Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-03-12
From th, R.,Itimore .lmsrican.


OUR MINISTER'S ABROAD.-An interesting de-
bate arse in the Seuate few days ago on Nh tales
ProtIoh To Increase the salaries Of our Mnl>taTsaI Lon
Gon' faES ana s. PeterSburg.-The lnadsquacy q
lin sums allowed 70 our Ambassadors at IhOse courts
- generally acknn lodged: ana The impression seemed
2 prevail that the scale If compe salon in our whole
Diploma nc system j below standard which The grea;
ness OF the Republic AMI her position among natiops
qure.
twas suggested by MrCalhoun that revision Of The
whole SYST might necessary; that there ongh 10 De
special salary fir each Court because there various
Circumstances affecting the expences at EACH but ma
subject which demanded careful examln anon,
and, IN hIS opinion, it, should De referred 10 special
committee With an understanding that the whole mat
would be brought up again. hereafter, Mr.. Hale with
drew his propositions.
The fac, that the sa1ries allowed our Ministers at
the chief Eur pean sufficient for their
ua Necessary expences aesied by experience too
pl Fable % he questioned. Mr.. King. Of Alabama who
has Been abroad. sai in the debate Monday that he
eX1eaers u Minister 81. Petersburg would require
twelve thousand duars pr a1num;a Paris some sixteen
Or seventeen thousand would be necessary at London,
not less than twenty thousand.
This subject addresses it9ef the national honor and
dignity, which cannot brook Disagreement or stand
LIABLE question. II has been repeatedly said that
Ministers in Europe have been placed in Notifying
postons BY the positive nadequacy Of their salaries
Mt W ebSter minated in the Senate that the fact
was II. We may talk about simplicity and economy as
the best CHARACTERISTICS OF a Republlc but when her
REPRESENTATIVES abroad are embarrassed By the narowness
Of their means and Incapable ot maintaining the position
IN society 10 which their o ;a character entities them.
the world might suspect that the republican economist
had become miser, and thar his robe Of simplicity
rather thr adoare.
One result ofinadequae salaries foreignMnisers
must oe q conhne the principal missions 10 Of wealth.
"O can an I'd. Of Ihei- resources, to make
t"r the lack VI Government compensation. But apart
from this result the thing itself is wrong-No govern
ment can properly expect hat the private runes Of those
whose services requires in high station shall be drawn
upon Tor expenditures which paTsmonl0us Treasury
fuses ~ meet.
l. was stated by NrAllen. If Ohio, that difficulty
exiSs ID filling these ssO1S. and that distinguished
men when nominated o them can CHOSE between opu-
l5nce and g1ry ann fthy prefer Tile latter they need
not complain that both d. not % together. This is
gument which does not even To tile plausoity Of
facy. Il was well rebuked by Mr. Webster who
said that Every mission could be Allied if the salary was
only five hundred dollars. Reason and Justice and
t9nal self spent have to d. with this matter There
i proprIey he cons dered in all things, and in 40
caS1 tsuGects i il Be regarded than in that
which tits one bel rs. From tile evident disposition
manifested by the Senate to give full consideration at
pr per time to the whole system If our diplomatic
representation, may he assured that such changes as
the system truly requires Will be duly and properly made