an, prior to the i3th of March. 113. w hen the torn miirtrc to vrlioui the bill of ;,,.i ferred. reported it to the Chamber of Deputies. That committee mib,tantially re-echoed the senli.utnts of the Miiustrv. declared that Congress bad set aside the propo silion of the Pres dei.l m..l r..,. .i.i r "'"uly other reliction than that . originally Ijropcd I bus was ,t know n u. tne French Ministry and Chambers, that .f Ihe position assumed by them, and winch had betn so freouenllv and colo,n..u. a - J ".vhiim j illlKIIIIVCtl as the only one compatible w ith the honor of France w as maintained.-and the bill pissed as originally p,oi.oed ihe money would paid, and there w ould be an end of this un fortunate controversy. Hut this 'cheering rospcct was 3oon destroyed by an amendment ii.trod.ired into the bill Mt the moment ofits f - !. providing that the money should not be paid nn t' the I-.chch Government had received ati-factory ex planalions nt the Present's mes.ape, of the second De cemitfr. H,i iaf is sf, more extraordinary, the 1 resident o the Council of Ministers adopted this amend meitt, and consented tojts incorporation in the bill. In re gard to a supposed insult which had been formally resent ed by the recall ol their .Minister, and the nfr.-r..f ports to on its, they now, for the first time, projosed to ask explry.ationb. Keiitiments and propositus, u'hicll ihcy t lllitlv be imtuitert ... 1 j ... ..... . JUl L II ment or 1 eob.le otthe L nited States, are set upasohsiaclcs 111 I ln lia.pl .k.. . A C a a . ... .... ,.rnoi iirt.ice 01 n aci 01 conceded jui'ice to that Go- ........ c.u n, u i copie. nicy had declared that the honor ot i ranee reruired the fulfilment of the engagement into which the King had entered, unless Congre?s adopted the recommendkions. of the message. They ascertained lat Congress did not adopt them, and yet that fulfilment . refusJrMiless they first obtain from ihe President ex planarious otan opinion characterized by themselves as pei-ohal and in,pc.r.:.ve. ' TI'ncftion that it wa? my intention to in-ult wtnc nacethe Government ol France, is as unfounded, as tho attempt to extort from the fears of that nation w hat her sense -'justice, may deny, would bf vain and ridicjtou Hut Ihe Cnnitiiul.on of the Urjifed" a,. ti. President tliea'u,'y of laying before Congress the condition of the counlr)-, in its foreign and domestic relations, and of recommending such measures as may, in hisopinion, be r-jbv From the performance .f this duly he canndt he deterred by the fear or wounding the scn'dulitics of the people or Government of whom it may become ptcessary to speak; and the American Peo ple are incapable ofVubmiltmg to an interference, by any Governinent jn earth, iiowever powerful, with the free oerformhnee of tlie mn. H.rlira vt lii-l .i.a ;...: Las imposed jrn their public tujltionaries. The discus sions which intervene between ii.p everal departments ofour Government belong to burseiyes; and, for any thing said in them, our public servants are only responsi- ble to their own constituents, and to . net. oilier f. in ic course of their consultations, facts are erroneously sta- ted, or unjust deductions are made, they require no other ...v.... vu.iru.iniMii, iiow ever intormed Ol their error, than their love ol jastice, and what is due to their ow ii character : but they can never submit lo be interro gated upon the sut.ject, aa matter of rvght, by a foreign power. 