Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-06-27
1t was determined in the negative-Yeas 10,

IT was QeEerInlueu III iiic ucSdtiFo~ OoS ~,
Nays 80.
On motion, by Mr.. Forsyth
The Yeas and Nays being desired by one fifth
| of the Senators present:
| Those who voted in the affirmative are
Messrs. Brown, Forsyth Hill, Kane, Linn
Morris, Robinsoa, Shepley, Tallmadge, Wright.
Those who voted in the negative, are
Messrs Bibb, Calhoun, Chambers, Clay, Clay
ton, Ewing, Freinghuysen, Grundy, Hendricks,
Kent, King, ofAla., King; of Geo., knight, Leigh,
Mangum Naudain, PoindeXter, Porter, Prem
tiss, Robbins, Silsbee, Smith, Southland, Sprague,
Swift, Tomlinson, Waggaman, Webster, White
A further amendment having been propos-
ed, and adopted, the motion was agreed to as
follows:
Ordered. That the injunction of secrecy be
removed from the Message Of the President of
the 18th of June, instant; the letter of Mr. Liv-
ingston, thereby communicated, the letter OF
Thomas Richie to Andrew Stevenson. and the
letter of William B. Lewis, with the extracts of
Thomas Ritchie's letters therein inclosed; which
several papers were introduced by one OF the
Senators from Virginia, at the request of Mr.
Stevenson; and from the proceedings OF the Sc
nate in relation to the nomination OF Andrew
Stevenson; and that the Secretary be authorize
ed to give copies of the same and extracts from
the Journal. -
Mr.. Livingston to Mr.. Stevenson
Communicated to the Senate in the Presidents
Message of 18th June, 1884
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, I
Washington, 18th March, 1888.
ANDREW STEVENSON, Esq:
SIR / am directed by the President to inform
you, confidentially, thatas soon as advices shall
be received that the British Government con-
sent to open negotiations with this, which are
daily expected, it is his intention to offer you
the place of Minister Penipotentary to the
Court of ST. James; and he requests that should
m he a OreeaDle
hold yourself in redineSS to embark IN the
course Of the Summer.
| congratulate you, sir, on this mark OF the
Presidents confidence, and am, with great res
pect your most obedient servant,
EDW. LIVINGSTON.
SUNDAY.
My DEAR Sri have just received yours, and
am sorry to have it confirmed that you have
been so sick; but trust that your relief from
the labors Of the Chair, more tranquility, and
the nursing of your excellent wife, will soon
restore you AS for myself my accident has
been more serious than my friends at distance
have expected. 1t was but three or four days
since could turn myself on my bed, or stup; and
now | am lollingin an easy chair, with sore limbs
and weak head, and am utterly unable to
attend to any business. have not written
line for newspaper, except my hasty card, nor
letter to friend, save line to Harrison, to
must, therefore, excuse me for writing you at
this time SO brief, and, fear, so iIeglble
scrawl.
well recollect the circumstance to which you
refer. When you showed me the note OF Mr..
Livingston we had great deal OF conversation
upon the subject. Neither of us regarded the
notice in the light Of an appointment. In fact,
it presented itself as mere contingency, and
we considered it as extremely doubtful whether
or when you would be appointed, or, if at all;
for ifthe British declined negotiation, it SEEM
ed to be the Presidents intention to make no no.
mination at all, not even during the ensuing
session of Congress. But this idea struck me,
that he might appoint you in case She contln-
gency happened during the recess, and not send
you, but Mr. Livingston to France | suggest
ed that these appointments ought not, and could
not be made according to the spirit Of the Con-
stitutiOn, during the recess of the Senate. You
promptly and cordially concurred in this view
of the subject, and | then determined to write to
a friend in Washington, for the purpose of lay
ing this view before the President himself You
approved of nv doing SO; and in fact, we
agreed perfectly in the course that ought to be
taken, We determined to take no notice of
MIR. LIS. letter, TO act yourself as ii no such
letter had been written; that it would be best
not to offer to accept the appointment if made
in the manner and to wait the action Of the
Senate, &c. &C.
The answer ! received from Washington
quoted my fears almost entirely.
certainly did think that the Senate ought to
have been consulted both about the mission to
London and Paris, unless some of those very
extraordinary emergencies might occur, which
baffled all calculation, and could not have been
foreseen during the prior session of Congress.
trust my dear sir, that the anxeties Of your
friends in Virginia will be removed in few
days by your confirmation. Indeed | can
scarce permit myself to entertain doubt about
the result
Let me press upon you, in the meantime, what
my friends prescribed to myself to keep quiet,
avoid all excitement and take care of yourself.
al will write soon Yours, sincerely,
T. RITCHIE.
ANDREW STEVENSON, Esq.
Late Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
'Postmarked, June Is, (1s34.) -Editors.