Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-12-07
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TO Tas PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA.
49, 49, ~ VT
Tt. RYs.ias Neaatias-7as somiia-

TIE Russian NORTHUMBERLAND so"s"s
rim Of. Nc. Ga!latia sas ffts In
vags, Sc. -aad SIS rejsesisa.
90, tue sIst Of Nav last ise following
Massage from the prssidens Of inc y.
States va, laid before tas ssaats
IS To the Senate Of shs United sfsfss.
"a rCosunissions having been grsntsd
dusiee the recess Of The Senate to the
fol;osing petsonss nss nominate knee,
10 the sa ne Offices respectively annexed
to thsir namss Albsrt Gaiistin, joan
Qaiacs Adam., and james A. Rayasd'
to ox joiotly aad ssysraliy snsuts ex-
,eaorainarF md ministers p,snipotsntia--
/. ny % ueeo,iats and sign stEsaiy OF peace
with Great Britain, under ,he GlsdiStisn
of The Emnsroy Of Russia 10 negotiate
and sign treaty Of commerce attn I"
Brlrsia; and ths said John Quincy A
dams, Albert Galla,in, ana Janaes A,
Eay.rd, 10 Sc jointly and sssersliy on,
ycys exirasra;DerY ard mla'stsrs p'eht:
potentiary, ID nsgosia,e abd s'gn atreaty
CT commerce With Ratsla
eSigned1 "JAMEs MADISON.
Washington, May .9th, 1918.
On tbe Sd ofJune fe!iosiog the &c
nats passed ths folloSisx rsseiutio, Id
rela,ian 20 the Message:
Rssoipsd, That the Presidsss sfthe
Uni,ed States be requested to Inform
she Senate whether Aisert GaHatln,
commissioned as one Of the envsya TO
trea, of psacs and commerce win G:est
Britain, and ef sommsrcc with Ssss'a,
re,ainsthe effics of Secretary OF ths De-
partmsn, OF tho TreaIury Add In case
of al. so retaining .ae s,se, to inior'n
tha senate ur6er what Az thofiiy. ana ny
whom, the passrs aud dutics OF tho
head Of the IPsasury Department are
discharged daring The absence OF A!sert
Gslisttn frnos tns United Ststcs
90 the 7th OF Juno the Pfshdent
caused the feilowing reply 10 be laid
before the Senatet
q To t6s Senate aftse United States.
In compliance With their resolution
4 of the Sd inst. the Senate are informed.
d tbat-the ofgcs iof the Secretary OF the
INC reasury is no, vacated; and that IN
II he absence Of Albert Ga!laiin, conNnls-
besioned az Que of the ensoys to trtat
with Grea, Britain and Rossia, the du-
tie. 81 tia, offisr are discharged by Wii'
liam JGnes, Secretary Of the Navy, au-
thorised thsretar according to the pro.
s Visions OF the act % Congress, entitled
g An sct making alterations IN the Ires-
.ary aud War epar,msn.s," passed
May sla, l792.
JAMES MADISON.
Washington, Juns 81. 1918"
In this stage Of the business 1t FIRST
became Say dusy ts -daSnscste, and to
ACT, upon the subject. The President
commences his massage OF the 3sto
MAY by inforning the Senate, thAr dur
ing il. Reese, conaissions had oseo
granted to Nsssrs GELATIN, Adams, y
Bayarh, 10 10 ENJOYS extraordinary sHs
ministers plsnipo,snusry, NC: Sc lha
measure is presumed TO Be founded ap-
On the powers grant sd 10 the Executive,
and 1on,siass in the following ciauss Of
The al section OF the ID article Of the
Constitution uftbs Uuited States
Sc The President shall have hover 10
I'M nm al vaeanr,ss .tsI msy Sahihen
Gx-ing fhe recess off5e Sensfs, by grant
ing csamissjo,.s zDh.rh sSsH erfre az
shs End ofsbsr neat sfssias,
Whe.hsr tbs President, vas authors
ed TO grant cssuiss,ssS 10 sH e6icts, az
bspo. which iad asi 6sen tiforf .sHss,
pnIar the power to III at ali vacancies
thas nnq hahten during the reeess ~ sac
Senate. Ia qaestion NOT without its oh'
seul,iss, and upon whica esse not
m,ds up a huxi opinion, Ny dispo'l-
.ioD strongly 10, to giys the woras OF
,he Constitution, the uost bserd con-
s,rnctiop in lavos Of the rishs OF the
Executive 70 sxsreiss the p0wer--sus
wha.her it can no doae eonsiste ntiy with
the real ,nsaniBg or spirit OF the words
ius, quoted. have the most seraoas
Doubts; and these doubts srs material
,lv encrsssed BY aissrting to shsther
clause Of the Constiistion, witch cyl.
IDENTIFY iatendsd to grant the general
power CT appointment. 20 which 'as
clause ius, mentioned seems 'sthef an
exception than an origisa. grant OF pow
al l,as clause sltuded 10 islntns sains
article and section, and in the iSi!owns
woros: :,
st He 10 VIII, the Presissni) shall
! !; have power, hy and With the edsies and
4 4 .,c.aat &c the Sepste. 10 make treattes,
y provided ixs thirds Of tbs ssnatofs pre-
SEM concur; and he saaa nominate, Z
by and with tbs advice and consent Of
the Senais, shsE appsint snbssaadora,
other public mlalstess, Ano eansnis
iadses of the sytSems ccart, apa all .
thsr ssFicers of ma Uousd States. yhoss
appointments sre act oihrswsss pro'id'
ed tor, aud wb;ch shall be ss,ahiishsd ~
L. Raf ths Cs,ograss NAV, By Law