The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-27
BRAZIL.

e~sS AsACCs on inc EupAre-A SCcuo IN INC
Chamber Of Dcputies-The Prince Of C0burs
and COmte D'Eu.
Rio JANEIRo, July %, 1868.
The liberals of Brazil have just felt spice of that
disagreeabe surprise which the inexpert ouster at
the Qutntatne experienced when the padded arm
whirled swiftly round upon his rear and dashed him
from the saddle. Up to the 18th their Ministry ap-
peared firmly seated and unshakable on the 14th it
had aghted and the conservatives had assumed its
place, and on the 18th the new whips were driving
the car OF state the PROSTATE bodies OF the united
liberals OF the great majority in the Chamber OF Depu
ties The assigned cause which led to this very sud-
den transmutation of the dominant policy from lib
eral to conservative when the liberal ministry COM
manded very large working majority in the Cham
Der OF Deputies, and Immediately after the conserga-
tive Senate had formally declared that would not
by its action give rise to Cabinet crisis Is that the
Emperor had selected a conservative instead OF
liberal as Senator for the province of Rio Grande de
Norte-a choice which the Ministry looked upon WIN
annoyance, tnasmuch as IL added one more 10 the
large conservative majority In the Senate which pre-
vented the triumph OF various reforns-such as mu-
nicipal and electoral reforms, conscrpton law ana
emancipation OF the slavesto which the liberals and
the progressisas pledged This, at least, is the
cause stated in the declarations made To the General
Assembly when the old ana new ministers appeared
before il on the 18th.
Undoubtedly the Emperors action in regard TO
the selection OF Senator for Kio Grande do Norte
was the proXimate, and was real cause, but the
Ministers availed themselves OF 1t as u desirable OPP
portunity for creating issue TO decide question
which had been tacitly in tendency for some time
past-that of suspected leanings towards conserva-
tlsm, in preference to liberalism, the part OF the
Emperor. In fact it had been more than suspected
that his sympathies like his personal friendships,
were principally for the conservatives and that If
he declined the ministerial resignation in.
duced on February 20 last by the letter OF
the Marquis OF CaXias, it because the
Vlsconde de ltaborahy, the present Prime
Minister, was in Europe and that he was
the only one Of the conservative party
who, from his general ability and his special qualif
cations in matters Of finance, could, with good
grace, be placed in immediate succession to Consel
hero Zacharas Goes vasconcellos who has very
justly acquired the reputation of man OF great
force IN such affairs. But with the return of the
Visconde de Itaborahy from Europe soon after the
opening of the Chambers the Emperor poorly yelled
his GOODNESS towards the Zacharas Ministry, and
his discomfort was further increased by the nigh
views which that Ministry expressed In regard to its
responsibility for appointments of Councillors OF
State and similar high Offices thence desiuclng the
right OF Ministry to have its say in appointments
for which, under the constitutional maxim that the
King can do no wrong the country would hold them
responsible.
And, furthermore, although the Emperor is un-
doubleday man eminenty fitted from his modera-
uon to be the chief OF the State under limited and
constitutional monarchy, he must have q natural
leaning towards party like the conservatives, |
whose views upon his prerogatIves as q monarch |
must be more consonant with his pride than the |
more democratic maxms Of the liberal party and 1t
must be confessed that the language used in regard
TO him and the virulent attacks made upon him by |
fba n tra INNS how
decent respect for his position representative of
the State should have counseled; for, If the Bra
Zlians cannot boast largely OF their liberties while
their elections and their recruitings carried
as at present, they certainly enjoy and use liberty
of speech and script which attacks everything and
spares nothing.
II is an axiom in military tactics that enemy
should be, If possible forced to fight before he has
made up his mind to the fighting point Napoleon
the Uncle was particularly fond OF this rule, and the
late German campaign owed its rapid success large
iy to the Prusslans forcing Austria the Unready to
be always little too late The Zacharias Ministry
had long head for its chief and If the tongue erred
little In length and in certain propensity for ut
sering biting epgrams which cut occasionally too
deep, not TO encourage anmosity that head could
never be accused OF not seeing as far through
practicable in these DAYS OF electrical llumna-
riOn OF the living human viscera. The situation
OF affairs was very serious, very disagreeable and
very certain TO bring more trouble than honor to the
Ministers, surprising the best results to be Oh
tuned from their utmost dedication to public affairs
Irst they were tied down 10 2 generaln- chief in
The Paraguayan campaign whom they could not
have confidence in, who dictated TO them In all the
military and diplomatic appointments in the River
Plate, who had created for them several disagreed
ble Diplomatic questions with foreign Powers, who
sonsn-law by refusing To allow them TO take part
NJ the campaign; who had written insolent
letters to tnem, but whom they could not
dismiss because the Emperors support;
whose mbecle management OF the Brazilian
forces was running the finances and reputation
al . nn. Iaa A-G ngl fhA IA
iufaibly he the triumph OF the conservatives and
yet for whose direct aud correia;ive sins the Minis
tiers were made Tue scapegoat secondly. the finances
were in an awful state. They had borrowed all
the available boating capital OF the country; they had
issue al the large sum OF paper money they were
Authorized TO emit; foreign loan impracticable
tie treasury was completely stripped, yet $500o.0oo
OF immediate payments had 10 be made; the River
Pate steamer coming hadarmy draitsfur "a 900 600
more, and every fortnight would bring fresh de
nAnds nom Paraguay Tor perhaps as much. Then
tie army there had twelve thousand constantly
the hospitals and was losing from sickness alone
nc least one thousand a month, while the rem
forcements did noe amount 10 one-fouTth that
number, ana any lighting, Sucn as the assault on
Bumaita Timbo or Tebicuari, would be certain TO
cause severe losses. TO send reiniorcements could
not DE- done without some extreme measure which
would touch the influential classes nearly and would
cause immense ciamOr from friends as wen as adver
slres, for the frendess poor-devil element OF the
'mean whter class had been cleaned out-that is to
say where the pr0egcs OF thcir own parllsans were
not Involved and the freedman volunteer cost cash
which was no. available. Then also they had large
majority against them In the senate, which would
make Il impossible without changing its constitution
largely by filling all the vacancies with
liberals TO meet the promises they had
made In regard TO reforms, while az the
same time thelg delays had alienated many OF their
party, Who accused them OF cOquetting with con-
servatism and sacrificing their principles as liberals
for scorslu ana scanty tolerance OF the enemies OF
reform. Adding ni these influences 10 the evidently
growing cooness Of the Emperor ana 10 the Ger.
tanty ,nat none OF the honors OF IN the Para
guayan campaign would bc ascribed 10 them bat
would serve only TO bring IN the conservatives on
the conquering swords OF a conservative generals
simo and conservative admiral IL becomes evident
that if tile seat Il bed or roses the Untn,
had all fallen away and left only an abundance OF
thorns to irrtae the ministerial seat OF honor. How
60 abandon an ingOrious campaign and Yet
secure the compensation OF an honorable re-
treat the ministerial question: and when
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