Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-03-11

the BrazIians. The claims urged by his
predecessor we're now settled, but in justice
we must add that the former decided posi-
ton of Mr.. Wise had more TO do with il
than David Tod's bluff manner and jolly
face.
Mr.. Schenck ofOhio sucte d,d Mr.. Tod.
He was an active and a good Minister, and
popular with the Brsziliaa Government. 5u;
the Administration al home did not back
him up with any proper Instructions, and
again no trea'y was negot!at-d.
Mr. Pierce was great on lame ministers.
so.h literally and fguraiiveiy- A bach
Tennessee lawyer, whuse qna!iica-
tious were ihst he had fought at the battle
OF New Orleans, had been wounded IN Mex
leo, had made speeches for Franklin Pierce.
and did not speak the English language
idlumaIicallv. hut the Tennessee dialect
with perfect fluency this was the mar to
represent twenty-five millions of people, 20
make treaties FOR them, Of great importance
with the strongest nation OF South America,
and to cope with statesmen most expert in
diplomacy. Mr.. Tr0usdale was fort fed
with the strongest Instructions, but his
career as Minister began and ended de tacto
with his demanding The opening of the ANA
ION 10 the free navigation OF Uni'ed States
vessels. The willy L;mpo de Abren, the
Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs, very
persinently and with the sim giest and 'nost
eloquent sIreasm replied: Tile open ng of
The Amazon Is a question of diplomatic dis
cuss;ca and no. OF demand. Yonrs. with dis
unguished consideration" Thus ended
another chapter Of this diplomatic history
Our ministers mouth shut up, and no treaty
made.
Grrat hopes were entertained. when Mr..
Meade was appointed TO Brazil. that matters
would now b. adjusted. II was understood
that the President, though mol sound on the
Kansas question, was right in regard 10 a
treaty with Prazil. He was started by the
fact that we sold weary but five million Of
dollars worth to RAIL; she annually sold ns
more than twenty one millions worth; he
saw that Europe had eight lines of >teamers
to Brazil and that we had not one. 1t was
said that he vent so far as to inform Mr..
Meade that he looked upon Brazil as ,Ae
most important mission, SO far As results
were concerned, in the gilt OF the President.
But Meade has sadly failed in producing
that first good impression SO necessary for
a Minister. The work entitled "Brszil and
the Brazil %isns," which we have otter
noticed, gives fuc,s and demonstrates that
Slavery is doomed in Brazil; and The Brit.
ISL STANDARD (London) in a recent controv.
ersy with The Times on the re-opening o.
the slave trade, says tn 1T SHE Hon. Mr.,
Scarlet, her Majesty's Minister a; Rio ia.
m iro, confirms the facts and statistics O
the authors" There is great significance in
The fact that the intelligent Emperor made
no reference, in the reply 10 Meade, to the
subject of Slavery which our Minister log.
ged in. and of which he said tina, at was an
institution common to both countries, fixed
and deeply rooted in their soil with many
HUSTLE prejudIces to encounter from with
out,) does now establish an affinity between
~ Il ibSoiC vi u4ulu1l Z q
unity of action and feeling that will prove
invincible in the future"
The silence of he Emperor on this point
is the more important when we reflect that
when a re representative OF a foreign Govern
menl present his credentials, a copy of his
speech is forwarded 70 the Emperor several
days beforehand so that tie monarchy may
make a pertinent reply. Mr. Meade has no,
gained iayor by this ~ailusion to the "insti.
tuition"
We are glad to see that Mr. Wilson in
the Senate has called for the instructions 10
Mr.. Meade, TOR this speech demands a re-
Duke ron the body which has recently CON-
tirmed his nomination. We hope that il he
has made this great misstep at the outset,
our commercial relations are not to suffer
as heretofore, but we fear the consequences
OF these uncalled for and impairment re-
marks. -Prcvjdrncs Journal.