Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-07-01

extracts accompanying the report, OF
csrrespsndences frona our consul e
Stockholm, and oor commissary OF PR
aaners at London. Upon examinations
Il will be found, that the terms OF this
Presidents message, are somewhat pc.
cullar in several repccts they profts>
TO intend TO make correspondent, ap
pointment 'on the part of the U. 5 with
The one already made on the part OF owe-
zen and they contain some intimatlon
o, ali intentian to investwur minister with
poucrs for ,oms objects, without speci
fying the precise powers to be given, or
the objects to be effected by them
These circumstances produced some
Difficulties il expouuding the real OBJ.
iects Of the npmination, which we're ra-
her increxseGs than lesscned, BY the re-
port of the Secretary Of State. The cor
respondence disclosed by that report, as
certainsd fact, which before was only
CONJECTURE, that the public minister APP.
pointed on the part OF Swedea, WIS not
OF csual grade with the Gus nominated
on the part ofthe y S y; and of course,
such nomination could not carry into IF
feet the prolessed object of the a.essage,
TO wit: ito makea correspondent ap
pointment,' equality in grade being
deemed an essential requisite, to render
the appointments, correspondent. But
the message at the same time informs
thc> Senate. that there were, ssM con-
saerat;oas concurring to render it ai.
vi.able al this hericd to make a cores
hondent ahhoistment.' Mr.. Russell is
therefore nominated minisfer ttenho
te.riary' and not ninrster resident. cor
reshond irg with the character of theSwe-
dish minister actually appointed to the
U. S-There is not only difference in
tho grade and compensation, between a
minister resident. and minister pleni-
potentiary, the ore from the U, S being
entitled TO receive sum not exceeding
5000 dollars oui fits, ard 600 per an
nu,s, the other 5000 dollars on FITS and
5000 per annum, at the discretion Of,
President but the most important DIFF
ference CO, sists in this consideration
that the one is mere formal, compli-
mentary mnister, the ether il on eff
cient, operative one The one, is usu.
ally without powers for any material OBJ
ject. the other, Is usual. invested with
powers for material objects --The real
policy and objects Of this nomination
therefore mus, be looked for in words
other coa;,derGtions concurriny to rem
der IL advisable at this tefIod TO make 4
correstement aijicintmen,' The terms
other considerations are vague and in.
definite They TO not conduct the MUD
O am peci . Objects Of yysnlts !. 81 =. 80
he es;inauon OF the president, the oh
lects cnapl eheaded in them, could De
of no incon.iderabie magnitude, when
they furnished sufficient Inducements TO
nm. ae ONLY to reciprccate the oipc-
nstic civihtles, asked for on the part OF
Sweden, but to supcrcsde them.
1t was not possible from these terms,
Tor tho Sera,e to comprehend with sui
iicicnt practical certainty the.real policy
or objects Of this ncn,instion and yet
some understanding of them, seemed es-
sen,ial 10 it's proper deliberator. on the
subject. lis difficulties in that respect
were rather increased, by referring to the
xlracts of the, correspondence Ibid be-
It. For, fron them, it appeared. that
toe Original intention of Sweden, was,
TO send only a charge des afaires, to the
y. S the lewest grade of public minis.
;ers; and that his intention was after
watds changed, solely for the accom-
mediation of he person appointed, An
intinstion was also contained IN an ex-
tract OF letter from MIR. Speyer our con-
sui a, Stockholm, ofthe 25th Sept. 1912,
in the following words
The Prince Royal informed me
the lsh inst. that he had directed
Mr.. Kantzow to represent to the
English government his desire to see
a good understanding restored with
the United States.
Which gave to the transaction a
character of peculiar interest and
delicacY; whilst il threw ne certain
light upon the real objects OF the no.
mination. -lu this state of uncer
taiutv and embarrassment, feeling
no small soiicitude to act under
stapdingly upon subject involving,
so msuy considerations, on the 14th
O. June, after mature deliheratlon,
the. Senate passed resolution, re-
oussting respectful conference with
the President upon the subject OF the
nomination; the evident object OF
which was. to obtain from him infor-
mstisn of his real inducements To-
the messure. After several written
designations to receive the commit
tee of conference. the President ny
message of the 9th of July directed
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