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COURIER B 55=!? a AUGUSTA, GEO. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21, 1828. NO. S3: rmiStrKn K»eBV MONDAY andthubsday 2 O'CLOCK. P• , „ Howard’s Brick Buildinzs, opposite Mr. Cummings Al Mr H " j . iW Bail,lings, M’Intosh Street. DIRECTIONS. Sale, of Land and Negroes, by Administrators, Exeeu- «n7» or Guardians, are required, b> law, to be held on the first Tuesday in the month, between »he hours of ten in the 'orenonn and three in the afternoon, at the Court-house of the county in which the property is s'tuate^-Not'ce of these s les must be given in a public gazette SIXI r a y nrevioustothe day of sale. . Notices of the sale of personal property must be given in ;,ke manner, FORTY days previous to the day of sale. Notice to the debtors and creditors of an estate, must be published for FORTY days. . nr Notice that application will be made to the Court of Or dinary for lcvac to sell land, must be published for FOLK MONTHS. The Southern Review. THC3VE A S BA3IW** R, Has just received No 1 of the Southern Review, for February, 1828. CONTENTS C LASSICAL LEARNING; Principles of A- „ riculture ; Execution of Colonel Isaac Rhyne ; Geometry and the Calculus ; Gall on the i mictions of the Brain; Scott’s life of Napoleon Bonaparte; Political Economy-Rent, Coloniza tion Society ; Geology and Mineralogy of North Carolina ; The Talisman. Feb 18 82 3t wm as» AV1NG taken an Office on VVashington-st., next door to Dr. Cunningham’s, respect fully offers his services to the public. Fie will keep constantly a fresh suppl of the best Medicines, and any prescriptions directed to him from physicians, or other individuals, will lie neatly prepared for administration. His doors w ill be open at all hours. Feb 18 82 4t li. F. C1IEW, TIN-PL A TE WORKER, Sign of tjjpSGilt Coffee-Pot, next door to Merri- njjrfc Rowland’s M’lntosh-street, R ESPECTFULLY informs his friends and the public generally, that he has on hand, and intends keeping a general assortment of READY MADE TIN WARE, Such as wdl suit ttfwn and country customers.— He also informs the, citizens of this place, w ho may he putting up buildings and wish Tin work done, such as Gutters of various kinds, viz — Curl, O e, Square, Half Round, Valleys, Orna mental Heads, Conductors. &c. fee-, that he will attend to it at the shortest notice, and with des patch. on very moderate terms. He takes r>i* method of returning his sincere thanks to the citizens of Augusta, for the liberal patronage which he has received from them, since his commencement in business. Feb 18 82 4t POUND, A bunch of KEYS, thirteen in number. They appear to belong to well finished knob locks, most of them new. The «wt*er can get them by calling and paying for this notice. Fob 18 82 2t Tax Notice. W E will attend at the City Hotel, on Mon day, the third (3't seventeenth, (171 and thirty-first (31) days of March next; at the Plan ters’ Hotel, on Tuesday the fourth (4) and eigli- teentt (18) of March next, and first (1) day ol April next; and at the Richmond Hotel, . n Wed nesday the filth (5) and nineteenth i IP) days ot March, and second (2) day of April next f r the purposes of collecting the Taxes for the year eigh teen hundred and twenty-seven (1827; and ,e- cciving the Keturn.s of Taxable j.ioperiy f- the year eighteen hundred and twenty-eight, (1828.) The hours of attendance, from 10, • 'clock, A. M. tfi 1 o’c'ock. P. M. 01 1VER REi D. Tax Collector R.C. 3J1CH L K. COI3CLAIR, n. t. r.r.c. Feb 18 . 81 If 1 O at priv ate sale, NE DE ARBORN’S PATENT BALANCE, warranted correct—weighs If,00 lbs. G, ABELL & Co. Dec 31 GS tf CAUTION. I N consequence of an intimation having been made to Messrs. JOSEPH RODGERS AND ?()NS, that several Mrrchants have SURREP TITIOUSLY attempted to impose on the Public, CUTLERY GOODS of an infeiior manufactiue, Stamped with their Mark, as, and for Goods man ufactured by them, think it right to Caution the Public against the Fraud, and to observe that no Cutlery Goods are of their manufacture unless Ihev are stamped with “ Rodgers, Cutlers to His Majesty," upon the blade. Feb 7 79 lGtp C.iNAL FLOUR. JUST received and for sale, a lot of Superfine CANAL FLOUR. Oct. 22 HALL & HARDIN. 