LAD 8

Madison begins his speech to Congress speaking about the friendly propositions of Russia, assumingly the purchase of Alaska. He says that Russia offered these terms to Britain, but they declined. He goes on to talk about foreign affairs with Europe, and how the American people are closely tied to them in many ways. He brings up the policy of non-allignment, and puts light on the fact that the US does not interfere with European wars unless they instigate a fight. His final thoughts are about Spain and Portugal, and then he finishes off the speech with a desire to share democracy to help our "brethren" in other parts of the world.