Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-02

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1852.
We were somewhat surprised at reading in the
uITn;onD Of the 2Sth instant the following para
graph:
The National Iatsugeer, in recent editorial, at
temnnu to break the force of the exposure of General
Scots extra allowances in Mexico, and the money he
ceived and retained in violation Of law endeavors to make
m Offset by citing moneys received by certain distinguish
ed members Of the Democratic party The most fragrant
case Of injustice have seen in Wing paper in long
period Of time is that perpetrated upon Mr. Buchanan by
the National Iagecer In OF its late articles That
print takes the first months Of his time Minister
to Russia and publishes the amount received by him in
that period intending to leave the impression that he
abandoned his post at the end of months No
who reads that article Of the egencer would suppose
that Mr. Buchanan had remained year. nearly year.
longer in Russia after the expiration Of the months
given by the tgencer and that months after that date
he negotiated highly important commercial treaty This
fact the Iategenc well knew, and carefully suppresses
1t is not true that the Intelligencer knew" or
suppressed" carefully or otherwise, the fact that
the amount Of money received by Mr.. BUCHANAN
for seven months services, as published in the CO.
lumns Of this paper day or two ago, was not the
only account rendered and paid to him for services
as Minister to Russia. That account, however,
as stated in this paper, was true statement
for the term mentioned, There was no injustice,
but entire fairness in the statement. We never
state as fact any thing that we cannot substanate.
The last thing that we should be guilty Of would be
inteDdonal injustice to Mr.. BUCHANAN Nor have
we done him any. His name was incidentally intro
duced among others, only to show the contempt due
to the miserable trick of counting up, and present
ing as a charge against most faithful and honor
able public servant the amount of money received
by him for nearly half century of services rendered
to his country.
Guided by the intimation that Mr.. BUCHANAN
had remained nearly year longer in Russia after
the seven months given by the Intelligencer," we
have made inquiry into the matter and find that
the fact is, that Mr. B. did remain in Russia num-
Der of months after the settlement of his account for
the first seven months, and that he received from
the Treasury accordingly for that additional service,
including the cost of his return home, the additional
amount Of So 929 making his total receipts from
the Treasury in his capacity of Minister to Russia
25,30S05; as more particularly appears by the
following statement:
Mr. BUcHANAN's account was at first rendered from
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Minister to Russia, March 1st 1892 up the Both of
September 1892:
For outfit $4,000 90
Salary for seven months 1926 4S
Contingent 2O9 IL
Loss exchange 903 IL
sl6,87s 10
And the account was allowed and settled in March,
1888
He subsequently rendered another for his
vices from October ls 1882, August 7th, 1885, the
day when his services ceased ten months and
seven days. 1879 35
And for three months salary to return $3.50 90
Beside contingent expenses and loss Of exchange
This last account settled in January, 1894
We repeat what we said very distinctly in our
former alusion to this subject, that take ex-
ception to the amount received by any Foreign
Minister for his services abroad Our object was
only to show the nvidious and insidious distinction
which has, for party purposes, been made between
General ScorT, in his highly responsible station,
and others who, in trusts of higher responsibility
haye received double the annual compensation that
has fallen to his share.