The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-11-23
The Brazilian Outbreak.

expressions from leading journals on
the revolution in brdZif':!
New York Herald: dom PedrO's
reign will be famous in many ways.
For years he has been Outspoken In
his opposition to slavery. The CUES.
ton has been discussed again and
again, sometimes with great heat,
always with the suppressed violence
of intense opposition. The prestige
of the throne, however, overawed
the slaye-oWners and they yielded
with such outward grace as they
could command. The Emperor sue
ceeded in his plans, and in March,
1888, all the slaves of the empire
were declared free, but a degree of
bitterness was engendered, which is
perhaps the cave of the winds from
which this revolutionary blizzard
has emerged. 1t must have been an
extraordinary spectacle. Most rulers
plot and intrigue to lengthen the
term of their reigns and to get
firmer hold on imperial power. To
lose their crowns is a misfortune sc
great that death seems small in COM
parison. But here is a sovereign who
quietly lifts the jeweled bauble from
his brow, offers it to his subjects,
tells them that he will not stand in
the way of their advancement, and
that when they say the word that
moment he will cease to be their
ruler. Another picture is presented
by this revolution. and one to be
pondered thoughtfully. With Brazil
republic, the whole Western Hem.
isphere south of the st. Lawrence is
republican. The world will then be
equally divided, one hemisphere
illustrating the advantages of mon.
archy and the other those of popular
sovereignty. The globe will he split
in halves, and it seems odd that fate
or Providence should have arranged
affairs lie that way-here ting people
and thrones there, A rivalry be-
tween political ideas will spring up,
the result of which no prophet can
fOrecaSt-a contest so dramatic in its
interest that one longs to live for five
Or'siX centuries in order to see who
will he crowned victor and who will
fall Defeated"
New York Tribune: "Apprehen-
sions of serious consequences to the
commerce of this and other nations
are likely to be much exaggerated.
The single fact that the army sup
ports revolutionary movement and
is in full control makes it clear that
the ports are not likely to be block
AIDED, nor is it probable that the chief
lines of transportation will be inter-
rupted. Indeed, it must be to all
parties and factions matter of anX-
lefty that the marketing of the coffee
crop, just now about to begin, should
be interrupted as little as possible.
and against an army in possession of
the centres and avenues of trade re-
sistance can hardly be speedily or
gained. AS to the rubber supply,
that is likely to be even less affected.
1t comes mainly through Paris, at
the mouth of the Amazon, a vast dis
lance from Rio Janeiro. where the
revolution has taken place. If the
popular feeling supports the change
of government, there may be no
serious disturbance of trade in the
distant northern provinces. IF the
popular feeling in them opposes the
revolution. it will take considerable
time for the new rulers to establish
and consolidate their power in the
south before attempting to reduce to
subsection the region of the Amazon,
more than 1000 miles away. 1t
seems at first blush more probable
that the military authority will he
able, with little difficulty or resist
ance. for the present, at least, to
effect such changes in government as
it may desire, so that the oreign
trade of the country may not be
greatly interrupted"
New YORK World: "The over
throw of the empire and the creation
of a republic in Brazil is step for
ward in civilization. 1t emancipates
the whites in that country, as the
abolition of slavery two years ago
emancipated the blacks. Dom Pedro
has been a good and liberal monarch,
as monarchs go, and his daughter
and heir promised to be equally so.
The objection was not to the Elm
peror, but to the imperial system,
and it is an objection always and
everywhere valid. Monarchy is a
denial of the natural rights of man
! hood, 1t Is founded in the traditions