1From James Madison to Archibald Stuart, 1 September 1793 (Madison Papers)
Being well persuaded of your attachment to the public good, I make no apology for mentioning to you a few circumstances which I conceive to be deeply connected with it. It appears by accounts recd. by Col: Monroe & myself from Mr Jefferson, as well as by the face of the late Newspapers that a variance of a very serious nature has taken place between the federal Executive and Mr. Genet the...
2From James Madison to Archibald Stuart, 25 November 1787 (Madison Papers)
I have recd. your favor of the 9th. instant and thank you for its Communications. I am sorry that I have none to make in return, no occurrences of moment having arrived since my last. The Pennsylvania Convention was to meet on Tuesday last, but I have heard nothing from that quarter. The election in Connecticut is over and the Returns it is said by those who the members & their characters,...
3From James Madison to Archibald Stuart, 30 October 1787 (Madison Papers)
I have been this day favored with yours of the 21st. instant & beg you to accept my acknowledgments for it. I am truly sorry to find so many respectable names on your list of adversaries to the federal Constitution. The diversity of opinions on so interesting a subject, among men of equal integrity & discernment, is at once a melancholy proof of the fallibility of the human judgment, and of...
4To James Madison from Archibald Stuart, 31 July 1789 (Madison Papers)
I am happy to inform you that throughout the Whole of My Circuit (which is not small) Party spirit & Political dissentions are now no more. We all Wish to come in under the Cloak of a few amendments should they even be inadequate to a compleat Justification of our former Opinions: for this purpose if no Other reasons could be offered I hope some of your amendments will go down. There is but...
5To James Madison from Archibald Stuart, 2 December 1787 (Madison Papers)
I find by yrs. of the 18th. Novr. that one of my letters prior in date to the One of the 2d. Novr. has miscaried. This Gives me some uneasiness on account of its contents which possibly may transpire. An Absence of ten days prevented my writing last week. The legislature have taken up the subject of British debts and after four days debate on the subject passed a Vote for the payment of them...
6To James Madison from Archibald Stuart, 14 January 1788 (Madison Papers)
The uncertainty of our final Decision on all publick questions has been the cause of My late silence. As the Session is now over I can venture to give you some information with certainty—for this purpose I inclose you two Acts with a Statement of Our private Debts. The Law concerning Executions is the Companion of the District Bill which passed by a Very Large Majority—four additional Genl....
7To James Madison from Archibald Stuart, 2 November 1787 (Madison Papers)
Inclosed are the Resolutions of Virginia on the subject of the fœderal Government. It is generally considered necessary that you should be of the convention, not only that the Constitution may be adopted but with as much unanimity as possible. For gods sake do not disappoint the Anxious expectations of yr friends & let me add of yr Country. The Govr. on his return here was coolly received,...
8To James Madison from Archibald Stuart, 21 October 1787 (Madison Papers)
Contrary to custom we had a house of Delegates on the 15th. inst: & proceeded to read the Govrs. letter with its inclosures. We have resolved to discontinue the additional tax of 6/ P HH.D. on Tobo. Exported; to amend the militia Law by furnishing the Militia with publick Arms & by annexing to each battalion of infantry a small troop of horses to be raised by voluntary enlistment & Accoutred...
9From James Madison to Archibald Stuart, 14 December 1787 (Madison Papers)
I was yesterday favored with yours of the 2d. inst: and am particularly obliged by the accuracy and fulness of its communications. The mutability of the Legislature on great points has been too frequently exemplified within my own observation, for any fresh instance of it to produce much surprize. The only surprize I feel at the last Steps taken with regard to the New Constitution, is that it...
10To James Madison from Archibald Stuart, 9 November 1787 (Madison Papers)
Yrs of the 30th. Octr. came to hand yesterday & has afforded me infinite satisfaction to hear that the probability is that most of the Northern States will adopt the fœderal Govt. I have been for some time uncommonly Anxious on this subject lest the weakness & inefficacy of the State Governments should become so notorious & so disgusting to the people as to drive them into concessions of...