Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-18
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II appears from The Washington papers that
T.. @. Wed NJ EdwardsvilIe, has received The
appointment OF Minister TO Peru.-We do not
consider this appointment natteTing TO our
State, for we are bold 10 say worse selection
could scarcely b. made. Ihe appointce ia hard
" known out OF the limits of his own couniy :,
and in il, n, the last election, though it was
for Jackson, he was beaten sor the Legislature
by an Adams man. lie is not cons idered where
ha Is hest known. deserving pub ic confidence.
nor mas his conduct been such MS 10 gain IT. lie
n bankrupt IN property. delauier to the
State squsnder' the fortune OF his wifr's chill.
dren. aud sneaked out VI The State in such
cIs nde slime manner, that diinchme MS usre ieu
led on ms property as an dbsoonding debtor. He
IL an obscure individual with the most com
mon English education, aud who has never
read, in all his life, one page of national law,
nor Is he versed at all in the laws OF his own
country. AID 10 crown oil. his friends do mol
deny. that he went OF with $ls4O Of the public
money. Snch WIS his conduct in leaving tho
STATE. that hi, securities felt themselves com.
PEELED 10 take the office Of Receiver under their
charge.
This IL the man that ~ selected to represent
onr government nj the Court of Peru lis
friends he,e say that the appointment was oh.
| tanned fo' him by Mr.. Eckford. oil New York,
who has large claims against The Peruvian
osernment, and wanted an agent there IL
attend To them aud being introduced 10 Nj.
| West by an old Spaniard, who knew West in
Tennessee, and learning he was acquainted
! with tie Spanish language, Interested himself
To procure him The appointment, OF Minister
| And has II come 10 this that to collect the
| private claims at a private Individual, this M.
lion Is TO send oui private Mini.ier-and such
n
| recomme ndslinns are. that he understands
| Spanish, is Of pleasing mao osrs and genlesl al
dress, bu, totally dedci Mt "a every other qual.
lfca,ion necessary TO make AN ablr r-prs,rnis.
tive OF this great Nation, The Nation vii not
tear TIT is a disgrace tous, and W. sIii be
degradedby 1t. IN the Eyes Of foreign po-sr,.
| writer in the National lnteliigsncer gives
the following ms An estimate OF the losses occa !.
stoned by II change in the foreign represen
iation OF our country, under the new order
of things
GREAT BRITAIN.
One quarters salary 10 Mr.. Barbour
ON his recall, 1880
Outfit to Mr.. M'Iane 1900
FRANCE.
One quarters salary to NJ. Brown,
and outfit to Mr. Rivcs, as be-
fore, no5O
SPAIN.
One quarters salary to Mr.. Eve.
ret. and outfit to MIR Van Ness,
MS before, 25C
NETHERLANDS.
One quarters salary TO Mr. Hughes,
as before, lI25
Excess for one year of Mr. Preble',
salary over that of Mr.. Hughes. 45OO
ou'ht 10 Mr.. freb's, 1900
! Secretary obligation, to Mr.. Pre-.
! BILE, not chargeable on Mr..
Hughes mission, 5000
I'D, 62t
One quarters salary to General Har.
rlson, as before, $3.50
Outfit 10 Mr.. Moore onon
Total expense for the first year added
b, the presen, administrators to
We previous expense Of The mis-.
SONS 10 Great Britain, France
SPAN the Netherlands, and Co.
lumbia, &C, 20.
Inc Ues India Trdde.-The following mar.
neraph Is extracted from an article in the Phil
delph'a Price Current, entitled General r..
view OF the Stale of Trade tor ls2o" IN,
views OF Inc writes touching the British Colo
NAL Trade are very just
IL rs stated In the last London papers lhs,
! negotiations ere on foot for re.npening III,
british West Indies TO our trade We fear tai.
VIII not be accomplished without a sacrifc c,
much greater than the direct trade will bt
: worth to- us over the indirect, which we now
possess through the neutrai stands Much a,
me British writer's consider IL boon which
should act be grGntedlo the United States, ",
oe'eVe we are warranted in saying tha, th.
"f,chah's OF the Middle States do no, ask il
A"u 'hey would at least consider IL a dear bar