Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-11-25

try We think proper, however, in justGcatio,i ct
the part which we take to state fully our views
respecting Kim
His losses commenced will, his mission To ru
rope the FIRST OF 1884 10 France tie "a in $50, to
France, Great Britain and Spain. The claims for
Tie hrst mission consisted OF iwoi.es Tie first ue
the salary, Tor the term during which lie could rot
4 ieave tic county, aitcf his recall. Tie "a, for
an adequate allowance for contingent eApenscs !,-
ring the mission. For the FIRST lie m no allowance
was made, the settlement OF his az count = on
bis return haiae, and for iile ID $ii0 ouiy ,ssrp
allowed Tor tie whole mission. The Justice ofboi
iiesc ciai'iS, and Al consequence the injustice
zone him In tie settlement Of his account, has
been adinitted By en act Oh Congress- Ii is orr
opcn, however, that that act has fallen Ear short
OK the object intended toy H.; II admits that the
clam 10 compensation, Tor the term oi lis una
voiaabie detention in France aher s recall was
just, and ordered IL 10 be paii bat suspended tho
Intofeet on H. for about 10 years. II due at all, al
! what time dill IS become due. Certainly al tho
time The expenses were incurred, and he was
compelled 10 meet them. II is known that he bor-
rowed money todefray these OK penses, and q much
larger sum, 10 enable him TO leave France, and on
which OF course he paid All interest. From that
lime, therefore, interest due To him. For The
"a iten he las allowed the average of tie sun5
allosscd 10 the other ministers 10 the same power
the Injustice OF which appears to 20 be Obvious
~ we consider the state Of affairs in France and
NC situation in Which ne was placed, his arrv-
a! there, AMI thro' the whole mission il is evident
that Io minister either hcure or since his term
could have have had such difficulties to cncou,.
ter, or been exposed 10 like expeuces. The trea-
~ q! aiDiIy g commerce, between the two cout-
tries had been SET aside; considerable nsnber Of
Our vessels hId been seized ia violation OF that
"e"'y; the caFsoes o, many coniiscated and 9TH
ei5 we've uid,r trial. ScIue hundreds of our citi
zcEs were detained at Paris, and the sesports Of
France IN great distress. Such was the TENN, r
manifested by those III power, and thTO their iu--
buence, so great was The popular excitement d
isaitis' us, tbai wa' was apPrehcDdoI. Mt. Mon
roe was treated on iis arrival, with marked cool
ness; his rec eptIor. was dolaye. by The committee
o. public safety, and lis rejection deemed proba-
Die. cnder these circumstances, aud OF which,
40 one, not on the ground, could form lust esti-
mate, ie was forced TO take on himself great res
penstbii!'y. File satisfied, OH great ccnsilera.
ton, that these evils could not be reme.ied nor
greater avered, otherwise than by 4 decisive Ell
iJit On las pait, which should e felt aud respect
cd by tue nation, and this principle he acted AMI
with desired elect. W it ms aiis ess TO The Con
Ncnton and reception by it, on the nex,d , in the
pubic iial, you air well aequainted. hy this act
very favorable impression was made IN ,he
Whole nation, a"'l ia consequence on lie conven-
ton ana departments 'Indcr it, from the moment
OF ms reception, Until his recall thro' eveiy stage
OF tiie in!sson,ilis expenses were carried to great
ana unusual height. Such Wa IL. pressure on
n!ii 10y our Citizens whose vessels i,ad been s,z-
Cd ana VINO were thea dc aIn.d in France, 10 oh
tam ior them rcpaTauou OF their wrongs that Ia,
was forced 20 employ three assistant >, csc:ares
ana s0'neiiics more, ard 10 resi- scpaa bo,l,,
ios them, ihso the whole mission. The cx.r,or-
binary sNPenses. 10 which itc was subjected were
"'so Rieat, as ~ MANIFEST, Ivy t.c call wb,h was
ndsie Oh ii,Ii, by tic committee of the secuu i'm
