Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-12-04
FROM lie Firgiaia .sr.us.l
TO THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA.
Mo. II.


Tie reSotattoa Of re Senate. requesting
arsspecifut conferences ,fi:h TIE Pre:i-
dent sspen the nonisatioa OF Mr..
Russell Gnd his refusai.
In the cosrse OF The deliberations an
the nomination OF kir. Russell. on the
18th, of June last. the SeAase eane to
the following rcsolaiiop:
.Msgday 5s,us Il.
" The Senate resumed the eaus;dgra-
tion of the nomination OF Jonathan Rus
sell. together with the motion subasiitcd
thereon by Mr.. Wells, on the fifth inst.
aad the motion was amended aad
agreed TO as follows:
- e ResotpN!, That The Tla.slsuat;aa CO
Jonathan Russell, and ths motion of
Mr.. Goldshsroush On tiI,sabieet, togs-
Their with the message Of the President
of the United States OF the 9TH inst.
with the communications therein men
toned, be referred to committee with
instruction respectfully IS confer with
the Fresideat Of the u. States upon
the subject OF the said nomination., and
report taereon.
" Ordered, That Mr.. Wells, Mr..
Giles and Mr.. King be the ssmmittee,n
shall purpossiy overlook oil the
incidents which teok place directly
between the President, aud the soln nit
tee thus appointed, fron this date, till
the 9Th Of July following, when the
message Of the President declining the
proposed conference, was laid before
the senate, because, nltkossh ties.
incidents might give rise fs some
commentaries, which niyh. be eEptiv q
ing TO some minds, yet they probably
would 30 Of al unpleasant ratars, and
If even real advantages ia tSe srgu-
mept might bo derivsl from then, ]
SHOULD che .r!uily dispense with this
rather Shan risk tho hazard ef
Internationally wOsnding the Prs,i-
dents feelings. tits ny sole object, t.
place this subject upon its eYrx iatriasic
merits detained from ell incidental
considerations. Whether it shogIi III
tipateiy be conceived by tbs put.is,
that this resolution Of the Senate was
founded oE correct principles or not, !
presume every impartial mind msst
admit that if such a proceeding could
be justified on any Oseasion, IL was on
the one, whieh Induced tho senate to
resort to il. The extraordinary dilemma
IN which that body was placed in, be.
Tag called hpen to act spon general
intimation of unexplained considera-
tons, inducing 2 measure in It's opinions
deeply affecting the honor aud the
interests Of the nation, the solieitude
naturally felt by il to art understand.
ingiy OF the subject, aud the sense oil
tho high responsibility attached TO
every Senator in ease OF acting
enormously thereon, furnished the
I strongest motives 10 the Senate Ia
! request Of the President frank
| discIsssre OF his rec! objects on fhs
occasioy, and respectfully 10 confer
with him thereupon. Witheut enter.
ing into an affirmative exposition Of the
principles, uFoD which presume, th'
Senate deemed itself justified iu adept
! ing the resolution shall proceed res
! peetfuiiy 10 examine the grounds spor
which the President felt himself bepnt
to decline tbs proposed conference alto
| gelher (; and the replies TO them, vii
Sufficiently eiucida!e thc views enter
tain of the sablect.
| Here | cannothcip expressing a pain
| fni regret that after the most deliherat
attesti1H 10 ths ressopius sf lSs Pres