The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1831-03-03

ence, in contempt Of the protection
granted by her Majesty, without TAX
ing notice of the breach Of the Law OF
(which is superior and ante
cedent to all usnicipal laws;' the for
eign ministers in London met again
together, and procured the addition OF
these words, CONTRARY to the law OF
and in prejudice Of the rights
and privileges which Ambassadors, ana
other public Ministers, authorized ana
received as such, have at ak times been
thereby possessed of, and which ought
to he kept sacred and inyiolable.
With this act of Parliament elegantly
engrossed and an apology for not be-
ing able to punish the persons Of those
who had affronted his Minister, the
Car, who had first insisted upon their
deaths, was at length induced to be
content; and thus ended this delicate
affair"
Should Mr.. Randolph, like the Rus
sian Minister at the Court of Queen
Anne, be arrested for debt, and carried
to spunging house for lack OF bail,
could he claim protection as an Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
Tertiary Of the United States! p! Sir,
that statute was provided for those
"MINisrERs WHO WERE AUTHORIZED
AND RECEIVED AS SUCH" not in other
countries, but in England. This gem
tleman can take no protection underlt.
He has abandoned the jurisdiction OF
the United States for that of England,
the high immunities and labors of a
public minister, for the comforts and
retirement of a private gentleman, in
some farm house, or inconsiderable inn
in the country of Suffolk. The Amer
lean arms and ensign he has either
never placed overthe door, or he has
ordered them pulled down, and thrown
into the gnrret. Who can point out
the place to the American citizen
where the American Envoy Extraor-
binary and Minister Plenipotentiary'
nonresident at Russia, may now bt
found !-Will gentlemen further con
tend, that by some new fiction of di
plomatic law he is still our Minister
and that we are bound, in behalf %
tho nation, to make this appropriation
for his salary
There is another view of this part of the
question, which truth and justice do no
permit me to pass by in silence. Let th'
admission DO made, for the purpose Of tht
argument, that such minister, may, b,
the laws Of nations be accredited and re-
ce,ycd by foreign power. II so. he mus
have been nominated and appointed as
minister ofthat character. Any sovereign
State nav send abroad. and have received
several kinds Of public ministers. Tbs
s I. rank is ;4s ssgEa 4. AT ogEas;s a He III s qS +;
is also the Representative ofthe sovereign
" which sends him; and in the presence
OF the sovereign receiving, he stands, Al
one king does in the presence of another
without uncovering his head. The Envo
is another grade Of minister; and is charg
ed with the doing Of some particular ac
which, when he has finished he return
home. Resident Ministers are, in rank
below Enjoys, and are charged with sue
relations of their Governments where the
reside as require the constant attention q
some mandatory or agent for their care IN
supervision. The Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotcntiary is high man
datory, empowered to do whatever may b
done by any other minister except the rep
reseniatiom of the sorereigatu, which ha
sent him abroad. He is inferior in ranl
20 none but the Ambassador. Commission
ers are sent out on special agencies, ant
arc received and accredited as minister's
an inferior grade. The Charge dAffair
IL accredited as such; and takes the dutie
though not the rank of Resident Minister
IT. sir, in addition to all these, foreigI
courts could accredit and receive non resi
dent ministers, or such as might reside
either at such courts, or wherever else
they might choose, and continue to b'
Ministers wherever they might 60 or re-
side; then is it not manifest that they mus
have beon designated as Ministers Of thi'
character, both in their appointment and II
their commission The nomination made
BY the President to the Senate, is the foun
dation Of the mission; and il must fully Sc
forth the name Of the man to be sent, the
place to which he is to be sent, the purpose
for which he is sent, and the ministerial
character Of him who isto be sens; With
out all these, how can the Senate advise
and consent 10 his appointment? Accor-
dinrly we find that the President made
this nominAtion with all these distinguish
ing characteristics.
TUESDAY, May 8, 1s30.--The follow.
ing message was received from tho Presi
dent Of the United States, by Mr. Donaldson
his Secretary:
"To the Senate Of the United States
Gentlemen: I nominate John Randolph, o
po.ooks VIRGINS. To be Envoy Extraordi