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

timss, assured me, of their unsallied pu-
risy !; nor 10 there any man who wow
derive more pleasure from bearing tiEe |.
honorable testimony in his favor to the
verdi upon all proper occasions. But
notwithstanding my habituef confidence
in the purity OF bis motives, and my res
psctful deEsrencc for his opinions. 4
e.nno, make an unhailswed sacrifice of
toe convictions Of my own judgsmentat
the shrine Of these scnslbillries /; nor
euiogise, nor support measures affect
ing tho best interests OF my county
which. after the most diligent exercise Of
the faculties of nv own ulind,l csnscisn-
tiously bellows, to be founded IN errors;
merely because, I believe at the same
time, tbose errsrs, TO be unintcntional,
especially when l well SNOW that the ef
fec,s of such errors upon society, sill
in no respect depend upon the good CT
evil motives, which dictated them. !
would also remark, that In examining,
and iudging of, the measures OF the Pre-
sident, il is but common justice 10 hin,
always to recollect, that he has been Cal
led to the administration Of the govern-
nlent, under circumstances prese iine
the most unexa,ppicd difficulties. Diff
ticuitits, arising from intsreal. as well
as external causes, and both equally be
you'd his control; aud therefore, nj,
measure. ought to be viewed with the
mos. liberal Indulgence even by those
who confidently fancy, they see in Them
unfortunate ahserra.ions from the true
interests Of his country Nor de | be-
iieve. amidst all his surrounding Diff
culties, that the President has rccs we'd
that assistance, from wsae IS generally
called his cabinet, which at other times
and under other circumstances, might
have b.en expected from it. It's ga
nization Of this time, i believe to be Pc
cuiisrly unfortunate. Nor do | believe,
that hi. genuine original views OF the
national interests, have been at all i'm
proved by the iRtrusions of other self.
created advisers.
Amidst 80 many endorsements, too
liberal allowances for unintentional er-
rors, cannot be iodplged. In this spiri!
of liberal indulgence, and with no other
object in view, than the discovering of
truth, shall proceed to execute the task
before me In doing so, propose to
inyert the order OF time, by bringing frs,
to your consideration, topics Of more
recent dates, & these willprobably thros
back our reflections, to others, more re-
mote in paint Of time, but not less inte-
testing in pciot of nncIvr.-I~>,s NC
then '6rst cal, your attention 10 the mes.
sage Of the President, nominating Mr.
Russell, to be minister plenipoten,isry t.
Sweden, and the proceedings Of the Sc
nate tSereupon.
The Message is a, follows.
- NSSDAr Nay 81.
The following writes message was
received from the the President Vi ,he
United States, by Mr.. Graham:
To the Senate ef fhe Un:t'd States.
The Swedish government having re-
peated'y manifested a desire to lnlcr-
change a public Minister with the Uni
States, and having lately appointed one
with that view, and othec consideraiiops
concurring to render it advisable at this
period to make correspondent appeinl-
mept. | nominate Jonathan Russell, al
Rhode Island 10 be minister plenipoten-
siary of the u States to Sweden,
JAMES MADISON.
May 80, 1918
Circumstances, which it ishot neces.
sary to mention here, prevented me from
t.kine nv seat in the Senate, till about
the Attn Of June; the Senate had previ-
ousiy adopted the following resolution,
amongst Other proceedings in relation 10
the messase:
Re,olpe4. That the President Of the
U S be requested to iauss to 's laid
before the Senate the correspondence
which may have passed between the U
States and the King Of Sweden respect.
ing the interchange of public ministers
between the said governments,
Tho reply to which, was laid before
the Senate on the 7th. in the following
words
The Secretary Of State to whom WIS
referred the resolution of the Senate of
the third inst. requesting the President
to cause to Re lsid before the Senate the
which may have passed
between the United States and the King
of SSeden, respecting the interchange
Of public ministers, has the hoaor TO re-
port 10 the President, that no direct cor
respondenes has taken place on the sub
ject.
In reference to the object Of the reap
luton, the Secretary of State submits Sc
s.raI extracts of letters from MIR Speyer,
Consul ufthe y. S. nj Stockholm, end a
letter from MIR. Beaseley> comniissary OF
prisoners at London, by which the wish
ca and intsntions of the Swedish govern
ment in relation to the interchange OF
r,,;o;atars have re an ~ atle kn0Wn TO this