The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-13
News from Brazil and La Plata.
Translated from the correspondence OF tho Courier du
Havre, Jan %, 1861


RIO JAyEIRo Dec. rs, 1860
The nearer we approach the elections, which arc TO
take place the Goth iDst the more active do party
strusgies become and The does the fusion system
which oect.d the elections In SO lose its Influence The
liberals encouraged by species Of victory which has
gwen them for PresiGent the muncipalitythst is
Mayer OF Rica dealer dried meat and other edbles,
have resolutcy attacked tho ministry and tho
tive party to which belongs Tho latter REGIONS wah
out disce II rs no longer with the arms Of courtesy
that tn hight, but with any quantity OF hard words
and biting personalities One Of the usual manouvros Of
parties here when they in active opposition, IL TO
app al TO the monarch through long addresses Those IN
power denounced to him as the most unrelentng
enemies Of the people and throne, abusing the fofhe1r
and all tho vrtu0us qualities OF the best OF
reigns in od.r TO deceive him. They may proceed TO
high words and wraDglings even Of violence,
while the votes are b Ing collected but the day after
the electoral SCRUTINY s moro than probable that or
der VIII be quite restored.
In Brazil the elections indirect by two degrees
The citizens enjoy Political rights BY adjudication tax
so moderate that almost universal suffrage
tors These subsequently, elect Provincial pucs to tho
General legislature Assembly Of the Empire, well
deputies 70 the Provircnl Assembly.
Brazil, touching. rs Is well known, tho republic OF
Peru by its provinces the Amazonas and Malta Crosse
States of the dimensions Of Brazil and Peru without
so 10 s Ak population in or TO- thosc extreme pro
vibces have their frontiers msthematcally laid
doe these Of the French department on the Registers
maps, and may given occasion 70 reciprocal cinms, en-
bracnR territories thousands Of square miles extent
The Peruvian republic acccoed, with a better grace
than ola Uruguay and certain neghbor OF the 0yapoc
treaty frontier urmarcaton satisfactory 10 tho
legitimate claims Of tho BRAZILIAN empire. She he's fur
the the hrst time agent tho
Brazilian Court Don Buensventura S-oane, resident
Ninspr from rhe Cabinet OF Lima had his reception
dience OF the Emperor and most hearty welcome on
the lO,h uf last month (November).
The " the election OF Messrs. Lincoln and Ham
lin and Tho hostile attitude 70 their reoinc which the
slave states assume have greatly disturbed market
AZ time when there was the most complete security
when business tansat lions carried with the
| greatest mdor and vigor
The steamer Saintouge, Of the French line. which
4 arrived the I'D, brought from Ia Plata which
would devoid enough Of interest sangunary popu-
lston had not Juan proceeded by assassination
20 overturn the Presidency of Don Juan virasovo On
the 10 Of November at eight O'Clock la the morning,
the r,voltcd popuace went 70 the dwelling Of func
tionsry, where they found assembled around him his
hrithefR four officers and fifteen soldiers II "a pre-
tencod that the little garrison fred fret the crowd
and that bcn cnragco tho insurgents murdered all the
persons in the house, which they plagcd from top 10
| bottom.
It said that thu very day this tragedy occurred tho
President Of the Confederation and Generals urquza and
Nitro who had met for that famous conference which
every hearo Of wrote Joint letter TO Vrasovo
\ inviting II net commanding him 10 resign bis post
Soon after tho dh Of that parsonage quiet restored
npd vsoull government installed at San Juan
whi-h Immediately communicated h tho general gov.
ernroont 81 ,he cufederution.
We feel great pleasure being the frat 10 give the
that the treaty concluded between Senior sinim
hu Muis'r II Forr MARS and the Chevalier do Saint
GctFS, hnisicf ~ npfientnry and Envoy Ex'raor dina
rs bUm hs Ma"gV the Iropcror OF the French 70 the
G"rt ~ Brazil, goo. q by the Fstramaduro