48 tf ih&w* Henry Moungfr, , having located himself at Monroe, Walton county, S tenders his Professional Servi- e s to the Public. Business entrusted to his care i, any of the following counties, will be faithfully attended to—viz : Clark, Morgan, Jackson, Newton, Gwinnett, Hall, De Kalb, Fayette, Walton, and Henry, References can be made in Augusta, to JOHN r. KING, Wm. SIMS. WILLIAMS & Co. MUSGROVF., WETMORE i: Co HEARD &. COOK, and WM. J. HOBBY, Esquires. 53 tf Rirh mon d Hmsars. TS 7"OU are ordered to appear on you! Parade J5_ Gr uind. in front of the Mansion House, on 1 ridav. the 22d instant, at halt past 9 o’clock A. VI armed and equipped as your by-laws require, with Six rounds blank caitridges. By order of Capt Boisclair, MARTIN. O. S. Feb IS 82 2t Hamilton Riflemen! \ PPEARon Parade, in front of the City-Hall, «n Friday, the 22d February, at 9 o’clock, •V M. i-rmed and equipped according to the by- laws of the Corps, to celebrate the Birth Day of Washington. By order of Capt. M'Laughlin- CAMFIELD, ©. s. Feb 18 82 2t JVewburg fleer. T HE Subscribers having been ap ointed A- gents for the sale of Newburg Beer made by Messrs Law, Beverage &c.—They can furnish ret. ilers with an excellent quality. HALL & HARDIN. Feb 11 80 tf Nov. 9 Selling ofl‘ at Cod! The undersigned, in order to bring their business to a close, offer their Sto k of GOODS at cost. Their assort- n ent is extensive, and comprises almost every ai tide usually kept in their line, and some of a vi rv superior quality, winch will be made to men- so -e in the most approved style, on a short no tit ■. Persons wishing Clothing, are solicited to ea ‘ and improve the present oppoitunity of ob- tai. ing Clothihg Cheap. WELLS &KIBBE. N B.—AH those who have unsettled accounts vith W. $i K . are respectfully invited to call and ettb the same, previous to 20th February, as all note and accounts that are then due, and not at tend dto. will be put into the hands of an attoi- i ev or collection. J it 28 76 tf Mr. EVERETT’S SPEECH in the House if Representatives, on the Res olutions of Mr. Chilton for Retrench ment. FRIDAY, FEBRU YRY 1ST, 1828. Mr. LVERET r spoke *as follows; Mr. Speaker ; I beg leave to return mv sincere 'hanks to the House, for afford ing me the indulgence of an adjournment. At this stage of the discussion, nothing but physical inability to proceed, should have induced me to ask this indulgence. I will now endeavour to requite ft by the only means in my power, that is, by introdu cing no matter into the debate, which shall have a tendency to protract it. I took the liberty, yesterday, to observe, that when a motion was made by the gen tleman iron Virginia. (Mr. Randolph,) to lay this resolution on the table, I voted in the affirmative on that question. I aid so, thinking I foresaw the character of the de bate which was l'kely to arise, if lie res olution remained before the House. To a resolution for inquiry of this nature, I could have no objection, except that ot some little crudity in form, which nas been objected to this resolution on every side of the House. With that exception, and, could it have passed without debate, I should have cheerfully have voied for it. The H.use was n t pleased to make that disposition of the resolution. The debate has been pursued ; and tiie ground, in my judgment neath our feet, ry into the prauic with a view to tit the public debt. 1 usion to this mu' lion ; it may ret the subs once now put foi w \cc the contingent v foreign hue as ari indie solution, is the measure:, ot the Administration. I cannot agree, therefore, with the'gentleman from Pennsylvania, (Mr. Ingh tin,; that the subject matter is not change i, but m-rely enlarged—about f r); m ~. I repeat, S r, l will not contend, but 1 submit it to the judgment of the House, whether the substance lias not un dergone an entire change. Ncithei can I agree wi ll him, that it is the friends of the Administration who have first given a tianizan character to the debate. Tho gentleman has specified my honorable fr ond from Indiana, (Doctor Blake,) as (mv mg been the first t<> give it tills charac ter. For two or three days, the discus sion was not strongly oi that desci iptum. The resolution, l believe, was first debi ted on Tuesday f .he las-week, and ou Friday, for the firs^time, tf I have cor rectly watched its progress, hie gentleman from' Virginia, (Mr. Floyd,) with a force and