New-York tribune., 1871-11-03
IN BRAZIL.

rHR CLASSES or PERSONS LIBERATED-voLuN-
rARY LIBERATION BY THE ORDER OF ST.
BENEDICT OF ITS SLAVES.
gFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRlBUNKI
RIO Oh JANEIRo. Oct. 1O.-The Emancipation
an whloh passed the Senate Of Brasil the 97th umo
received the imperial Apsop SP the DAY c'
Sompsnyine thIs send 56 tShation Ct the isx that
& a9Hs ~ ssSSts y j ssSSs faS sst Scdy Of
existing SlaveS numbering II is supposed, nearly aoO
OoA % eman slaves excepting the very few thousands
embraced In the four classes mentioned in Article The
bt Of these classes "slaves Of tho nation" includes
slaves who were the property Of the Government ard
scattered the Empire employed In the
public Offices Their number be greater chan 1000
Or o The second class embraces the few saveb who are
employed the EmperOrs PLANTATION kt Santa Cruz,
few leagues distant from the cap ana OF Boo Visto
In the suburb Of San ChrStova numbering in ell prob
aby 200 or 500 Those Of t third class unclaimed in
neritanees, are 30 few Tat the simple mention OF te
IN the Law would sten strange did we not know now
Nnxious the frams were that the number OF tne eeu
should appear as large as possible The fourth class
composed those abandoned by their masters nele
uction. rIhere has such aDanoonInenI .
Had ,fhe bill passed the Senate as 1t was originally
4rsfd and presented to the House. we should nave had
BIl another class to become freedmen reIer 70 tne
Hppresson of the clause requiring the hpelaon OF az
/Slayes Of religious orders within the peroo ot seven
Hears By an amendment which passed The House THIS
clsuse was struck Out In the Senate some OF the
Liberals criticised tho amendment very sharply Not
ably among them was the distinguished souza Franco
who was Of the opinion that the religious orders had nS
attention Of enfranchsing their slaves within the spect
aed time This opinion. however was not borne out oJ
Subseuucnt events, for tho religious order Of st
Benedict tho richest in tho empire, drew uI
an oct on the very day Of the passage Of the bill
enfranchsng all their slaves some 160o IN NUMBER an(
ut the same time Offering to give them certain lands fo
Eheir support If the Government would permit 1t Th
latter clause requires little explanation In Brazil,
everywhere olse on our continent the rnISt"as 90
,vith +eir Immense ros-eeOions have been constan
aarrco OF political dispute and trouble. In lS45 py
decree emanatng direct from the Ministry and withou
any concurrent action On the part Of the Chambers
was decreed that no new members should thereafter
admitted to the religious orders and further PROVIDE
upon the death Of the present embers that the prop
erty Of the orders should revert to the State Las
year decree passed requiring the orders to conVer
their lands and other property into bonds OF the puDn
debt within 10 years. pain OF conhscauon IL Is OF
account Of this latter decree that the Benedctae Orde
ecQuest permission to turn over portion OF ther lau
70 the slaves Just freed II Is not to DO supposed n
the Government will nterpose the snghtFss Vlyecuon,
But In spite OF all this individual acuon III IaVor OF Ih
Raw, think any American examining " c4osclN ail'
especially those parts Of it when Iea' VI W
master ana freedman uotng the fact that thost
Hereafter born must uain In the power Of the master
he 80 desires it, until they have become OF age will b
convinced that still further legislation will be required
end that very soOn to make what has already been don't
o. any practical effect But this is really only the begin
ming the end 1t is the entering wedge, the first OF
series Of laws that will quickly do away With the old In
attution. Already hear 1t said that In ten years. II
Eve years. ycn in two years. shall not have slave IL
Brazil But viii there DO influx Of white laborcrs Il
take the place of tho slaves7 That's the question Yes
Che friends Of Brazil say there will be- And they point
70 the Beatop contract Just published and others sia
50 it, providing for the immediate introduction Of Euro
poan emgrants, and that all is golng swim
hingy. Stun there is much dissatisfaction among tho
planters Furthermore, the law has yet to be put into
execution and it Is too soon, perhaps, to beGir
20 pronounce upon its merits, The closing o.
the Chambers took place Sept. % With ,the usua
ceremonies, that the speech from the throne
was read by the Princess Imperial who acts regent
eR the absence of the Emperor Reference is made i
he speech to the passage of the Emancipation Till
Pie appointment Of an arbitrator under Ge Treaty
Washington,