"Whatever differences of opinion may have existed among the people of the United States, upon national subjects, we cannot believe that any serious expectation can be entertained of withdrawing the support of the people from their constitutional agents, and we should hope that the recollection of the miseries which she herself has suffered from a like interference, would prevent any such attempt by the Republic of France; but we explicitly declare for ourselves and our constituents that such an attempt would meet our highest indignation, and we will repel every unjust demand on the United States by foreign countries; that we will ever consider the humiliation of the Government as the greatest personal disgrace." Mr. THATCHER observed, the gentleman from Virginia had read three or four paragraphs, in the form of amendments. He presumed he did not mean to add these, without striking out some part of the report. He wished him to say what part he meant to strike out, that they might see how the Answer would stand when amended in the way he proposed. If they stood together, they would be inconsistent. Mr. GILES presumed it was the object of the committee to bring into view a comparison of ideas in some shape or other, and he thought the amendment proposed was calculated to produce this effect. If he understood the Answer as reported, it was predicated upon the principle of approving all the measures which had been taken by the Executive with respect to France, whilst the amendment avoided giving that approbation. The simple question was, which of the two grounds the House would take? He believed the best way of ascertaining this, would be to move to insert, and if the amendments were carried, to recommit the report, to be made conformable to them. Mr. GALLATIN said, when an amendment was carried which affected other parts of a composition, it was not usual to strike out, but to recommit. The Chairman having declared the motion to be in order,