pungency almost peculiar to himself, introduced into his address to the House a number of the topics of accusation, which have been most earnestly pressed against the Administration. When the gentleman from Indiana took the floor, he stated, (with perfect justice, < s I thought,) that such had been the course of the gentleman from Virginia, and taat he felt himself called on now to meet the question on that ground. I mention these things, not by way. complaint, but as matter of fact, bince then, the friends of the Administration have entered but only on the defensive, into the debate a debate of a character, I fieely con fess, seriously to be deprecated ; not be cause the friends of the Administration fear the strictest inquisition that can be made, but because it leads to waste of time sacrifice of the public, and po tpenement of private interests, I again beg leave to observe, that I ... or.,, a „d DBPrl. entirely shifted be- s not now an enqui- . iitv of retrenchment, re rapid payment of l jo not say that no al- er is left in the resolti- iii there in 1orm;but, changed. The topic is tho expenditure of ds, paiticularly that for - e, and taking the debate r of the character of the re- e of general crimination of I papers and Tailors. 3 - . r I''he subscribers hav- i iut; commenced the. above is! Lir^ Notice. >The subscribers take this business, (No. 278 Broad- opportunity ot' info,,..!.,: .hose j £ small—from the great number of small accounts, j sort ie..t o* -mpertme and Lo mo . it is impossible that every one should receive a I { J £ as simereS & V eStingS, particular call, it is therefore hoped that this no- i - tice will be deemed sufficient, and that all per sons interested will call and adjust them, pre vious to the 20th February, as it will be abso lutely necessary after tnat date, to take more earnest means for their collection. THAYER & WILLIAMS. Jan. 10 71 ti Wh :h thev offer to make to order, on accomrao- dati ig terms, aud in the best possible manner. Also, a complete assortment of Ready Made Clothing, LOW FOR CASH. SHEPARD, HUNER & Co. Unitarian Christianity, Free from objectionable extremes. A SERMON, P REACHED at the Dedication of the Unita rian Church, in Augusta, (Gee.) December 27th, 1827. by Samuel Gilmer, Pastor of the Second Independent Church, Charleston, (S. C.) iast published and for sale at the Book-store of THOMAS RICHARDS, Bioad-street. 25 Cents single—$2 a dozen. Feh 11 80 3 * Wrdma Mountain Butter. 14 FIRKINS, just received by * J HENRY H. FIELD, No. 230 Broad-street 4 78 4( (?* Wanted, one or two Jour- Apply as above. uej nen Tailors i *ec 3 60 tf S. &M. ALLEN’S EXCHANGE OFFICE, Xo. 277 Broad-street, 4 doors west of Jackson- street. DRAFTS may at all times be had at sight or at short sight, in sums to suit purchasers, on 1 -• PROVIDENCE, PHILADELPHIA, WASHINGTON CITY, PETERSBURG, CHARLESTON, MOBILE. BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE, RICHMOND, LYNCHBURG, SAVANNAH. NEW-0 .LEANS, SET United Stales Bank Soles for sale. Dec. 13 63 wtf am friendly to inquiry in any and every form—I care not with what seventy and strictness it bo instituted. I know that all hnmau establishments ("especially so vast and complicated an establishment as that of this government,) arc liable to abuse.-— i am willing to admit, on these general principles, that there may be abuses in the government as at present adminis tered, although they are as likely to be abuses of restriction as of extravagance; especially as the one generally leads to the other. Illtimed and misplaced reduc tion often leads, in the end, to more lav ish expenditure ; and a judicious expendi ture, (a memorable instance has been stated to the Honse in relation to the Post Office,) as often proves a true econ omy. But, retrenchment is a popular theme, and the pruning knife has some times been so freely applied to our estab lishments, that their vital sap has flowed out of the wounds. Still, however, sir, I would never oppose an inquiry into the abuses that may exist, and whether they be those of redundancy or deficiency, I a® equally ready to apply the remedy. Permit me to make one other general remark. The gentleman from Tennessee, (Mr. Bell,) in his liberal and eloquent ad dress to the House, made a remark, which he justly offered as sound in itself, how ever