Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1853-01-12
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IT is rather amusing to read the opinions Of our
Ministers and Charges in Foreign Courts, in reference
TO the adequacy of their salaries 10 meet The necessi-
ties of their respective missions. They have all
written letters home upon This point. i'll accordance
tir we are no, at fault) wla resolution passed by
the United States Senate requesting information IN
the premises OF course ii WAS to be expected that
III. general response, upon any such hint, would be
.'Give, give" This is but human nature all the
world over. Accordingly, we find that the whole OF
them, with single and singular exception, says
that his pay is not enough.
The Charge at Buenos Ayres "anpposes that seven
thousand dollars per anum is the very least amount
for which a diplomatic agent Of any grade could live
in that city,
The Charge at Caracas replies that by the closest
economy he has got along with rcry small family,
without having to exceed his salary moro than few
hundred dollars each year.
The Charge 10 Lima states that ' inasmuch as the
salary allowed him ny the Government Is only
$500 q year. and tic expenses OF his Official resi-
cnce are at least $751; it follows that lie is serving
The country ct cost TO himsel) of about S3Ooo per
annum. Very clear reasoning that! Mr. RASDoLru
CLAY is evidently in earnest about the matter.
NIr. YELyEnroN KISG, who serves his country al
Boro,a seems to be Of opinion that hls pay VIII GO
,olerably well, provided his official entertainments
sre suffered to pass owihout wines and other extras
AS much as tosay, surely the Senate Of the American
Union will allow some hundreds more, rather than
that their Representative in Bugoa should suffer this
shame before the world.
Our Charge at Lisbon says distinctly that $500
will jusi suffice him with great care and by living
rcrv unos,cntato,sly. But, if his government expects
him to entertain his own conntrymcn or foreigners At
dinner or evening parties, it will takc-oh great
deal more to answer his purposes. lie don't say how
much trusting twc imagine that the Senate's be-
neAcencc may do more for him than he would in any
wise ask Very sensible in you, Mr.. HADDocK!
Mr.. EDWARD joy MORRIS, who is at Naples, al
most swcars that lie does not receive half enough.
Among other considerations, he cites the fact OF an
English Minister Penipoenl!ary who receives S2S,-
900 q year, as if this were case IN point when
rp.aking OF mere Charge.
Tie letter of Mr. LUTHER SEVERANCE. who is
Charge at the Sandwich Islands, is regular getu'o
Dr;ncipii. He assumes that the Department knows
we'll enough that his compensation does not deserve
the name, and only writes lest his case should be
overlooked at Washington for want OF friend to
bring him to notice. That's q sprt Of bluff game
the gentleman from the Sandwich Islands is playing.
But we now core to the larger fish,
Mr.. ABBOT LAWRENCE, Minister to the Court oil
ST James, puts down twenty thousand dollars as the
lenst amount which will meet the eIigences and re-
ouircmens Of that position. This IS $1,000 more
thar a Minister receives from our Government. Mr.
L. thinks it proper to add that he has exceeded the
$50 900 every year.
Oar Ministe. to Spain begins by asserting tha"
Z" Madrid is by odds, the dearest Capitol in all Eu.
rope" Our readers can imagine the Eest Or course,
If ABBOT LAWRENCE gets $4,000, he ought to get
q. least thirty thousand. But really, according TO
Mr. BARRiNGEG's account, Madrid must be 'ersi-
bly, expensive place. Only 10 think of wood selling
at on. cent pound! We mention this as Que of
the strong points Of Mr. R's communication. Perhaps
it vii! go great. way towards raising his salary
We shouldn't be surprised,
Our Ministers TO the other Courts of Christondom
e. rite in pretty much the same srain So do several
pther little Charges. In the whole list, We find bu
oue man who says IN plain Anglo.sa1on that he Ie'
,siyes quite as much pay as he needs THIS is lNF,
SCHROEDER, our Charge al Stockholm. And this
,ams ScuKoEDER, we venture ~ say, Is jewel OF a