'AVheti our discussions termiuMc in alts, our re sponsibility to foreign Hwers commences, not as indi viduals, but as a nation;- The principle Which calls in question the President for ithc language of his message, wOuld -equally Justify a foreign power in demanding ex planation ol the lai.giinge used in the report of a commit tee, or ay a member in debate This Is not the first lime that the Government of France has taken exceptionlto the messages of American P.esi-! dents. President Washinitnn und ihe firi lW,.t,.... AdamMiu tI-perlirjnaoc of l heir duties to the Ameri-.S can lVooIe. tell under ihe animadversions of the IVene;. liireclory. Ihe olxjecl.on takei by the Ministry of Charles X., and removed by the explanations made bv our " . I - . .... K a,Mi,,, lakeh Minister jbpon the spot, has already been adverted to. ' When jt.wa3 understood that the liuistry of the present King tooV;ception to iny Messago of lost year, pulling a construction .upon il w hich w as jdisavowed eoi;sfaci our late' Minister al Paris, in anwc,to the nolo which Crst announced a dissatisfaction with tho language used in the message, made a communication to the French Govern ment, under date of li'Jth January, 1835, calculated tore. 1 tiiCV? P.Uwmprcssions which nn unreasonable susceptibil ity haJ crefttcri. Jfo repeated and called the attention 01 the t rench Government to !,ie Disavowal contained in the message itself, of any intention to intimidate Ly nace Ire truly declared that it contained no charge of ill faith against the King nf the French, nnd properly dis tinguished bet ween Ihe. rihf to complain, in unexceptiona ble terms ; of the omission to execute an agreement, and an nccusation of bad Motives in wilhlioldi.ng such execn. lion-and demonstrated, that the necessary use of that riglit ought not to In considered as an offensive impntation Alihough this cbmmunication was made without instruc tions, and entirely on the .Minister's own responsibility. yt it was afterwards made the act of this Government by my full approbation, and that approbation was official ly maue known on the Vlh ol April, 183.j,tothe French Government It, however, failad to have any c (Tec t. The law, alter this friendly explanation, passed with the obnoxious amendment, .sappurtsd by the King's 31 inis Urs, and was finally approved by the King. The pcrtple of the United Stales are justly attached to a pacific system in their inlercoBrse with foreign nations. It is proper, therefore, that they should know whether their Government has Rdherred to it. In the present in stance, it has been carjijd to the utmost extent that w as consistent with a becoming self-frsocct. The note of the LDth-oHJanuary, to which 1 have before alluded, was uol lite only one which our Minister took upon himself the responsibility of nresefltmr on tbn same subject, Wid in 1he snme spirit. Finding thai it was intended to mnlr Ihe payment bf a jttM debj dependeut on the performance? of a condition which he knew could never be complied w .in, no .iiouni u n ou.y niBKe nnnmcr atiemptlo con vince the French GovernmpHtv-dliet wbilsUself respect and regard to the dignity of othetliations would always prevent ns from using any language that ought to give of fence, yt,we could never admit a right hi any foreign Govcrnmehf to ask explanations of, 'ot xq, inter fere in any manner In, the communications which one branch of pur public councils made with another : that in the present case, no such language had been used, and .that this had in alormcrnote been fully and voluntarily slided hefore it was vontemnlaed to make the explana tion a condition; and that there might be no mUnppre hension, he stated the terms used in that note, and he officially informed them that it had been approved by Ihe President, and!, that therefore, every explanation which coold reasonably be asked, or honorably given, bad been already made thnt the contemplated measure had been anticipated by a voluntary and friendly declaration,;! wts therefore not ontv u'cless, might be ticCtnvdf- v.! i' , "; . . j- ' I t 1. NO. 51 . 