The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-20
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When hat tircsone old organ of the
planters. the Crnzcirp, died its aiclmic death
senior l'"cayuva secured the hacking OF
the Portuguese millionaire, Ionn Jose dos
ksiS. anu nnuslt up the plant, which he
ml, u laiz. The anti-suvcry crusade was
AT its height aud liocayuva, who had fought
us II irauctircur when dismountrl from his
editorial charger, flung himself into the
contest with surprising energy aud skill
lie wr,i'l..i the cry of No slavery" with
that of IN" mnnarcl,y," and turIcl the
brazilian republic Throughout the
lrn"tl and breadth Of HE empire his name
st""'l for freedom and progress, years and
wears ir!"rc Gen. Fnis,,':'S was known.
say" l,y snail circle, a> that uf II brave
Schnr l"caynva Is u man of singulurly
courteous and polished manners, whose
small wiry frame and spare intellectual
iacr have tho imlre>s OF untiriny energy
and devoted Determination.
| To t"r. the practical strength oft Re-
rnllithn party taml. perhaps, its moral
COURAGE. l;"nylva presented himself as
Rio little while ago. The vote he re-
rcivc,l did not elect him by long way, hut
il encouraged him and his cuatljutofs i'm
mrns,y.
"'rI,r pear is long way from being ripe
yet, - he said To me, when congratulated
him M lii, comparative success, "but the
sun shines hotter and hotter"
iir had always faith i'll the peaceful c-s-
tahlIshmrnt Of the republic, which
amounted almost To inalism, and would
nryrr rnlnt"ianrc ul,,,>c at the emperor or
his family
"'rIn.y are entitled To respect" ho told
me, one day, but they arc no longer
wanted in Iralil"
unr of lus coIluburators on the "Paiz"
described liim I" Inc once as "Tllc QuiX0te
Of the lirazllian press. constantly sacrificing
himself I" his ideals but he was far more
ter han they knew. As all his lifc's work
was the rcstll, of principle, conviction and
reflection, 50 the establishment of the re-
public is the logical result of his liie's la.
b"rS: and he is more entitled to honor and
credit: in that he violated nn naths and be-
trayri II" alscgianre in giving the final
shove /" til" riiykcy throne. Quintino
l;"cayuva steps directly from his editorial
chair into the position of first minister
nt illc new republic, and in that very fact
I he friends of The new government will see
th. greatest evidence nt its stability.
Ihe work = don. hIy DR. Arauj" and his
different type, but still essential To the new
order nt things Himself chief proprietor
of his prosperous and influential Journal, u
ionvvant and lover of luxurious ease, his
ready pen Was ever heard un the side of re-
form and liberalism, Ey turns cau,tie,
as he, often signed him>elf. gradually
created, and then strengthened some
approach; tuwurd national con-
science among the wealthy and iilct-
tuntc classes uf the capital and the PROV
lnrrs. Having II" hobby of his own to ride,
looked upon as an ca>y-gning guul.
f,i if.ll Ii.
arl"als to he humanity of !!.. better classes
IN favor OF the slaves, and his keen, well
bred rid!cillc nf the monarchy and all its
works, reached large and wciglity client.
ellie, which would liavc considered the
,rcnchant arguments ut tluntinO as viSion-
Us trMe,lcl!t nihili>lm. As Portuguese
bE birth. Dr. Araujn also reached this
all-rowcr.ul element III the commercial
and industrial life of the empire aud cti,l.
Gated them int" accepting the transition in
advance as II fnrcgnuu conclusion. Attach
inH y: ,, to lbs editorial >,ai some of the most
brilliant pens Of the younger generation. he
practically told them To ''go in and win"
and in they Went with u vim and brill
fancy which mado the 'Gaxeta" as famous
for its literary quality us it was for its pitt
less assaults upon the Imperial Farce" and
It's singing reflections upon the supincnt>s
and cru>s indiilercntis,i, OF his adopted
countrymcn.
Jose do Patrocinio. editor and proprietor
of the Gazcta da Tarlc, is the son of Il slave
mother by the parish priest of u small vii.
lasc near Rio. AT least that is the account
he las published of himself in OK rlunation
of his vehement Guardianship OF the col
orcd race and his unmc.,s,ircd abuse of
everything and everybody connected di-
rectly or indirectly with the empire
the parliament. the church and s,..
cicty. writer of extraordinary iiu-
chcy and an orator of tclllng force.
he rallied about linn an immense fol-
lowing "i the lower strata of Bruzilials and
posed as the Tribune ofthe People. have
excellent reasons for doubling tie disintcr-
cstcdnc>s of this hammer-and-tongs patTi,,t,
hut no one can deny that he was i,ald, mag
mrtic and terribly noisy. lfEis heaven did
lie lowest in the lnlilp It's work was none
the less cilicacious, and the support he and
his paper received from the masses both in
the capital and the provinces must ,,avo
satisfied the. emperor long age that ii was
useless to dream of "plcliscitc. Pat
:ocinio is dark :nulatto, short and
rather bnr,lY of fraif, possessed of high
He has told me more than once that the
United States was 'bel,ird the tiM,es''
politically, and that the poor and ignorant
with US were practically the slaves Of the