Delaware journal., 1828-02-22
FRIDAY; February -, 1928.

called-l cannot say l have worn it-Dut N"o"
what it Island have heard something OF ITS history
Our Ministers abroad are very poorly PAID. lhey
cannot bear the expense Of Court dresses. borne
by the Treasury, as contingent expense, u Is SO
much money thrown away If borne by Minister'S
it makes an unreasonable charge upon their allow
ance The salaries of our Ministers abroad were
higher by above twenty-six hundred dollars, IN the
time of Franklin, than they are now, though the ex
penses Of living were then probably not more than
half of what they are at this time The preseh. rave
Of allowance was fixed as long agoas the year 1884
by an Act of the Old Congress- How, then, does
the matter stand The House will recollect, from
a statement made by the gentleman from II. .assacus-
sets, that our distinguished fellow citizen, the late
President of the United States, Mr.. Monroe.l was
engaged in four missions in the course OF little more
than year. Claims growing out Of that employ
ment have lately been allowed BY Congress. ne
was led in rapid succession to different Courts, and
probably obliged at each to conform to the mode es-
Established by etiquette. The expense would be tor
single occasion There are instances OF charges,
allowed by the Government, for dresses of Ministers
/ for particular occasions. When MIR. Madison was
President, and Mr. Monroe Secretary Of State, the
present plan was adopted as relief. 1t IS not ob-
! ligatory upon the Minister. He may dispense with
it if he thinks fit 1t no expense to the treasury
for the Minister must pay for it himself But he has
the sanction of his country to wear it. AS long as
it lasts, he need make no change. Wherever ne
goes, he is in the dress ofhs country and stands
upon his own ground, instead of being obliged to
conform to foreign fashions thas been spoken OF
as costing $50 dollars That is too high. 1t cost
something more than half that sum but the
Minister pays for it, not the Treasury. Why. call
it reproachfully, Huery? 1t is no more livery
than the coat of an officer of the Army or the Navy
it is probably not finer than the coat of general
officer. If it be Hvery is there any disgrace IN
wearing it We are all servants of the people
they are our masters-the livery worn by their SER
wants is one which no man need be ashamed to wear.
1t is the livery of the People of the United States
This is considered to be the history of the coat II
any one within the sound of my voice should here
after be appointed Minister-my advice may be Of
little value-but recommend him to put on the IL
:, very of his country.
It is not questioned that it is the duty Of the Exc
tive to conform to existnging laws and policy. 1t i
u admitted that, if the appointment be directed 3,
l. law there is choice. But he understood his col
u league Mr.. ngham to assert the application of
o rule of Judgment, which he was sure, upon delibe
Is rate consideration, he Mr.. l. would to be uu
u Just, infinitely mschievous, and dangerous. Ill
}, was understood to say, that where the act
u lawful, he would inquire into the intention the GU
al ammo He would appeal to his colleague, if thi
~ mode of judging was not the root OF incalcuabl
10 mischief and injustice. man performs his duty
In walks cautiously, is. if you please, religious ma
81 -SOmc one CHOOSes lo inquire lnto tIe Quo
ut and pronounce him a hypocrite
to TMr. Ingham explained He did not say that h
er would apply that rule. He had said that it woul
a be applied elsewhere
e, MIR. SERGEANT said he accepted the explani
tn ton of his colleague, whom he should be sorry
n misunderstood. No doubt he meant that it was nj
lat rule which, as a member of the House he woul
Die apply here. But he submitted to him that it ws
on unsafe and uncharitable every where. He had I'll
tic,p IF Hone fnr w
di- first rule we obliged to adopt is that no memb
1c- shall be at liberty to impeach another members
not tention. Upon what grounds the People 0f tn
ess country would decide the question now pending
IN. fore them, he would not now nquire-he would n
1k- say single word. As one of the People, he hi
ore his rights which, at proper times and on proper
ra- casions, he would freely exercise.
un Same particular instances have been more or lie
ge. alluded to in the debate. Among the rest was t
1ir- mission to England 1t was said the Minister h
OBJ returned renecta, and of course it must have be
be- meant that there all the expense OF the missi
the without any correspondent benefit. What was t
ped fact? The hand of sickness had fallen upon
IVY Minister, as it may upon any of us-it may now
gh, upon some of us-incapacitated him to perform
nan duty. Can this be matter OF charge against a
t is body.
was Mr.. RANDOLPH explained. He express
,me his deep regret for that gentleman, Mr.. Xii
Jun and declared that the words did not import any
pre- Election upon him, attach any blame to him.
he'd Mr. SERGEANT proceeded. They were not
It is understood. He sure that the gentleman fir
his Virginia did not mean TO say one unkind reproa
ess. full word of Mr.. King The allusion to the imp
one ductveness of the mission had come from anotl
the quarter, and he MIR. S. had adopted the phrase
il ed by the gentleman from Virginia., Mr.. R;
, be dolph. 1t was his Mr.. S's1 object, to show, Il
,ber no one was 70 ol"ie lo' 'ie issue' ne.'e' nc
long unoet'"oH % 'i. n'':s'o.' nol uV'e ""e "Ppv;
w., but few of US, probably know the full extent
measure ofhis services to his country. He cOnfe
cd that he had himself been ignorant till Withil