New-York daily tribune., 1843-02-02
Low sasnrie. for Embasa a dor..

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Low Salaries for Embass dors.
| Every few weeks we encounter letters from
Americans abroad stating that the salaries OF our
Foreign Ministers raiserably inadequate, and
ought to be instantly raised in order that they may
be able to keep up the dignity Of their station,
and maintain the credit Of the Country-that is,
to give costly and frequent entertainments to their
CountrymeH abroad-to wit, the letter-writers.
We have always considered this doctrine most fall
iacious and mischicvous and we are happy to find
our own views sustained by Blaekaoood's Maga-
.sae which, with all its Toryism and sturdy cham
psnshp Of aristecratic prodigality, contrives to
| Blend great deal of old-fashoned common sense.
In his January number, just received, Christopher,
speaking ofthe enormous salaries now paid to Bri.
lish Embassadors, Observes
| "a man who receives e1l 900 year to show
hospitality, and exhibit state, ought to do both
| but there is another and much more important
| point for the nation to consider. Why should
6 II 900 year be given any ambassador at Vi
enna or any other court of the earth I? Or what
is the actual result but to furnish. in nine instances
| out Of ten, q splendid sinecure to some of
powerful interest, withou, any, or but slight, re-
ference to his faculties Or, is there any necessity
1 for endowing embassy with an enormous in
come Of this order, to provide dinners and balls
| and central spo, for the crowd of loungers who
visit their residences or to do actual mischief by
elluring these aosentees from their own country :?
We see no possible reason why the whole embas-
ssdorial establishment might not be cut down 10
salaries of & 500 year. Thus mon of business
would be employed issteaa Of the relatives OF our
Cabinets, Dinnergiving would not DO ah essen
,ial of diplomacy; the ambassadors house would
not be centre for all the rambers aud ullers who
preferred silly and lavish life abroad 70 doing
their duty at home; and sum Of much more than
( 100000 year would be saved TO the country,
Jonathan acts the only rational part on the subject.
He gives his ambassador sum on which private
gentleman hve-no more. He has not the
slightes, sense of giving superb feasts, furnishing
huge palaces, supplying all the rambling Jonathans
with balls and suppers, Or astonishing John Bull
by the tinsel of his appointments. Yet he is at
least as well served as others. His man is man
of business; his embassy is no snowy sinecure !;
his ambassador is no snowy snecurist. The Office
is an understood stop TO distnction at home, and
the man who exhibits ability here is sure of cmi
nence on his return. We have not found that the
American diplomacy is consigned to mean hands
or inefficient, or despised in any country
Naval Court Martial ora board the U. g..
ship North Carolina.
This Court, ordered to assemble yesterday
morning, is to be composed of the following named
| Officers
| President-c Commodore JOHN DowNEs.
! Ms,nbers-Commodore GEaRcE C. READ, Captains wM.
ssrH SMITH. GEORGE w. sreRER. Isaac McKEEvER.
| BENJAMIN PAGE. JoaN GwINs. THOMAS w. wYmAS,
Judge zdsoeate-wlLllsM H. NoRR1s, @ Of Baltimore.
All of these excepting Com. Downes, and Cap
| tains Sloat, Smith, S,orer and Wyman, assembled
asreeably TO their Instructions but the above FIVE
who are stationed, some at Boston and some a,
Portsmouth, n. H. did not make their appearance
having been detained BY the storm which prevent
ed the arrival of the Eastern mail due yesterday
morning.
After waiting until o'clock, those present ad
journed to meet again this morning at 10 o'clock
| We understand tha. the evidence taken by the
| Court eff Inquiry in the case Of the Somers Muti
| ms is by law valid testimony in the trial by Court
Martial, and il will undoubtedly constitute the
grea. mass of the evidence that will be taken BY
that Court. This we hsva already published IN
erteaso in neat pamphlet; whatever other points
of interest arise will be noted in their order.
ILL1NoIs.-The Governor and Legislature o
this State have nearly completed arrangement,
] with certain capitalists, holders of their State
Bonds, whereby those capitalists agree 10 advance
a farther sum OF Sl,500,O0o for the completion o.
the Illinois Canal, uniting the Lakes with the Mis-
| sissippi; upon such terms will render the eaPi
taists virtually the owners of the Canal, entitlea
TO fix the rates OF tolls and receive the proceeds
which are FIRST to be applied to the payment of the
money so advanced, and then TO the satisfaction o
the State Debt generally. All the Canal Land.
and Canal property OF the State, are 10 be made
over to three Trustees, two sobe appointed by the
capitalists and one by the State, who are to dis
pose of the whole for the payment first OF this ex
IRA loan, and then for the equal benefit OF all the
creditors Of the State. The esislatareezTpress
ty diseiaiu:s GIL pescer to repeal OF modify she
provisions Of thss act,-is being impossible 10 Sc
duce capitalists into advancing the money on an,
other terms. So much for the consistency OF Loco
Focoism when broush, to the test. Yet we sfsl
not be whit surprised the successors of these
very rulers, etssr tksy asrs got Tie Canal com
pseted, repeai this very law. According to the
current doctrines OF their party, they have per
feet and inalienable right 70 do so! What car
Public Faith be worth when the standard Of Pub
lie Morals is SO low as TO tolerate and sustain the
! advocacy Of such Secsyine.7