1From James Madison to Martin Van Buren, 10 April 1826 (Madison Papers)
J. Madison has duly recd. the Copy of the Executive proceedings of the Senate & other documents relating to the Mission to the Congress at Panama forwarded under a Cover of Mr. Van Buren; to whom he returns his thanks for the valuable communication with assurances of his high respect & best wishes. Draft ( NN ). The Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States, on the Subject of...
2From James Madison to Martin Van Buren, 16 April 1826 (Madison Papers)
J. M. had occasion lately to return his thanks to Mr. Van Buren for a copy of the Executive proceedings of the Senate relating to the Mission to the Congs. at Panama. He has now to add those due for the Copy since recd. of the very able Speech deliverd by him on that subject, repeating at the same time assurances of his high & friendly respects. Draft ( DLC ). See JM to Van Buren, 10 Apr. 1826...
3From James Madison to Martin Van Buren, 28 April 1826 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. your favour of the 22d. and at the same time, under another cover, the paper containing your observations on the depending modification of the federal Courts. The Judicial Department is evidently not a little difficult to be accomodated to the territorial extent to which the Legislative & Executive may be carried, on the federal principle. To prevent the gradual departure from...
4From James Madison to Martin Van Buren, 20 September 1826 (Madison Papers)
Your letter of Aug. 30. has been longer unanswered than I could have wished: but the delay has been unavoidable. And I am sensible now that the subject of it invited more of development, than successive occurrences calling off my attention, have permitted. The brief view taken of it, will at least be a proof of my disposition to comply with your request, which I regard as a private one, as you...
5From James Madison to Martin Van Buren, 15 October 1826 (Madison Papers)
Since mine of Sepr. 20. answering yours of Aug. 30. I have recd. that of Sepr. 28. with a copy of the Report of the Come. on Roads & canals. I have not been able to read more of it than the part which you notice. The Come. have transcended all preceding Advocates of the doctrine they espouse, in appealing to the old articles of Confederation for its support: Whatever might have been the...
6From James Madison to Martin Van Buren, 13 March 1827 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. your favor of the 3d. covering the Report to the Senate on the “Georgia Business.” The Report is drawn with the ability which might be expected from the Committee making it. The views which it presents on the subject, can not certainly be complained of by Georgia. The occurrence has been a most painful one, whether regarded in its tendency abroad or at home. And God grant that it...
7From James Madison to Martin Van Buren, 21 February 1828 (Madison Papers)
J. Madison, with his respects to Mr. Van Buren, thanks him for the copy of his Speech in behalf of the surviving Officers of the Revolutionary Army. They are very fortunate in having such able advocates. It is a painful reflection, that after all that can now be done, so much of the price of Independence, should be left for the pages of history as a charge against the justice & gratitude of...
8James Madison to Martin Van Buren, 11 April 1828 (Madison Papers)
J. Madison has received the copy of the "Observations on the proposed amendment of Mr. Foot", with which Mr. Van Buren has favored him. Tho’ not according with some of the views applied to the occasion, he is fully sensible of the ability and advantage with which all of them are presented. J. M begs Mr. Van Buren to be assured of his great esteem, and to accept a return of his best wishes, in...
9James Madison to Martin Van Buren, 13 May 1828 (Madison Papers)
Perceiving that I am indebted to you for a copy of the Report to the Senate relating to the "Colonization of persons of Colour", I return the thanks due to your politeness. The Document contains much interesting matter, and denotes an able hand in the preparation of it. I find it more easy, however, to accede to its conclusion agst. the power claimed for Congress, than to some of the positions...
10James Madison to Martin Van Buren, 1 February 1830 (Madison Papers)
Wishing to give the surest as well as a speedy conveyance of the inclosed letter to Genl. Lafayette, I take the liberty of requesting that it may be permitted to accompany the earliest dispatches from the Department of State, to Paris. Mrs. M. avails herself of the occasion & of my pen to return her thanks for the acceptable article* recd. through the hand of Mr. Carter Stephenson, whilst she...