The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-21
MONROE DOCTRINE.
A Discussion in the Senate as to
its Application to
THE NEW REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL,
And the Possibility Of Interference on the
Part of European Powers to Restore
Dom Pedro to the Throne.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-The bill intro
duced by Senator Cullom o-day to estab-
lsh limited postal telegraph services, au-
thorizes the postmaster general to contract
for five years with any existing telegraph
company for the use of its lines for the
transmission of postal messages between
free delivery offices, the postmaster-general
having authority to determine between
iyhat points it shall run. Messages are to
Fbe prepaid with stamps at rates to be fixed
by the postmaster general and are to be de-
Iivered by mail carriers at the first mail
delivery after being received, and such
other times as the postmastergener may
direct Before making a contract with any
telegraph company the postmaster general
shall advertise for proposals. The contract
shall require the telegraph company to
furnish wires in case the lines leased shall
become disabled through storms or acct
dents.
Morgan declared that the attitude of the
United States in respect of all countries in
the western hemisphere was very distinct
one He coincided in the declaration of
Thomas Jefferson that it was the business
and duty of the United States to proceed
to make progress in making and ultimately
10 CO0Su0InaU6 Inc making Tue WESTERN
hemisphere the home of republican insti-
buttons. If the empire were re-establiShed
it would be so against the Monroe doctrine
and in spite of it. There was no reason
why Congress should withhold it's hand in
coming TO the declaration proposed, and
placing it on the statute books and letting
the world know that Brazil had friends
who were ready to stand by the principles
of their government.
Sherman said the recent movement in
Brazil was a great event, one of the
greatest events in modern times.
But a question of grave impor
tapce arose, and that question was
{Rhether the time had come for Congress to
Undertake to recognize this new power
among the powers of the world. While he
believed the republic ought to take the
place of the empire in Brazil, yet evidently
there was a lingering feeling of respect
due, ne said, to one of the most distin-
guished men of the century, who, though
Emperor, had been always willing to yield
to the will of his subjects and an Emperor
who had never done an unkind act. Con
gress ought to wait until the several states
or provinces of Brazil have expressed their
recognition of the change of government.
- seemed to him that until then the Senate
ought to look on silently with hope, how
ever, that the new government would take
us place proudly among the nations of the
world. He hoped, therefore, the resolution
would be referred to the committee on for
eign relations.
Evarts advocated the reference of the
resolution.
ingalls, remarked that this was bad time
for kings. France was republic; the
tendency of republicanism in Germany
was unmistakable, and there might be Sen
ators now present who would ultimately
be called upon to recognize the United
States of England as free, Independent
and sovereign state, but Brazil had not
come within the category of deSpotisms. 1t
had been a republic in everything but
name. There was no authentic informa-
ton about the condition of affairs in Bra
I'll. He had seen within the last few days
a statement of an uprising in the province
Of Bahiya in which more than five hun
dred men had been put to the sword. That
did not look very much like the assump-
ton of the constitutional powers of free
government, with the consent of the gov
erned Therefore, until the Senate had an
affirmative and voluntary declaration
tttough the peaceably constituted authori-
ties of Brazil, after they had met in con-
-Eention by delegates elected for that pur-
pose, announcing their assumption of gov
ernment powers establishing that fact, by
popular vote, that the government had the
support of the people, and communicating
to the Senate copy of their constitution
with the names of the rules whom they
had elected he was opposed to any recog-
milton of that government. He therefore
hoped the resolution would be referred to
the committee on foreign relations.
Mcpherson expressed the opinion that
the delay of a single hour in passing the
Joint resolution would be disgraceful to the
government, to the Senate and to the peo-
pie of the United States. To wait now was
simply to court the restoration of the en-
pire in Brazil.
4 Sherman made some further remarks de-
precaJing the dragging Of politics and relig-
ion into the dis ;ussion. and declaring that
the passage Of the resolution without con-
siGeratiOn by the committee would be an
net of folly and madness without prece-
deut
Eustis said it was the peaceable feature
of the revolution in Brazil that was the
most alarming to the monarchial govern
ments of Europe. What surprised him was
that the Senators on the Republican side
had forgotten the traditions of their party
in reference to the recognition of free gov
ernments and republics. The resolution,
he said, should be passed without reference
to the committee.
HaWley sustained the motion to refer the
resolution. He considered it surprising
and diScreditable that any one should at
tempt to make question of the matter
.Heller advocated the reference of the
re- Mutton. He said that whenever the
people of Brazil say they are for repub-
hcan government, then we are for Brazil
The day had passed when the monarchies
of Europe dared to say to people Of any
country of the western hemisphere that
they shall not select their own rulers and
their own government in their own way.
"Speaking for myself only, want to say
would be glad to have it said by every
other Senator, that if the people of Brazil
are for republican government. and if all
Europe were against them. | Vou put
every power. every energy and every dol
lar of the government in the scale 10 see
that the people of Brazil had a republican
government. If that kind of declaration
be made by Congress, there will be no in
reference on the part of Germany, Austria
or any other government. There are no
politics in this question. If the Senators
on the other side are afraid Of foreign in
tervention or of priestly interior nee in
Brazil let them say now. as / say here
taat whenever the people of Brazil signify
their desire for republic they shall have
Il against the combined powers OF the
world"
Edmun Is did not think it right to declare
TO day that the Congress of the United
States recognized republic which was
kept up at the point Of the bayonet.
Plumb said he had noticed that when the
first account of the revolution was re-
ceived, that among the prime causes al
legged for it was that the slave holders
objected to the emancipation of the slaves
whiSh had just been proclaimed by the EN-
peror. In uother words, that the republic
was an association of persons who objected
to the freedom of those whose bodies and
labor they had controlled. 1t did not seem
IL, l,,AA 1.fd hn four dot fn,.