New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-28
Our Minister TO Brazil.


The Boston Journal Of Saturday makes some re-
Violations respecting the Official conduct OF HENRY
A. WISE. our Minister a, Brazil. which though
not at al surprising in view OF the well known
character Of that functionary are nevertheless not
very much to the credit OF the L. :. government
His appointment. though most unwise, we are
altogether too serious IN this statement 10 haroor the
though; Of pun was regarded with general tolera
ton II il did not meet with universal concurrence,
from the conviction that he would do less mischief
abroad than al home, and that. on the whole his
aB.encs Al east would be for his c0untrys good M
Wise during his Congressional career hsd exhibited 20
much evidence many occasions Of violence OF temper
and an overbeAr.nr dciAtoal disposition. iha, his ap
pontmeni under any other administration than that Of
John TYLER would have excited profound astonishment
The public have very naturally supposed that Mr. FoS
would give him cave to retire but as there seems to be
no prospect of this at present his official conduct 4
matter Of some importance
appesrs from the statements Of the Journal tnat Ny
Wise has assumed an overlooking attitude toward Mr.
Gordon. our Consul at Ro-a man greatly his superior
in every thing except Official rank-snd that he has ever
ventured far the oce Of Dictator 70 that
gentleman The iudicious and persevering efforts Of
GORDON
Slave Trade were in danger OF being entirely frustrated
By the impe,uosty and reeslessness Of the Minister
his course says the Journal in regard to the Porpose
was exceedingly rash and ndiscreet-ant his cavalier
treatment Of the Portusese government Is well known
and IL one time threatened prove an interruption 10
the an.ca5le relations between the two countries In
deed he sought all the merit Of the nvesusa
lion and If we are correctly informed forbade the Con
sui 20 send dispatches the department OF state clam
inc the rh, 70 be- himself the medium Of all consular
intercourse with the government This arrogant AZ
sumption Of the Minister was treated Of course with the
contempt 1t deserved.
In another instance the conduct OF Mr. Wise still
more extraordinary, and furnished occasion for much
talk among the Americans al Rio. who united in con
defining exceedingly overbearing. undisnned and
uneentemanly 1t seems that Mr. Gordon, in the exer-
else Of his Official authority after full inquiry, discharged
an American seaman at Rio disobedieni and munous
behavior The conduct, of this toward the Con
.u was OF the most nsoent character and such as fully
70 confirm the statement OF the captain snd mate Of the
vessel in relation - his character This seaman CON-
planned to Mr. Wise and that gentleman, with his char
screristc impetuosy and folly Immediately enlisted in
his service and became his agent in bullying the Consul
He even had the mpudence the consulate and
there without permission Of Mr. Gordon. upon
what he called an examination Of the Gaze. man OF
less dignity and sclfpossession would have shown him
the door but Mr. Gordon remained silent spectator
while the witnesses whom Mr. Wise examised were
permitted TO indulge in the lowest personal abuse IN the
presence OF the clerks shpmssers and all Others having
business at the consulate.
Al the conclusion OF the trial, which occupied three
hours in the middle Of the day Mr.. Wise announced
with becoming gravity that the Consul WAS justified III
di.charging the seaman He then endeavored but In
vain. to induce the sailor prefer complaint against
Mr. Gordon to the Department Of state at Washington
It i understood in Rio says the Journal that the Con
su has sent to the Department Of state statement OF
the whole transaction. All the advices from RIO join IN
giving Mr. Gordon great praise for the ability and nde
nv with which he has executed his various and respon
sible duties