Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-11-27
From the Virginia Argus.
TO THE PEopLE OF VIRGINIA.

NO. IL.
The resslxfion IF the Senate. reqaesf-
ing re>hectfai conference With the
Prssdesf afsn thr nsmina'i0n
of 4Nr. RasseH and his re-.
fnsni.
In the course Of the deliberations on
the nomination OF Mr.. Russell, on the
18Th of June last, the Senate came 10
the following resolution
I" MONDAY, June "a.
The Senate rcsumel he considsra-
tien OF the non,ination of J,natnaa Rus.
. sell, together with the motion suomiited
thereon by Mr. Wells, on tue iIIa Inst
AM the motion was amended aud agreed
To as follows:
Rssoived, That the uommatioD nt
Jouatnao Russell, and the mo;ioa OF NJ,
Go,dsDoroush on the SUBJECT, tSEethcr
with the message of the President OF toe
United States uf the tn insI With toe
communications therein menlloDed, be
refesced TO co'anitie, with ustruc-
ton respectfully to confer with int Pre-
siden, Of tue United States upon the sub
ject Of the said no.nination, aud report
thereon.
/" Ordered, That Mr.. Wells, Mr..
Giles and Mr.. King be the committee
SHALL puspose.y overlook all the ~
cideats, which took place directly be-
twsen the President. and the commit'
tee thus appointed, from tolls date, till
the 9th o. July following, when the mes
sag. of the President declining the pro-
posed conference, was laid before the
Senate, because, although those incl
dents might give rise TO some conmen-
tsries, which might be captivating TO
some minds, yet they probably would be
Of an unpleasant nature, anu 1t even re-
nj advantages In the argument might be
derived from them, should cheerful
" dispense with them, rather than ilsk
the hazsrd of unlnieutioDally woundng
the Presidents feelings: II is my sole
object, to place this subject nPoa ITS
own intrinsic merits; detached from
all incidental considerations. Whether
il should ultimately be conceived oy
the public, that this resolution OF toe
Senate was founded on Correct princi-
ples, or not, ! presume every Impartial
mind must admit, thar II saca pro
cecdiug could DC justified on any oeca-
,ion, It was ON the one, which induced
the Senate to resort TO 1t. Tue extra
ordinary dilemma, in which that e"oy
was placed Seng called upo" 70 ~ct
moon a general intlrna ion OF unexplained
consids ratlsas, inducing a measure IN
its opinions, deeply iffectins the n'noF
and the interests OF the nation, the sol!
ci,ude naturally felt oy It, 10 act unde'
capdingIy on the subject, and the sense
oil the high responsin.iity attached TO e.
very Senator in case of acting errone
ousl, thereon, furnished tie strongest
motives to the Senate to request OF the
Presid-nt rank disclosure OF cis real
objects on the occasion, and re Pectfuiiy
10 confer with MIN thereupon. W'fA-
out entering into an affirmative exPosi-
iion Of The principles upon WHICH pre-
snme, ths Senate deemed itself Jusuhed
10 adopting the resolution shall pro
coed msst especially to examine t"e
Ground. upon which the President ieit
himself bound to decline the proposed
conference altogether; and the FePiies
C. them, will suffic. emily clucidate The
views | entertain Of the subject
Here cannot help expressing pain
ful regret, that after the most deliberate
attention TO the reasoning OF the Presi
dent in favor of the positl,n he had tax
en-, am not able To acknowledge lis
ccnvietisn. 1t 10 contained IN his mes
SAGE of the 9th of July, commencing IN
the following words:
TUESDAY, July 6.
The following written message was
received fo+ the President oil the y.
States, By Mr.. Graham.
To the Senate Of the United States:
have received from the committee
appointed by the resolution OF the Sc
ns,e of the 18th day Of Juoe, copy oil
that resolution which authorises the com-
mit,ee to confer with the president Old
the subject of the nomination made ny
him of minister plenlpotentiary 10
Sweden.
Conceiving it to be my duty TO de-
cline the proposed :onference with tue
committee, and it being uncertain "hsn
it may be convenient to explain 10 the
committee aud through them to the He
nate, the ground. of my So doing, thinN
it proper to address the exclamation oi-
r.ctis 10 the Senate. Without enter
ing into general review OF the relations
in whieh the constitution has placed the
several departments ef the government
70 each other, IL will suffice To remark,
that the executive and Senate, IN the
cases Of appointments to office ana OF