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and delivery of all wo have a right and will be submitted to the senate. I the armies, or under the con'rol ol j declare, hv ourselves as well as bv!1 incurred the

to Claim. K eeesit ovonfs in t't rrmiiw J. !,- T"V .,l. : i t i i " 1 .1 regarded it to be

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at a 1 such crnmcnts have availed themselves of the intimation given to all of them, of the disposition of iSpain to treat upon the basis of their entire independence. It is to he receded, that simultaneous appointments, by all, of ministers to negotiate with Spain, had noi been made; the negotiation itself would have been simplified, and this long-standing dispute, spreading over a large portion ol the world, would have been brought to a more speedy conclusion. Our political and commerce re-.'-itiniw with n -in i Pr.K-;. laiioiib Willi Atisltia, 1 ui'd, we-: i r-i i. , .iden, and Denmark, stnd on the lie usual lavorable basis. One of 'the! nrticles of our treaty with Russia, i-s) relation to the trade on tlio ir west coast of America hav:inrrox. pircd, instructions have b'JCn o'ivon to our minister at fer. Vetcrsburh to negotiate a rcnowr,tl ot'it. The long and unbrokcr, amity between the two govertrmems g-ves ;vcrv reason tor sur; posing lho aric0 wijj be renewe if stronger motives do not exs Q pr0vciu it than, with our vew 0f tjie subject, can be antlcpated here. I ask your attention to the message of my predecessor, at the opening of the second session of the nineteenth congress, relative to our commercial intercourse with Holland, and to the documents connected "uth that subject, communicated lo the house of representatives on the 10th of January, ISt)5, and 18th January, IS'27. Coinciding in the opinion of my predecessor, that Holland is not, under the regulations of her present system, entided to have her vessels and their cargoes received into the United States on the footing of American vessels and cargoes, as regards duties of tonnage and impost, a respect for his reference of it to the legislature, has alone prevented me from acting on the subject. I should still have wailed, without comment, for the action of congress, but re-

; .... ..,u. ,tauH ifiiiiit-ismiuifu-wiougs, in many cases, continued ; and bv these presents,. The cxnecti

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ol thefepnnifc.i Amei lean gov- j monts held out to the citizens of the never denied cur rioht tn ronnra-! annrovc.ralifvand confirm it : nro-! government by

ot this hemisphere as ' united Mates, to mmo o in tbr dk- tin ni ,u .1 - - r-.i i . .r i realized, mei

cently a claim has been made bv ; happy condition of things continues Belgian subjects lo admission into uch longer, other nations will be our pons for their ships and their under the painful necessity ofdecicargoes, on the same foot- hng whether justice to their suffering as American, with the alle- ig citizens does not require a gation we could not dispute, that ! prompt redress of injuries by their our vessels received in their ports I own power, without wailing for the the identical treatment shown them j establishment of a government coin-

in the ports of Holland, upon whose vessels no discrimination is made in the ports of the United States. Giving the same privileges, the Belgians expected the same benefits benefits that were in fact enjoyed when Belgium and Holland were united under one government.--Satisfied with the justice of their pretension to be placed on the same footing with Holland, I could not, nevertheless, without disregard to the principle of our laws, admit their claim to be treated as Americans ; and at the same time a respect for congress, to whom the subject had long since been referred, has prevented rne from producing a just equality, by taking from the vessels of Holland privileges conditionally granted by acts of congress, although the condition upon which the grant was made, has, in my iudgment, failed since 1822. I recommend, therefore, a review of the act of 1824, and such a modifi cation of it ris will produce an cquality, on such terms as congress shall think best comports with our settled policy, and the obligations of justice to two friendly powers. With the sublime porte, and all the governments on the coast of Barbary, our relations continue to be friendly. The proper steps have been taken to renew our treaty with Morrocco. The Argentine republic has again promised to send, within the current year, a minister to the United States. A convention with Mexico, for extending the time for the appointment of commissioners to run the boundary line has been concluded,

