Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-03-04

fares; Tor the salary of DrogomnD, AMI Student
OF Languages, at Coustantlnople, and for the con-
tngeht expenses OF the Legation, thirty eight thou
sand dollars thut is to say for the outfit OF Charge
dos AtSires, four thousand five hundred dollars tor
salary OF the same, four thousand five hundred
dollars; tor the salary of DroGoinan two thousand
I'VE hundred dollars; for the salary OF Student ol
Languages one thousand five hundred dollars; TOR
the contingent expenses Of the Legation, twenty-five
dollars"
MR. WEBSTER sai; that this suyyrcl had been
presented TO the Senate in double aspect by the
President of the United States the CHOICE appear
Gu to be left to that body whether they would send
Minister Pienipoenary or Charge Alidlrcs TO me
court OF Constan'nop c; ana the Committee on Il
nance had submitted appropriation for tie salary
and out lit of the former. One Of the letters read TO
the Senate, from Mr. Oiiey, who ccrta'u!y appeared
to have had some experience On this subject, sig-
gested the propriety OF sending Chnrgc Aitalrcs,
and In this opinion lie Mr. w most heartily concur
red. Mr. w. spoke 1T some length IN favor OF his
motion; said he could very great necessity for
the misson--that he thought relations with
Turkey would continue pretty much Ill the same
state as beforehand that for some time TO come, our
Consul Smyrna would be the most Important
agent of the United States III that garter III the
world Tie spoke CT the large salaries CT the Mn
listers OF Foreign Powers ut the Court OF CoastGr
tnople the great show and parade they made there,
wholly tor effect, and said that, our Ministers COM
planned OF the ncompetcncy o! their salnrlCs at the
courts of the civilized Powers OF Europe, there Ger
taniy would be more OF complaint at Constau-
tlnople. lie would Ike to know whether the mis-
sion was TO be OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES similar call for
salaries, &c. would be made next year spoke Of the
large amount appropriated for contingencies, and
asked lift supposed the Minister could support
himself at salary of 5000 dollars per annum? II u
representative must be sent, he thought i Charge
d Atiarcs would be competent TO discharge all tile
necessary dul,ns:-hough, even II his appointment
prevailed, his opinion was, that another mission III
Europe should not be established. He was not III
|or OF al increase OF uI!Ss!Oushe would rather re-
luce some of those now existing.
Mr. l., NC SAID that the subject lad boon submit
ted to the committee OH Finance without any recon-
nendat"n from the EXecuiv"; and after consuliu-
ton, that Committee had come TO the concIusio:
that 1t would be best TO submit appropriation fo
the salary Of Minister P!cnipo.cEtlarv The sa.ary
would command the services oil individual wlil
would be quail fled 20 sustain the character ana
standing OF the countr, aud enable in the better t.
keep up q suitable establishment. lie was under
the impression thai 1t would be necessary tC
| keep i Minister at Cons.antInop,c for any crea
! leHgth OF time. The contingencies of The mssio.
would not be greater than the Court Of any 9th
Power except the first instance; and this 10 coll-
ply with the usual cus,um there 10 make presents OF
the ratification Of i treaty.
Mr.. WouDEURY was in favor Of Tie amendment
submitted by NJ Webster.
Mr.. FpRsYTH also preferred the amendment
though he necessity, lie said, for political re-
atons between this country and Turkey.
hcNlI cEdPILuIdtGu l!lS views OF the Com
miitee OF Finance in providing for Minister p!eni-
potentlary, and SAID the Government did y,a nten,
keeping him there more than year. The ohisc
was to send Munster Of the III CHEST grade in TIT
first instance, whose dutylt would be TO exchanr,
the notifications of the treaty, aud afterwards
Charge dATlires wonid be amply sufficient 4
Minister P!enipoten;Iary, he Remarked had acc -
to the Sultan; Cho'se could not approach bcyon,
the GRAD N!Z.cr.
Aftcra few words from Mr. WEBSTER,
The question was put OH the amendment submit
yeas AID nays, as follows:
YEAS Messrs. Barnard Bartun Bell, Benton Brown
Burnet, Chambers, Chase, Clayton, Dickorsum Foot
Forsyth Freling!inyscn, Grundy, IIayne, lend
ricks, Holmes, lredel, Joiat5on, Kane, Knight Nc
Knney. MurHs, Naudan, Pcindextcr, Robbins, Rob
inson, Ruggles, Seymour, S.lsbce, Sprague, Taze
well, Troup, Tyler, Webster, Wiley, Woodbn
ry-37.
NAYs-Mcssrs. Bib. Dudley, Ellis, King, Living
ston, Sanford, Smith, of Maryland-7.
And then the Senate adjourned.