Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-05-06

periods oil the government, aud has ATTEMPTED 10
show that the present administration has not only
eouSuc'ed the foreign intercourse OF the country
win greater economy than its immediate prefe-
ces.or, but with far greater than even Was.ins ton
or Jeiierson or the elder Adams, and for that pur-
pose, has brought up from Seyberts statistical an
nais, IN formidable battle array, large-,nasses and
columns OF figures under the head Of FOREIGN
Intercourse, during the periods OF those admin
istrations There is such gross and ridiculous fa
iacy IN TINS part oil the geirlemans Statistics that
hardiy know how 10 treat il seriously. IL would
inueea' nave heen most magnificent discovery, it.
after havins shewn that the expenses of foreign
intercourse during the present year were only
S4S,O00 as he stated them to be- the same class of
expenditures, during several years OF MIR. Jefier-
sons administration, were largely more than one
million oil dollars, and in year of that admins
traton, even more than two mions These state
nehts are taken from the work mentioned above,
(oeyoerts Stat ann. p. 49, )and the sums the re
arranged, II Is true, for the sake of brevty and
simplicity, under the general head of s' Foreign
ihtercourse; but these sums include many other
items OF very large amount, Gas the gentleman
might have learned from the same authority 10.
'V4,) IL he did non already know it, besides what
ooh ne and myself meant by expenses OF foreign
intercourse, and 10 which only our statements APP
piied. he sense in which used the term, er-
peRses or foreign intercourse as was perfe ctly e.
vident from the context was the common and no
puiar, as well rs most natural understanding of the
phrase, 10 wit, the expenses of maintaining inter-
course with foreign nations through the usual di-
piomat and official organs and in that sense was
restricted 10 the items enumerated i'm page 8, of
this letter, such salaries and outfits of Ministers
Charges d'Afiares, Secretaries OF Legation, &c.
That the gentleman from New Hampshire under
STOOD 1t In that sense, as indeed every body else
must nave understood it. is manifested by the fact
that, In his comparison between the present and
late administrations in regard TO the expenses of TO-
reign intercourse, his statements were made UP of
these Items, appertanns to the diplomatic eStab-
ilshment OF the country and of them only.
But the sums taken by him from Seybert, inclu-
ded not only the diplomatic expenses of the go
verninent, properly called, but all claims against
the government arising from treaties with foreign
powers, which, in some instances, amount to very
large sums: | will illustrate this by a single ex-
ample taken from the statements made by the gem
tieman. Awaiting himself of the generality of Sew
berrs Classification he states the expenses of TO-
reign intercourse in 1893 to have been 81 ,01I-
SoS 81. Bnt when come to analyse this a
mount, we hnd that only S9l 1893 % were on ac-
count OF what both of us meant by expenses of To-
reign intercourse, and which, in the suboined
statement, are denoninated diplomatic expenses
and that the balance of the sum consisted almost
wholly OF monies paid by virtue of treaty stipula-
tons. This statement is taken from document of
unquestionable authority the account of the re-
ceipts and expenditures of The United States TO
the year lSO3"-(a document required to be an
nualiy laid before Congress) and is founded on the
statements contained in that document from D. AS
to p 81, and on the tabular statement in p 65.
Diplomatic s9I 1913 %
British treaty 6,i09 81
Convention with Great Britain $50 coo 90
Awards under the 7th art. Br. treaty 4,2l5 10
Spanish treaty 500 81
Relief s. protection of American sea-
men 1854 81