The daily union., 1852-12-24
salaries OF Diplomats.

nAHaCt from the letter OF j. y, Ieudelons chATkc
datiares at Baenos Ayres; a
I" suppose that double ths expendlhat is seven
thousand dollars year-s the very lowest AMOUNT ios
which diploma 10 agent Of any grade could live in this
city, gentleman Of such rank should live. having
dun sized family occupying respectable house in the bs
and hea.hles OF he city, with appropriate furniture
carriage and single span Of horses. and observing in ali
thugs match economy could possibly DO prsctised
without mourning the impatation of msanness which.
however mgh be despised by private gentleman,
materially affects the influence OF Official these
counres,"
Extract from the letter OF Charles b. Haddock, charge
dafalres al Lisbon:
" Now, taking these sums collectively they would form
sum total Of Sasoo per snnum; and in estimating the
gross expenditures al that have had due regard
20 econony and have considered the gentleman
whose case nave investigated would be living. is
OF less with The exception having appear court
the same onos,entaous he would live he
IN his own country but IN where the government
he represented xpected him entertain his
men or regnels at dinner evening parties TO main
ain similar style of living expenditure that Of the
higher class oil society in this capital much larger year
" sum Than % 500 would be required 70 defray the
penses-" t.3 .@ea ,as w &aMut
Extract from the letter of Schroeder charge daHaires
at Stockholm;
/" Ia conclusion would say thar consider the resourcss
provided for the charge daares this place su-
cient and would add thar my belief and in
alton OF the peculiar society dInuiioa
Extract from the letter from Yeveroa p Ring. charge
d'afares at Bogota
"My expenses for living in which included house
rent ervanthire, fuel &c, about The sum Of
| two hundred and ten dollars per month. III X esafs0
Furniture OF all kinds is exceedingly DEAR and but III
lie is gained by its purchase in New York. owing the
high rates of transportation. To furnish house decenty
and comfortably, not exuasagantiy, IL would require rom
1900 10 $4,000. aa laaaM
There are, of course many other expenses incident to
4 m fnn yhtp innn n,ia.l HASA
satement,) such for instance wines which one 10
obliged 10 provide these owing break
age and the high OF transportation very high"
Extract from the letter OF j. Randolph Clay, charge
dafaires at Lima ssafbaN
81" The salary OF charge daares OF the United States
being S4 500, and the expense of my official residence
$7s5i il follows that the government
myself of about $4,000 per annum. This
at times, and unless the salary the rank Of
this legation should be raised, would much prefer being
transferred TO post OF at eal equal Europe Lima
is one OF the expensive cities In the world and the
salaries given by other their diplomatic
agents here, show that they OF thai fact s
In making therefore, the graduated scale OF dplp-
matte salaries. based the combined considerations Of
the importance OF the mission and The Of resi-
denee contemplated by lhe resolution Of the Senate, the
salary Of the diplomatic agent Lima should be lssss
$4,000, with corresponding outfit; under which
representative, who is married. live in proper
ner."
Extract from the letter of j. hewitt Steele, charge
dafaires at Caracas;
ASST has not been my habit keep an accoun, Of my
expenditures cannot give satisfactory specific inform
alton in reference them. state, owever with GER
ainy that during the years OF my residences here my
expenses have eighty exceeded my salary This has oc
carfed without any special or extraordinary
pcnditue, aud without the slightest exravagance
or display in my mode OF living. On the contrary ma
king some allowance for the mposons which all for
eignes in official positions subjected, here as else
where believe household could have bssn rnAin
tanned respec table footing less cos Ii may -
proper add that my family very small and ,hst hs
character and habits of the usually Au the
high offices OF this government have. in great measure
done away with the custom of giving costly
at Caracas and have rendered unnecessary that should
incur expense in that particular"
Extract from the letter OF Edward Joy Morris charr6
d'affaires at Naples
The present salary Of this mission not adequate 10
the support of family except upon almost entirely
private scale, regulated by the sclest economy The in
terchsnge o diplomatic cyilie. such dinners and Las
OF course cannot be included within existing official
income.
"This mission being the only located Immediately
ON the Mediterranean shores in the metropolis Of the largest
Italian kingdom, with which we have extensive and
constantly increasing commerce. almost equidsant be-
tween the Levant and Western Europe, developing
facilities OF communication between the Mahonamsdan
and Christian exuemies OF The most important OF the
world cannot but be regafded superior character
and significance, both for actual and its probable fu
ture extended relations
The ports Of the SiciIie offer excellent hn ,ss
Tor the winter anchoge OF the United States squadron
and they especially Naples also visited by great num-
bors o American travellers. al
As an evidence OF the consideration in which this po
ton Is regarded by the Eagbsh government beg
TO tue fact ha an Engh Pou,poleniary is maintained
ibis court, who u allowed salary of S2s per
Extract from the letter OF VIM b. Kinney. charge
daHaires at Turin 81 F. aa|
beg leave, therefore, submit the following
ment as the lowest estimate that have able ms ks
after cateiu inquiry, and personal observation and
experience In official and private intercourse fa N
Rent OF furnished apartments 81, 100 %
Carriage hire by the year TO %
Ordinary household expenses, food. fuel.
wants wages, &e z 40 90
Total 400 %
Extract from the letter OF Luther Severance commis-
sioner to the Sandwich Islands: 81 = +
That have the requisite qualifications have not the
vanity to pretend; but am happy to believe on az
cell sSyitn