1 . fetisive. and certainly would rn.i anaexed as a condition nllt lKtl Wi,h, 9 en:ertj.iiu-d the l.oi... il,i .1 . '",u "'re tne, I of he difficulties fjctneen llw fir BdjU!,mer't 1 ... . ' . . .tc" i Wo nation wn..u 1 m Miririi. u mm l ... I 1 m ..tm n.;.-.ieu ; hiid I therefore niA ; o it .my fn,.,tioi, and f,,. uZloa Sle b? A inUter who had to?.Li"! ict : nod .t w, ,..,1.,:., ",sr' sponsible for the Stales.land i, now inll:! snow bow lar their Hxec.o;.. 1 ' . ' "lr"1, t' . lo reHore h rood n.t 11 .5 . n: "e ,n if endeavor a Rood under' anding uttv, trie-.. It would I,.,. 1 J. ... . . rn two conn- to the ( a, uum lll.ve ircil Ht tnv i! . . . . - nrred: The F. er.cb 1 CiUVrrnmonf r puliation which boMOr. ,dV ,K rer',v''d ' the rj- eouid in r,,S ; k ::;rlfTl,ifd'nn'1 er hesitate , . v :Ur Xil ltl " Ul'!Ti " w u,iL 'on authorized to receive il.i T aw' Tn, the French MSerV t to this notic2, be w n Mdi,T, d - ,n rrP' v be paid, because hl t?Si!f ' """f not thchaber, trtSJ!' inSSiSir'If --'conimnnicntion of.t bringa, fr a, ra , .r"fB ' "nd .' 1 lose before to the mVe n; of f P " . "f ffa,r lo havelihe w hole .ubb-ct before viT: J' 0aJp'''1 d'AtWs at Paris'to L ling 1 befo e ins ... i -.r . rei.cl. bovernmi.. 1 .. ...,.,1 ,.i. i, n..in. 10 patr flip .nfl.-. wi:ho,.i f.,nllfr y. 'c ,ns,'mentsnow . ".U I,, due. - . . .... s i JI.IU d IflMS ft . a United Thf s.ncere wiso. . I ranee Imv... rrrflnV.Aa . f 1...- ". nmy tbn.urli ti.' .-..., , ,Ji r ueernmei.l . I . . . ai knowledsed the validitv u our ca.ms, and ,ie obligMion, of lU, r 7. delayjwlll.a ' -K iuriU, nun iiis-rf" rfMiiv . -j i3tinK .... .) "' i wi.ici the im ere.?. ur w ft b, it may be ho I of Ik, 1 1. cour lri.iCMile nf inc. 1, -a . .1 . II IIHI If MiTkf I . I - f . r - . mi w .it. r km .... ... - m. w aijnii inp bein? once re ' , i :?"",",Jr.Tsr- Tl.etretty disturb the friendly relation, of .V !"i,n n bdeed, which wW 2 1 I U ?! COun,r,M' "' pacific and enliH enid not '.f l'C WMliom of h Lt ,n ,,uad, "o'd wr.dffi which w e may confideni'v- e . .1 rr.r"cUon- nallt hfifWh-Mfore ' v "en be rerivta nniynrni. nouitrp - 1 .... j . . . 1 . j. . . . new ajpect, which ha, been riven in I Z ,:"n,rea ,n S'.vita ly important ,0 ,LJ " Eie. J" .e pr.nc.pie involred in the 01 liie l. 0ver.1me.it. that it nor cornprom.ited, uithoul can neiiRer be surrendertd nope his urineccs'nrv f ..nuonai Degradation. I Mill not l. ..rf..k-..." ' " . "tnlicB. of ,iv co ry h, t nevir l .7.1 !T h"- .......1 nun me print t.Ie have heenframM,: .:rrs",,.Mn,5''OU'" " .." - "".t" our insiuoi.onv fi.le.. t. j, -vi,""n win, t am con- twenty.five mill ion "I francs will Uvethe to!.!,! r.f i leather, ir oppression should at aoy time obtain iJ Li Z,... u. differer t Will, 1 em sure, rallt- rr.,.n.u. . ' ..M.t- the degrading imDiitiif n wcr ce, which "sbjr.he . ',;rC!enIed lo -Vo" ,hc rcumstan ces yvliicn. mi re the last s ssion of Congress have oc- "1r fnl e'lT' rtinS-""d 'mnt h I?, view i tlie l.xecutive in re-ir.l mii, : .A- decile for ,Ui. prno,e. m h.-.-I .M I' W" ' '.-f.S I I AU lhe0,hpf r-cuniar egrenwn. . r .!- . ' i ire -rpti&iir rhnk.A ia . I . ? hn"onil? " rrom,My( tuifiitr.i, ,mi .here win i- b,uor i ,1 ,be T'rurT.'U cloe dfiheprrwnt tear, of .,.. ""'" r. . uenrvrd, ibat after meeting at oairtam! iine "nMpwiieH rrropnuion. there win remain near n-.IIi..m lo be a, ,.lied lo n.,y new objects hicb Cor.frrsi ma de. agnate, ,r tot he n.nre ra.