Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-02-16
tFrom the National Intelligencer,


Inc heV. Mf. kletcner, out lTepd having IurnlSheo
US with he suhjoined and more extended notice, we
have pleasure in giving it an Insertion
Rev. J. c. Fletcher. who has resided for a nun her
of years pa st at the capital of Brazil commenced his
lecture by exposing our ignorance of a governn ent
vast and one closely allied TO the United 81 tes
by the bonds of commerce.
Brazil. after Russia, China, and own coun try,
is the largest contiguous territory under one gov
ment. She has forty five hundred miles of Atla ntic
sea coast and possesses fertility unsurpassed. Al
though Brazil is nearly inertropca yet, on acc uut
of the general elevation. the climate does not rave
(with the exception of the low, marshy. unnhahited
region of the Amazon) the great extremes of leat
known to the torrid aone in other portions Of the
world In the vicinity of Rio de Janero the deli ous
climate the thousands OF flowers the majestic Inns,
the rich and beautiful fruits, and the uxuriant opc
vegetation constantly recalled Millions descriptit OF
The tabled Hesperides, where
"---Eternal summer dwells.''
Mr.. Fletcher also demonstrated in his ming
sketch of the history Of Brazil that that Empi is
wonderful in its political history and Cover nent
as in its flora and fauna.
Brazil was first discovered by Pinzon, ST ,nish
navigator-a companion of Columbus-in 1900 He
was followed by Cabial, Portuguese, who cl lined
the land in the name of his morarch.
On the first of January. 1881, Martin Alfonso de
IGuzA sailed into what be supposed TO be lar9e riv
er, which he named the River of january and,
although he soon discovered his mistake, yet this
day ;he magnificent sheet of wafer is known y the
msnomer, Rio de Ja,.eiron The first colony estab-
lishsd near the of that bay was in 1852 by
band of French Huguenots, under The patron age of
Admiral Colgny. They were. however, owe, c. me by
the Portuguese. as well az The Dutch, who in after
years occupied portion OF the northern coas from
1856 to 1854. From The last date Brazil he'
colony of Portugal, with great commercial restric
tons China before ls42 Thus this vast region
remained until 1908, when the royal family of POrtu
gal fled from Lisbon upon the invasion of the rench
army and sought refuge at Rio de Janero, which
became for the time being the Capital Bra. il rap.
idly improved, (as the commercial restriction
thrown aside,) and it was Incorporate as a
constituent portion of the kingdom. The first print
ing press established in l8OS but it was served
in after years for independent Brazil to kave press
entirely free and unshackled
The lecturer exhibited several specimens o Brazil
lian Typography, among which were Lieut.. Nlaury's
letters on the Amazon question and newspapers. Rio
city of three hundred thousand inhabilaI ,s has
several daily papers, which. during the sess ons of
the Imperial Legislature print full reports OF all he
debates the morning after their occurrence.
In 1921 the King Don John, returned to P, rtugal,
leaving his son, Don Pedro, as viceroy. Brazil was
treated badly by Portugal, and the Brazans scented
It, proclaimed Constitutional Empire, ard Don
Pedro was made the first Emperor. Their Constitu-
ton is slngulary liberal, anu the whole Government
more nearly, with some qualifications, embles
our own than any other. There are TIVE lty-one
Provinces, each having it's Governor and ldepen.
dent Legislature. 1t is thus decentralized iovern.
ment There is the Imperial Legislative AZ smbly,
with its House of Representatives and its Senate,
corresponding to our Congress. But, in Ter that
the Provincial Governments may be more closely
allied to the General Government the Emp ap.
points the Governors, and the people ele their
legislators,
There is nobility. but it is one bene me % and
cannot descend from father to son.
There is also iberality and guarant ed reli-
gous toleration which surprises US, and ca mot be
surpassed outside of England and the United States
Brazil is not hot bed of revolution as Spanish
America but has had psaceuness and material
prosl erity in advance of every American Govern
ment save our own. She has had but great
change in her Government since 1922, and hat the
forced abdication Of Dor Pedro and substil ,ton of
his son, the present efficient Emperor. Her coast
commerce, carried on in her sailing vess els and
steamers is immense. Two-thirds OF the flee of
The world is raised in Brazil, and than ne-haf
OF this immense crop comes to the United States
we buy more than fourteen millions Of dOlla worth
from Brazil, while we do not sell here but t lie more
than the amount of four millions of produ and
we can readily assent TO what the lecturer asserted
as our duty, j. e. to cultivate closer rela with
Brazil. More than once we were pontt the
southern inhabited portion of Brazil and the PIa-
inc countries as the field for the riumphs Of Amer-
can commerce, and not the masmatic and al ost un.
Inhabited equatorial region of the Amazon.
The concluding part of the lecture was Ken up
with descriptions Of The bay and city of Ric Ge Ja-
neiro-the novel sights OF that sunny re. ion, the
gorgeous scenery and the fruits, flowers, ID per.
petual verdure of that land of enchantment
The lecturer also made il known that the tmpea1
is bona fde Emperor, no Faustus Soul uqr e. bnt 0
man in whose veins the blood OF the Bragan-
zas and the Hapsburgs. He is the son of tie sister
of Napoleon's second Empress. He is re tied by
marriage TO every principal reigning house in Eu.
rope The late Queen of Portugal was 8 sister
and The present King of course his nephew The
Prince de Joinville married younger sister. His
Empress is the half sister of the King of Naples and
aunt to the Queen of Spain. The Emperor the lec-
turer remarked, is fne-looking man, hav ng fair
complexion, blue eyes, and is us six feet TO, Inches
in height. Brazil is bound TO advance. The foreign
slave trade is now abolished, and the que ton OF
domestic servitude is not so complex as v h us
and judging from the past, the of b. zl will
be onward, and in striking contrast n the volcanic
Republics of Spanish America.
FANNY FERN DAGUERREoTYPED.- she is IL forty,
is Funny Spor-s curIs like a girl OF seventeen.
They auburn-poetcaIly so. Has keen fash.
ing eye Nose between Grecian and Roma rath.T
thin, and rather good looking. Cheeks wit good
deal-quite too much-coloring. Comes o rouge.
BAD tas:e, but no business Of Lips wei burned
AID indicative of frmness rather than OF sugar.
Chin handsomely chi>eled. Whole cOunen nce be.
tokens woman of spirit and high nature e neralIy.
Form fine. Chest model Not surpasse t. Car
riage graceful and stately. Rather tail end en-
phaIical y gentee Pretty foot. Ankle to match.
and-dash school Fond of ribbons, laces, NJ linery,
sc, generally Talks rapidly Is wiuy and bril-
liant, cutting and lashfuI. Proud as Lucifer Fond
Of fun. Hates most of her relations TT. ats her
father and Nat. most brutally. Has three pretty
girls as ever wore curls. Is proud of III m, and
Justly. Is bearlless Is fiirt Lives in Gle ver Is
worth $4,000. Got it by pen and ink. When
passing the street takes eight eyes out Of On
The whole--wonderful woman is Fanny. Boston
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