New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-24
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY a. 1853

Brs ziHane. The claims urged by bis predecessor
were now settled, but in justice we must ada at the
ftrner decided positicn Of Mr.. Wise had more 10
with II tn IN David Todds BALE, b.uh manners and
Mr.. Sohenck Of Ohio succe ded Mr. Todd. He wa.
M active and god Minister, aud popular with tie
Brazilian Government. but the Admioistr alton at
home did net back bin up with any proper in,truo-
ton aud again 10 treaty was negotiated.
Mr. Pierce great on lame minister's, both liter
aly and feurativoiy. A back-country Tennessee
At The battle OF New-Orleans, had been wounded in
Mexico, had made speeches for Franklin Pierce and
did not speak the English language idiomstcsi y but
the Tennessee dialect with perfect fuency tai. was
The man to represent twenty-five millions OF people,
10 make tire sites for them, of great importance sith
The strongest nation OF South America, aud to cope
with etatcsmen most expert in diplomacy. Mr.. Trous-
dale was tort fled with the strongest ntruct.ons bat
bis career Minister began and ended dc tacfo with
his drtpnndirQ the opening of the Amazon tins Tree
uayipation Of United States vessels. The wiz Iimpo
de Abren tie Brazilian Minister Of Foreign hfFaics
very pertinently and with the simplest and most eo-
quent sarcasm replied: 1.-THE opening of the Amazon
" il question of diplomatic GiscusSs0R and no OF de-
4" mind Yours, with distinguished consideration.
&c" Thus ended another chapter Of this dipo-
matte history. Our minister's mouth shut up and no
treaty made
Great hopes were entertained, when Mr. Meade
was appointed to Brazil, that matters would now be
adjusted. 1t was understood that the President
though not sound on the Kansas question was right
in regard to q treaty with Brazil He was starled
BY the fact that We sod yearly but five million of
dollars worth 10 Brazil; she annually sold IL. more
than twenty millions worth he saw that Europe
had eight lines of steamers to Brazil and that we had
not one 1t said that he went so far as TO inform
Mr.. Meade that lie looked upon Brazil the most
important mission, far a results We're concerned,
in the gift If the President. But Mr.. Meade has
sadly failed in producing that first good impression
necessary for Minister. The work entitled Brazil
and the Braziliars" which we have often noticed.
ciyes facts and demonstrates that Slavery i doomed
in Brazil: and TIE British Sf0R,Ldrd London iu q
recent controversy with Tie Times on the reopenng
OF the slayerade SAYS that "the Hon. Mr.. Scarlet,
3" her Ma;e-tys Minister at Rio Janero, confirms the
facts and statiscs of the authors. There Is great
significance in the fact that the inteligen. Emperor
made no reference, in his reply tO Mr. Meade to the
subject Of Slavery which Minister logged in, and
OF which he said that " 1t was an institution common
to both countries, fixed and deeply rooted in their
soil with many hostile prejudices to encounter from
- without. does now establish affinity between
them and will insure for mutual defense unity OF
action and feeling that will prove nvincbe in the
future"
The silence Of the Emperor on this point is the
important when We reflect that when representa-
tive Of foreign Government presents his credentials,
copy of his speech is forwarded to the nperor
several days beforehand, that the monarchy may
make pertinent reply. Mr. Meade has not saiued
favor by this aliusion TO The 80 institution
We are glad to see that Mr.. Wilson. in the Senate,
has called for the instructions to Mr.. Meade, for this
speech demands rebuke from the body which hiss
recently confirmed his nominater. We hope that If
he has made this great msstep at the outset our COM
mercsl relations not TO suffer rs heretofore, but
fear the consequences OF these uncalled-for and
impertinent remarks.