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m.uuou. oi our immediate nenm- i hors, instructions have been given. , lO tiie district attorneys of the Ulllled Mnfov: tvlii-n iilirtMilA, i -.v..v., ,,w.v. "v,.v.v,t,w,:s war. . uMnu.sec.ue, dhout res'i'uTf' lUl might attempi to Moiate tjiG obligati ons ol our neutraht-: while, at the same tune it has been thougb.t necessary to appro the goven;,nent of Mexivty ;f our territory to be scrupulously respected bv both parties. From tlr dirdnomtio :mom in ! JM'Om our din rimntio nonls in i t .. .. ,V ' w... ... brazii (Mi Porn Central mer- - ,iiin, tciii, vytmruiamti i , cnrzucia anu xew lenaoa, , T 1 IT . f - 1 Constant assurances arc received of! tne continued good understanding with tho governments to winch they are severally accredited. with those governments upon which our! citizens havo valid and accumulating claims, scaicely an advance towards a settlement of them is made, owing mainly to their distracted state, or to the pressure of imperative domestic questions. Our patience has been, and will be, probably, still further severely tried but our fellow citizens, whose interests are involved, mav confide in tho determination of the government to obtain for them, eventually, ample retribution. Unfortunately, many of the nations of this hemisphere1. '.re still self-tormented by domestic distentions. Revolution succeeds revolution, injuries are committed upon foreigners engaged in lawful pursuits, much time elapses before a government sufficiently stable is creeled to justify expectation of redress ministers arc sent and received, and before the discussions of past injuries are fairly begun, fresh troubles arise; but too frequently new injuries are added to the old, lo be discussed together, with the existing government, after it has proved its ability to sustain the assaults made upon it, or with its successor, if overthrown. If tins unpctent and enduring enough to dii cuss and to make satisfaction for them. Since the last session of congress the validity of our claims on France, as liquidated by the treaty of 1831, has been acknowledged by both branches of her legislature, and the money has been appropriated for their discharge; but the payment is, I regret to inform you, still withheld, A brief recapitulation of the most important incidents in this protracted controversy, will show how utterly untenable arc tho grounds upon which this course is attempted to be justified. On entering upon the duties of my station, I found the U. States an unsuccessful applicant to the justice of France, for the satisfaction of claims, the validity of which was never questionable, and has now been most solemnly admitted by France herself. The antiquity of these claims, their high justice, and tho aggravating circumstances out of which they arose, are too familiar to the American people to re quire description.. It is sufficient to say that, for a period of ten years and upwards, our commerce was, with but little interruption, the subject of constant aggressions on the part of France aggressions, the nrdin.irv features of which were condemnations of vessels ami car goesundcr arbitrary decrees, adopted in contravention, as well of the laws of nations as of treaty stipulations; burnings on tho high seas; and seizures and confiscation, under special imperial rescripts, in ihe ports of other nations occupied by

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W FOUDSVILLE RECO R D.

i Crrrt .. : i .r ed from the fact, that after the bur'nitvr of n In ran amount nt con fiiifl .i. - -- . i u, , n oloriorntion in 01 ier cases, bv Ion-detention, the A- - - - - , - - - I imeriean piopertv so seized and ! sacrificed at forced sales, excluding what was adjudged to privateers, before or without condemnation, brought into tho French treasury upwards oftwentfour millions of trancs, besides large custom house diitiov. ...... . , . , . i nesuniect nat a ready eeen an c. , . i afiair of twontv years' uninterrimtcd noont:. , ;:n n flVnnn, Lrn,ilnrt timo. ...i",,, i?,.,,,,,,',,..,,!,,!,,,,,,! Lv tlc mi)itarVp0vvrrofunited Europe, Durinff lhi; )crio(J whiIst olhcr na. this pe tions were extorting from her payment of their claims at the point of the bayonet, the United States intermitied their demand for justice, out of respect to the oppressed condition of a gallant people, to whom they felt under obligations for fraternal assistance in their own davs of suffering and peril. The bad effects of these protracted and unavailing discussions, as well upon our relations with France as upon our national character , were obvious; and the line cfduty was to my mind equally so. This was, either to insist upon the adjustment of our claims within a reasonable period, or to abandon them altogether. I could not doubt, that by this course, the interests and honor of both countries would be best consulted. Instructions were therefore given in this spirit to the minister who was sent out once more to demand reparation. Upon the meeting of congress, in December,l829, I felt it my duty to speak of these claims, and the delays of France, in terms calculated to call the serious attention of both countries lo the subject. The then French ministry took exception to the message, on the ground of its containing a menace, under which it was not agreeable to the French government to negotiate. The American minister, of his own accord, refuted the construction which was attempted to be put upon the message, and, at the same time, called ie the recol lection of the, French ministry, that I It r president s message was a com munication addressed, not to foreigtl governments, but to the con-

gross of the United States, in which congress by only a general knowledge of j minister at Washington, the oiler of passIt Was enioined iinon hini by tbo tho rcsult, rendered it more than proba-j ports to the American minister at Paris, u i as enjoined upon mm, hy tae blCj that a rcgort t0 immcd;:lte mcaSurcs!and a public notice to the legislative

