The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-15
NEW YORK. FRIDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 15 Is47

necessity to say except to express something sinister
and unjust that the sentiments of the people OF the
ntea states were to preserve good understan ding
ooes not know that the disposition of the people Of
the United States pacific toward every other power
and people! Had his immediate predecessor not pa
tently and calmly and truly faithfully represented
the national sentiments of the United States
peace with all mankind, on honorable terms No, he
was only true interpreter y, His predecessor had
involved himself in personal difcuties "unuleaaant To
himself aud unfortunate to both countries He pro-
missed 20 improve immensely apon the of his pre-
dscessor ne VIII discharge his duties In a manner not
only satisfactory to his government but
to that of his His Msjestys" And, finally he prays to
and happiness Of His Male,ty and of the royal family %
"Yipa sua Magestade, Tnperador He win never ap-
prove OF the course OF Commodore in not sautpg at
the birth of Imperial Princess even though redress
has been nsuDgly refused arrestinp and i'm
ing an American Lieutenant and three seamen, any
other American citizens He will allow Imperialism to
be- supremely imperial Now all this was ia bad ts e.
in bad spirit and will have very bad effect IL put our
government 90 well as his predecessor whose acts
approved In the wrong and say the least was nde
cate and mmodest Even If such Interpretation or
meaning entered into the mind Of MIR Tod himself vet
he allowed his speech to be accepted by the
without corrections as he allowed to be understood It
must now be taken and in connection with His Msjesys
speech the speech OF His Exoeency the Minister IL no
better and worse but exactly the same in sense as it
was published BY the Brazlians Though his attention
was called to the discrepancy in words Mr. Tod never
caused the correction to be made before Mr. Wise de-
parted from Rio.
Court affairs The realquestion is-What difficulties
did Mr.. Wise encounter" Mr.. Tod allowed the En-
peror uncorrected to reflect upon his predecessor
saying that he had involved himself In personal din
cultes" This was not the fact and Mr. Tod had been
well enough informed to know the contrary. Mr. Wise
personal difficulties whatever His duty to the Uni
ted States and their citizens had unsvodby brought
him In conflict with the Brazilian government as it will
Mr. Tod, or any other Minister who endeavors, with eff
cheney and ZEAL to do his duty. Mr. Wise had strenu-
ously and firmly, but stll properly, both in spirit
and in manner endeav0red to snatch the flag of
the United States from the infamous Of Brazil In
the African slave trade to procure indemnity to Ameri
can citizens for claims which have been iniqutousy
rned with Tor more than quarter Of century, and In
repeated instances to protection to the persons
and property of American citizens resident in Brazil
against the most arbitrary, tyrannoa oppression
illegal proceedings known in any country in any age
These the difficulties he had to encounter and will
MIR Tod dare to shun theml II he does shun them
will his government sustain him, II he does not can
he escape conflict with the Imperial government Mr.
Wises case may be his to morrow; and should
rejoice should Mr. Tod prove to be Of such
summate ability and address to do FULLY and firmly
his whole duty 30 well far to surpsss the ability and
with th of eS Ssp Mr.
has done anything wrong improper that the Senate
will look into the matter and hold the Executive, who
has approved OF his acts responsible He the other
hand has been much and abused those who
know nothing truly about his the affairs
In Rio de Janero and If he has been "a good and faith
ful public servant he should be vindcated by publ
cation OF all the material parts Of his at
the ,s earliest period We know very little Of the
South American States 1t is time that relations
with Brazil especially, were looked into. She has
given us much trouble in several instancesthe
Messrs. Ray and Hays (consuls), of Mr. Raquet "a
chargeD and now Of Mr. Wise "a minister)- ali which
yet the mstreatmsnt Of them amounting two cases
to actual imprisonment Of the person and conscaton
property has been resented by the United States
We allowed many little and vexstions question
cumulate with the government Mexico and now out
bundle small Of which the country nothing
until the Presidents last mespage Congress- we have
Of formidable magnitude without the prospect Of
speedy termination. We ought not to have another
such cumulative and therefore ought to look we'll
n a nf houa aptao INV
hereafter arise, with the South American States We
wish to know, therefore, whether are, in what
have said correctly informed and call for the pubica
ton OF Mr. Wse's whole correspondence with the Gov
eminent OF Brazil and our own government.
