Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-02-24

acted nom The document only the letter of Mr.. Madison
then Secretary of State, Mr. Monroe, explaining
terms of his double Mission our
dness TO publish other portion that may he though,
cessary, at any future time.
We have recollection of "denyiug the fact that Mr.
Giles says we did We can find no such denial our
files 1t would not be difficult prove, that the reverse of
this is 1t late charge made NV Mr. Giles i'm
reference to the tour of 1917, that censucd as inbound
ed The letter follows:
WIGwAM, Feb. Goth, 1926.
To The Senior Editor Of hethig.
SIR: In conducting your paper you have ALWAYS pro
iessed to be influenced hy principles truth, and Justice:
aud under their influence, have promised to- do Justice
TO myself as well as others 1t would he but martial
redemption of your pledge towards me- to publish an off
riaI statement of Mr. Monroes from the
treasury departments aud forwarded few davs AGO
from mighty respectable aud honorable :iiend i'll
Il. presume with view that Justice be done me
IL now turns hatinstea 10000 the extent of the
legitimate allowance Monroe, For his first
compensation upon his last foreign missions, received
S36,51o 86 provided he lengh of his t,tb,r
under the allowance contained in Mr.. Madsons letter of
Matcn I'd loo5, written, II is presumed. before Mr. Mon
roe departure from the l. s.; the delay probably arising
from the time taken In equip frgatc
ion-and that he had actually drawn 50 OOO from tho
treasury ms early as the 18th January, 1893: That his
p'"Ses TO faS 1T must be presumed, given upon his
uepature-or at least early his arrival there: That
the amount OF his receipts for services before he
h'o the presidential office, S15823I S2-to which are
To be deducted. This estimate ted by me- iuclud
ing sums paid him for his services by Virginia at abou,
Slouuoo will also appear from the following cxtrnct
taken from his expose, that he KEEP, account of his own
contingent expenses amounting To S. $50 whilst he drew
from the treasury S55}9-beimg IN excess OF I8So-,c
state" at about $500 He charges $1,000 more for
the same contingent expeuscs--Gnd interest," -. com.
you denied this fact. Rccolcct your denu ,intiu
against Mr. Monroe, If should prove truc.--Iu
papers now before the public, than iutiy subsan,i
ally every thing have stated relating to those accounts
eTcenpd
Your obdt servt, WIZ b. LIE.
"Mr. Kings for the same CONTINGENCIES in :,
mission OF six years amounted $l059. In estimating
"ne by that standard, it would amount 1859 The
memoranda which have of those disbursements do NOT
authorize claim OF than $3.50 iucludiny tive
'hyment OF certain sums for contingencies comprzed
within either of those heads. There is great m
c""hc III the accuracy of Mr. King from his known cha
acr', aud from the circumstance as he was
w more system"
NoTE.-f you think best IL or any of the letters
except the extract from Mr. Madsuus of the Sd March
1803.-nay be omitted.--AIf Madison must have f,na
ten the contents of that letter. when he allowed the ouf,
OF S9oO IN SlO-the expenses allowed in 1903 beino i'm
lieu OF the same outfits, aud limited precisely the same
am"unt-Why has Mr.. Monroe mentioned the rec,i,
o. n':e expenses He seems TO have been sles about
acts of injustice he charges upon his country:
Extract ;ef Letter from The secr.ary Of SIR. N 1,,
hoHroe, Esq dntta
DEPAnrMESr STATE.
go .uaych I'd, 1903
You WILL, herewith, receive two commissions with
the coesT onent instructions, i'll which Won arc
clatet, as Minister Plcnipotcntiary and Fxtr,orlnr,
to the French Republic and e, his Catholic sta;.,;;'
together with the pcctiye letters ofcrcderco g., 49,
Governments. O'
"rhe allowance for this service will he = e,,,.,, -
inc rate OF hine Thousand collars year The general
rule winch dates the commencement of the salav .,
the time OF leaving home being napDlicablc 70 ,o,Ir
case, nasrnuch as your appointment was notified and
accepted at this place, your salary will con,merc ~
the -" day OF JANUARY, which it was understood
you accepted The appointment, and will cease with c
termination Of the business of your mission. = a
ter's salary being however added as an allowance for
the expenses of your return home "
The distinction between the circrrneto,,oo. sc 49, 49,
traordinary and temporary mission and tL,D 81 ~;
SION requinga fixed es!ab ishmcnt is the .round nm
which no outfit is allowed. But YOU VIII be aIJoweJ
G, III repairing to Paris including those of
d Journey from your home TO this place. cxpcns,, in
travelling between the places where YOU arr, or ,n1,, he
required TO attend In adopting this mode of allow,
vm, III hcu OF me Quilt the President, prcsming
= our expense VIII not exceed 4 wears salary Loe
thought proper TO make that the limit In addition 10
e above you VIII have right charge for hostages
'I oouiic'S' silouid the latter prove necessary
oho'ild You md necessary to appoint Dr;y,tc Co
Rotary, ON your arrival i'll Europe, YOU arc authorized IN
uo So o"ng nm Tor his services the rate of 81 $50
per 'hun: If he should live i'll our f.nill the ~
PGIiseS OF MS maintenance and tray cling will c ncl,J
cd IN your accounts but he cannot be allowed n liz;
separately for expenses and his salary will craec vn9
ule three months allowed for Your return commence =
as he VIII have been found in France or Spain, II VIII
NOT be UNJUST to leave him there without an extra al
owancc for returning ' 0'''" d.
Thi blanks supposed refer to the date of the
Commission. which was tie 18th JANUARY 1876.
Bankruptcy BW.-NIr Iiayne of South Carolina
Ias reported the Bankruptcy bill in the Senate Of the
United States. We have no conjecture fits pro-
Fable fate in Congress.