tuiiMiimiuii, iu i.iv ueioie mat nody llliormaiion OI inc State Of the i Union, comprehending its foreign as well as its domestic relations ; and . . a that if, in the discharge of this duly, he felt it incumbent upon bin: to summon the attention of congress, in due time, to what might be the possible consequences of existing dimculiics with any foreign government, he might fairly be supposed to do so under a sense of what was due from him in a frank communication with another branch of his own government, and not from any intention of holding a menace over a foreign power. The views taken by him received my approbation, the French government was satisfied, and the negotiation was continued. It. terminated in the treaty of July J, 1831, recognising the justice of our claims, in pan, and promising payment to the amount of twenty five millions of francs, in six annual instalments. The ratifications of this treaty were exchanged at Washington, on the 2d of February, 1832, and in five days thereafter it was laid before congress, who immediately passed the acts necessary, on our part, to secure to France the com mercial advantages conceded to her in the compact. Tho treaty had previously been solemnly ratified by the king of the French, in terms of which the translation is as follows: "Wc, approv ing the above convention, in all and each of the dispositions which are contained in it, do

ving, to observe it, and to cause it

to be observed inviolably, Without lover roiitrnvonio.T it or sn(1erinr it ! . ? .. . . - .. ; in he roiitr.avpr.of. dirordv or mil-', - - . - rootlv tor n n v on no or minor :mv

J v' w. v.i.v.x. . , enuj-i, ouuuHj uc; i fussemuieu at a periprctence, whatsoever."' so early that their action on the treaty Official information of the Cx-! ",isht bo.knon;n in Washington prior to i i tt the meeting ol congress Thi rrirmchanae o ratifications m the Uni- rrnnPS!t - "t , , ,. asoll i io i i . .i , 1C(luc1 was ot only declined, but the ted States reached Fans whilst the chambers were prorogued to the 29th of chambers were in session. The ex- December, a day so late that their decistraordinary, and to us, injurious, ; "' J'" ''' pressed, could not, delavs of the French government i 111 , l?olblllty 1)0 obtained in time to ueidvboi incirtncn government, ; ch u llsIungton bcfore the nccc in their action on the subject of Its ; adjournment of congress by theconstitufulfllment, have been heretofore don- 1'bc reasons given by the ministry stated to congress, and I have no ! lor reh,.slnS to. convoke the chambers at i- . . i i i aa earlier period, were afterward shown disposition to enlarge upon them' ,t ti. v ;. ' , a? son t n. , 'nut to 10 inoperable, by their actual here. It IS sufficient to observe that convocation on the 1st of December, untile then pending Session was allow- Mer a special call, for domestic purposes ed to expire without even an eflbrt;7wh,c!l ta? however, did not' become lo obtain the necesnrv -nnronria- U l Scent until after the . 01,1,1 " l, ..ppiopna -.commencement of the last session of contions; that the two succeeding ones i gross. were also suffered to pass away ! . Thus disappointed in our just cxpectawithotltanv thing like a decision Oil ! tlo,lst 11 became my imperative duty to

i 10 cub ot.nnr tbnt it -fiC .t Mi iv 'j v j . i v unit 11 UJ I'Vn Ull til the fourth session, almost three years after the conclusion of the treaty, and more than two years after the exchange of ratiticatic.ns,that the bill for the execution of the treaty was pressed to a vole and rejected.

In the mean time, the govern-j would justify, for fear of giving offence to ment of tho United States, having hc.TS woukI luivc boc unworthy of us. full confidence that a treaty entered ! J1fuHin7,thC thr ha'a S1"glc , . , tiii 1 iuither, lor the purpose of wounding into and SO solemnly ratified by the I the pride of a government and people French king, would bo executed in i witb whom we had so many motives for good faith, and noi doubting that i cuItivating relations of amity and rccip'ii i V- .i ; rocal advantaire, would have Iwn mmivn provision woind bo made for the i amI imp,.oncr unwise payment of the first instalment,! Admonished by the past, of the difficulty which was to become due on the I of niakingcvcn the simplest statement of our second day of February, 18W3, nc- j xvroir5 witlH.ut disturbing the sensibilities of gotiated a draft tor the amount thro' ! ! r 'a .j,1'1 lr I,ositio1!' bccomf ) i I ri ,i . jpoiifcible lor their redress, and earnestly dctllO bank Of the United States. jsirous of preventing further obstacles from When this draft was presented by j l!i;it source, I went out of my way to preclude the holder, with tho credentials rc. ia construction of the message, by which the quired by the treaty to authorise SXSd,nWaS ,nad?,on3res3 ,l. J . , J . I miS111 b0 regardec as a menace to France, in him to receive the money, the gov-(not only disavowing such a design i,i ;n io-

