The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-08-09

committee by the resolution such as to au-
thorise them to call on him in their official
chan acfer, but, that, if they were especially
instructed to call upon him, and the speci.
nc object should be designated, he would
freely receive them and appoint time
for that purpose"
Cory Of q letter from the chairman of the
committee on the nomination of. .Siberf
Gatafin TO the president If the United
STATES.
CAPITOL HILL, llfh June, 1918.
SIR--l take leave TO enclose you a CO.
ply OF resolution Ct the senate The COM
mittee appointed by that resolution have
directed me to inform you that they will
wait on you at such time as you NAV please
TO appoint, IN order to commune with you
upon the matter referred to them.
Accept assurances of my high respect
JOSEPH ANDERSON.
Mr.. Anderson then made this further re,
port, 10 wit:
The committee to whom was referred
the nomination of Albert Gallatin, to be one
of the cnvoys extraordinary and ministers
plenipotentiary TO negotiate and sign trea
ty Of peace with Great Britain, under the
mediation Of the emperor of Russia, 10 ne
gotiate and sign treaty of commerce with
Great Britain; and to negotiate and sign {:
treaty Of commerce with Russia, together
with the message of the president of the
U. States Of the 9TH June, report:
| That according to the instructions o
| the senate of the 10th June, the committee
| through its chairman addressed note tc
the president of the United States, ON the
18th instant copy Of which accom- panic:
| his report, and, in reply thereto, the pre-
sident addressed note to the chairman OIL
the l4th instant, which note also accompa
mics this report appointing Friday the l6tl
inst. to receive the committee to commu
nicate the aforesaid esolution of the senate
and apprising the committee of his lat,
me sssage to the senate containing the
grounds on which he would be obliged e
decline the proposed conference with tho
committee upon due consideration of thi.
reply, the committee deemed it an incum
bent duty TO wait on the president accord
ing to his appointment, and to present tc
him both the resolutions of the senate, ir
relation to the nomination referred to The
committee and did accordingly wait on hin
and present them. When the presiden
was pleased to observe to the committee ii
substance, that the senate had not taken the
same view of the subject which he hat
done, and that he regretted that the mea.
sure had been taken under circumstance:
which deprived him of the aid or advice O
the senate. After the committee hat
remained a reasonable time for the presi
dent to make any other observations if ht
| thought proper to do so, and observing M
disposition manifested by him to enter int
further remarks, TIE committee retirec
without making any observations on the
| matter of the resolutions, or in reply IL
those made by the president.
Cory Of letter iron, the eharrncn Of tn,
Committee, on the nomination of .4i6er
Gallatin TO the President Of The United
States
July 18TH, 1873.
| SIR-The committee to whom was re
| Eerred the nomination of Albert Gallatin
| o be one of the ENJOYS extraordinary ant
ministers plenipotentiary, 10 negotiate ant
sign treaty Of peace with &. Britain up'
der the mediation Of the emperor Of Rus.
STA, to negotiate and sign treaty of com.
| nerce with Great Britain, and to negotiate
| and sign treaty Of commerce with Russia
together with the message of the presi.
dent of the 9Th of June, have directed me
| 10 enclose to you copy OF two resolutions
passed by the senate, and TO request that
you will be pleased to appoint such time tc
receive the committee as may entirely com
port with your own convenience.
The committee sincerely lament, that
your indisposition for some time past has
been such as would have rendered it i'm.
proper to have addressed you upon thi:
subject at an earlier period; and are now
much gratifed to Learn that you are so far
| restored so your health as to be enabled &c
attend to your official duties.