which he resided, Tor tie rciet of the moor n, INV
oiher calls oil like Kind. and like Use by mary OK
MS distressed fellow citizens, who were thea
'lcrc- " t'iase OF thc latter class, his advances
10 lhoiHas Fame Afford very striking axai;,,,,c
10 allow him for these expenses, the average on
~ oi what hal been allowed 10 other minister,
who were there IN favorable times ncI,t,li,,n
also hIs predecessor, who had retired {, the co,n,
NY WAS 'iil!csiIy unjust On this on the ois
c' item, interest was suspended until The settle
i''e't oil tho account for tItt second mission in
Aoio' aiern ct l3 years. " hat connections the ,
missions had win each other and why the interest
on The debt acknowledged TO be die on the Grst
Should DC suspended until the settlement of The
account Tor the a-cQnd, IN which it was also admit
'ei mai injustice bad been done him, we cannot
conceive. 1t nothing had hcen due nothing oughe
to have been allowed ii sums realty due had
been long and Ve'y injuriously withheld the in
terest on them, from the time thew became due
'"' pant was III stilct Justice, part of the debt,
and indemnify or the injury Arising from the deav
Is Likewise often granted. TO make Il subsequent
injury, motive tOT Diminishing, n lust reparatian
ior Il preceding one, seems 20 us very strange
/ heSe were rot the oulY losses which Mir Mon
roe sustained III this mission; Il has been shewn nv
the public documents that after his address 20 t,,,
convention and reception by that body in the man.
ner stated, Tie io!c ct tie committee Of pnl,o
! safety was Immediately changed. Bv its o,der
a house ordered for his acco,n,n,da,io, o.,
glni;ster Of The q. :. in any part Of Paris ,ylcf,
nc would prefer, and carriage and horses v,.-,
sent ioF his use, without consulting him. With
hs refusal to accept either, and his purchase of =
mousse Us substitute jOF that ofic ed with hi = mo.
ayes los II 10 each instance, the documents here
! tolore published, afford ample testin,onv W.
deeply regret 10 have tu state tia; this rridc,,
sutJccted him IN its Conseuuences 10 n hc,yv
uebt before he 'eit France, which has terminated
lately ny The absorption o his large tract Of land
| IN Clay county, Kentucky, and "a we believe by
| hIs rcca'l NO question, we have understooJ
/ was eVeF MADE respecting the ulle until tat g.
vent TOOK pace whence Il may Jdrly be Inferred.
that TIE transaciion fraudulcnt Tho result,
under suco care, bis pubic cpgaacIncnts ana
duties would perni, him to pay to il, with me bet
o'"CeS "' Hicudss has been What has he en- slated.
lhis occurrence rests on it's own separate ard
special ernund DID the miIister4olk to his yo-
'ch"ir'i ana country or 10 himself in hi. frame
''uoh. ~ what Zine dill he make the pts cbaso
ai, "fa' were the obvious consiierajinns, whjcj,
yea 70 ~ > louise bad bcca offered TO him. which
nc nae reused to accept, anJ Tor the carriage and
nofscs nc had paid, ia 10. same inannor as If l.,
Had purchased tbcm OF a private citizen IL WA
mcunhcht or iitn 60 accept no favour: TO 'ei5nl
on 'i's own ground ~ the representative OF fec
anu dePendcni FcDilr, anh Ear as any proof
could be oiei ed ~ tlfa good wishes OF liis 70.
Vcrnnent aad cauuTr, Tor Frlu"e md The French
people, 10 JET IL he inferred BON Isis ogyn act, ic
wards thefn not fioin theirs 70 fr. II X nbyions
That this measure was ~ perfect accord with his NJ
dress 60 te convention, aui tAt tie notigcs which
ufgcd ihe ono were equally epplicab 10 G,e o.
, Tics. flom ihc rclrsal TO acrcp, tie acco,o,,,
dati7ns which lad been cGc!cd ,pr,,t,-.i,i, =,
7 eeences nir'lthc drawn, especially hy the com,
miitcc oi public sat ty, WHO had already n,arifss
+ teJ an untfifudly disposition towards ~ II wa
proper w. anticipate these and Prevent their N os.
/ 'co's' 'nh mere was no Other cxpcdienf hy which
' co''d Oc done 50 chectuay and with So G'gc