New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-21
Nr,v.vopx DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY, DECEMBER g. 1852


in tho hmifs a a city preper and near me ohy -.
there hut must take h. house IN hca,nler an NJ,
airy suburban quarter. Tins, together WIZ INC -
occasions he VIII be under Of attending court a. ~.
ace and going to the foreign Office, makes inc kePs
ofa carriage and horses OF bic own. or otherwise
expendure for hiring them II livery stable, no' 'uA
ury but absolutely Indispensable
The accumulation Of books and archives At tine
,on the amount and character of IL business anu ~
accommodation Of tho Secretary oil the Leganon, ~
il unavodably necessary to have spacious
70 be exclusively used and occupied a. pubic our
This your Ninister il required TO provide and pay or
for the public benefit. az his own cost ocheFe ~
other Government in the world Represented az LIS
court thus taxes it, Minister htrrai allowance, -
the contrary IL msde by each OF them 70 me tas
among the contingent items. notwithstanding tnete
no, one Of their Minister az Tar as an iniored WI
has net salary and other allowances, muca eA -
the nav given by Government nor ~ mere quo va
the legations which from the nature Of Ifs business,
supplies Of books and public docurnenfs ana the eAls
OF lie commercial relations aud interests mas as .u
need Of public Office as this, except II nay DC ii' u
Tbsrn entered into these details and explanations
the more fully because IN communicating 70 ins tAe
resolution Of the Senate, you reGmA tias ~ "a ~.
srahe tia. the information should be specihc sna ~
curater -, -. 80,
do not know thst my own CONCLUSION az wa1 wax
roEH be the proper compensation !. u,'.r 60 -. .ts
venture 70 sdd II. My opinion, from Survey o. ,.s
whole ground is that the outnt should De meIeseI -
ten thousand dollars and the salary raiseu 70 '"e'v
thousand year.
III +.
60 far as this particular legation is concerned,
vod remark A.. general fact which VIII derive iis
value In the estimate which may be made IRON me eN
pcrience Of the department. that Brussels s more eN
ponsive than Philadelphia, and mucs more 80 t"sa
WsshingtCn. 10 - much cheaper thah Lvh"oH' "'i'
much more 80 than Paris.
In compliance with your request, have the honor to
transmit aststeneni markell l. Of the proDaoie tNpes.s
Of my family. consisting OF egh, persons, exclusive oi
servants year. based upon the actual expenses
SIX months
The item for rent of furnished house is what should
have been obliged to pay for furnished house ou hha
ing that in the end would amount 70 the same ting
preferred renting house and furnishing II myself Lac
actual paid is $500 per annun and the fnrmtnrs
cost e. coo which allowing for the interest wear anu
tear, and ultimate loss on SALE VIII give an o'.fa1
equal in the end 70 tie rent as stated. OF furnished
house
The same remark may be inside in reference to me
item OF hire OF carriage. horses and coachmal. Ihe
amount stated what should have been obliged 70 pay
per month for a roier de re'sise but preferred 10 pur
chase carriage and horses, which cost me Sl,3oO the
loss upon the sale OF which, added to the current eN
pcnees of cOachman, horses and repairs, Will II 40
accident occurs amount TO nearly the same ayera eX
pense that stated for their hire need scarcely say
that ceiace il nd pensabe IL city where there are
few side payements and where II rams more or Iess
every day for two hundred and forty days out OF three
hundred end siXty-tve
You will perceive from the statement which have
the honor to transmit that the expenses Of family OF
the same number OF persons "a my own, hvlng IN an
unostenatiOus manner, and barely recprocatIng the
cviltes which may be received, viii amount nearly 10
the OF $4,000 per annum, exclusive OF the srdin'
airy contingent expenses OF stationery, papers post
age sc.
We cannst alter the usages of European courts nor
remove tie preudices OF European society AMI there
fore II continue 10 keep up an intercourse With
them we mutt TO q certain extent, either conform 10
both, the consequence o. disregardng them, eX-
perence the loss of that consideration and moral in
fucnce which great nation Ike the United States
should enjoy. At this particular court leaving out the
great powers. even Spain Portugal and Sardinia are
represented by ministers penpOtenary, and Denmark
by minsterresdent, all Of whom, as matter OF
course, take precedence Of an American Charge
DA1aires.
Tie affair Of the rank of Minister is question OF
national and personal dignity which, under the const
tuition of the United States addresses itself more par
ticularly the consideration o. the executive depart
meLt and, with graduated scale OF salaries for the
different legations presents merely the naked question
Of the rank and title OF the representative since the
compensation would be the same for the head of the par
tcular legation LEI this rank and title be what il might
With reference TO the matter OF compensation may
be further remarked that, If it be adjusted upon fair
and liberal scale, the aggregate expense of the dpo-
matte intercourse Of the United States would be but liz.
tie increased beyond what Is incurred from The fire.
quen changes which an inadequate compensation rem
The result Of the whole is that. in my judgment the
United States should be represented IN Europe by minis
tiers penpotenay with salaries graduated to the res-
sonabe expenses OF family incident 10 residence at
the seat ct the particular legation or ct ali events by
ministers accredited 10 the severe. IN
From Mr.. barnard, at Berlin
IL would be quite impossible for me 10 under
take to render exact account in detail OF the expenses
Of my residence in Berlin | can however make gen.
eral statement which, perhaps may answer the objects
of the Department quite as well
Up to the Sd Of the present month Of December, Just
one year from my arrival in Berlin | ind that my
penditures strictly incidental my residence here for
that period in my official character had exceeded my
salary by about $500 OF this it is possible
may set back, on eventual sale Of my household ef
lects, 81 eco.
may state further, that with small family, with
perfectly simple and unostentatous style OF living with
expensive habits, and with, most a very meagre
show of hospitality, instead OF that liberal hosp-
tally which would be fitting and desirable whether in
reference to my personal relations the society in
which my official character places me, or for the adj
vantage OF the public interests with which en-
trusted with al this, enough has already transprei
satisfy ne that all the Government viii pay me in olis
salary and home III, VIII not be found sufficient 20 nav
ny way and convey me home az the end OF even a
short service OF two aud half or three years ex.
pect to be obliged TO draw TO a considerable extent on
MY prvnte means. Minister at this court and
Is placed Of course under every possible disayan
tage IN regard 10 economy in his expenditures
some OF the European Governments have shown
what they think OF the importance Of the missions they
maintain a Berlin and OF what Is due to those who
represent them at this Court by the salaries they allow
For example: England pays her Minister four thous.
ana pounds sterling, with very large allowance beside
for his house
How much Russia pays her Minister do not know.
but the Emperor Owls and supplies him with palace
for his residence
The salary OF the Turkish Minister, understand. il
che hundred thousand francs that of the Austrian and
French Minister'S seventy thousand francs; even the
Sar 4inian Minister has fftyive thousand frBncs In
sore OF these cases, If no. in all allowances are
made TO meet extraordinary expenses.
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