The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-02-25

| ihg The thlrd ec.ien orthis Inv vas The sun.
'rThhiih with the seennd al the law Of lsao L
10 tins line the appropriation 1T bad containsf
me hent y,s i"f the ftpeuaes al iorrign int.I4
course. Irnm lsioto lsf1. ibere Netc Two
! t'm- et appropriation. one iuf the tauruses ot
! '"''IRn intercourse. aud one Tor fhe contingent
! expenses Of foreign intercourse Tho dfsf ii
ines" sums was applied to pay ihe salaries Of he
MINISTER'S. Charge des AAancs and Scrrefafifs.
The SECOND WIS placed entirely NJ the discretion
OF the President, 10 discharge Contingent expen.
SIS nfisng from tae foreign Intercourse IA he
should think dsl aud equitable.
IN me general appropriation net of 1914, the
lew witch, ill then hid been ., ut ssrd IN pror.
RAJ ieiihs, Tor The expenses Of fofeign nercout.
WIS 'nhde more specific " for the salaries al
"wHherss aud CONTINGENT expenses of Ministers
I" '"rrlpn nations, mud Of Secretaries of Lega-
li"h aierwhch WIS added HE other item
l"r Tie Contingent expenses of intercourse
p'l"een the United Stairs aud foreign nations
In Aptl, 1873 The general appropriation bill
contained one item iol The salaries of Ministers
" 'no several ioreign courts specified Ivy nnne
""u 'e'it several Secretaries If Legation m
i'h ior Two outiis al MINISTERS 20 London md
~ fetsfahnrs an item for the contingent -
P'hs's % an thr inlssluns ia ten, ~ hravls.
''' WI, oehe''n'y IN tie approximation Of Tie
preceding FoH and the usual item fot tle ron.
lar sprrlhcaiions hive been made IN all the
annual general appropriation bills SINCE Ia
tine.
FROM ul'' view of the Legislation Of the sub
lf'' Appeals TINT, originally. the Whole
I""" lo' 'oi''Hn inletcotIHc, Hnd since 1B1d
the sums appropriated t1r ihr CONTINENT
ehn'hses hi foreign intercourse. have zen pla.
''h entirely NJ the Gneciiun OF the President
Ana i"rth'r, that II settlement, by certificate
I 4 4ft.ant !.
ntnt and IN conformity both with nsnge and
law
have been induced 10 make these statements
not merely Tor the spkr ofn h,ttrt understand
ing ol the point, IN The resolution IN which IL
bears, but also IN oider Ia prepare the way for
u satisfactory answer To some Of the charges
made against the President II the United Stnirs
relative io the account Of his compensation aud
allowances rs - tprelen Minister This is n sub.
lfci on which ener with some reluctance IL
y ""' perhaps, OF thr clnas Which should sr
l'cl 10 discuss on In floor. Il does not belong
strictly 10 thls definite bat IL has been intiodu,.
/ ed on the present occasion, with silonp empba#
ss; and 10 the effect. no doubt, Of giving san.
ton 10 whit Is sid moro ~ lnfge on the sans
! topic elshWbclr Ihis IL m imhoriant mint
/ for The allegations have extended not merely
] 10 u eha1Fe 0l ext #safAuce, hui Of hepnity
and even fraud iliehsatnirs nrr. | know n
! popular subject ot comment aud az tIlots ~
III" foreign Ministers nrr, with a snplc erecU
ton, the highest paid under the Go,crnmcff
/ " ~ natural that they should he obua, IONS ~
compliant. Eut, sit, II - an undOubicd truth
that, hlehns they may be bought great A. iheIf
aggregate may seem for the service of long
series of years, they efe vet too small; and but
for the extra allowance. by which they nre
"ked out. would be wholly inadequate 10 their
| object II IS not long since lhnta most respect.
able member al Congress, opposed 10 the Al.
| mlnlStfatton, UNpr ssnd 10 me his concurrence,
in this opinion and his willingness 10 Join in
raising ihem. speak Of the salnries Of the
! three mpsi expensive missions-to London, IA
ria md st. fctcrsborgh, 4 "a = snihcien ron
! hrnhllen ct the nnlh oi this remark that ID.
compensation of foreign Monsters ia smaller. by
| lur fifth, than u was IN the Revolutionary wnf
! II was thea paid nj two Thousand I've hundred
pounds sterling, with an allowance Of cspeti.
SOS We WIRE told by gentleman from ynPi-
MIA M E0gf TIM hr approved the repufll
can simplicity IA which Franklin and a LIZ.
ncsfon lived At the couri of france Dr.
| fankhn's simplicity was kept up, for about
eight Vears and half AZ nm aggregate eKprns.
! OF 10 noo dollars, (monrv beng then n ice As
valuable ~ nov, } aud Chancellor Livingston.
~ am informed, during his shofi residence at
Paris IN addition TO his allowance from tho
lars fepcH, H. slr. that bui for the extra NJ
lowaners il would be impossible fot our Minis
t"rs at those courts ! have named 10 remain
and support Themselves aud the weight Of re
ccssHiy expenditure over the utmost allow ancr
has, 10 macy OF them proved The cause Of ut
lcr rnln II not necessary thai should spec i.
Il the nemr of The living OF the drad
Another remark. MI Speaker The allow.
hncea 10 the President be- they great or small
we've the acts of other AdmnsiIat,ons---Df the
Administrations of Mpssrs Madison and Mon.
roe. Mr. Adams bad nothing 10 do in eslnb-
fishing The Offices, f'ing the compensation, OF
seeking the employment For third of a
century ltrsscd In the public service he never,
either himself nor bis friends for hun with his
, kno"ledPe, nor without his knowledge TINT
: am amate Of, solicited any Office The CON.
prusafions and allowances to the foreign MlnigI
, tcIs weff fixed by General Washington. under
! the llnliauons 81 nets of Congtess, md wrfe
pad 10 Nj. Adams, AS they had been paid 10 bis
, predecessors
fnlher. sir Mr. Adams had nothing TO do
wh auditing his own accounts or controlling
the settlement Of ihem though his has been
alleged out OF doors and lniinated, rs ! think
I ia tin debate. The stendng Instructions 10
our tofelgu Ministers rrquuc them once "A
quarter, to make mp aud transmit account 10
| tie Treasury This rs done by Mr. Adams .
and ~ al his account there vas but one item
I WITCH the accounting officers OF the TREASURY
decilnrd settling themselves That one item
was ,rfeife6 to the President. by Mr. Adams.
E while secretary oi State and ON legal advise
ment ordered by the Presdpn TO lie settled
10 this shah presently rccur. With this ~
ccp!iDn, Mr.. Adams had 10 more 10 do with
the settlement of his accounts than YOU had
Nh Speaker. He could have no more 10 DO
with II. If the officers of the Treasury were
faithful to their tnst. ! viii add. sr, that ia
King into consideration tie number of years
passed by Mr.. Adams 10 the foreign service /;
the nature OF his appointments the variety and
importance Of the missions with which he has
been entrusted, in whole or in part, no for.
eign Minister bus received less than he while
many have received more. For the four years
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