Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-10-19
MIR. NISE. AND MIR. TOD.

of the events Which led Ia the diliruti,s between Nj
Wise aud he fraz N Government. as We ! as of SUI
seguent circumstances, aud especially Of the conduct Of
his successor. We may shpp1se tbs statement, if not
actual from Mr. Ns' : pen is yet put irh under lis
sanction, and may be received his semi official report
Of transactions Of importance in which he bore par
aud inc rcd no little ,dirm. We tr,c L. sly
thai the representations sci ftih show Mr. Wis, coli
duct IN favorable l,n Of view. lie he'd been SUI cc,-
ed To fresh udguili,s. which he had reported t. his Go
yernmcnt. lis dispatches. however. did MI rcar,
Was,inlan until fer Mr. Tod had sailed. That zen
llemass instructions based upon the xrana,ion,
offered by the Brazilian Minister at Washington The
narrative sa1s:
Mr. rod a.hcd Rio On the 9TH August As soon as he
met Mr. Misc, the lar laid before hin The fun history
aud state all these gnesols, sabntlel NlttLe c0tii
eot consistently wM Me homer Of or Government ask
far an andc"cc4 i9esc'hotonond That he sootuoi far
further institutions. The suhj'et discussed frnn
day 10 day between tie TWO genlIemen nlil the 9Th Of
August. when Nh. Tod informed Mr. w Use hy n5:c Thai
he had decided not 10 wall for further ms nctoa but H.
seek tr his audience Of presentation the earliest no
ani. Mr. Wise requested 10 be ALLOW ed FIRST torrieye
himself from the mission bto;e lbs shunld b.
accredited and the presentation If the note ashnu the
audience was deia ed u hours He Immediately repl
ed In the Of Mr. Tod aud protested against his ask
ing audience. and enclosed To the brazilian Minister
for Foreign Affairs ,ral copy # letter from the
President ni the L. 5 10 the + mp t rning him that
ne letter. coin unce with Mr. w own request
had instructed hm (AIr. Wise) to ASK audience ,f
leave from his NJ sly; bat The lie Of Mr. Wise SAID
he could not, will proper regard the honor II s own
Government and To his own seesp ask f,r another
audience OF any kind at the Court Of Rrlz.l after what
occurred and he perenpoTIy demanded his pass t's-
The NJ ',lcr If Brazil on the 18Th a. Auous 5. nj lack
an Entclope. addressed oSr. Wise. EnFot .<c, CT
timing only the p5s~paris Mr. W sa's on n te d.
nandlnu them and he conn Of the FyeE;d,fs LU,r Ia
The Emperor These papers as received from the Fer
eirn Office Mr. W ISL sem 10 Mr. lod fer his ,usn,con
" i,bout con,uI,lur with Mr. Wis. Mr. 'r,i then i,
CURED OF the brazilian Minister for Forsiun Affairs
whether by returning the copy of the Prc,hIen 5 letter
the int, nn WAS To insult the Government If the l. y
and upln receiving an answer in the negative h. s<ed
for his audience Of presentation The hour appo ted
was & O'clock F. Nj afSa,urd y the 18th Of Au,usr
and the morning Of that day Nj Tod net Mr.. Wis,
at his rques, when the after Rad To hnahlS despatch
10 'te VI '''' ''1''"@ MS ,'S u We Nn'r
hi h. ,,r,o',, w il''''e' .'''
The f,IIovinc WAS the sseecb ri, Mr.. Tod. actually
delivered arrrIiur IN the ,ny trnis ed by HIM t., Nj
Use at IA, uncst Il the alier afierthe audience and
at,,, tho E,cg,inr was nnbli,bed-
..sir ,Tbe Io,5.r I nm ,hu, IN nresen, +, Your Mi
,s,v * f,nn b;s Eyreeu,v ibc pn,sidcn, of the L
am, c,n,,., ,be evidence ofny appontnenl as Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Parliamentary from that
/ l;,v,rnn,eni Ia ho Innrri,I Court Of BAIL,
lis ExccIlpncy assure, Your Maest, Of his desire to
cultivate tl. most friendly and liberal intercourse lie
tween the two Governments In exprr ssiue this wish
the President reflects lie sentiments Of the people whose
chief executive officer Inc has the hon1 u b.; and an o
mission upDn nv par Ia end,ayor Ia promote this ami
cable disposition would be 10 prove no less false 10 my
self Than trcacherous tomy country.
am unmindful thai my duties commenced al an
unrror,uus period. My immediate predecessor
eIod faculties unpleasant himself and urtntu ate To
both countries. | am 9ratiied 10 know however thai
those difficulties have no, disturb d HE mutual fienJ
ship and respect long aud ST. happily existing b tween
the respective governments; and resolved Ia pursue
alike honorable neachl indulge The ei t1tny
mission Will be discharged IN manner not only saslc
tory To uy Own Government hui agreeable 10 thai Of
AlaJeSy.
NuiIer me, in conclusion, IN express my best wish
for the health and appIness OF MaJ sly aud Of the
Il Royal family.
Aparlcd version of this was published in the Dr4zl
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] To Tue Emperor are rhatacef'Sue'
Mr.. Tod, speech rs furnished by himself is bad
enough in ITSELF. 1t Is bad IN republican spirit,
bad IN grammar and bad m taste. lie, a minister
OF the United States at an Imperial Court, gives The
President The tue OF nus trceHc"cJ by courtesy
that mode Of NpresS'ng respect Tor the chief magistrate
at home-ln the mouitso 9iice seekers sycophanis
Is barely tolerated ny o"f dem crac sens 5, lni abroad
al the only Imperial Court l" an The Americas ii con
V'NS Tue iuea OF an "I"t squirting al m hdrchy But
he not only calls the President OF the L States. the on
~ ile known to the cosniih OF That mere servant ct
the people, las Ercclency on he calls ms ETce'ency