Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-11-25

he - simply passive agent The sccretatg
~ STATE originates, and does not record he
suggests and sometimes acts, from general
knowledge ofthe Presidents sentiments UNION
has own responsibility; the President does nor
order him he eoEssits him. Further, the Sc
eretary oi the Senate is appointed bv the Sc
nate alone, anal is not an officer Of the govern |
ment generally The Secretary Of State is an.
pointed by the President and Senate. and Is not |
Saecrelary tor one branch ofthe government !
but rs Secretary in Il 5 province, Cor all hr.p |
ches: These are essential, and very dis,in. |
gushing differences. There are others, which
Wal readily Occur 20 the reader II a nnroIl,i
Is to be run with the Secretary of the Senate.
At may he found in She Presidents private Sc.
Sretsry which, IN S:ery point OF view, is
equally respectable.
Hr shall be thought that have. in the nre
cetlnE observations, retuted the reasoning of
Mr. Giles that is 10 say, il il shall be thought
That have shewn thai the mode of conferrip,-
by committees, between the two houses, of Coz
Sress, which Mr. Cites coufesses is the prac
ice, rs, as the president alledges, mode.
winch, IRON analogy, applies TO conferences be.
tween the Executive and Senate; and ii I have
also shewn that the Secretary of State. az th.
committee OF the President, was co-oroin.te
or superior TO the committee OF the Senate for
me purposes OF such conference as think
nave then must the public decide at once
o''SN 4hl. MICS, anu IN FAVOR OF MIR. Madison
hecsuSe the President, before he drew The lis
mction between the Senate, and n committee
OF NE Senate, IN his message to that body o. tie
9th oil July, wishing, il were, not TO excite
unplt asant alteration, did mot as Mr.. Giles
asser 5, permit ais Secretsy of State to pro-
pose, IN his stead, to confer with a comirittce
OF the Senate but positively authorised him
TO do 50 as will appear by The following short
noie, which considering Mr. Glles's iondness
Tor copious quotations OF authentic documents,
u IS very surprising ne has wholly omitted to
insert IN any part of his address on the subject
TO which il relates;
DEPAErAENr STATE,
June %, 1918
EEsTL EnEg.
The indisposilion Of the Presi.
dent continuing, ana Instructed by MN, 20 ex.
pr IS TO GU his great regret, at the delay, TO
which it has already subjected the proceedings
of the Senate, on the nomination OF minister
penipoteniary from the United States 10 SwcA
den. 10 prevent any further delay, from that
cause, he ha, authorized me 10 cOnJer 7gitL YOU
on that snbiect, and TO communicate 20 you I'M
{NF0RMAIIOR Skieh you mas be Gesir-
ous of obtaining from The EseeutiVe relating 10
IL. l will have the honor 10 meet you tor this
purpose, at snch place, and hour, as you will
have The goodness to appoint
(sgned)
JAS, MONROE.
The Honorable
It is to be observed, that the information prof.
ferel by the Secretary of State in the name of
the President, not confincd 10 facfs but
included any iRfcrma;ion," and not only such
information as the Secretary OF State could give,
as Secretary OF State, but 50 ary information
which the committee were " deslro&s al Q, tain
ing from the epecmire." There WAS, oonseque Mt.
ly, no restriction on the part OF the Presi ien
Aud it is the most extraordinary thing in the
world, that MI Giles, the luminous, the pene
trating, the critical Me- Giles, should under.
take 10 aver, with this very note Of Mr. Mon.
yoe's within his reach, (for it was pullished
among the other executive procee iings Of The
Senate on Mr. Russeli's nornnaton,A that I" tie
President has deemed il his duty to sleclfre the
overture OF the Senate for conference, and
fh49 10 GeHy Ell intermediate interchange Of OH
mon VITA nie Senate eNecufiue pyoe0sisioas !"
80 far from this being the fact il was the COM
nlttee OF the Senate that declined to confer, as.
suRing a mistaken equality with the PTesi-
dent himself, las If q pd1f OF the Senate were
equal to the ghoIe,) ana pretending to higher
standing than tue Secretary OF State, TO whom
the committee is, in the view of the constitu-
ton and the laws, actually subordinate. In
proof OF this, here introduce the answer of the
committee to Mr. Monroe, which Mr. Giles has
likewise omitted:
SIR. '' 90
The commit &c of the Senate. appointeS to
corier respectfully with the President OF the
u. States on the nomination made by him of
minister plenipoteptiary to Sweden, have had
the honor this morning 20 receive your letter of
yesterday.
The committee heard with real conceru of the
continued ndisposition of the President but
as they pre- sumo there connected with this
nomination no considerations of so urgent a ma
ture as to lcquire an immediate decision upon
IT, they wall wait with pleasure for the confer
enee they have been ordered by the Senate to
request of the President, until the restoration
of his health takes place
(Signed}
VIM. HILL WELLS.
Chairman Of The Committee eTfhs Senate
on lib, RHsseiPs Nomination.
The Hon. JAMES MoNRoE,
Secretary Of State
1t may be here very pertinehtIy asked; who