The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-11
BRAZIL.

Congressional Palavering-Wrath of the Os.
position-The Resignation Fiasco of Marshal
Caxias-The Trouble His Course Gives Dom
| Pedro.
| RIO JANEIRo. June rs, 1868.
If the doings OF the Imperial Congress during the
past sixteen days have been unfrutfu far as re-
CARDS the amount of real work performed. the
| same cannot DO SAID with respect to the amount
of nvectve poured down upon the uneasy heads
| of the Ministry which has now the misfortune to
hold the doors OF Office against desiring applicants
for power Unfortunately too for the ability Of the
| Ministry to hold its own against the storm that
| RACES around 1t from every side it resem-
bles very much that New England bench,
| Of Judge and assistants, aptly described
as consisting of a figure and so many cphers. The
| President Of the Council and Minister of Finance,
| Senior Zacharas Goes Vasconcellos, Is undoubt-
eddy the first debater of his day, now in the Bra
lillian Legislatures but the remainder of the Cabinet
| consists OF young men OF small experience In par
| lamentary warfare and without such self-assertng
talents or acquired reputation as serve to give a
weight to the replies called for by irritating and
| persistent opposition. In the Chamber of Deputies
| this weakness less forciby felt; the tebuttng
arguments were fresh and powerful In their effects,
! and the Ministry, cheered by the knowledge that,
| however the case might go against them in
| its justice, they were sure OF support, II not
|
! form largo numerical majority In the Senate,
however, they are so hopelessy In minority, the
accusations bro ught against them, and especially
against the President OF the Council are irritat-
| ingly reiterated that the patience of the chief has
frequently given way and his replies have savored
Of petuance which gives his adyersaries great i'd
| vantage, and Of q d0ggedness demonstrating how
hopeless he feels it his arguments again
and again before body determined to find therein
no weight, and to listen to no explana-
ton with acceptation. A matter which has been
| used to great advantage IN the Senate
to annoy the government Is the resignation
made by It upon the Goth of February last in
quence OF the Brazilian General CissmO rendering his
resignation because OF the attacks made upon him
By two OF the papers here. A private letter from
tending sickness, and on reading therein the
real causes Of the latter the Ministry rendered
preside at Council of State then in sitting, decar-
ing he was no longer Minister. The Emperor con-
the of sns en nsa of IN as aas
resign on such an account at period
Emperor next day recalled the Ministry. The libe-
rails OF the Senate are severe upon the Ministry
for not dismissing CaXias, for resgning at such
juncture, for reassuming the reins OF government
and for permitting the consulting Of the Council OF
State. which they denounce as introducing an un-
constitutional Interference with the executive on
the other hand the conservatives reiterate their
| declare they should have left the power To men in
his confidence, and that they, and not he, are
spoDsibe for all the delays Of the
On Saturday last q discussion took place in the
| Upper Chamber, which seemed to threaten breach
between the Ministry and the Emperor The moving
matter was an allusion to the extraordinary mission
upon which, in the middle OF last year, Conselhero
Sinmhu was to have gone to the River Plate with
wide and special powers in regard to political and
military affairs, including it is believed, even peace.
ful negotiations. The mission not carried out
qus de Caxias threatening 20 leave his commana il
Senior Sinimbu were sent on az special envoy. lie
wished and would have no one who would not obey
his commands. The Ministry did not venture to dis
miss the general who thus dictated to them, nor did
they wish TO state the real cause Of the long delay IN
| instructing the envoy Finally, Senior Snimbu made
requstion for Instructions stating he had been kept
in waiting for three months and in return received
despatch from the Minister Of Foreign Affairs
stating that the situation at the River Plate having
changed. II was not intended TO send special envoy
| then, but that they would avail themselves Of his
services as soon ~ they saw the opportunity. On this
| Conselheiro Sinlmbu obtained an audience with the
| Emperor, who at once frankly explained the real
motive for the apparent slight shown to the person
he himself had requested to undertake the import
ant mission On this Senior Sinimbl gave In his res
ignaon In form to the Foreign Minister, Senior Al
buquerque Sa tsince dead, and received reply
accepting IL. on the 22d Senator Silveira da M0tta
conservatory In referring to the River Plate mission,
spoke OF Senior Sinimbu as, 'exrepresentative OF
Brazil on special mission"
The President OF the Council-He is not an ex-
Minister, because here was no decree Of n0nina-
ton.
Senior Snimbu-There was q decree.
The President OF the Council-rnere was not.
Senior Sinimbu-My colleague addressing Senior
Silveira ia Motta, who was standing In the trbuneh
you assert that there was decree signed by his
Majesty the Emperor. Above me and above the
President OF the Council there is Judge who can
Silence prevailed for some time in the Senate until
Senior Octaviano da Rosa consequently rose and
| said:-"My colleague, pray you drop this matter;
enough Is said" Some minutes more passed with
out any one taking the floor, and finally. the
| President Of the Council, closely followed by
Senator snmbu. went to Senator Christovao to have
audience with the Emperor, leaving the Chamber IN
state ofexciteinen and full OF happy apticpatons
| Of Ministerial crisis. II Is understood however,
that the Emperor requested the matter ~ be dropped
| and consequently, although at the next session Sr
| Snimb6 was anmadveriing against the government
In the presence Of the President Of the Council,
aluson was made by either 70 the collision at the
| preceding sitting The oppOsit0ns lose largely OF
their moral power by the nature OF their tactics, by
the pettiness OF their diaribes frequently mere YER
| bosity, which they torture. Only four deputies
| Senior Lourenco de Albuquerque, deputy for Ala
! goas; Senior Tavares BasI0s, from the same pro-
| vince; Senior Jose Bonfacio, Of San Paulo. and
Senior America Lobo have had the courage to trace
the miserable results OF the campaign to the general
maintained so long IN command. The liberals va
porze little upon reforms which even the coDser-
vative Senator's admit In the strongest terms TO be
necessary to leave any freedom to the voters; but
| platform IL laid down, "a In the United States,
which to unite their strength, and no principles are
| definitely evolved which would stimulate them 10
|! Joint action. All IL vague defamation. which has
little more erect upon tho progress Of the reform
| than the bayng OF a hound az the moon.
The Argentine Elections Affecting Brazil
| Condition Of Baron 1Iaua's Bnnk-Isud
| Crops--Amcrican Immigration-Tho Port Of
| Santos-Cotton Culture ut Sac Pnulo--Isra.
lillian CircumIocution.
| RIO JASEIRo, June 25, 1868.
The situation Of aairs I'm the Argentine confedera
| ton IL causing apprehension In Brazilian circles
inasmuch as the election of Crquiza is looked upon
a. importing the breaking up OF the alliance. The
results known give the provinces east of the Parana
/ to Urquixa and Buenos Ayres to Sarmiento The
result In some Of the Is also more or less
attainable, but the final result will remain only
| probability for week ten days longer. II sar-
miento be elected will be considered here favorable
| TO the alliance.
The revolution in Corrientes was favored by the
military, and apparently by the central government
for this has forbidden UrquIza 10 interfere with the