The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-09-06
The irreprcssible coua,c, IN Brazil

The irreprcssibie Conflict la Brazil
There are strong signs ,hat the slave
power IN Brazil T. also adopting the rule or
ruin policy The suppression OF the slave
trade in that empire twelve years $50 was
great blow 10 Il. and a. has been generally
considered. put il in the way OF final eatiuc-
ton The act bore against i very much a.
our nee policy. restricting slavery 10 it,
present limits. dld against our own slave
power IL found the same incentive IN coffee
70 strengthen and perpctuate itself. that our
own institution had in cottoa. II now sup
plies two-thirds Of all the coffee consumed
in the world. besides large quantities OF
sugar. cotton. tobacco. ticc. and ether slave
growa products Since 1850 It's exports OF
coffee have increased more than one hun
dred per cent. and slave labor has cores
pondingly advanced in value With this
immense interest az stake, the slave power
ia the empire has hborcd for years 10 con
troll the national policy. and with such sue.
ccs. that. though the enlightened Emperor
iavors free labor. nearly all OF the admins
trativc machinery Of the empire !. in is
hands.
Brazil Is div ided into nineteen prov nees.
Which sustain very much the same relation TO
the general sevs-n.oent that our own terri
tories do to the federal government-having
legislative assemblies OF their own. but their
governors being appointed by the Emperor.
These local legislatures have considerable
powers Of their own. and are mostly under
the control OF the shareholders. Some four
or fise Of the southern provinces. however.
where comparatively little coffee Is raised. are
anti slavery particularly Rio Grande do Sui
aad Santa Catharinc. where there are large
colonies OF Germans. and other foreign i'm
migrants originally introduced through tho
Prince nf 1oi>vitF. Who married the sister
OF the Emperor These prov iaces in which
Pernambuco AID Bahia. the two most impor
taut cities IA ti.e empire alter Rio Janeiro.
are sits scl--aTe becoming more and more
res,i.. uades the Increasing eneroachmenis
OF the slave .oligafchy. 20 which even The
Emperor hnds himself compelled 10 give way.
They threaten % break With the central gov.
crnmcnt. aaless il adopts more decided
policy Of resistance. The governors which
arc sent 70 pro2tiatc them have rs little sue
ccss a. bad the Pierce and Buchanan gov
ernors sent 20 Kansas. and succeed each
o.her even more RAPIDLY. Several Of the
Ass governors cftAe pro, ace Of Pesnambaco
have not been able 70 hold their ground more
than a mosta Notwithstanding. the Empe
ror. at tho lsil adsiccs. was still yielding.
assinst 81 rs he:ier feelings. to he pres
susc OF che slave power. IA the vain hope
that 4 vii sooa demand no further conecs
sisas. and slei al policies aay ultimately
br alsmonisc.l II rrpRo II. who has the
name Of being a. inieliigcne ard coascien-
t.oas severe IN. woala si23y our o~n poliii
cal history he c,a.l aot iaiI % discover that
che slave power E one which 4 never "a he
qaste! - concessions Ia 5 not ga Is IA
iarc TO know any aaai,sy short OF absolute
rule Barsi. Ike IA ail thing. it carries the
BorS,sn motto aui Gear saf aiAa Il has
an iastiactive sense that every n6aecsc of
moiera civilization ). against i. AMI that il
cannot Ike ouiess 4 saa absolntcl, bar cat.
o. else complcseis os,u,ie every such n
faenr- lm7esstost.l Say i the vital con
d.t.ea og r. cx.stefse fh4 Brazilian I'm
rsros ia sooacr o. later discoves tAst there
1. bas cue Alternative before h.m-he muss
e.shss BECOME the ra,rsi aftac dave pseer.
q. ir DESTROYER
The SLAYER, 81 nrsi. {. 81 maca "a ..des
form than TIA. Of the United States rhssc
are 10 features which especially ds.s.aga.-i.
i tie legal prohibition % the separation 81
tamiliss by ale. aal he slaves right q sp
pear a say tine before s.sgi4rse have
80 pres axel. and fafsaa,c 49, ;rce.icas
fas 0bcra'ty 81 The state 8 the .aore re-
ntrkabie. a. sses 81 the Gsi ta,t noshese
MS Afsican slavery sxisfci "a ~ore fern
than - Buf1 from saF IS ! Aa...ssa
shsn.std slaves aanasiis sefe lar .ftea
3san T. l-g9. AMI ihey uess safls d 90 -
t.lac.pic ~ refs asins - sri s'a-t,rs ss.
.ar,leL n,asfasl iae -featsf ein.a seial
.slae iz,sas.sl - a. lave ~ sAs sssr.'aA
,,ss Of she Aifi-an slave sraic a. ,..aif ia.
tcl uo-l - 81. bsstss uea'neal S.al ifs
.ame cAnss has aos prslasei artth.4F ike
he .me easSs "a he Us.sel >,ates la-
seet shere - ever reataa a. teisss tast
families were ol,eoes separated "a ~ anl
ls6o sasa In i-oo. q sny ether year before