Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-12-04

message Of the s'h Of July, commeps.
ING In the following wsrds.
-, :" Tuesday. July g.
/" The following written n,..,,
e.cel'eu from the President of tiis u.
states, by Mr.. Graham.
70 the Senate of .se Unifcd St1,ss.
have received frorn the ecu-
mlstse appointed by the resol,i;a, Of
the Senate ofthe 18th daY ofJure. a
sppy Of shat resolution which authorizes
,ne committee 10 confer With liza
r.residen;ea the subject of IA. nca;n,-
non made by him Of m;u;stev
Pien,potsntiary 10 sweden.
:" C"neeisias it to be my Ssty TO de-
es'ae las ErsPose6 conference, wild. the
It may ~ e0avenicnt 10 exFTG.h TO sl1s
committee, and throash them TO the
ssoate, tiia grounds OF my SO doing, I
think itPrePer to address The sxplane-
tion directly 10 tho Ssnatc. Without
entering in's gsncrai review of tho
reiatiuns iG which ti,a constitution has
PLACED The several departments Of lie
government {, s7th oti.cr, itysiu su.sias
10 remark, tlls; tbs Executive aud Ssn.
ate, in the eases of appointments TO
oiIee sad OF treaties, are Is ,e consider
CT, Independent aud ea-eTJ;aate with
es'h ether. IF thsy s5rsc, tie appoint
saeHtr or treaties are naac II the Sc
pats dinagr.e. they tsl! II the Sesate
wish iufsr:RGti9n previees 70 their Suai
dssisio1, the sraetiae, keeping in viav
tbseonstitutisnaI reiatias 81 she Senate
-
quest tbs executive TO fura:.a it. 10 re-
fer the subject 30 & sss.nittes 81 their
bedy TO soiamxuie&tc, either formally
or informally, with the head OF the pro-
per department.. The appointment OF
a committee of the Senate IN scnfer i'm
raediately with the Excessive himself,
appears to lose sight of the so-ordinate
relation hetUeen the Executive aid the
Senate, which the coustitstioA has es.
tshiished, and which ought therefore
10 be maintained"
1t IN here 60 he remarked, thst the
ffcsidest does not even intimate that
taere Is any express Constitutional In
hioliian ;sSf a respectful confaragce, be-
tween the Senate itself, or between a
eoamit:as ACTING on the part OF the
Senate, sad Che Executive upon sub
,lects OF ihe;r Concurrent Jurisdiction
brt ''.ssr- * imTrops;s;y rrs.n *
considefatisn, that the Executive,
and senate in cases OF appointments 10
once, and Treaties, are to be considered
iaaepshd al, aud coordinate with each
othsr,2 and after pointing out correctly
the useful course ef proceeding Of the
Senate oR ordinary occasions cen
cIudess
/" The appointment Of committe.
OF she Senate TO confer immediately
with the executive himself, appears to
lose sight OF the coordinate reIatien
hetween the Executive and the Senate.
winch tks constitution has established
ard which eaght therefore To- be- main,
taiaeds':-
1t tesms to me sGficieut renlv to
the rsaSoning of the President. Which
eendents him to this result, 70 ehser,e
that the recital esthe usual ssurss Of
proceeding, by the Senate on orainarv
oeeasipn', nsords no reason yvbY soms
ether coarse should Bot he resoytcd To-
OF extraordinary eesasioas. TIE truth,
Is, that The course of proceeding in tbs
Sesale upon nominations IL variable.
ssitcd to chs varying circumstances ~
TIA sase; and always intended to atta;.,
.hs meSnS necessary and proper, 10 epa-
ks' It to ret Rndergtandins!y en- aaob.
hut ths principle, upon vlieh ths Pre-
,,dsnts infersaee fH.Ily places his oh.
legation 10 deciise I've proposed sonrsr-
enrs is, that tie Executive and IN. Go
nate ars in certain respects, so-ord;note
sEa thence substantially draw, the in
ference, that TO confer with a oom,,;t-
tee OF the Senate would be dsrogatory
to the Executive eharaa.er. n Is a.
far as ana able TO Judge, t,,;j guaI;tv
81 coordination between the two do
partments which ALOHA esr iust;fy The
principle of iheir freely eouTsrr;ny In
gstheT. IF this quality wou.d nef ius-
tify sEsh proceeding, it is admitted
nothing bad. If Instead of be;ng Co
ordinate with. the Senate were subord;.
rate to, the Executive then there would
not only DC SR ek"isus improeriety. hot
perhaps some serupulous minds mirbt
fancy that there would be sous decree
OF IRPertinenee in asking q conferences
a conference, or as il il sonst;r,e,
sailed, free conferences, takes nl.o.,
only amongst equals: different sourss
OF proceeding and phrss,oloqy, ia an
Piled to suboraiEates. Jn tho one ssse,
respectful conference Is ree,lesfe,l
this IS the language of one equal 10
apother, both being eavalIx ;nJcrsr