Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-21
Continuation of tho Debate on Mr.. Stan
bcrry's motion 10 strike out from the APP
preparation bill, the salary of the Russian
Minister

prOpTiduou o'ti, tiic Sdluty OF inc huSSlaH
Minister.
Mr. burgess rose. AMI addressed tho committee
as 10 lrws-MT. Chairman: The present is, believe,
unusual d'scnsS,on In the short term ofmy SER
vice III this III II, have witnessed sitting at cr sitting
OF Committee Of tho Who'c House the state ut
the Union, whe-c tie Gwanium ofsallrr, compa rcd
with the service o: foreign Ministers, tho subject
of mos' stirring debate. When has thc competency
OF his House 20 move such debate been questioned
Never, until the present sitting OF this COMMITTEE. If
am mistaken ] ask the Chairman of tho Commit &C
on Foreign Relations to tell me when hat question
made by the friends of the last adninisr raton'
The question is put to him because ofhis proximity
the executive department and ecause, if he will not
give "A candid answer. such answer can be expected
from any gentleman in this Hall.
What call then. by any usage, be OF this time
made on this branch of the Government TO throw IL.
sci. at the very foot of executive subScrviency Do
the people rXpcc. this from Us: They have placed
the national funds at our control but with full
dence in fidelity and diligence ard under no fear
thai we should unlock the treasury, unless para
mount public interest call upon to turn the kew
We cannot do this merely because required TO do It
by Cabinet Ministers. by the Executive under their
ADJUSTMENT. This House has ever claimed snd exor-
Cised the right To deliberate, 10 debate and under
sound discretion Of lis own 20 decide and Gctc-nlian
all claim for appropriation, by whomSorvcr q. tor
whatsoever purpose thcy may hav, boon mrdc. II
msSi ms of minor importance Were, IN years passed,
questioned under the vigilance o spirit of rutrcnch
meRt, without fellow IN former times, may we not
now-nlthouCh that spirit has been touched. aud pul
to sleep by the caduceus of the State Department
may We not call TO our aid much Of the sober
WltCtulncss of the best DAYS OF our Republic may
enable us, with due diligence, examine such a
question OF apprc prlaton Us this rem of this
bill has brought before us? !. relates to
7 no mission 20 al mint nation, scmc
uncomfortable state bit long established Lngl
! ton To a Court ammT the most lusrirrs Of En-
rng to country. 1nnovs tons relative al i,neS
tngulsh"d clIssion DO, above others place our
national incrcst5 IN Jeopardy. Our relations with
! IN hoo phy Sho,l
by MINI ter Plrnipotrnliary residing near that
Court At that Court, in the royal city of 81 Pc.
icrshurgh: and rhn III" political md social circle
OF the Emperor himself, the high diru.arlrs of his
govcrnm"n, rad the dipomaic ENJOYS of all the ma
tons of Europe, and many of those of Asia
what, then. is he question before the oomrmi,tc,
under tins item of appropriated: The gentleman
from Ohio, Mr.. st Injcrry) has moved TO strike
from the 5;! IN" 10000 proposed to be approprs;ed
for pt ymen; OF the current years salary TO the cen
eman said to have been deSpai chcd as minister To
Russia He has ably, though briefly, sustained his
motion trust the committee will indugr me n Il |
few remarks on the side Of the question
The item i'sc!t bears no mark dst.n gushing it .
from Others OF the same kind or giving US any war
rant for rejecting This while those are allowed. We
must look to other documents for information con-
Corning this mission, and our obligations - furnish
The none for supporting this minister at the court Of
st. PrtersburSh. The papcr which now lake from /
The desk before contains that inf,rmariop 7, /
pIrpofts 10 be the annual message from the President
OF The United States tn Congress at the present Sos
sion. 1t cert ainy bears his signature and was sent
to this House by that high dIgnitary N,lwlths and
ing these facts, The document must bo received and
considered entirely the production OF Cabinet Min.
stcrS. No literary gentleman in this IIlll-I mean
no member OF this Housewife reads and ok mines
TINS commune alton, made to much at length,
could, 'himk, say, without hazard Of their rsputa
ton that &c believes sentence Of vas coInp,-
sed BY the distinguished gentleman whose name is I
placed at the end of it. This sir is not said for any
purpose OF deroga'ion from the eminent Official char
a tor ut our fret Monrg 80 H."
much more important purpose. Are gentlemen
aware OF the extent OF importation of European
politics: Have VIC not brought home, and NJ, into
use, the high tory AKIN C their nnonarclr,es that
the King can do wrong Was there eyer n time
IN our country when the friends Of any administration
other than the present believed and pracsod this
article of political faith with more INSCRIPTIONS de-
votioD' The cabinet ministers Of executive have
taken Grtfui council from this fact, as European
~ inlstcfs, being answerabe with their heads for
what The h'ng, their master, may from The throne
10 his Lords and Commons will not I
suffer any speech but Of thcii own courivnr TO bc
thus communicated the sdroit minister's of our
Cabinet. taking shelter under the executive subser-
'Iency nf the times, have not only put upon the ma
:3n this message bn. the President a mar who IT.
ne moved at all always marched straight forward TO
MS object they have betrayed into the crooked COUP
Ills which may by dllgcnr examinations be found IN
Iis message, sent TO Congress By them while thew
ie "heltcred under the imposing name Of ,hr first
ilgnrary OF the nation. If the kInp do no WronO
thank God ministers may, even in these times bc
mhde accountable for tho councils which they bove
gwen MN The right divine ~ man" 10 rule 'tlia
enormous faith of many made for ono - commandments
W us cIced no pertinent provision fr any crafty sy
coPhant 10 skns and screen himself behind the ifronp
anu play tile little tyrant wirh security
that part of this message, from wlii,h we leorn
the character OF this ssIoa Russia j. All of il
winch now 1t concerns us 10 examine. orr FOREIGN
relations are branch Of the Department of Stale;
nnd ihIs mis- ion WA conlrvcd and the account of
u contained ~ ihr message. has been giycn 70 Us l,y
the Secretary Of that Department. The gantlemqn
from North Car Ina, Mr.. Carson,J has read TINS I
account for ono purp,se-sufer me to read il for
another
"Our reia'ions with Russia are of the most stable
character. Respect for thnt crpnre. and confidence
IN It's friendship towards The United States bav,
been so long entertained on part, and So care
niy cherished by the present Emperor and his Illus
IRONS predecessor, rs 10 have brcomc incorporate /
WIN The public sentiment IF the Uui'od States
u sincerely regret 10 inform you that our minis
er lately commissioned 10 that court, on whose dis
inguishcd tolcns and great experience in public az
mrs place prca' reliance, has bern compelled by
Xtrcfn' indsposrion TO exercise a privilege which
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