petersburg, subsequent to the appointment of jonathan russell and henry clegg. -- henry clay. these matters are more particular and i did not wish to engage your attentions at that time. even as i look upon your fine assembly i noticed a blank faces that indicate the inability to comprehend that which i have already said. it is much more difficult for me to say than for you to understand. if there are queries amongst your number, i should be pleased to receive any questions you may have yes? >> there was much criticism of you when they called it mr. madison's war. at any time during the war, did you think may be it had not been such a good idea or maybe you're not come pushing your objective -- you were not a compass in your objective. when you heard the council had been rescinded, you had negotiated act to a war question mark anything like that? >> a very good question and the fact that you brought up the idea of the orders of counsel which we found reprehensible, we found that within two months after the declaration of war. the war was not declared because of the particular

petersburg, subsequent to the appointment of jonathan russell and henry clegg. these matters are more particular and i did not wish to engage your attentions at that time. even as i look upon your fine assembly i noticed a blank faces that indicate the inability to comprehend that which i have already said. it is much more difficult for me to say than for you to understand. if there are queries amongst your number, i should be pleased to receive any questions you may have. yes? >> there was much criticism of you when they called it mr. madison's war. at any time during those three years of war did you think that maybe it was not such a good idea in terms of accomplishing your objectives? what you heard the order had been rescinded, did you have the ok to take act the declaration or anything like that? >> a very good question. the fact that you brought up the idea of the orders of counsel that we found so reprehensible rescinded we found out within two months after the declaration of war. but the war was not declared because of the particular orders of the counci

petersburg subsequent to the appointment of jonathan russell and henry clegg. -- henry clay. these matters are more particular and i did not wish to engage your attentions at that time. even as i look upon your fine assembly i noticed a blank faces that indicate the inability to comprehend that which i have already said. it is much more difficult for me to say than for you to understand. if there are queries amongst your number, i should be pleased to receive any questions you may have. yes? >> there was much criticism of you when they called it mr. madison's war. at any time during the war, did you think may be it had not been such a good idea or maybe you're -- it you were not accomplishing your objective? or when you heard the council had been rescinded, you had negotiated to take back the declaration of war, anything like that? james madison: a very good question and the fact that you brought up the idea of the orders of counsel which we found reprehensible, we found that within two months after the declaration of war. the war was not declared because of the particular or