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read,) that he merely declined sending the letter, without also 

 sending such answer or explanation as the majority of the commis 

 sioners who negotiated the treaty, or any of them, should request- 

 On the other hand, the President signifies his willingness to com 

 municate both together ; and Mr. S. said, he could see no objec 

 tion whatever to the resolution, which seemed, under existing 

 circumstances, to ask no more than was due to the survivers of the 

 commissioners, whose conduct was implicated, and who had aright 

 to be heard. 



Mr. Cocke, after hearing the message read, the terms of which, 

 he said, he had not before so particularly attended to, withdrew 

 his opposition. 



Mr. Hardin said, he was glad the letter was called for, and he 

 should vote for the resolution, as it would show the western peo 

 ple in what manner their interests were disregarded or sacrificed ; 

 that the commissioners offered to give up the navigation of the Mis 

 sissippi to secure the fisheries of the east. 



The resolution was then adopted with only one or two voices in 

 the negative. 



MESSAGE from the President of the United States, transmitting (pursuant to 

 a resolution of the House of Representatives, of 1th May,) a Letter of Jona 

 than Russell, late one of the Plenipotentiaries of the United States, at the 

 negotiation of Ghent, with Remarks thereon, by the Secretary oj State. 



To the House of Representatives: 



In compliance with the resolution of the House of Represented 

 lives of the 7th of May, requesting the President of the United 

 States &quot; to communicate to that House the letter of Jonathan Rus 

 sell, esq. referred to in his message of the 4th instant, together 

 with such communications as he may have received relative there 

 to, from any of the other ministers of the United States who ne 

 gotiated the treaty of Ghent, 1 I herewith transmit a report from 

 the Secretary of State, with the documents called for by that reso 

 lution. JAMES MONROE, 



Washington, May 7, 1822. 



Department of State, 



Washington, 7th May, 1822. 



The Secretary of State has the honour of transmitting to the 

 President of the United States his remarks upon the paper depo 

 sited at the Department of State on the 22d of last month, by 

 Jonathan Russell, late one of the plenipotentiaries of the United 

 States, at the negotiation of Ghent, to be communicated to the 

 House of Representatives, as the letter called tor by their resolu 

 tion of the 19th of that month ; and the Secretary of State respect 

 fully requests that the President would transmit to the House of 

 Representatives these Remarks, together with the above mentioned 

 communication of Mr. Russell, on the renewal of the call therefor 

 ty the House. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. 



