Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-03-14

passed his inspection, there seems to re reason 10
nier that the worst representation it mikes is the
real truth the case. Take this document com
ing through Mr. Adams himself, as true in its
worst aspect, and let see how much money he
contrived TO pocket in two years. commencing with
his appointment upon the Client Mission in April
1913:
Outfit on the Client Mission, $4,000 90
Salary do 0,299 30
Contingencies, do 6.3d5 90
Outfit on Mission TO Great Britain, 5000 90
Salary OF Russian and Brit Mission, $4,000 90
$62 6if 80
II this document be correct in the amount of Sal
airy set TO each Mission, Mr.. Adams must have
charged and received in this sum for services and
expenses between the 10Th of April, 1913, ard the
29th April, 1915, besides some contingencies at
London. If, indeed he did not receive anv salary
as Minister to Client, then the amount paid TO him
or the two years was 42,345 go. That he did ac-
tualIy receive this latter sum, much Of it under
false Pretences and contrary to law, there is no
room to doubt. What agency MIR. Adams had in
settling his own accounts and directing the allow
ances 10 himself, know not. Certain il is, that the
Secretary OF State is the chief agent in making all
extraordinary allowances TO foreign Minister'S
MIR. Adams was Secretary OF State from 1917 TO
Aozo, anu his accounts must have been settled al
ter his return home. He at least did not object 10
liie eAtravdgant allowances made to him, some of
them Tor services and journeys not performed, for
ne pocketed the money.
nave now given you all the information ca n
collect from the public documents upon the SUBJ
Ject oil your inquiry. You may rely upon it as
accurate inthemanne- and to the extent that have
stated.
cannot iorbear 70 mention that in this investi-
gauon have met with key to the feelings which
octated the letter of Mr. Adams to Levitt Harris,
in which he pronounces our Government feeble
ana penH1ouS. Congress had refused to allow
MN full outfit of 5000 dollars In letter 10 him
from Mr.. Monroe, then Secretary of State dated
June 23d, 1914, he is informed of this fact in the
following words
" It is necessary to aPprize you, that, altho'
" iul OUTFIT was transmitted by the Neptune and
intended to be allowed you by the Executive as
member OF the extra mission at ST. Petersburg
" YET the Legislature, on reference of the sub
20 Ject 10 them for an appropriation, decided the
principle, by the amount appropriated and the
discussion which took place at the time that an
outht only could be allowed 10 Minister under cir
cumstdnces applicable TO your case. In your drafts
. on the bankers and in your future accounts,
- you will be pleased to keep this deduction in
60 view
But the Minister had the money, and although
INC Government was almost bankrupt the army
naked and starving, and the enemy, relieved from
war IN Europe, was preparing to carry fire and
sword through our country and did soon after take
hiS city, and burn the public BUILDINGS he had mn
conception of renquishing his hold upon the cash
ne mad received. To MIR. Monroe's letter he re
turned an answer, dated Client, Odd August 1914
characterized by tone and temper ill-becoming a
representative OF his country in that day of her
greatest want and peril. Among other things of a
like character, he says:
g allege, that, by act of the Executive per
Z" fectly contormable TO the constitution and the
" law, the sum which am now required to deduct
D" from my accounts and my drafts, was nv pro-
" perry as much the dwelling house of anv
member of the legislature was his, and that the
principle which Congress would settle, by an
?" ultimate refusal to allow the appropriation could
. be no other than principle, to coniiseate with
" out any alleged offence, not half the outfit
" OF Minister under circumstances applicable
s. to my case, but so much of my Individual pro
&c perty."
If had more time would give the whole let
ter, from which you would not fail to perceive,
that MIR. Adams thought more of filling his own
pockets at that PERIOD than he did of the of
his bleeding country.
His famous letter to Levitt Harris is dated
Ghent, 10th November, 1914. Among other
things not very creditable TO his patriotism he says
DIVIDED among ourselves, more in passions
than interests, with half the nation sold by their
prejudices and their ignorance TO our enemy,
: with feeble and PeRlyi0uS government, with
hive frigates for navy, and scarcely five eff
g cient regiments for army, how can it be ex-
g pected that we should resist the mass of force
" which that gigantic power has collected TO crush
. US at a bow?' You will recollect sir the O.
vents of that period. Our treasury was empty and
the capitol III ruins, while Mr.. Adams was graspinp
at outfits, salaries travelling expenses and contin-
gencic5, without reason or limit, aud abusing the
Government as Penurio'tS, because it would not
yield TO all his extravagant demands! Mr. Mon
roe at Washington and General jackson at New
Orleans, were borrowing on their own credit and
hazarding every dollar they possessed in the world
to save their suffering country. In November
1914, when the letter to Harris was written, Gen
eral Jackson driving the British from Florida
and opening his way to New Orleans. On the Ist
OF December he arrived at that City, and used to
the people language which beg you to contrast
with that Of MIR. Adams. He declared that lrHo
IS not for us is against as, he informed those
whom he commanded or was to defend s.to re-
member that our tCGfch,cord is Uictory or death.
orr country must and shall be defended we
1cW enjoy liberty perish in the last ditch.
our obedient servant,