New-York tribune., 1872-01-18
BRAZIL.
PROGRESS OF EMANCIPATION-PRESENT CONpl-
TON OF URUGUAY-TROUBLES WITH Eng
LAND-TELEGRAPTIIC ENTERPRISES.

LAND-TELEGRAPHIC ENTERPRISES.
lFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBUNBi
RIO DE JANEIRo, Dec. I've are now be-
ginning TO hear the echoes OF English and American
criticism upon the Emancipation BILL so called by cour
teay. The comments read with interest, ana inc
leading article which appeared in THE TRIBUNE OF Oct
25 has been frequently alluded TO by tho Rio press
noticed that it translated at length In the Reprb
Ica perhaps the most enterprsDg journal in the capi-
tai The Ministry naturally wishes to gain all possible
honor itself and the Conservative party by tho step
1t took in this matter and tho friends Of the Prime Mn
ister ParanhOs, determined that at least he shall
not so down to posterity unnoticed Beside engraved
kenesses the different members OF the Cabinet freely
displayed in shOpwindows everywhere, very haterng
biography of the Primo Minister himself has just been
published OF course it docs not take pains to trumpet
the faults OF Els Exceeucy and makes much Of his late
really able management OF the Emancipation bill in tho
Chambers Yet the Liberals and Aboonists look upon
IL as not only fulsome but undeserved praise.
"In spite OF hs biography" says the Refornd, his
tory win never give him the credit Of having sponta
attached him to it, not his ambition: Ambition, in its
highest and best sense he has NOT 0n great sous I.
them with Annexation and contempt Tor msIortunes ann
for death itself Rio Branco did not measure wen
his stature when he sought place himself y the side
Of Wilberforce and Lincoln. AM when HIS E1cellency
whom looks upon his equals what will he not hear
from them7 4 abored all my life to botcr the cond
tion OF the slave will wibcrlorce say to him. whilo
yOu only worked for fortune and one day you were
so lucky an have coincide with that Of the wretched
negroes u died assassinated by slavery would Lin
martyr of Slavery and favorc OF despotSm You did
not humanity but personal Governments you dld
these uufOItunates but yousCH; you served
your vanity, not your true glory All! we may well be-
lcve that the coin Oh Imperial favor canDO Duy passage
TO Immortality"
Still this Rio Branco was ut the head OF the Min
stry which in power when the first legal step was
taken TO abolish Slavery That ia tho simple fact and II he
diduothing before and shall do nothing more hereafter
ha and bly hn
too, in Brazilian history have already said that tho
bill does very little for existing slaves and as the Lib
erals are as anxious TO get into power as the COnserva
tYes are TO remain there may confidently look for
reopening OF the subject early in tho next session. The
present law s mere entering Of the point of the wedge
as some one has apy expressed It, The law OF the 23h
of September, 1s7 freeing the future offspring Of slave
mothers, is only the first OF series OF laws that will be
annually passed until not single slave Is left on the
soil Of Brazil We continue to receive tho OF the
liberation Of slaves by their masters for different
reasons Ono manums several slaves on the occasion
OF hearing the law read in the church hnOther young
berates several slaves which he had inherited, on
tho occasion Of receiving his degree o. Bachelor OF Laws
OF the University father liberGtes two of his slaves
upon bearing that fGvorte son has successfully passed
bis college examination while another libcTates several
slaves in honor of the anniversary OF the Emperors
birth. Tho President Of the Province Of Rio Grande
le Norte heads n movement which has for It's
,bject the establishment of society in that
for the liberation Of existing slaves. as well as
or the rearing educating, and appreDticing of the
hildren OF slave mothers. Circulars have also been
enc out 10 the proprfeors planters, and ugricutusts
the province as well to the various officials B-
itng them lend their aid to the Government In tho
romot0n Of means most adequate for tho substitution
Z slave labor for free and special commissions have
men appOip.ed in different localities to suggest the
measures which appear most likely to tins end
from The Province of Aagoas however comes I, dlner
Of
lie effects OF terrible vhppings inflicted upon tW0 slaves
ther mesteLS joe dneTG0o nr sDcb crcTS
sec m TO havo excited general feeng OF ihnlglitoh
snort time ago the news 20 US here that the
English Diplomatic Representative IN tie Ilor Iale
had suddenly broken of relations with the &
Legation from monteyideo TO BuenOs AyTeS thsre 10
aw ait further instructions from Ehs,ahd. As
which occurs the Plato has always had VIC greacst
interest for Brazil OF course 'nG & se dnta Wa have
now full explanation OF the d2ni-ya ns sens 'as i
snne me 5een the constant prey for depretOns
mitted not only by the revolutionary Dut even by the
ativey nothing the punishment OF the Offenders and
when expostuated with by the English repres NATIVE,
only returned evasive offensive replies. Furthermore,
the loan Of about S250000 which was made by the English
Government or by Engsn subjects tWhieh Is the same
siege carried by Oribe Is styod has never yet been
settled though applied for again and again. The same
mail that brings this explanation also states nat
England has Just been received of the taking OF
a fresh Monevdean loan bv the London market amount
ing $17OoO0O0 and so oyeTjOyed the Government
Uruguay IN consequence that they at ordered
payment OF the s2500O0 with interest Thus 1t pre-
suned that the will soon be opened for tho resump
ton Of diplomatic relations, and Mr. Macdonald viii
shortly be able to return viii credit to HontevGoo As
Brazil has few outstanding claims against the little
% Gf e 81 naG g spar r. here
before the money arrives from England.
BY this time the American Naturalist Charles Frederick
Hartt has probably reached the United States return
lag from his third expedition into tho Interior of this
awaiting tho arrival Of the Merrimac reached few
days ago. The results Of this last expedition will be
Physical Geography OF Brazil" is regarded by the
Brazans the best work yet published ON that subject
Our latest from Chile reaching down to the 10Th OF
November is to the effect that the Andes telegraph limo
Is completed as far as s. Felipe THO necessary stops
cable in the COrdileras have been taken and tho work
will 60 forward raPd To- h M END great quantity Of
the proposed line The line will be opened in February
s TSn cGnD T be- ga % @ sSS ePs
Brazil absolutely nothing has yet been done IN this
respect and oven the working o. Sach snort ana nper
would think that coast Line, connecting the cities Of
been established long ago. But although q concession
granted for such line oyer year and half
have the line finished and working throughout its whole
extent before September. 1872 on PAIN of fOreng the
concession and $4,000 deposited in London bank sn
not the first step has yet been taken In the matter The
Balesrin concession, granted several years ago. lot
the laying Of submarine cable between Lisbon and
Brazil at last begins 10 show algns OF llie. Yet Mr
Hooper must look sharp for the Baiesrn eoncess;oa
enerprisng Americans here are considering the feast
bity building line direct across the cOuuhe mt TAX
ing in ASSUMPTION, and connecting Rio with the
Pacific Coast Line, which, as the night arm OF cyrus
Fields West Line, is to be In direct
with the United States. Rear Admiral Lanmans hagshp
Lancaster U g. set sail from Rio on the 2ith ut Tor
the River Plate, escape the warm term which mas now
set H. Before she returns here, II is expected tat
emo VIII VISIT all the Northern ports OF the EMPIRE
returning 10 this port some time in the spring.
steamer arrived from the River Plate yesterday,
bringing MOnteyidean and BuenOs Ayres dates down 10
DEC Ile Argentine press refer to recent correspond
tnce from Paraguay IN which IT Is said that President
RyaroIa had declared that no would sooner cut OF hs
rlgnt hanQ than relinnusinR Single lnCh