The writings of James Madison, comprising his public papers and his private correspondence, including numerous letters and documents now for the first time printed. |
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TUESDAY, 10 DECR. |
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TUESDAY, 10 DECR.
A motion was made by Mr. Ramsay directing the Secy. at War
who was abt. to visit his family in Massachusetts, to take Vermont
in his way & deliver the Resolutions passed a few days since to
Mr. Chittenden. For the motion it was urged that it would
ensure the delivery would have a conciliating effect, and would
be the means of obtaining true and certain knowledge of the
disposition & views of that people. On the opposite side it was
exclaimed agst. as a degradation of so high a Servt. of the U. S., as
exposing him to the temerity of leaders who were on good ground
suspected of being hostile to the U. S., and as treating their pretensions
to Sovereignty with greater complaisance than was consistent
with the eventual resolutions of Congress. The motion
was rejected.
A motion was made by Mr. Gilman that a day be assigned for
determining finally the affair of Vermont. The opposition made
to the motion itself by Rhode Island & the disagreement as to the
day among the friends of the motion prevented a decision & it
was suffered to lie over.
For the letter of the Superintendt. of Finance to T[homas]
B[arclay][17]
Comr. for settling accounts in Europe, agreed to by
Congr., see Secret Journal of this date.
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