Republican Herald

In the debate in the British Parliament on the 4th March, several of the speakers took occasion to allude in favourable terms to the message of President Jackson to Congress. Mr. Peel, in reply to some remarks of Mr. O'Connell, used the following language:—

An honorable gentleman had drawn a comparison, unfavourable to the latter, between the American President's Message and His Majesty's speech. Whatever might be that gentleman's dissatisfaction at the tenor of the American message, his was as great. The manner in which England was mentioned by the President gave His Majesty's Government, in common with all other classes of their fellow subjects, the sincerest pleasure; and he was glad of that opportunity to repeat the expressions of amity and friendship used by that distinguished man when speaking of this country. His words were these:—"With Great Britain, a like distinguished in peace and war, we may look forward to years of peaceful, honourable, and elevated competition. Every thing in the condition and history of the two nations is calculated to inspire sentiments of mutual respect, and to carry conviction to the minds of both, that it is their policy to preserve the most cordial relations. Such are my own views, and it is not to be doubted that such are also the prevailing sentiments of our constituents." He re-echoed these sentiments—May all the competition between the two countries be the competition of industry, civilization and peace! May the foolish sentiments of individual hostility entertained by some in both countries, gradually vanish before the influence of good sense and right feeling: and, as both nations possess a common language, and are derived from a common source, may they be united in lasting relations of good will and amity! He gladly took this opportunity on the part of the English Government, re-echoing with respect to America those kindly sentiments which her President had expressed towards us.