The New York herald., 1870-02-20
SOUTH AMERICA,
STATE or AFFAIRS IN BRAZIL.
THE WAR IN PARAGUAY.
BRAZIL.

ifesurn Of American Immigrn mts Changes II
the h1inistry-Braxilian Credit Abroad
Navigation Projects.
RIO JANEIRO, Jan. 10 1870.
i"o hakaio leaves tomorrow morning. and AFFORD:
au opportunity OF anticipating the regular matt.
QUO taxes with ner number OF American imqni
srah whose passage back 70 the United 81 ates has
been furnished by the Brazilian government vh,rn
mas suddenly made up its mind to send home
all the immigrants who had 30 long been hanging
ABOUT ae the government Immigrants home, and
"uo noplnR 70 get Tree passage from either the
Ohited states or Brazilian government, had been
unwilling TO look out for work, and IN many cases 10
take It when u was offered 10 them IL Is perhaps
the best thing TO be done AZ many OF the men have
large families. and all upset by the hopes at
one time held out to them. ana by the want OF De.
csion OF the Brazilian government to say either yes
or no to them. However, fear Uncle Sam wili
dsown large proportion OF them as bis CHICKS
whether native or naturaizod, as a little money
Judiciousty employed here among native officials
has conferred American naturalization on . good
many woud.be cmigrants from Brazil. The Bra
lillian government also purposes sending home the
British immigrants who have abandoned the colo
MES under similar circumstances.
Although change OF ministry has not vet
occurred, there has been change OF ministers.
Conseiheiro Aencar, Minister or Justice, having
resigned upon the Sth, IN consequence, ne says OF
being unwilling to submit to certain exigen ncies, he
mas been succeeded by DR.. Joaquin Octavio Nebias
PRESIDENT OF the Chamber OF Deputies and the port
iollo OF Agriculture has been given to Dr. Dioco
Veiho Cavalcanu de Albuquerque First Secretary
OF the same chamber
Inc appointment OF Senor Nebas Is q concession
maze 10 the young conservative party, which was
discontinued, ana still is: but the editor or the
course or opposition to the minis try Is appeased
by the appointment. which was his suggestion, and
q conservative journal which would naturally Iall
INTO the latest Jobs IN the printing and advertising
line 80 long as Alencar was Minister. Alencar,
however. promises to support the ministry. the
price therefor probably being selection from the
Senatorial listlelecJed bv Ceara.
The choice OF Snor Diego VelhO for Minister OF
Agriculture &c, puzzles most people az he has
achieved no reputation and can give strength TO
the Cabinet In fact, he was nothing but o country
lawyer. JC tOtun OF the taborahy family for col
lecung debts and such Jobs, and was elected into
tne Unamoer OF Deputies only by the influence Of the
what man will turn out to be until he Is tried
ana perhaps he may prove TO De the right man In
the right place. Notwithstanding present appear
ances. AT all events he has The advantage or sue
ceedlng Signor Anton, than whom there could
ture, Commerce and Public Works.
This late minister has come out with q manifesto
10 tne senatorial electors oi Minas Geraes 10 which
ls that he wished to have no advantage over his
competitors for the honor of the electoral suffraKes
But political men laugh, and ne>is looked upon by
all parties as ruined IN reputation political man,
However, 1t may be that the premier promised MIN
senatur5hiD as the price OF hts vacatng his seat in
the Cabinet and relieving his colleagues OF their
nightmare. lf so, he may be electei, as a govern
ment IN Brazil Is virtually omnipotenL IN such
tiers.
IL is whispered In usually we-nformed circles
that the Minister OF Finance the Visconde de
ltaboraby, has received a rebuff IN England In re-
gard to an attempt made to negotiate q loan there
me answer ne Is said to have got was that II could
be negotiated on one condition aone-that as se-
curty for It, lien be given on the Custom House OF
Rio Janelro. AS all the other foreign loans were
| would seem TO show that the English capitalists
nave not lent much faitn to his protestatons that
III IN l ls1o.sl the revenue would have surplus OF
| $2,0OoOoo over the ordinary expenditures
zlans also. It IS not likely, however, ina ina
| the Brazilian Cabinet will consent to such
degradation OF Brazilian credit, winch would
be placing Brazil on a level with such States 81
| Mexico and the northern republics of South America
| which are always in internal revolution. But none,
Is wanted and must be had. and the noatIng caDita
OF the country Is already absorbed that there does
not appear To be cnance to sell many more inter-
nal bonds Still, II resort to paper issues prove
necessary 1t Is probable the Visconde de Ilaborahy
will resign sooner than do It, although r is generally
called ior ana there Is great insuciency OF cur
rency III the country.
This Minister mas received by decree OF the En-.
peror. supplementary credit OF 5,30Ol5l465 TO
tie his accounts for the year ending July 1902 or
this sum 2,97O:oooOOv goes for interest In excess OF
The large appropriation OF the law and OF large
SUN afterwards granted by o decree This IS the
Brazilian system, which estimates only ordinary ex
penses and leaves the extraordinary ones to be me
by extraordinary and supplementary credits granted
by imperial DEGREES.
The government has Just published report on a
project Tor connecting the Upper and Lower San
Francisco navigations by tramroad The san
Francisco, IN some respects, may be looked upon
the counterpart Of the MISSISSIPPI although vastly
Inferior to the latter, as 1t nows from the central
regions OF Brazil and but for the falls, TWO hundred
miles from It's mouth, continuing unnavigable Tor
about fifty miles, should form the natural an
immense extent OF Brazilian territory.
Although the population Is scanty along the San
Francisco as yet and the soil ls generally INFERIOR
It's a1ordng the natural outlet to the rich province
OF MInas Geraes causes 1t to be important object
IN the eyes OF Brazilian legislators, and,
besides this province Pernambuco, Bahia, Lor-
gipe, AagOaS are immediately interested In
lLs utilization, and PLAINLY and Goyaz to q
less degree. For these reasons ana feeling OF
shame at neglecting such an immense natural high
way, IL IS probable That the improvement OF It's
rapids and the construction OF tranroad around Its
impracticabc falls VIII furnish employment to Ell.
glneers and contractors before year Is past
either on the part OF the government, or, what Is