Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-03-27
F,em che BaAino, z Federal Republican.
RUSSIAN: EMBASSY. :

SSTAN:EMBASSY.
II is.xhispered At Washingsns. .thst the
mission to Russia the 6pldest High. yet ia.
ken by our exscasGSs) wac advised by Dir.
Pinknrs, our minister at the court OF. Lou
doa. This zvhfsPer, which proceeds from
Mgh Authority, is, like many osher artful
tales, coitiniiniexed from hand 70 hand in
confidence, for the purpose Of adding TO its
creditapd importance, and ihsuring'ilsp as.
iieily. The intention Of the whisper IS
twofold. {, ~ -. 81,
ist To transfer, if possible, the aodium
of ahunpopular mission from Mr.. Ma4i-
sons 20 ano,her's shoulders. .gsss -, :.
Cd. TO deconFose belief, daily gaining
ground among the people, that the mission
had fofits object com6inta operation Nth
Rassia asainSt Enshha, Sssd system fro
Posed BE- Bsnaporte, and which has been See
'verat gears maturing. -
Is IS not necessary either TO affirm or
deny, that Mr.. P,nkney advised admission
TO Rssia, but We will assert without ha-
,zardings decentralization Of any one cog
nizantof the affair, that the object Of the
mission did not flow from Mr.. Pinkney's
advice, but on The contrary, was in the con-
Temptation of q democratic executive, be-
fore Mr.. sPinftnty was invested with che
character Of a ministers The merit or
demefit of this measure, its good or evil
qualities and consequences, belong sxclu.
sively 10 Bonaparte, Mr.. Jefferson and MIR.
Madison. The first named of :hese per.
ssnsges contriYed il, the second adopted it,
and caused il, notwithstanding various op.
posing circumstances, to se carried into
effect. y, 49,. -
We shall state some Of these circum:
s,Gncss clronologieally as they occurred.
Mr.. JSfsTsen, a few days Before the end
of The congressional session, which com
msnced in December, 1908, nominated to
the senate, Mr.. Short minister plsnip0ten.
t'ary to Russia, having previously appointed
him 20 that Office during the recess Of con.
,rress. This nomination, it will be remrm.
bered, 1pas unanimeusLy rejected by the
senate. The same senate having i,s hitting
consinuetba few days after the accession Of
Mr.. Madison to The presidency, this gen.
,lsman nominated John G. Adams to the
Office they refused to Mr.. Short. The SO.
nate not having the important secret con.
fded to them, nor being able to compre-
bend IN what respect q minister in Russia
: could render commercial services to the u.
States, when. for upwards Of twenty years
the want Of one at iha, court had not been
experienced by our merchants or the ccun.,
try, reicsted also this nomination. This
second refusal 70 concur in the mission no
wise SLATED the ardor of MIR. Madison in
favor .oG il, still less could public elamor
and suspicion, both of which were reused,
turn him from his purpose: A, the extra.
ordinary meeting of congress convened by
proclamation during the last year, Mr.. Ma.
Olson again put in nomination Mr.. Adams,
who was finally approved Of by a small ma.
joritys. although nothing had subsequently
trsnspirsd, which could render such q mis-
sion more, adyisabls than when the senate
withheld ,heir advice and consent. e
From this simple statement Of facts, il
us evident, that Mr.. Madison must have
attached unc azn1hon interest 20 this mission
TO have pressed lie thus repeatedly upon the
senate, and finally to have obtained for it
their consent. What rendered Mr.. Mad
SON so earnest in ibis business Z When we
revert 10 the state of things in Europe, at
this period, his solicitude and hurry may
be accounted Tor. Il will be reeoliecsed,
that Alexander declared 6imaelfto be iden-
tilted with BqDaparse, In War and in Peace,
and thssiSfg Jsfsrson had spproximated
the United States, blythe embargo aud re-
.,raininr,Iawss 60 the STATEN of -R.nanarte
rs inesitable. IL was then Mr.. jefferson
appeintsd-and instructed Short, who had
returned from France, and was then in PHI
ladelps6a, 70 bow at the foot stool oil the
emperor on bis way. ID the courtof Alex
anier. Need we add, that Mr.. Madison
appears %. have felt and acted under the
s . See the ads,iss;sns IN tse government