The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-11-30
No Reason for ReroluIIan.

Washington, Nov. l5-On receipt
Of Information of the revolution in his
country, the Brazilian Minister said:
The Republican par. y, to which the
revolt is ascribed, could not have
grown so large as to bring about a
revolution.
Eat the last election not q single
member of that party was chosen on
the first ballot, and on the second bal
lot only two or three were elected
from single Province. That election
was entirely free and open; there was
no Interference on the part of the
Government, no dismissals, no attempt
to csercc the voters. A revolution
could not have occurred in so free a
country as Brazil without some pre-
monitions. The last steamer brought
me the papers (Which were lying ON
the table before the Ministerl and
there is nothing in them which gives
any intimation of what is reported to
have occurred. There is no reason
why a revolution should have taken
place. Brazil is free country, and
there is perfect guarantee of the
rights of everybody in their persons
and property.
Ii the Brazilian Minister were a
student of history he would find that
revolutions, not revolt,, have common
ly illuminated or shadowed the march
of nations just when there is no visible
reason for them. Before the reign Of
Louis tho 10th, all indications pointed
to an outbreak against the French mon
archy. But when that humane and
benevolent king succeeded to the
throne and set about redresslng the
wrongs Of his predecessors, and reliev-
ing his people of the imbedded op-
pressions under which they had suffer-
ed for generations, there was at once
a quick aud widely spread response to
his policy, such revival of industries as
constituted a great burst of prosperity.
In the very midst of this now order Of
things came the most terrible chapter
of all modern history, the French Rev
olution. In accounting for this appar-
ent contradiction, De Tocqueville SO
traced the line Of cause and effect as
to accurately delineate and, without
special reference, to foretall, the epoch
In tussian history eliminating In the
destruction Of the Car Alexander
Those who only read the surface
indications Of events ,,sAld have 10.
Gated NihiIism in the preceding
reign of the tyrant Nicholas. But in
stead, Nihilism and the kindred orders
surely working out change to consti
tutional government, had birth with
the freeing of the serfs and inflicted
cruel murder upon the first OF lonl
line Of rulers who set about working
out the betterment OF the masses o
his people. Read aud weighed with
out prejudice, aud the American Rev
olution of 1875 was from very small
material cause.
1t is the strong governments, eve
watchful for the incipient symptoms o
rebellion, that keep down revolutions
Brazil being "a free country in reality
there was no reason why II should no
dispense with the cost of royalty
which was mere appendage. Blu
whether having won "freedom" 81
cheaply the Brazilians will value |
properly is another question. Revolu
tions usually entail bloodshed, trial
and hardships which test and brin
forth leadership. 1t is not improbabl
: that there will be strife among amb
tious aspirsnts, which will yet result /
rspine aud slaughter in the only II,
public whose birth was not baptize
in blood.
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