House of Representatives, 'Iiscalooss Novnmbnr IS I22r
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.lndre,c Jachson, President ef he U. States.

 DEAR STR Two extra copies of the Globe addressed to me, bearing your fiank, and containing the speech of Thomas H. Benton on the ''Erpungiag Resolutions,D were this morning placed upon my table.

 herewith enclose them to you again, without delay. There is no channel of communication between us-we are not personally quainted--there is, therefore, no mode through which you can address me, unless 1t be officially. and in the dis charge of some public function imposed upon you by the Constitution and Laws of the Land and as i. is evident that this is not in the discharge eff any such public function, the conclusion therefore follows that 1t is improper for you thus to address me; and 1t would be equally improper in me to receive from you such communica- tion

 Upon looking around, I recognized pa- pers of the same character bearing your franh addressed to the other members of the Legislature; and we are credibly in- formed that the members of the Legislature of Tennessee received similar papers at the opening of the session in that State.

 Sir-Do you forget the character of the people that you address, and the form of government under which we live 2 Do you forget, too, the solemn promise you haue made not to interfere with the elective fran chise, and the freedom of opinionl

 Your evident object in this instance is to ingeuence bhe opinions of members of tue Legislature. And whether they concur or not with the United States Senate in the Re- solution which they adopted, condemnatory of the conduct of the Executive in remoy- ing the Public Deposites, is not necessary for me now to say; but 1 do most solemnly object. and protest against this practice of dressing any communication whatever to the members of a State Legislature for the purpose of influencing their actions and opinions. It IS without precedent, and fraeght with fearful and dangerous conse- quences.

 here take occasion also to enter my protest against the late practice of the Ex- ecutive in appealing from decisions of the United States Senate, to the State Legisla- lures and the people. The members of this body, without doubt, are strictly respon- sible to their constituents nor can 1t be doubted that they will be held to this re- sponsibility but it is not competent for the Executive to make himself a hird party in such case, and exercise the weight of his popularity, the patronage Of inc govern ment, and the influence which his peculiar position and station give him in procuring such verdict as may be in accordance with tue laws sas he understands the,a.n