The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-27
Reception ofthe New Brazilian Minister.

VII Y Altlt ~ 49,
ambuia was on Monday introduced 10y
the Secretary of State to the President,
| and delivered his credentials as Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten-
tiary of his Majesty the Emperor OF
Brazil. The following is a translation
of the address which he delivered upon
the occasion:-
Mr.. PkEsIDENT-I have the honor to
place in your hands two letters from his
Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, commu-
~nicating to you by II of them the close
of the mission of Senior Councillor Mi
appointment in the character of his En-
voy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
%pOtentiary near your person. The eX-
pressions of my letter of creaence mani
fest the high esteem in which my alI-
gust sovereign holds your person, and
the high interests which connect the
empire with this great nation. Brazil
has never had a thought, Mr.. President,
but Of maintaining unalterably and of
ever drawing more closely the relations
Of friendship and good understanding
between the two countries. This is my
charge, and with this purpose l shall
not spare any efforts to respond to the
confidence repOsed in me. | shall deem
myself very fortunate, Mr.. President, if
i'm the discharge of ESQ honorable and inn
pOrtant n mission i shall be able to
merit, also your confidence. This task
will be so much the less difficult for me
as | hope by my personal feelings toward
the United States and by my actions to
win thesympathy of your government,
as elsewhere it is expressly recommends
ed to me to do. On this solemn occasion,
Offering to you the most ardent wishes,
in the name of my sovereign, for the
prosperity of the North American
Union, under your wise administration,
let it be allowed TO me to express to you
directly on the part of my sovereign his
deep sorrow mt the unhappy event ofthe
l4th of April, which placed the whole
nation in mourning, when the distin
guished successes due to the patriotism
and extraordinary perseverance of you
illustrious predecessor should hav
caused it only to rejoice.
To which the President replied as fol
lows:
Mr.. AZAMBUJA-The imperial lette
of credence which you bring bears az
preciatiye testimony that you hav
maintained SO high a character and ex
ercised so wide an influence at home
that | feel entirely at liberty to assur
you of all agreeable reception not onl,
i'm the diplomatic circle here, but among
the people of the United States. / re
ciprocate toward Brazil the good feelin,
you have exercised in regard to on
country in the ilamee of your sovereign
Brazil is already a great State, and sh
has the, elements which enable her t
become a leader among the nations.
regret that in times past 10 closer rels
tons were allowed to exist between Brs
iii and the United States. Holding quit
similar positions on the two parts of tn
American continent, they ought to b
not merely good neighbors, but int
mately associated together In politics
as well as commercial resources. 1t
my strong desire to contribute to tina
association. Our policy is one which /
simple and easily to be understood. w
wish to promote the progress oficiviliza
ton in this hemisphere, and, for tina
purpose, the development of msteria
resources, the Improvement of com
merce, and the Introduction, as fast a
possible, of free, intelligent labor int
the virgin fields of the continent. In
stead Overwhelming new American State
in u vicinity, we wish to impair
strength to them by reposing in them
generous confidence, rather than by in
dulging jeolousies of their prosperity O
a querulous disposition in regard to TIL
manner in which their governments ar
administered. Above all, we wish t
impress them with the conviction tina
all the nations of America, if they woult
continue to exist, must aspire to absolute
self-sustaining independence, and to
perfect political equality with the otheI
nations of the earth. If Brazil shall
agree with us in this policy we shall
hereafter be not only close friends, bu1
practically we shall become firm and
fast allies. Y
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