Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-06-29

tract from Mr. Clsy's Report of 3I-t January Las,
No L., an' Mr.. Rochester's letter of Dec. 1925
to the Governor of New York No. 2:
No !. The Commissions of the Ministers to
Panama aud Secretary of Lesation, bear date l4'l
March, 1896.
Mr.. Anderson's salary, of these Minis
ters' commenced, and his salary, NIaistet e
Colombia, ceased, the 18th of June, 1926
when he lei' Bosota Ia proceed L, Panama Mr..
SeSean,s commenced On the 2ith IL Oct 1876
wLci, rs was notified to prepare to proceed on Ii,
Mission Nlr. Rochesiet's salary, as Secretary OIL
The Legation, comnenc ed with the date of his com
mission The consideration which induced the
iixaon of his comm encement at that period were
'hese ne resided in the interior OF New York, re-
more from the board, aud required slior; s
alter the confirmation of his appointment, TO re-
pair 10 tie City OF New York, where he accord
ingy came, TO proceed on the mission which il
was then expected would depart in the course of the
last Spring. Subsequent e. ents, not clargeable TO
HIM, prevented his departure He moreover re-
signed about the period OF his nomination to the
Senate Judicial station which he held under the
state Of Ne York, 10 enable him to accept this
new appointment, and held himself in readiness la
depart on the Mission from the date OF his appoint
tne"t. to the period when he actually sailed from
the u. States"
No. q COPY.
ROCHESTER,, Monroe Co Dec 1925.
" lion. lie Wit Clinton, Governor of the STATE
OF New York.
Sr-Having been prevented for several
men'hs. b. the declining state of my health from
attending assiduou-ly and constantly to the ysrous
duties OF my Judicial station, their mpori ance
requires, hereby tender to your Exceiency my
resignation, and have the honor TO be,
Very respectfully, your obeliera servant.
" VIM. b. ROCHESTER
ynl. s. a. al.
Hon De Wit Clinton, Governor oil the State #
New York, Albany
from these papers the reader will draw his
own conclusions. But in addition TO these it " az
stated In the newspapers during the last winter,
that " MIR. Rochester had long been in very fee
Ole and declining state OF health; that on that &C
count mo-" or the Courts in his district during the
summer and fall of 1925, were holden by the Jlds
es 81 the other circuits, and that he resigned the
oince OF Circuit Judge several months before liz
was appointed Secretary, as he and his friends.
ana the public papers at he tine distinctly avoyv
eo' because no was unable, by of i'll health,
"a discharge his Judicial duties with satisfaction 10
The public, without endans erins his own life
nat soon after his reSignatio and months be
Iofe ne was appointed Secretary, he repaired 10
ashihSton. where he spent a considerable par
OF the. winter Hence it appears. that Mr.. Ro
eheser did not resign his judicial station because he
mad been appointed Secretary to The Panama Mis-
SION but long before that event toDk piace: nor
did ne go from his home the city oil New York
10 embark, but passed through that city on his way
iTo.n w ashinston 10 his residence. where he re-
ihainea nn'li business, in no wise connected with
his public duties, called him away
AS we'll as we recolect, supplemental plea
was afterwards put in by she National Journal;
aud the amount oil it was, that Mr.. Rochester had
r esigned his judgeship, because be hai been ed.
vised by Mr. Clay that he l00uid be nominated as
secretary OF Legation, and that, therefore, he had
a right to receive his salary from the date of hi
commission Ye this extraordinary pie. is not
oorHe oui by The Documents befre us; and we
su-pert 1t is as little supported by usage, as by
the reason oil the case.
This whole business eff the Panama Mission bas
been an unfortunate thing for the administrator,
ana Is likely to prove so 10 the end Of the chapter
In ITS policy /, departed from the msxims of
w a.hing' Oh and Jefferson. 1t was wisely deter,
nihed al nrs not To lake any par, in the Congress
oil Panama, Until its objects gee distinctly .x
planned TO Us - and yet this resolution ,as af.er
wards strangely abandoned by our Statesmen a,
w ashington. In the course of the tiscussian be
lore Congress, the Administration shifted Us own
grounds -ahd withheld material documents which
were only wrung from them by successive calls from
the Senate Alter the nominations were conferred
onf ministers did not depart, till the Congress had
adopted certain treaties, and adjourned TO Tacubaya
And now " hat is the dignitied part which thew
are playing! The Congress has not re assembled
Ou' ministers are hanging on al TacUbaya and
Mexico. The treaties OF Panama not acted IN by
the Government OF Mexico and letters, seeming
Iy fon the pen OF Mr.. Rochester, intimate that the
policy or jealousy of Mexico is opposed TO the Meet
ing Bolivar. the great set,er- up of the Congress
IS himself iahorring under a thick cloud OF suspi.
cion-So little prospect is there at present of It's
reunion, that MIR. Rochester is said 4 have ar
rived at Ne Oheansl We shall probably have
Mr.. Sergeant returning to the United States b,
december next to take his place as representa-
i've In Congress, still TeekIug with ali The odour-
OF Executive favor and all the outfits ana salaries
OF our ministers, and the Secretary sslar, from
the very date of his Commission, completely sunk
by This visionary scheme of this Dip loinatic Ad