paradoxical in its terms, that there were states of things in which that which is naturally the health and strength of a people becomes a source of decline and decay. The gentleman applied this wise remark to a profuse expenditure of pub lic money. There is another application of it, which seems to me to be equally just and pertinent. This branch of the government—the legislative—is, has been, and ever must be, the great centro of power in the, republic. It is the b.Oart of the political system, out of wbi^u all life & power,as they have imbibed them from the people, must flow back, through the vari ous channels of administration; to them. Tkere are, however, other branches of the government which cannot be dis pensed with for the public good, and these must be upheld, in their proper spheres and functions. Now, Sir, if the tremen dous power of this House be brought to bear unduly and disproportionately on other branches of the system; and espe cially if it be put into an extra-legislative action, (by which I mean an action wholly disconnected from its functions, either as a branch of the legislature, or {he grand inquest of tho nation,) then what is natu rally our strength and safety, again be comes a source of weakness, decay and ruin. I have already observed, that the prom inent point of :he enquiry, as now before the House, has become the foreign ser vice of the country, and the expenditure of the funds appropriated for defraying its expense. The resolution puts forward that as the leading topic; and in its very terms (and this objection, I must confess, applies also to the amendment as modified) gives a character to tlje mode in which that part of the service has ever been ad ministered, unwarranted by the Constitu tion, the law, and the usage under it.— We are to enquire into the amount of the sums paid out of the contingent fund for foreign intercourse, and settled at the Treasury without specification; and also into the amount paid out of the same fund and settled at the Treasury, in the usual mode, according to law. So it seems there are two kinds of settlement—one usual, and according to law ; the other by specification, and impliedly neither usual nor legal. This, Sir is an important topic. The foreign services of the country is an exceed ingly responsible branch of the pub'ic ser vice. Unless we adopt the Chinese poli cy, we cannot but stand in relations with foreign nations, highly important to the welfare and prosperity of the country.— In peace, we stand in the relation of an extended and profitable commercial inter course,, depending for its prosperity, to a good degree, on the character we sustain abroad. When peaceful relations give way to war, Fs duration depends not a lit tle on the character with which we embark in it. The estimate which other nations form of our character, is not a little affec ted bv the manner in which we are repre sented abroad. The subject of our foreign relations is not, therefore, to be too lightly dealt with. It is one for which the Con stitution and laws of the country have made peculiar provisions ; a provision, as I conceive, overlooked or mis-stated by the terms of the resolution. Bv the Constitution of the U. States, it is provided, that the President “shall nom inate, and by and with the ad rice and con sent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassa dors, other public ministers, and consuls.” Over the exercise of this power, no control is given, by the Constitution,to Congress; nor have they ever undertaken to exercise any other, than that of limiting the com pensation to be allowed to such officers for their services, and the expenses incur red by them in the discharge of their du ties. How then was this provision of the Con stitution reduced to practice in the origi nal organization of the government 1 In his speech at the opening of tho second session of the first Congress, President Washington brought the subject before the two Houses is the following terms : “The interest of the United States re quires that our intercourse with other na tions should be facilitated by such provi sions as will enable me to fulfil my duty in that respect in the manner which cir cumstances may render most conducive to the public good and to this end, that the compensations to be made to the persons who may be