- Lowry.
- Vance
- Coffee
- Rush. S.T
- Clay. S.S.
- Hunter.
- Johnson— James
I sent a Message to the Senate with the new Creek Treaty N. 22. and one
to the House of Representatives, with a Report from the Secretary of State, and the
Correspondence with Great Britain relating to territorial boundary on
the Northwest Coast of America— Mr Lowry brought me a
Resolution of the Senate requesting information whether the Spanish
Government have been apprized of our application to the Emperor of Russia for his interposition
to prevail on Spain to recognize the Southern American Republics, and
for any correspondence which has passed on that subject. Mr Vance
Member of the House from Ohio came and introduced Mr Coffee of that State—
Mr
Rush the Secretary of the Treasury was here twice—
Mentioned the Resignation of Captain
Richards a Clerk in the Department, and the urgency with
which Genl.
Cocke, had pressed the appointment of a young man named
Queen, in his place. Cook had told him two days ago that Richards would
resign, if Queen could be appointed— Rush declined giving any promise.
Nevertheless Richards has resigned—for which I told Mr Rush, I was confident, there was some very
special reason— Mr Rush requested me to name
some person to him for the place. I mentioned to him Mr Van
Wyck the late member of Congress from Duchess County
New-York, and Mr Ebenezer French, from whom I had received
several very earnest solicitations. Mr Rush
informed me that Mr S. H. Smith had returned from his mission to
Philadelphia to investigate the recent extraordinary transactions at the
Custom-house at that place. Mr Clay came and
spoke of the call from the Senate, and said he had directed copies of
the papers to be made out— He spoke also of the appointment of the
Legislative Council for the Territory of Michigan— There are two acts of
Congress, and one territorial act under which the election is made, and
there is a question whether the Territorial Act is not contrary to the
Laws of Congress. Out of 26 persons, having the highest numbers of the
qualified votes of the inhabitant, the President is to nominate to the
Senate 13. But the territorial Act, divided the Territory into
Districts, and allowed the inhabitants of each District to vote only for
a proportional number of the 26. The act of Congress authorised the
Territorial Legislature to prescribe the manner
of the Election— Under which authority they made the Districts— I told
Mr Clay I doubted the legality of the
territorial act, and must reflect further upon it. While with me Mr Clay received a Note from Mr
Webster— A debate commenced this day in the House of
Representatives, on two Resolutions, calling for papers relating to the
proposed Mission to Panama— This is the first subject upon which a great
effort had been made in both Houses to combine the discordant elements,
of the Crawford and
Jackson and Calhoun men into a united opposition,
against the Administration— It is at an early stage of its progress; but
has already become complicated, and admonishes me to proceed, with
extreme circumspection. Mr Hunter came to solicit the
vacant Clerkship in the Treasury Department— I told him he was late—
James Johnson dined and spent part of the Evening with us— He is
applying to be appointed Clerk of the Supreme Court U.S.