New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-25
EMANCIPATION IN BRAZIL.
A GREAT COUNrRY's DISMAL OUTLOOK.
REPORTS or THE ABOLIrIONISTs TO BREAK Up
sIAYEEY IN DOM PEDRO's LAND.

REPORTS or THE ABOLIrIoNISTs TO BREAK "
SLAVERY IN DOM PEDRo's LAND.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2i.-AmOng the diplo-
matte dispatches recently sent to Congress by the IIe
dent was one from Charles r. Trail, secretary Oh Leg"
zion at Rio De Janciio giving brief history OF the
emancipation movement in Brazil, ana s'"leheu' Vi
the work accomplished and Of the present inspect u VIC
slavery question. law passe in 1881 "hlch &c
cared free all negroes and their chIIFch "ho S""" "
imported INTO the Empire after that date; Out WAS
never executed, aud in spite OF it the slave ua'e IL
creased reaching prior to lS5l enormous proportions
Tif,v thon.and negro slaves imported IN single
year when the trade at its height The eH'et'Ve III
Prevention OF the British Government ID lNJI pFoAe up
The foreign trade and from that time me friends OF ho
slaves in Brazil were able to make some head"H
AGAINST their opponents In 1871 they secured the pas
sage Of law declaring that children born OF save
mothers after that date should bs free. 1t proVlde
Tor the reimbursement of The masters at certain I'
and also that there shall DO annually iTecd ii c'o!
province Of the EmPirt many slaves as Sh'h 'o'io
spond to the quota aotc each province ont OF he
lund destined for that purpose Inc eH'"'iI'''"
fund is derived from "the tax Oh SAVES
subscriptions, legaccs, etc; SIX annual Io''e'''S'
fines from The violation or TINS Law GU
Tie udses OF the orphans courts IN cacA province "''
control Of the fund. IL was hoped the sa'e-o"h'IN
yould quietly acquicscc but the hope was iHIaciouS
The registry of slaves which the law required sHo"e'
thatfew children were born to slave mothers lnue-
diaicly after the passage OF thc law, whlIe he r''o'"
births the preceding year was enormous iHi' P"'
The extensive, almost universal, classification OF 'he
records In other respects the provisions OF tne IL"
were successfully evaded. In ISL 1t was estimated A'
every sixth ucrson throughout the empire was slave
TIE abotiouiss continued to gain III numbers a'er "o
passage of the law OF ISL, and few years aso ''9
directed their efforts to the Embarrassment Oh 9'7
,,risb in the provnce Cara which accomplished
without diclty. Parish after parish in TINS province
was attacked an conquered. and Oh March 20 lS7f'ne
enfranch the last parish IN the province was
pubclv celebrated. When the work was BEGUN mi
The provnc, contained $4,000 ,aVes. III 1851 '"o HUM
me Ma, OF operations Of The aboltioniss is not fully
explained in Mr. IrdIls dIspa ch. BAT seems 10 nav
l,ru nr. TO deprccatr the value Of slave property 10y
asyslcm OF MI boycotns amt thrn 10 pnr,n'Ee "t
those furnished by the government were rAsea D!
private contribution 10y l"iierI, : ah1 10 sonr r., INV
by the slaves Themselves. Ihe O,S VotltH- ~, t,,
6ycn S IN tGe attainment OF It's purpose aS e
prices i-t uAd ~ the abolition societies were - mn
Ies, ana of the last lnsAihrht oh,9 :, ,,,cb
Ceara WAS. however, grtLlnS province anu W. III
coaf lr,dacus Provinces which sun remain 10 Dc o'n
qucrci Tnr slave p'rurttIon OF Cerra was ANN n G0n
slaves to 100000 lrceuen; while IN $40 f1uI" tt
slaves Ouuunbrr tAr whites Iour 10 Tr, ne
ists are now demand linz the unconditional dhd lihe
NJ rrl ,iys in conclusion: " His Majesty the En-
,eror sand, on opening tn present Parliament; "A
Government bill asElu- yoh 20 pass measures III -
a w, natter blt one whose final solution viii be
arrived by tte execution 81 the sy>ten OF tA1 "H ="
Tor its development will adopt the me t,lfc' @u-
,p>t,d VOlr Siiln. luat ~ 10 SAY inc a.,
ADVISES tie execution Of the law o. ISL now Ioltech
years after the pIssag" "a means or cHt'ic''l
nom ms grave matter Aud IL y ind"ct grave matter
tor ths century A,,asSinluns OF masters ant over
ssars Inv slaves foowe by tie most terrible revenge
are becoming ana more frcqten. Beam !, DI 'iu-
f"r ,oi,1ts 10 op,n up her wonderful resources, nnt
fyfugrautS are be found who are Wiling 10 o'I
TIcir ablr IN competition with that or slaves Irr
finances Of increasing unedslHcss nu 60.
one knows taat the worst mas not been rr"cHe" Srt
which viii mat day when the country mus e
industries totally paralyzei throHSh me Waht o. 'p,
be~ slaves having dcl rrl ,ne!T freedom eer Oh 9p'
le enactment OF as the result OF sery.Oe insurrec-
ton"