employed, should, according to the nature of their appointments, be de fined by law ; and a competent fund de signated, for defraying the expenses inci- dant to the conduct of our-Foreign A f- fairs.” With the subject thus presented to them what did Congress dot Did they passs u law creating such and such missions 1— No, sir. Did they appropriate sums of money for such and such salaries and ex- pendituras t No. The law passed is brief, and, bearing strongly on this and other matters of interest, I beg leave to cite it. It bears date 1st July, 1790. “[Sec. 1.] Be it enacted by the Se nate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress Assembled, That the President of the U. States shall be, and he is authorized to draw from the Treasury of the United States, a sum not exceeding forty thou sand dollars, annually, to be paid out of the moneys arising from the duties on imports and tonnage, for the support of such persons as he shall commission, to serve the United States in foreign parts, and for the expense incident to the busi ness in which they may be employed.— Provided, That exclusive of ao outit, which shall, in- no case, exceed the a- mount of one year’s full salary to the Min ister Plenipotentiary of Charge d’Affairs, to whom the same roTiy be allowed, the President shall not allqw to any Minister Plenipotentiary 'a greater sum than at the rata of nine thousand dollars per annum, as a comppAisation for all his personal ser vices, a^d other expenses ; nor a greater sum (or the same, than four theusand five hundred dollars per annum to a Charge d - Affairs, nor a greater sutn for the same, than one thousand three hundred and fif ty dollars per annum to the Secretary of any Minister Plenipotentiary. And pro vided also, That the President shall ac-j courts, specified ov- name, and the: sev- count, specifically, for all such expendi- eral Secretaries of Legation—ar :i -m for tures of the said money, as, in his judg-! two outfits of Ministers to Lend n ind meat, may be made public, and a.lso for | St. Petersburg—an item for the contin* tho amount of such expenditures as lie j gent expenses of all ‘lie missions -an item may think it advisable not to specif}', and I to provide for the deficiency in the appro- cause a regular statement and account j priation of the preceding year—and the thereof to belaid before Congress annual- i usual item for the contingent expenses of ly, and also lodged in the proper office of! foreign intercourse. Siiniliar spccifica- the Treasury Department. ! tions have been made in ail the annual [Sec. 2.] And be it further enacted, j geneial appropriation bi!!', since that That this act shall continue and be in ; time. force for the* space of two years, and from [ From this view of the legislation on the thence until the end of the next Session \ subject, it appears that, originally, the of Congress thereafter, and no longer.” j whole fund for foreign intercourse. There is one phraseyn the law, to j since 1814, the sums appropriated for the which I invite the particular attention of contingent expenses of fore :,T " the House, (“ as he shall commission") a phrase thiowing light on questions, not long since much agitated here and else where. The next law ou the subject w'as pas sed Oth February, 1793. It continued the act of July 1790 for another year, and thence to the end of the next Sesssion of Congress thereafter, and amended it to the following effect: [Sec. 2.] And be it further enacted, That in all cases whpre any sum or’sums of money have issued, or shall hereafter issue, from the Treasury, for the purpose of intercourse or treaty with foreign na tions, in pursuance of any law, the Presi dent shall be and hereby is, authorized to cause the same to be duly settled, annual ly, with the accounting officers of the Treasury, in manner following, that is to say: by causing the same to be accounted for, specifically, in all instances wherein the expenditure thereof may, in bis judg ment, be made public ; and by making a certificate or certificates, of the amount of such expenditures, as ho may think it advisable not to specify; and every such certificate shall be deemed a sufficient voucher for the sum or sums therein ex pressed to have been expended.” This is the first full enactment of the mode of settlement by