The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-05-06


Principal Of the Asylum.
Hartford, April %, 1929.
DIPLOMATIC DISTINCTIONS
In the minds of most people there is a con.
fused notion about diplomatic titles, which it
is worth while to correct The terms Embas-
sador, Envoy, Minister Plenipotentiary, Minis
ter Resident, &c, are used by some editors as
synonymous; and hence very few people are
acquainted with the real ranks of our Repre-
sentatives abroad. Upon this subject we shall
offer few remarks.
An ambassador is, properly speaking, a rep
resentative Of the highest grade. He is usually
appointed only upon especial occasions, and is
looked upon as the representative of the person
of his Sovereign, on which account he is emit
tied to higher honOrs than any other represent
alive. The United States h -. never appoint
ed an ambassador, nor have they ever, we be-
lleVe, received an ambassador from any foreign
Court
The only ministers known to the present
practices of our Government are, the Envoy
Extraordinary, and Minister Plenipotentary,
and Charge d'Afairs, and these are the grades
now most in employ all over Europe. Some
few nations still retain the grade of Minister
Resident, which is inferior to the Plenipoten-
tary, but higher than the Charge d'Affairs. In
the early period of our government, we believe
the grade of Minister Resident was for a time
introduced. All these Ministers enjoy the
same privileges, such as exemption from the
operation of the laws of the country where
they reside; but they differ in the honors to
which they are entitled, and in the emolument
they receive.
At the present time, the United States have
abroad SIX ministers of the first, and seven of
the second grade. There are Ministers Peni-
potentiary near the Governments of Great Brit
ain, France, Russia, Spain, Colombia, and Mex
leo, and there are Charge Affairs, in Sweden,
Denmark, the Netherlands, Portugal, Brazil,
Buenos Ayres, and Peru.
Consuls differ from Ministers in the nature of
their functions, as well as in that of their privi-
leges. They are not ordinarily admitted to a
correspondence with the Government within
the jurisdiction of which they reside, but must
communicate through their Minister They
are not exempt from the ordinary operation
of the law. and are in fact merely commercial
agents-Philadelphia G~=ette.
We fnd on looking over the late Ten
nessee papers, that Mr.. Miller of that
State, who was name1 as candidate for
Congress, in the room of Mr.. Crockett, has
formally declined the invitation. In the
letter communicating his intention not to
stand as candidate, he states that he orig
inally suggested the propriety of placing
Gen. Jackson before the people as a cand
date for the Presidency. He was led to
this act by his confidence in the purity of
Gen. Jackson. That confidence, he as
serts, is now destroyed, since he has seen
Gen. Jackson, in the entire dereliction of
the opinions expressed by him in his address
to the Tennessee Legislature resigning lis
situation as United States Senator, ap-
pointing members of Congress to the hi oh
est situations, as recompense for the ser
vices they have rendered to him in promet-
ing his election. Under these circun-
stances, feeling impossible that he can give
his support to the incipient measures of
Gen. Jackson, he declines standing as the
Jackson candidate for Congress-
National Journal
STRICTEEss OF LAW. A singular prosecu-
ton was commenced before the Supreme Judi
cial Court, last fall, against Deputy Sheriff
and Jaier Of this County for taking in advance
from poor debtor, on his admission into the
JAIL the fee of 20 cents, which was due only on
his liberation. The jailer did not take in
amount, any more than legal fees, but was
guilty Of taking part of them at wrong time.
law question as to his guilt was raised and
argued before the Court last fall and the opin-
ion Of the Court, was given at Ipswich on
Tuesday, by Judge Wilde. The Court in
passing judgment regretted, that it should fall
on an old and faithful officer, but thew found
themselves compelled to decide against him.
Judgment was entered against him for the pen.
atty of one dollar, and costs oe prosecution.
which exceed thirty dollars. So much for TAX.
ing t'oenty cent fee, few hours too soon.
Salem O6Seruer.
VERY Coon. The Salem Courier savs
that the only method to enable editors 10
pursue manly course is for all those who
entertain similar views to support them.
That is, If an editor comes out and openlv
avows his belief that the moon is a steam
boat, all persons who believe so too should
take his paper, for those who hold il to be
cheese will withdraw their patronage, and
he will be obliged, from the groaninrs Of
an empty pocket to give up his views. and
sink back again into the neither one thing
nor the other" ranks.
Thomas Monroe, Esq, of Washington, bro.
ther of the late venerable President Monroe,
has been removed from the Office of Post Mas.
ter Of that city.