AFFAIRS OF LA PLATA.
UNITED STATES SHIr COLUMBIA,
Harbor of Rio de Janeiro August 20, I547,
TO His ErceiIency Governor Juan Az DE Rosas, Re.
Mosr ErcrLLEsr SAVIOUR Ercelency's highly
Guido, the Minister Penipotentisry Of the Argentine
at the court Of His Majesty the Emperor
The instructions to him were no less nattering than
the note which he presented in the most
ceptabe Both were unexpected they agreea-
BILE had written to Mr. Harris in privacy-had re-
tanned no copy and certainly, expected that he
would avail himself Of mutual confidence procure
for the honor conferred by your Exceiencys high
appreciation of my friendly feelings and by the expres-
sion Of your Excslency's confidence in my American
principles and sentiments. ! am proud Of the esteem
and good opinion Of my character which your Exceen-
cy deigns to express.
The proper understanding and just estimation of your
psucy OF reiAtlODB TO Attrl
buted much to the which have had
the honor to hold with the Minister
the Argentine Confederation at this court, my friend
General Thomas Guido as to any observation judg-
ment Of my He has been devotedly faithful to his
government, and diligent in his ministerial duties
trust he found true American In every thought and
feeling and ready to receive the impressions which he
has been active and jealous make upon every
within the sphere of his Of the justice Of
the Argentine cause IL have not been able to agree
with him every question concerning which he has al
ways ably vindicatd his government have concur
red with him. and with your Excellency in the main and
st That the European interference 10 the affairs Of
the Argentine Confederation and of the Banda Oriental
Fundamentally anti-Amercan in its tendences mel
Their justified by the laws Of natonss by the pretext
of any guarauty of Independence. to either beige
rent, imposed by any treaty stipulation whatever upon
either Great Britain France upon any other foreign
power.
I'd That tbs peaceful mediation of Great Britain
and France was from the first but profession and
at once converted into an armed Intervention
3D. That the armed Intervention" which from Its
very name imported the duty Of mpartislity, the
part Of the intervening powers between the two bel
gerents was immediately converted into actual
against the Argentine confederation alone
It's ports bombarding its FORTS and joining bloody
battles with its armies Of defence whilst the other
beigerent, the Government Of Montevideo was taken
4th. That the war itself was no less anomalous. 1t
was declared and prosecuted by two Ministers, whilst
their respective were avowing and
peace and without declaration by the soveregntes Of
Great Britain and France either Of them and with
out notice to other nations.
regularity of reference" Of mediation Of the
armed Intervention upon the rights Of any such
and that authority short of that of the soveregne
themselves could institute any blockade. Without such
authority the blockade national tort, and the
war was lit tie less than murder and piracy.
9th That even II lawfully declared, the blockade had
not been executed in proper form and upon correct
principles 1t had repused the large neutral ships
from Buenos Ayre and obliged them to enter at Monte
video and permitted their cargoes to be taken in
coasters to the bockdd ports for the known object
raising revenue for the existing Government of Monte
video and OF benetng spectators Ia its stocks to the
injury of all neutral trade
1th. That the government Of the city ofMontevideo
mad ceased to be the government in fact of the Republic
OF the Banda Oriental and that It's inhabitants who
carrying on the civil chiefly and almost entirely
foreigners French and Italians who resisting the
majority OF the Orientals by force Of the Of the
Intervention from Europe.
sth That one Of the great intervening powers having
At last through the sagscy Of Its last Minister lord
Howden) discovered the and wrong the armed
Intervention, has withdrawn It, and raised the block.
ade on the part Of Great Britain and the duty
the great neutral powers the United States and Brazil
chiefly Is, to resolve whether they will submit to the
continuance OF such war and such blockade, thus
conducted. by of the Mt