Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-08-04


latia, to be one Of the enyoys extra.
ordinary aud ministers plenipo,e..d.
airy to negotiate and sig treaty Of
peace with Great Britain under -.
mediation of the Emperor of Russ;,.
to negotiate and sign a treaty =,
commerce with Great Britain and
to negotiate and sign a treaty ~
commerce with Russia, to.ethe,
with the message Of the Pres;Ien, -
the United States, of the 9TH Juns
| report:
That according to the ins,ruc.
tons of the Senate of the 10Th lime
the committee, through lis chairman
addressed a note to the Presidsp, of
the United States, on the 18th ius,
a copy Of which accompanies this re-.
port. and in reply thereto. the Pre-.
sident addressed note to the chair.
man on the 1ltl instant, which note
also accompanies this report, an.
pointing Friday. the 10th instant.
to receive the committee 10 com.
municate the aforesaid resolution Of
the Senate. and apprising The com.
mittee Of his late message to The Sc.
nate. containing the grounds on
which he would be obliged to decline
the proposed conference with the
committee. Upon due ccpsidera.
/, ton Of this reply. The committee
deemed it an incumbent duty to wait
! on the President according to bis an.
pointment. and to present to him
both the resolutions Of the Senate in
relation to the nomination referred
to the committee, and did accord.
ipgly wait on him and present them.
WIren the President was pleased to
observe to the committee, in sub
stance. that he was sorry that tue
Senate had not taken the same view
of the subject which he had done,
and that he regretted that the mea.
sure had been taken under circum.
stances which deprived him Of tho
aid or advice of the Senate. After
the committee had remained a rea-
sonable time for the President to
make any other observations if he
thought proper to do 80, and obsery.
ing no disposition manifested by him
to enter into further remarks. the
committee retired without making
any observations on the matter Of
the resolutions. or in reply to those
made by the President.
Copy ofa letter from the Chairman Of
the Csmm'ttee on the aDniuation ofs-I!.
6tu Gahafla, TO the President 81 the
July 18th, 1913.
The committee to whom was
referred the nomination Of Albert
GaIlatin, to be one Of the ENJOYS ex-
traordinary and ministers pIenipoten.
tiary, to negotiate and sign a treaty
of peace with Great Britain, under
the mediation Of the Emperor of
Russia, 70 Negotiate and sign a
treaty of commerce with Great Bri-
tain and to negotiate and sign a
treaty Of commerce with Russia;
together with the message Of tho
President of the 9TH of June, have
directed Inc to enclose to you a CO.
py of two resolutions. passed by the
Senate, and to request that you will
be pleased to appoint such time to re.
ceive the committee as may entire
ly comport with your own convent
ence.
The committee sincerely, lament,
that your indisposition for some time
past has been such as would have
rendered it improper to have address
sed YOU upon this subject at;an ear
Iier period /; and arc now much gra-
tilted to learn, that yon are again so
far restored to yoar health as TO be
enabled to attend to your official du'
ties.
Accept my best wishes for a per.
feet restoration Of your health, and
assurance of my high respect.
JOSEPH ANDERSON
Chairman eflhe COMMITTEE.
PRESIDENTS REPLY.
]. Madison presents his respects
to Mr.. Anderson, and informs HIM
that he will on Friday next. at II
o'clock, receive the committee Of
the Senate instructed to commuDi'
cate to the President their resolu'
ton of the 10th ultimo. The COM
mittee are apprised. by his late mes
sage to the Senate, of the grounds
on which he will be obliged to oe'
oline the nronospd conference Win