Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-04-09

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| The writer has already given a slight
sketch of the seven European foreign go
prrnments," whose existence Mr.. Woodbury.
has ierretled out and discovered by dint OF
his proverbial perseverance,, aud IN which
the whole revenues are collected in specie
only.--Most of these "paitons," it is true,
were seldom It ever heard Of ten lea.ueS
from their own borders, but still they sounded
rs loud in print as they would have done II
,hcir size had been increased on hundred fold,
and ii was not Mr.. Woodbury's fault that
they were not larger or better conditioned.
I Mr.. Woodbury. informs Congress that he
has received accounts from ten other Euro
p"an foreign gorernmen's," as before stated,
which the writer will now proceed TO cnume'
rate and Ue,y slightly describe. They con
sIst OF Belgium, Saxony, Denmark, Naples
Tor the two SiciIes) Bavaria. Sweden Prus-
sia, Austria, France, Great Britain and Ire
land.
Il lst. Belgium is a Kingdom formed in 1880
out of the southern part Of the Netherlands
and had for some time previous constituted o
part of Holland. It's population is about a.
100000. Brussels, Tor Bruxelles) is It's c0pi-
tai, and contains about 10000 nhabilans.-
| Waterloo is about I3 miles from Brussels,
and is famous as being the place near where
the great battle was fought on the 10Th OF
June, 1915, which completed the downfall Of
| Napoleon.-On the evening the battle com
menced, Ball bad been given to the British
and other officers of the allied army IN Brus-
sells, and they were hastily summoned TO the
| fight by the roar of the distant cannon, which
was first heard by the Duke Of Brunswick,
who pcrished on the field, as did many other
Of the officers in the same dresses they wore
at the ball---they not being allowed time to
change tIlem.-lf the writer remembers cor
rectly, more than 900 men fell in the en-
gugement, and were buried in trenches on
the ground where they fell-Many men,
women aud children, TO this lay are occupied
\ in picking up bullets, RcQmental buttons,
and other relics OF The battle, on the lGxutlant
fields where it was fought, aud dispose OF
them To the numerous vislters who frequent
the spot from oil parts of the word.-But a
stranger can perceive no,hin. on The ground
more than lie superior verdurc to denote the
spot where such terrible carnage ragged SO
short time since. In passing over the field
the writer picked up Il solitary jaw bone-but
whether it belonged to common soldier or
| an Emperor he was not sufficiently skilled IN
anatomy to decide. lie was informed. how
| ever. that nearly all the bones had been col
| lected from the field, and had been sent IN
England to be ground up for manure, and
| were mostly used to manure tHrnip fields
| A fine commentary on military glory indeed.
The bones of full grown hero would proba'
bly, produce dozen good sized turnips-.aIas
| for the folly ol rnankind.
/ Mr.. Thomns II. Barker, U. 8. Consul ot
| Antwerp, the chief seaport Of Belgium, writes
to Mr. Woodbury. that payment OF revenues
| "is required TO be made in specie, or III the
bills OF a Banking Institution established at
Brussels. entitled General association .Jo'
He encouragement Of National lNpUsTRY,'
which institution rs the general financial
agent Of the revenues, and The sole deposi-
tory of the public moneys, there being IN
reality no ,rensury in the Kingdom. Mr..
Barker also says" The Government does
not exact any security from the government
bank, nor does the bank pay any interest for
! the use oi the public funds deposited with
thcm-the moral character Of the institution
is their only guarantee"
\ This "patierm" will not do. ".uornl char
ccter !" Why, that was the sane species ol
security gwen by the old" Cntted States mon
sier."-If Mr.. Barker wishes 10 retain his APP
pointInent. the writer would admonsh hun to
say but hltle about "nOrM chdrGtter IN hls
dispatches to Washington. It's like taking
about halters in the house OF man whose
! father was banged-and Mr. Woodbury. ano
his master would rather hcnr Of thousand
" Galieys," P,niientidrys," aud Deaths,
than to hear Of one "moroi character" II II
the ghost of such thing that hanntS them.
Il 2d. Saxony--is a modern Kingdom III tho
north eastern part ofGcrmany. IL teoInprlse'
an area of 7.ISS square miles, with popula
tion OF l,237 ,OC0. Liepsig (or Liepsic) is 1T
capital, conisining about 10000 inhabitants
Dir. FIugcl. u. s. Consul nt LIepsic, write
Mr.. Woodbury. that "the public revenues n
Saxonv, are paid in Prussian currency, as th'
most c'urem m0ney IN trade the other drcc
or indirect duties are discharged ~ SaXoI
currency, either IN specie or partly (lo 'h'
halfl ~ treasury bills OF the State, no other
being in existence" In speaking of the sai'
keeping of the public moneys, The consu
says-"The best security against misuse Is
the good character of tie iunctionaries, lh,l
oath, surety III specie, or III public iundS, an'
finally good salary" which last guarantee
Mr.. Woodbury. has placed IN italics, ~ toxic
Of appreciation II is presumed. But Mr. fIii
gel should be careful and not TO say too mucI
about good chndcirr,' in has deSpotches-
II VIII answer wen tNnNGn loI HIHh w '''
about "good SaiEies,' but not about "goo'
characters ".-the latter are seldom found II
the possession Of mcmbcrs or officers OF Mr
Van Duren's aduin,stralion-lhe former ar
exceedingly plenty, and are ,sar Inereas
log, 's) clally as the Presidential elecuo
!, approaches.
The writer has before stated that the Gus
tom House iicurs, under J. Quincy Adams
Q at the port OF New YORK, numbered IL
while their salaries amounted IN the aggrt
gate to 3ll0,O62, or about sos dollars &c
each mdividual'
i In ls.Is. the Custom House officers at IN
, same port Of New York, amounted to ~
anI the aggregate of their salaries was ~
creased to 3 lO9 GG0 or about lOii dollar
for rAcH iSDIyIDuAL!
:. In 1870, six months prcriow to Pres
:. dentnI election the Custom House "ihcers
= n, same port in the face OF greatly am
~ nishcd rcyonur have been increased as shew
:, hy the government Biue Book, 10 ~, nj
y y notw ths,ouding there has been a consta'
declne of the price Of articles OF consnml
: t,on. the salaries Of these officers nov nmou'
= ,in tho aggregate to the enormous sum
!, s5I2 396, nearly five tunes rs nuch as tl'
!. were in John Quincy Adams adinlnlstratlo
= or about lO9S dollars for EACH lNDlNlD'
IlAL,!!
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