Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-17
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

lowing are the Diplomatic and Consular ap-
polntments made by the President yesterday
Richard kidder Meade, Of Virginia, Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to
the empire of Brazil, in place of William Trous-
dale, OF Tennessee, the present incumbent.
Benjamin F. Angel, of New York, Minister
Resident to Sweden, in place OF Francis Shroe-
der, OF Rhode Island, recalled at his own re-
quest.
Mirabeau B. Lamar, of Texas, Minister Resi-
dent to the Argentine Confederation, in place
of James A. Peden, of Florida, the present in
cumbent.
Wyman B s. Moor of Maine, Consul. General
Tor the British North American Provinces, from
the LIST of September next, in place of Israel D.
Andrews, Of Maine, resigned.
William Trevitt, of Ohio, Consul at yalpa.
raise, to ill an existing vacancy.
Henry Owner, of California, Consul at Tahiti,
tSociety Islands,) in place of William ii. KEEL
ley, OF Massachusetts,, the present incumbent.
John f. PorteOus, of South Carolina, Consul
at Oporto Portugal in place of Nicholas Pike,
OF New York, the present incumbent.
Charles Glantz, of Pennsylvania, Consul at
who is not citizen of the United States.
Samuel E. Fabens, Consul at Cayenne, to fill
an existing vacancy.
Francis NJ. Weems, of Florida. Consul at San
tn Martha, New Granada to ell vacancy.
James c. Erickson. of Maryland, CONNER
cial Agent at Apia, Navigator's Islands, TO fill
an existing vacancy.
Moses Jesurun, of New York, Consul at Gu
racOa, CIV. H. to fill q vacancy.
The reader familiar with the public mon of
the day will perceive that the President has
made admirable selections in these appoint
ments.
Mr.. Meade is a veteran legislative statesman,
fully alive to the Importance of extending our
relations with the great and stable Power of the
South American continent TO which he is to be
accredited. There are at this moment pressing
and mountaineering inducements for closer
relations, commercial and political, between
Brazil and the United States than on our part
with any other considerable Power on either
side of the Atlantic. She is the only slavehold-
ing country upon whose allegiance the United
States may calculate in case of trouble with
European Powers upon slavery questions; for
her general interests in connection with African
slavery are identical with ours. 1t should have
been the policy of this Government tw nty years
ago to sustain her. at least with our sympathies,
against the usurpatiOns of Britain, whereby, in
assuming to put stop to the importation of
African slaves into her territory under her
(Britain's) slave-trade treaty with us, she took
the liberty of treating Brazil as though the
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province. The time may come when clash
between England and the United States upon
questions growing out of their respective poll
cies with reference to African slavery, may
make the sympathy and joint action of Brazil
with US matter Of prime importance TO our
own future.
Mr.. Angel, of New York, is an accomplished
gentleman, well read, travelled, and noted for
sagacity and energy. He was an intimate
friend of the late Ex-Secretary Marcy, whose
entire confidence he possessed, we know His
selection for the post Of Minister Resident at
Stockholm will be received with great pleasure
by the host of Mr.. Marcy's friends at home
General Lamar was formerly President of
the Republic Of Texas, and is one of the most
accomplished and popular citizens of that State
General Moor served a brief time in the Sen
ate of the United States from Maine, and stands
as high intellectually and as a man of character
and energy, as any other Democrat of that State.
His intimate knowledge Of our business rela-
tons with the British North American posses
siOns in all their details, makes his selection for
the post he is to fill, the very best that could
possibly have been made
The OVERLAND MAIL CoNTRACT-The Wash
ingtOn correspondent of the New York Courier
amt E"q"iTfr is essentially 'disgruntled" by
our recent exposure of the groundlessness of his
complaints against the manner in which the
President and Postmaster General have disposed
OF this subject and discovers in our remarks n
personal onslaught on himself That we took