Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-04-02

Ing begging treaty. Tie treaty he'd tssn made sad
xons between the United and some OF the /
richest countries OF the old world; and the present
preparation asked In order that country might
realize these benefits. Our interest in those
grea, and extended and the question was, whether
ought have commercial agents supervise the
interests of the United States But gentlemen ask, why
entrust this duty to Consuls! III the bill had
done So the expense would have been the same The
Government now paid our Consul at Algiers $4,000
and the salary Of Charge was but $4,000. Nothing
would be gained therefore by substituting the Consul
the only difference would be- that the latter appoint
ment would not be productive Of such good effects
But 10 shew that the gentleman would be satisfied with
conduct of the Administration, and that he held
duty to find fault the gentleman had told the House,
that If to have any mission to Turkey il ought
TO be an Embassy Extraordinary. That was what the
Executive had asked for, and what the Senate had
fused. II the present plan wrong, the fault was
not with the President The gentleman had endeav-
ored cast ridicue the proposition and upon the
Government of his own country. The offering OF pre-
sents appeared TO him an unworthy object OF cxpend
ture, and calculated to degrade the nation. But why
should be degraded by doing that which had been
done at all times, by all governments that had had any
coHnexion with the Ottoman Porte.
IL IL good that should hold CONNIE rcial rela-
ods with the boundiess territories OF the Turk (rela
lions which had heretofore extended but short dis
tance around Smyrna) was the country to refuse this
advantage, because the gentleman from New York
thought IL degrading 10 make presents to the Grand
Seignor 10 the amount Of $4,000. IL held such
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so-sli other nations have acted otherwise. If the
country TO have political and CONNIE reai relations
with the Porte Al all, could have them with
out presents than without ministers. No minister
would have been received, nor permitted to open his
credentials. till he had offered the customary presents
This Government once received a mission from Tur
kish power, and we paid the Ambassador regular st-
pend every week. although he came only to make an
apology fer threat which bad been uttered by his
country against We pail all the expenses Of his
embassy, aud allowed him $500 per week during his
Wa hat ar ed xkrav nj
then! Wac the country for such reason to efuse the
apology OF foreign powef! aud thereby to avert the
necessity OF a war Mr.. Jsferson was wiser than that.
The long and the short Of this matter was that here
were presented to us re and great commercial adsan
asss, Extensive regions, among some OF the richest
on the globe, were about to be opened to the United
States. We were to hold commercial relations with
all the countries round the Black Sea- and were TO
have this Advantage in the most economical form; at
The expense Of maintaining single charge. As to
The other ems, they were merely the Necessary APP
psndsges Of such mission. Drogoman and pres.
ents. were ma.ers Of course. at tho Court of Turkey
II the House thought with the gentleman from New
The appropriation.
Mr.-sOrrs again roie in reply.
The question was now taken on the anne ndment OF
Mr.. Storrs, and decided in the negative by !arg~
majority.
Mr.. Wayne then moved the amendment he bad be-
fore proposed Wis to insert alter tbs item Of $25
the following:
"And SIS 900 for dsrayns the expenses Of foreign
intercourse heretofore iacurrei."
The amendment was adopted-hyes 10, noes IS.
Mr. Williams now moved to insert the Provso, but
the mendm N. was rejecisd-ayes 81, noes 100.
MIR. Drsyt,n moved an item OF fifteen hundred dol.
lafs for The salary Of student OF languages, but the
amendment wa, rtj,cted.
The amendnsHt Of the Senate 8 amended on motion
Of Mr.. Wayne, was then agreed to, ami tho debate
closed. The committee then rose and reported the
am ndmerts to the House.
In the House, Mr.. Vance moved for division Of the
question on the amsndment which hal been SO long
debated In committee.
and she wed that appropriation to Il amount
and for the same obsct had been inserted in another
part OF ths bill, unle's tse present clause should be
srken OUT the bill would have two appropriations Of
$l5. OO0 each, for the pay Of the same persons.
Mr.. Vance said, that his object in having tho ques-
ton divided was that separate vote might bs taken
by yeas and nays upon The Proviso.
The Speaker said that tho question should bs divid
ed, inasmuch as the Provso was so wofded a, 10
late TO .he whole BILL aud there would therefore be
something for IL 10 stand on, should tae appropriate
causs be striker out
Mr.. Mercer explained, and adverling TO the course
which had been pursued in Committee of The Whole,
insisted that the amendment which had been inse rled
was different from that in view OF which the appro
priaion and Proviso striker out that gentle
men could mel vote in the House, they had voted
In committee.
The Chair replied, that the House had adopted the
amendment, aad had no power to retrace the step.
The question wasaccordinsiy divided, and being pu,
the sppropratin clause, 1t passed 10 tho affirmative
The question then recurring on striking out the Pro-
viso.
Mr.. Mercer failed In an attempt to modify it
And the Yeas and Nays having been demanded by
Mr.. Vance, and ordered by tho House, were taken,
and stood as follows:
u YEAS--Messs. Alexander, Aston, Anderson, An
gel, Archer, Barringer, James Blair, Bockee, Boon,
Borst, Brodhesd, Brown, Cambreieng, Carson, Ciai.
borne, Clay, Conner, Crawford, Crocheron, Daniel,
Davenport, Dsberry, Denny, Drayion, Dudley, EARL,
Findsy, Ford, Gilmore, Gordon Hall, Halsey, Harvey
Haynes, Holland, Hoffman, Howard, Hubbard, Tho
mas Irwin, William w. Irvn Jarvis, Rd. Nj. Johnson,
Cave Johnson. Kennon, Perkins King, Lamar, Lea,
Leavitt, Lent, Lewis, Loyal, Lumpkin, Magee, Tho.
mas Maxwell, McCfeery, Mccoy, McDufis, McIn-
tire, Miller, Mitchell, MubIenburg, Patton, Pearce
Petts, Pok, Potter, Sanford, Scott, WIN. b Shepard
Aug. II. Shepperd, Shields, Smith, Speight, Ambrose
Spencer, Richard Spencer, Stephens, Sutherland Tay-
lor, John Thompson, Trtzvani, Tucker, Wayne, Wilde
49,
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Armstrong, Arnold, Barn
W. II, Baylor, Bsskman, Blman, Campbell, Childs
Chiffon, Coke, Cooper Coulter, Coias, Craig Crane
Crockett Creigho Ds,ha, Draper, Eager, Ellsworth
George Evans, Horace Everett, Finch, Gather, Cur
ley, Hawkins, Hodges, Hughes, Hunt, Huntington
John Lesomp.e, Lyoo, M.rtindale, Lswis Maxwell,
Mercer, Nuckolls, OvertoD, Perfon, Reed, Rencher
Richardson Russell, Ssnbetry Swift, TsIiaferro, Test
Vance, yanum. Vinton, Washington, Wiulessy, Ed
ward ID. White, Williams, Yancsy-67.
SO the House agreed with the Committee OF the
WI ole In striking out the Proviso which the Senate
had inserted, and which 10 10 the words following:
"PTouided aIUoys, That nothing in this act contain
ed, shall be construed as sancioning or in any way
approving the appointment OF these persons, BY the
President alone, during the recess Of tho Senate and
without their advice and consent, Commisonsrs to
negotiate a treaty with the Ottoman Porte"