Gazette Of The United States

From a Correspondent.

It is a subject worthy contemplation at this awful time, when the balance for war or peace hangs suspended over America; what will be the probable majority which the enemies to the Treaty may carry it by, in the House of Representatives? Would any man suppose, on a question of such eventful magnitude, it could be less than thirty or forty votes? No, certainly. And yet it is reduced to almost a fact, however the Market-street "sink of scurrility" may assert to the contrary, that let the vote be called for when it may, the war whoop party will not exceed the trifling number of five or six, out of one hundred and five votes—which is not above one twentieth part of the whole representation. But when the Senate ratified the Treaty, by the great proportion of two thirds of their constitutional number, (which is the ratio of two thirds of the Union) they were insulted, execrated, and effigied, as the greatest of apostates. On the reverse of the medal, these Americans, who this paltry number of five or six will consist of—should they carry their point, that is at one "fell swoop" to murder all your liberties, privileges and properties? Why even not two thirds of the black slaves, nor white—Representation from the ancient dominion. And will the Senate concede to such a flagrantly unjust rejection by such an insignificant majority, of a Treaty, which the people approve? No, never. If they should, if there must be a paroxysm of madness, even let the mighty Italian, with his stiletto, and bowl of poison come on, we are ready, for the citizens of America know their rights, and will despise all screeching birds of passage, and all incendiaries.