The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-06-15
ny THE MAlIU,
Affairs In WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, June IL, le<7.
Brazil and the United stafss-M Military Matters-Csns
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The Brazilian journals have evinced, of late q CAD
tious peevshness In regard to the In which the
misunderstanding arising from the braw between some
OF the sailors Of the Saratoga and the police OF Rio has
been arranged between the two governments They are
in this much at fault Nothing could have been
farer or more honorable to both parties than the ar
rangemcnt which made by Mr. Lisboa on behalf of
Brazil, and Mr. Buchanan, on the part Of our GOV
eminent 1t Is not probable that Brazil viii dis
"vow the act OF her Minister In this anair-but It
may be that tho government, yielding to factions
camors and popular petuence may screen itself bv the
sacrifice Of Mr. Lisboa The recall Of this accom- psbed
Minister may be made to screen q weak government
rom the unjust murmurs OF popular reprosch but his
retirement Will be cheered by the consciousness of hsv
ing served his country with dgnifed fathfune.s and
he will carry with him the cordial esteem those In this
country, whom official intercourse has Afforded know
ledge Of his character Beyond the recall OF MIR Lsbo.
he affair can produce results affecting the United
states War between the two countries In out OF the
question. We have no disposition towards Brasil
but OF the most pacific and even friendly charac-
ter II would take extraordinary amount of spsr.s
sion and wrong to drive us into a war with her
And on the other hand 1t very safe to venture the
opinion that Brazil will carefully abstain from such acts
as would even approximate to the constitution essus
6eW We are her best customers. Dutch bottoms food
Europe with Java coffee and In the United States Brasil
finds her best market for the article This true Of
many Of her other exports But she has another con-
trolling for keeping the peace with the United
States England and France thoroughly tired OF their
Intervention in the affairs Of the La Plata Their fellow
ship In their Ubiquitous In that become
and irksome since the affair Of the spanish
marriages Already instructions understood 10 have
gone nom both governments to terminate the block
ade and to withdraw from the As soon AZ Rosss
finds himself unshacked between Brasil and Buenos
Ayrcs will be inevitable In this war Brazil will nnd
sufficient occupation without the superadded burhen
Of a conflict with the United States
The difficulty between General Pillow and the officers
Of the second Tennessee regiment serving him
Cerro Gordo every must regret and still that
the Generals conduct not Immediately subjected to
the scrutiny Of martial thus preventing the
cessity Of public impeachment Without intending at
all to forestal the decision Of such tribunal which
must eventually pass upon the before the public
be satisfied may yet say without indelicacy, tina
trust this affair well other matters which have
recently come TO light have shown the inexpedeucy OF
appointing high military posts men whose only claims
consist in local forensic reputation
while the subject Of the army IL is proper TO cal
attention to the fact that many members Of the med
cal department OF the army are lsmcntably deficient In
skill and experience In proof OF this would point to
the tact that the surgeons In attendance on Genera
Shields did not discover the extent of his injuries for
month after he received his wounds being for all that
time ignorant that two Of his ribs injured General
Butler viii, In ell probability, be lame for life through
either the ignorance the neglect Of tn surgeon who
dressed his wound Many ohor instances of like ma
ture are within my knowledge Where 70 much Ia at
stake there should be great circunspcction in the ar
pointmept Of surgeons and assistant surgeons in The
army GAIVltNsis