ernment of France allowed it t0:clarillg tlt her piideandhcr power were

be protested. In addition to the injury in the nonpayment of the J v ft J

, -, - - r . , stinulations of the treaty, was the course naturally to be expected from the president. The deep tone of dissatisfaction which pervaded ihe public mind, and the correspondent excitement produced in Gf rcdre.ss would bo tho consequence of calling the attention of that body to the subject. Sincerely desirous of prcscrv : i,. in a tnc pacific relations which had so long existed between the countries, I was anxious to avoid this course if 1 could be satisfied that by doing so, neither the intcrcst nor the honor of my country would be compromittcd. Without tho fullest assurances upon that point, I could not hope to acquit myself of the responsibility to be incurred, in suffering congress to adjourn without laying the subject before j them. Those received by me were belie-, ved to be of that character. That the feelings produced in the United States by the news of the rejection of the appropriation, would be such as I have described them to have been, was foreseen by the French government, and prompt measures were taken by it to prevent the consequences. The king in person, expressed through cur minister at Paris, his profound regret at the decision of the chambers, and promised to send, forthwith, a national ship, with despatches to his minister here, authorising him to give such assurances as would satisfy the government and people of the United States, that the treaty would yet be faithfully executed by France. The national ship arrived, and the minister received his instructions. Claiming to act under the authority derived from them, he gave to this government, in the name of his, the most solemn assurances, that as soon after the new elections as the charter would permit, the French chambers would be convened, ami the attempt to procure the necessary appropriations renewed: that all the constitutional powers of the king and his ministers should bo put in requisition to accomplish the object; and ho was understood, and so expressly informed by this government at tho time, to engage that the question should be pressed to a decision at a period sufficiently early to permit information of the rcsult to be communicated to congress at the commencement of their next session. Kelying upon these assurances,

money uy nana;, comormauiy to , uccn m session; and such was the insensibilher engagement, the United States M erc ' 'y of the Ministry to our rightful claims and exposed to a heavy claim on the part of just expectations, that our Minister had been the bank, under pretence of damages, in 1 informed, that the matter when introduced satisfaction of which that institution sei-j would not be pressed as a Cabinet measure, zed upon, and still retains, an equal a- Although the message was net officially mount of public moneys. Congress was communicated to the French government, in session when the decision of the chain-j and notwithstanding the declaration to bsrs reached Washington; and an imme- the contrary which it contained, the French diate communication of this apparently j ministry decided to consider the conditionfinal decision of France not to fulfil the j al recommendation of reprisals, a menace

responsibility, great as f

, of suffering congress to ithout communicating with. subject. itions justly founded upon s solemnly made to this that of France, were not 1 rench chambers met on lv. 1334. soon nftov tlm o lection; and although our minister in I ans urged the 1 rench ministry to brin tho object before them, they declined doinr so. He next insisted tli.it tlir. pi,nm. . , ... . . i o w""r c - t,K;,t .-i,.i.i i, . M' TS II II 1 1 KTMOi I ll'IT HAllt -.- j I ' V l'1 icgaru to the ex,1'".' 1 " M-'-uu lu leiauaiory measures, in case the stipulations of the treaty ; should not be speedily complied with; -.and to recommend such as in my judgment, the occasion called for. To this j end, an unreserved communication of tho case, in all its aspects, became indispensable. To have shrunk, in makin if, . from saying all that Mas necessary to its (correct undcrstnndinsr. and th.it tho t,.,,ti, lift I WT"l fi 1 -.-. ...I" too well Known to cxnret nnv il lears. 1 lie message did not reach Paris until more than a i - ...-. vuiiiuutn ij.iu 1113UM, which inu nouor oi me nation made it incumbent on them to resent. The measures resorted to by them to cvince their sense of the supposed indigniIH'l Oil Iticnlt m-I.I. I. f .1 i ty, were the immediate recall of their j chambers that all the diplomatic inter course with the United States had been suspended. COXTIXUED NEXT WEEK. V R A W V O IS I) S I I L Tj Ur SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1S3:. We have received no intelligence from congress other than the organization, andelection of speaker, clerk, and printer, to tho house of representatives. On the first ballot James K. Polk was elected speaker, over John Bell, both members from Tennessee. The vote was, for Polk V32, for Bell 81, scat teiing and blank nine. W. J. Franklin, lato clerk was elected without opposition; and Blair and Rives, of the Globe, printers!. The proceedings of the Harrison convention, held at Indianapolis, on the fourteenth instant, are received, but cannot be published till after the president's message. The manuscript of Mr. Humphreys'1 address before tho Craw fordsvi lie lyceum, is also on hand, to have attention as soon as may be. The president's message occupies thd principal part of our paper, this week, that was vacant on its arrival, to the exclusion of tho legislative proceedings, and other matters; but supposing our readers more anxious to sec tho message, we give it the preference--It will take two or three weeks to publish it entire. MORE BARKING. If the people will suffer mo to give a fewbow, wow, wow, wows, I will let them know what tree the animal is up, that there has been, so much barking after: sometimes some pretty good hunting dogs take the wrong end of the trail, and will follow the. back