certificate, or with out specification, although the elements of the provision exist in the law of 1790. By the law of March 20, 1794, the large sum of one million of dollars'was ap propriated, in addition to the annual forty thousand dollars, to defray any ex penses which might be incurred, in rela tion to the intercourse between the Uni ted States and foreign nations ; to be ap plied, under the direction of the Presi dent, who, if necessary, was authorized to borrow the money ; and an account of the expenditure, as soon as might be, was to be laid before Congress. This large ap propriation was designed to meet the ex pense of a treaty with Algiers. Several similiar ads were passed, at subsequent Sessions of Congress, till, on the 10th of May, 1800, a law passed, giv ing to the legislation on this subject a somewhat modified form. This law is entitled “ An act to ascertan the compen sation <>fPublic Ministers.” It contains n intercoc se have been placed entirely at the discretion of the President. And further, that a settlement, by certificate, without specifi cation, is coeval with the Government, and in conformity both with usage and law. I have been induced to make these statements, not merely for the sake of n belter understanding of the point, in the resolution on which it bears, but also in or der to prepare the way for a satisfactory answer to some of the charges made a- gainst the President of the United States, relative to the amount of his compensa tion and allowances as a foreign Minister. This is a subject on w hich I enter with some reluctance: it is not perhaps, of the class which I should select to discourse on this floor. It does not belong strictly to this debate ; but it has been introduced on the present occasion, with strong empha sis ; and to the effect no doubt, of giving sanction to what is said more at large on the same topic elsewhere. This is an im portant point, for the allegations have ox* tended not merely to a charge of extrav agance, but of illegallity, aud even fraud. High salaries are, l know, a popular subject of comment; and as those <f the Foreign Minis’ers.are, with a single ex ception, the highest, paid under the Go vernment, it is natural that they should be obnoxious to fconipl lint. But, sir, it is an undoubted truth, that, high as they may be thought, great as their aggregate may seem for the set vice of a huig series ofyears, they are yet too small ; and but for the extra allowance, by which they are eked out, would be wholly in .ri qn • e to their object. It is not long since that a most respectable member ot Cotigtess,' opposeed to the Administration, expres sed to me his concurrence in this opinion, and his willingness to join in raising them I speak of the salaries ofthetlireo most ex pensive missions to London, Paris, and St. Petersburg. It is a sufficient confir mation of the truth of this remark, that he compensation of Foreign Ministers is smaller by one-fifth, than it was in theRe- voi nrionary war. It was then paid at tw^ thousand five hundred pounds sterling, with an allowance of expenses. We were told bv a gentleman from Virginia, (Mr. •Floyd) that he approved the republican limitation upon the compensation of Min isters Plenipotentiary, Charge d’Affnires, and the Secretaries of Ministers ; the se cond section directs, that where any sum of money shall be drawn from the Trea sury, under any law, making appropria tion for the contingent expenses of in- tercoursee, betxveen the United States and foreign nations, the President shall cause the accounts to be settled by certificate, a3 prescribed by the act of 9tli February, 1793—omitting the substitution of the Se cretary of State, for the President. This year, for the first time, the appro priates for the expenses of intercourse with foreign nations, we transferred to the act making appropriations for the support of Government for the year 1800. Be sides several large specific items, fifty-two thousand dollars were appropriated, in addition to the annual forty thousand. In May, 1810, an act was passed, fixing the compensation of Public Ministers, and of Consuls to the Barbary States. By this law the compensation of a Minister or no appropriation. It retracts the former! ^simplicity, in which a Franklin and a Liv ingston lived at the Court of France. Dr. Franklin’s