The Arkansas advocate., 1831-09-21

Ion fffe occasion was temperate assd dFs- lcrecf. IL took | brief survey ol the circumstances which led to the over throw Of tue late Government, and Of the urgency which demanded the nom
 ination of Regency. II lacknoNledE-
 =. l the .e sss u. ! trusted 10 the necessity of the case fora confirmation of its authority 6y the Ie- } gislature-
 h the answers subsequently, made 10 this Speech. both Houses recognized the
 urgency alluded to. and expressed their Ieonfiaence in the individuals who held fise reirrs of Government. p 10 the
 date Of the latest paper, no regular ap-
 nointTnent ofa Regency had taken place. This delay WAS oecasioDcd by discus
 sions in tie Chamber as to two impor-
 ..ant constitutional points. Ry one par
 ly il was maintained iliat, according 10 the Constitution. the Regency should be Izs9rnaqyse,rf dufing ihe minority of the
 Sovereign, which was denied by another party. By one portion it was maintain- Ied flaf the Regency possessed the pow ie ofdissolying the Chamber oiDeputies, Iaad by another portion this was denied. 1 The qucstions were ultimately decided ] by declaring that tie Regency should be permanent, and that it did not possess l the power of dissolying the Chamber;
 but as other provisions were still requi-
 site to define strictly the powers of the Regency. ifs appointment would be still
 further delayed.
 Ii appears that, in all the Provinces
 from which intelligence had heenfeeeiY- cd. the abdication Of Don Pedro was
 hailed with great enthusiasm and leys as AlaYine the foundation oi the liberty Of Brazil. 1t Rio solemn 1e De
 ums were celebrated in oommemora-
 ton of the event, in the different
 churches and sconvents, by the clergy land nlonks. who would thousand times lseoier have celebrated one for the es- 1tablishment of an absolute government; ; Eand various demonstrations of disposi-
 tion fo wipe out recollection Of Don pedro's reign have been exhibited. The
 name of the large public square former l ly called the Canpo a. drad, which was
 changed, in ls23. to that Of Campo oi Reclamation, Tn honor of Don Pedro's elevation to the Throne, has been alter
 ed 10 that of Ca1npo of Honor. it being the spot upon which the citizens assem-
 at.ti itii,i took the stai.d wicl led t t tie labdication. The name of the theatre called. in honor of Don Pedro and oi his patron Saint, the "imperial Theatre of St. Pedro of tIcantara," has been chang ed te that of ssthe Constitutional Thea tre,n and the fine of battle ship s.Pedro the First, is hereafter to be called "fhe Seventh of Aprii.n In speaking of the
 events of the 7th of April, even the ye-
 " priests, in their notices of the church l festivals, are obliged to speak Of them
 as glorious. Nor does his late Majesty
 escape severe remarks from the public press. He is denounced for his s'repcat- ed treasons- against the liberty. as well as independence, of Brazil, and was even complimented by one writer with title of '.Monster,n all epithet which he does not deserve.
 l h the mean time, the greatest pro- l fessions of devotion are made to the
 young Emperor, who will be six years ibid on the first Of December next. This, however. may he considered 10 be pro for1aa. The forms of monarchy may
 possibly continue for few years, but the essence of the government must be re- publican.
 It seems that the character of Bolivar was not held in IS high estimation by the Republicans of Brazil as by many of those ofthe United States, as may ap- pear from the following remarks, which
 we translate from the Journal dc Com ,aercio, of 22d April:
 Al the moment at which Don Pedro the First embarked for Europe, news ar-
 rived of the death oi Bolivar. A new era Is opened for South America, this l day free from two pcrsonages who al
 ways gave such reason to fear for the cause of American Liberty.
 The American Declaration of lnde- pendence, and Washington's Farew ell
 Address, arc both advertised for sale at
 the book stores. ln relation to this lat
 ter document, the Journal says: "This
 political cateehismought tohold the.hrst place in the consideration of all Brazil
 ians. Americans of the North and South are all Americans, and the max inns of this great man ought to guide all honest men.
 \ paper of June 3d mentions that the