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1 Report of a Select Committee of the House of Representatives, made March 9, 1846, in relation to the Purchase of the Madison Papers 1 (1847)

handle is hein.slavery/rslgkytwo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 30th CONGRESS, [SENATE. MISCELLAN EOS. 1st Session. No. 20. REPORT OF A Select Committee of the House of Representatives, made March 9, 1846, in relation to the purchase and publication of the MADISON PAPERS. DECEMBER 23, 1847. Ordered to be printed, to accompany bill S. No. 31. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MARCH 9, 1846. Mr. DROMGOOLE, from the Select Committee, made the following REPORT: The committee appointed to inquire into the expediency of providing by law for the purchase and publication of the writings of James Madison, late President of the United States, not heretofore Published, beg leave to report, in part : That they have made inquiry respecting the manuscript papers referred to in the resolution of the House. They find that these papers are in pos- session of his venerable widow, to whom they were bequeathed ; and who, thus possessing property in them, has alone the right to dispose of them. It is her wish to dispose of them for a fair consideration ; and she expresses the desire that the Congress of the United States should become the pur- chaser. The committee cannot forbear to say that, in their opinion, it is a natural and commendable desire, considering the agency which Mr. Madison had in the formation of the constitution which binds together these States in one great and powerful confederacy, and considering also the public relation which, for so long a time, he sustained to the govern- ment of this Union. This bequest can alone become advantageous, and thereby fulfil the affectionate purpose of the testator, by a sale ol these papers. Looking at the spotless character and eminent abilities of the author- viewing his disinterested patriotism and constant devotion to the welfare of his country-regarding his useful public labors and the favorable oppor- tunities enjoyed by him to acquire and impart information, by reason of the conspicuous and important stations which he occupied-it would seem unavoidable that the highest interest should be excited in reference to all his productions, and that there should be a strong desire on the part of the general community for their publication. Believing, therefore, that the people of the United States would be gratified, and that such publication would be extensively useful, your committee do not hesitate to recommend Tippin & Streeper, printers. Reproduced with permission from the University of Illinois at Chicago

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