Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-08

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In order to allow bis son the privilege of scf.s
Snsrge DIES naires - that Mr. John A. kim hs !,
under these circumstances received an ou,S, &c
S4.6oo besides bis salary, for eight weeks service
as Charge des Afaifes.
4, would seem. too. that this appointments Wa
MADE lot BY the President. If / am not mistaken
the laws Of the Y. s. require -
nat 10 entiiie any Charge des futures. or.
secretary Of Legation, or embassy 10 sny foreesn
country = TO the compensation of =" an ons6f's
mey snail respectively be appointed by the
PRESIDENT" and " going Out. of the u State. ,sH
Now' Sen,iemen, what wish to know II. hv
~ ~ns' law Is 1t that our brofhesIv pesocistors K
a"en'' nave allowed an outfit where The Presi,iese
mas moi made the appointment II must susnect
os 'r,oe- the 9 constitutional mpeienc ~
Oh the Executive TO make Treat,e. Wh.,S.
there be any law of the u s. an,ho,,,;s. - -.
CUNT TO be psid 10 Charge des Aff,ir.. 20, -
poin'ed ny Ike President. and heher il Re vv;,h;
the constitutional competency" of our nahi. .'
ana well agreed ncgocistors at Client. To n.Ls
. suen allowances contrary to law, or whether
'hey may NOT have acquired this by some late ns-
COLLATION., should really like to know. .m-s,
OLD fashioned man, Messr-. Editor, and ,em.mh.r
'Ha' many years ego, IL was decided by the al
preme cocrt, II Craneh It's. B.reme VI. I.i,I.
u y, commander of public armed ship of tbs
y. .. - who obeys orders given by the ey.cuS
i've OF the U. s. under the construction of an a..
% congress made 6y the department to ,ohich It's
execution was assigned - construction, .. ,n,.i
De'sr calculated to give it enect," a. is liable for
damages sustained by this construction of ~. .c,s
and That his orders will not excuse him
Ahefe may be s,me law which authorize. r..
payment OF the outfit of Charge DIES An.ir..
,ohere ne has not been appointed 1v the PES.
ae'if' aud not going from the U. s.. If there be
then This precedent IS safe for Mr. King and r.,
ali The parties concerned, but what is ssale n,s-
ceden tor them, require all the arts of
Il. 'hew' 10 be seiy safe for the pockets of th,
people. oso
You are within reach of information. and can
.eh Us where Is 10 be found the law authorize.
Ing The payment OF an outfit toa Charge de. AZ
'anes who has never sheen appointed by the Pre-.
siuent and not going from the Uniied States: for
me me Id" quoted seems 10 nemplate the case os
dent 'ne @iesi-
IL there be no law for this, whence i. deiuc..,
constitutional COMPETENCY" OF the executive
VI 'nese states 10 settle safe precedentss' and
'as'ly' IL there be any means by which the Peonl,
can guard against precedenis SO safe for tho.. in
their direct line, but obviously so unsafe for th
great mass OF the peoi lie? II any strained .naI.-
Sous ca,es be produced from the State DepaY,-
nieht' Then It also becomes them TO shew, Is The
d nc which conveys the appreciation of tha
y. .. ottore MIR. j. A King entered upon ~.
eharSe; IDLY, that this appreciation amount. 10
an appointment; and 3dIy, to show any cas-,
where 30 exiraragant an allow ance was ever mad.
IN ih- county Tor 80 short time and such small
servh es An early ans~ er viii oblige one who
scarcely knows in this day OF precedent ,ybr,L
er lie has lcii any