Gallatin and his friends he regarded in the light of an enemy who has commenced a siege against the fortress of the Constitution.
The restricting amendment was lost, and the bill passed by a vote of 52 yeas to 43 nays.

Nor is it easy to see how the theory of Mr.Gallatin with regard to diplomatic relations could have been applied successfully with the existing channels of intercourse.

Now that the ocean cable brings governments into direct relation with each other, there is a tendency to restrict the authority of ambassadors, for whom there is no longer need, and the entire system will no doubt soon disappear.

Mr.
Gallatin's speech was the delight of his party and his friends.

He was called upon to write it out, and two thousand copies of it were circulated as the best exposition of Republican doctrine.
Early in February the President informed Congress of certain captures and outrages committed by a French privateer within the limits of the United States, including the burning of an English merchantman in the harbor of Charleston.