-id ex,CMiUn of ,he ork, already A ( -t.e.. ,M or thrae cllJrt, nd , fW.,fy )( orreM;x. : p - ....u.rs . ii enfuin; fear." it is et!nia.eH tl.., . t.. .... receired from ourcr.tvren.r H.:ii-M Should CoajreM-maVe re orrrr.0r'la.5on.. ; r. .. M. i be estimate, which w il. be ubn,iue,l from the proper depainu : to .Uhu l.enly f, u.ion,,,,!,, tLL t at loe Clue nl the n..t ..... . . r . rrUtion.. ;ii ' ' " e,'"""r rrnded .ITro- e. s.. ' rn.ll.oB,. Thi. ,d, I ... uefa!l.r applied to rropced im- nr-rol YrJ.w' '.,uooai orkt, which . . . " w l'-n est. mates, wto the r.ws ranul . rwt m ri I a .oaa-ra w " i'fe alrfa.lv l.rgun. Kiil.er . ...... , . . . - - V. .1.1U1IJU- l a..d oscbd, an. Wuld rentier onnecrary n.rt prent ,.ec,iary cmiiti.,,,. to d.tit.e tl.e UrpIu. revenue, t to reduce U any fmer ,t.,n wi ,flvclfH ,,T ,p nigtin Uy, la ay event, a. ,he anrnal re,H,rt.ft0m the Secretary of 16 Treaw.y will enter into detail, .ho u,e U probabil.tr r ome tic creased in ihe revenue during ihe next tven jear-, amt a very coMUmhie deduction in IE, it is o.t r.commroded ib.t Con. press.at.ould u-deriale to modify U,e prcwnl lariff, ., ro turb tbe princ pl. . on hich ihe ron.prcmise art a raised Tsx, atiooonaiinu.nl' 1 1, 9 ..;.).. r . ' I K""Ta. cou,mH.o,ublcl. an ot .0 rompennonj with our w prudoioBtl w.y d.ni.n.rbrd as to Us n to om ler.t the source of thi. are eT nnd the same ol J-ti can abo be aiied Ly my more liberal pr-j. ..Mor.B.or ine surperts 01 pul-Uc Ucrvnce, which, in tie prOef state ofour prosperiiy and wealth, mar be c,p.-c,ed 10 ei-.?. vouc attentiun. If.h ver, after SAtUfjr in- .11 the demands wUch ariefromlbe.,urce.,.I,e t.arx,n1ed balance in U.e Trealarr l...tfd still e..:tinue t,V increase, it be bolter to l,r with lbevi ..t:i the irreat chafes ronirmpl.trd b.o.r tariff ias te ..r. red. iml shall n.t4e us lo ref.se ihe .; . wi,'. ,Ut rare and ci: . cumspertron;Lki Bre due to so d.-Itca.e urA STonant a'.ac Jpft- ! M "'j . It is certainly our duir to din.;.,!,!. B, far a.W can, the VjrZf f ax,t.o. and ,a regard all Ihe rrs,rir,i..n. nhich are Une.l on the trade and n.vieatlon ofour ci.,re. eiU hich weib.1t defenc ar.d ldepedence of our country erjui up,.n Tl.: " h"Ve CM"Pt' ncl. itiw.n!, tfce relief of nur cWtemlw the cbaneet ,c!. .ccompauiedlhyajent of the public debt. amfiS.dortHef ,be revenue l,wi, i, m.ni.e.t frm !.. f.ct. Ibai compared iihj ISM, t'uere is adin.inuiion ,,f er tweniy-C. n.ill..,.i in the it . wo year, a.xl that our expe..d;iu.e, imlepen dentlv of those for lie publie debt, have e re.luce.1 near sin mitlions dttrbtS tLesame peritxl- Let u trui, tl.ai t.y ibeeoniT pue.1 observance of. econoiytaiHl V? hr.rrrtoniiinf tl.e g .eat fi tftesisof "fricu'lufe. ntanufiriures, and rpnimerce, morb tftoreiray be accomplished lo dlminUb the torhens of Goverttnntand la in crease still fa it lie, tbe er.jerprHe It t!e patriotic affVetKHiof all Hv es of our riliztns, and all rbe nmlers of oar happy Conf1errl As lbe data which the Secretary of the Treanury ill Sy beloa you, ill reft.d to oor Cuaaclal iewarce. arc foil aod etleodetl af.J wUlsiTord a safe guide In your Cor a re calculations, I think H Utue cestary t offer any farther observations that sul.jert brre. XDKif O.e evi.lencrfof.be increannp prosperity (h cwuotrr not the Wat pratifyipg b that afCv.led by the receipts from tte sales of the public laads, wblcb amoaal.ia tWpreot rear,, if nerecied turn off it. 0)0,0 0. This circumstance atsu ike rapU lty wllb which aericlrwre, the f.rst and mosU-partam ocewpatiosj of sh-w. advances, and contribai to tbe mtHh ami power .fm ..tended territory. Belne still or.keopio,, that it is oor f e.t policy, as far as we can, ooosi.teaily with the obligations smde. which tho. laadv w ere ceded to tbe United Stales. prompt tb. speedy arulesHmi. I beg leave to call ib Mtewtiow mf tbe prseo Congres. to ibe supgmiowv 4ltftW, rpecti.f i . mcr soesvigcs. ' The rxtrfcd'.nar rmlni, r.v. .... . w r .c. ... l-.a. . - . . t ' . c sjoer tiTiat lOifr-Vetrif r fj tbe Ja- J r'tn. 1 - - utima VOL, X
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