The New York herald., 1869-06-25

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could have taken no active part In the proceedings
| at Ostend. SO much for that subject.
Now, as regards Sickles about the Cuban question:
While he does not hesitate TO express what are ms
private views. he Is still careful to make 1t under
stood that a Minister, representing an admins
| tration here he considers 1t his duty only to deal
| with the question as he may be instructed from
| time to time, by the recognized exponent OF the
| foreign policy Of the country, the Secretary OF
| State. General Sickles viii not suffer ms
private views in the slightest degree TO inter-
| fere with his official Instructions He differs
| from some members Of the Cabinet in holding
that claims against England not an obstacle
to Cuban recognition. The true ground OF our COM
plant against England he regards, with Sumner, TO
be tle undue haste with which she did the thing,
and the negligence, II not cuipaLlty, exhibited In
permitting pirate vessels to be fitted out, manned
cleared from her shores, against the protests OF
our Minister. Spain, he thinks, could not complain
of our recognition Of the Cubans because her gov
ernment accorded bellgerent rights to the Confede-
rates not very long after England herself Our gov
ernment, following its established policy, has waited
months and months without pursuing similar
| course towards Cuba and therefore, should 1t
| tomorrow accord beligerent rights to the
struggling patriots OF the faithful isle, Spain
could not consistently regard 1t as an Intentional
hostility on our part. 1t would only be doing after
| very mature, or rather too mature consideration
| what Spain, England and France hastened to do
without waiting to discover whether there was any
substantial spine to the Confederate government and
without the shadow Of consideration. General
Sckles will return here in about week to read up
the records in the State Department relating to his
mission ana to receive his final instructions.
The Dispatches OF Minister Mcllahon-The
Allies TO Blame.
The Department of State has received dispatches
from General Mcmahon up to the 21st OF April, at
| which time he well. His relations with Lopez
are cordial and friendly. After the great defeat OF
the Paraguayan army he was entrusted with the care
of his family. There has been no attempt by Lopez
to interfere with his free communication with this
government. Whatever impediments existed are
attributable to the course OF the allies who for
long time declined to send out a nag OF truce with
dispatches for him and fired upon the nag OF truce
sent by the Paraguayans with General McMahon's
dispatches.
BeIligerent Diplomnt-Our Late Minister
10 Brazil-His Opinion Of the Empire in
1867.
General ]. Watson Webb after spending two days
here in innictng upon the President and the Secre
tary OF State the story of the wrongs and outrages
| committed upon him in Brazil, left for New
YORK this morning. The General tried
hard it IS said, to stir Grant up to
and Fish up to sudden frenzy against Brazil, but he
has not been successful The Brazilian Minister is
rather chagrined at the conduct Of Webb, inasmuch
Webb, he says was treated with personal as well
as official consideration and respect while repre-
senting our government in Brazil. lie thinks Webb
angrateful. With all his present denunclation Of
Brazil it appears that Webb, in letter to Mr..
Seward, dated March g. 1867. thought it was as good
government as the United States, and in some re-
spects better. In that letter he said:-
True Brazil Is in name constitutional monarchy,
but her constitution, her Legislature, her judiciary,
and all her commercial laws and regulations are
based upon, and In most cases are copied from
u.s. Make her executive elective instead Of heredI-
tary, and her constitution Is ours IN spirit, II
not in letter. and in some OF its features even prefer
able to ours. Brazil Is new 90 ourselves, the great
Power on the American Continent. No country can
boast Of better and wiser laws. Brazil Is rich,
powerful and progressive and II Is only the ignorant
and preJudiced who can find an excuse for their
sympathy with Lopez because he calls Paraguay
''republic," while one or the three Powers which,
in the interest OF civilization, seeks to drive him out
of the country is constitutional monarchy based
elaborated In the constitution OF the United States
This was ]. Watson Webbs opinion Of Brazil
two years ago. Now, he has an idea
that the Brazllians hardly at to be
in the family Of civilized nations. The
willy seward, 1t appears. did not altogether like the
gallant Generals impassOned eulogy on Brazil and
in replying to his letter snubbed him, after this
laconic fashion,
While there is much which is not unworthy of con-
sideraton IN your DESPATCH there is more that can
neither be commended nor allowed.
General wcbb's Course in Brazil Not Ap.
proved bv the Administration.
Some Of the friends of General James Watson
Webb some say the bellicose Minister himself, have
published statement here to the effect that
his course in getting into quarrel with the Brazilian
officials and demanding his passports is approved
nv fbp
IS announced as the result OF Mr. Webbs recent visit
here 1t Is further stated that Secretary Fish has
addressed letter to the Brazilian Minister OF
Foreign Affairs approving Of the course pursued by
Mr. Webb and notifying the Brazilian authorizes
that this government unto itself the right
to send instructions to ministers abroad without
first consulting representatives Of foreign govern
ments in reference to the matters upon which in
structions are to be given. Upon Inquiry at the
proper sources 1t is ascertained that there is no
truth In this statement. When the news OF Mr..
webb's quarrel reached Secretary Fish he addressed
note to the Brazilian Minster stating that the
course pursued by Mr.. Webb was not authorized or
sanctioned by the government of the United States
aud that 1t would not result in disturbance of the
diplomatic relations existing between the two
governments. Since then the Brazilian Min
ister has had no further communication
with Mr.. Fish on the subject, ana the
diplomatic intercourse Of Brazil with the
United States goes on as smoothly as IL MIR. Webb
had not demanded his passports. The Brazilian
government has never questioned the right OF our
government to instruct its own Minister without
consulting the Brazilian representative here and 1t
aid not do 1t in the OF General Webb. That was
not the occasion Of the dnlculty at all, and has
nothing to do with It, webb's course was utterly
indeensible as he himself afterwards ackno owledged
in his apologetic note TO the Brazilian Minister lust
before he left Rio Janero
Elections In Mississippi and Texas.
President Grant Will on the 10th OF July, after the
Virginia election, order an election IN Mississippi,
to take place the 18th Of September and an election
in TIE xas, to take place the last OF september the
first of october.
Crowds Of Visitors mt the White House.