simplicity was kept up, for a- bout eight years and a half, at an aggre gate expense of $122,000, (money being twice as valuable as now ; and Chancellor Livingston, as I am informed, during Ins sh-wt residence at Paris, in addition to his very ample allowance from ‘lie Govern ment, sunk an estate of $100,000. I re peat it, sir, that bui for the extra allow ances, it would be impossible for our Mint- isters at those Courts I have name ! ‘o remain and support themselves; and thtf weight of necessary expenditure t> ;v i • utmost allowance has, to many cf ih m, proved the cause of utter ruin. It is not necessary that I should specify the names of the living or of the dead. Another remark. Mr. Speaker ; tho allowances to the President, be they great or small, were the arts of other Adm n- istrati'ins, of the Administration of Mes srs. Madison‘and Monroe. Mr. Adams had nothing to do in establishing the offi ces, fixing the compensation, or seel.mg Charge d’Affaires was fixed as before ; j the employment. For a third of a centu- that of a Secretary of Legation at 2,000,: ry passed in the public service, he never, &c. and it was provided that it should be: either himself, or his friends for him, with lawful for the President to allow to a j his knowledge, nor without Ins kn< w- Minister Plenipotentiary or Charge d’Af- j ledge, that I am aware of, solicited any faires, on going from the United States to j office; The compensations and allowa ces any foreign country, an outfit, which shall to the Foreign Ministers were fixed by any foreign country ih no case exceed one year’s full salary of such Minister or Charge d’Affaires ; but no Consul shall be allowed an outfit in a - nv case whatever, any usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. The third section of this law was the same verbatim with the second of the law of 1800. Up to this time the appropriation acts had contained one item, vis : for tho ex penses of foreign intercourse. From 18l6 to 1814, there wore \wo items of appro priation; one for the expenses of foreign intercourse an»i one for the contingent expenses rii foreign intercourse. The first of 'these sums was applied to pay the salaries of the Ministers, Charge d’Af- felres, and Secretaries; the second was placed entirely at the discretion of the President, to discharge contingent expen ses, arising from the foreign intercourse^ he should think just aud equitable. In the general appropriaion act of 1814 the item which till then, had been expres sed in general terms for the expenses of foreign intercourse was made more specif ic, “for the salaries, allowances, and con tingent expenses of Ministers to foreign nations, and of Secretaries of Legation after which was added the other item, for the contingent expenses of intercourse be- tweenthe United States aud Foreign Na- General Washington, under the limita tions of acts of Congress, and were paid to Mr. Adams, as they had been paid to his predecessors. Farther, sir, 3VIr. Adams had nothing to do with auditing his own accounts, or controling the settlement of them; though this has been alleged out of doors, and in» timated, as I think ;n this debat". The standing instructions to onr Foreign Min isters require them, once a quarter, to makeup and transmit an account to tho Treasury. This was done by Mr. Ad* ams, and in all his accounts there was but one item which the accounting officers of the Treasury declined settling themselves. That one item was referred to-the Presi* deut, by Mr. Adams, wlfie Secretary of State ; and, on legal advisement, ord«;cJ by the President lo be settled. t o tin/- I*shall presently recur. With this ex ception Mr. Adams had so more to do with the settlement of -his accounts than you had, Mr. Speaker. He could have no more to do with it, if the officers of the Treasury were faithful to their tu - I will add, sir, that, taking into considt - tion the number of years passed bv .V Adams in the foreign service ; the nan;* of bis appointments ; the variety am' ' - portance of the missions w-ijh who h has been entrusted, in whole or in no Foreign Minister has receive. tions. In April, 1818, the general appropria-^ tion bill contained one item for the sala- j than he, while many have receive; ries of Ministers at the several foreign! For the four years and eight tnoni