Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-30
DOM PEDRo,s OVERTHROW.
a Brief Sketch of the Incidents Which
Led to the Revolution.

n Brief Sketch OF the Incidents Which
Led to the Revolution.
PARIS, December 29!h.-Senor Shines da
Fonseca, brother of General da Fonseca
Chief of the Provisional Government OF
Brazil, arrived here to-day. He was sent
by his brother to ascertain the feeling OF
his countrymen in Europe, especially
France, regarding the change in the Gov
ernment OF Brazil, and TO assure all persons
directly concerned in the commercial and
financial sffairs of Brazil that the change
would not affect their interests.
The new Government will continue the
reorganization of the obligations incurred
by the old power, and has entered upon
the publication of journal entitled the
Courier da Brazil, devoted to the explaDa-
ton and defense of the new order OF
things and the maintenance and promo
ton of Brazilian securities and Brazilian
interests generally.
He said the chief causes of the revolt
movement were the intolerant religious
views of the Crown Princess; acts con-
stantly infringing upon the peoples rights
by the Court party; insults offered the
army, and the disgraceful means EN-
ployed in the last election by the anti
Republicans.
The Princess, who never had the esteem
Vi TIE kISdAGI DOItiOu vi Tie oIdLillduS,
took upon herself as Regent, during the
absence of the Emperor in Europe, to play
a dangerous role IN political affairs, and
interfered in the reorganization of the
Auro Prieto Ministry, which, as formed by
the Emperor, contained a number of Re-
publicans.
The Princess dismissed all the Republi-
can Ministers and replaced them by mem
bers of her household, of whose loyalty
to the throne she was sure. Added
to this was the constant attitude of Count
d Eu, whose offensive policy made him the
most unpopular member of the imperial
family. In every move the Republicans
made the heart and hand of the Count was
falt.
His obtrusive, hostile action during the
election of October 9th contributed largely
to increase the popular discomfort which
led to the revolution. Through his advice
the Government employed every method
of fraud and violence to prevent Republi-
cans from voting. Men with Republican
ballots were denied access to the polls, Re-
publican plscards were torn down by the
police wherever found. and the press was
muzs;led aud the writers who dared ex-
press liberal views thrown into prison.
The result was an overwhelming majority
for the maintenance of an exclusive mon
arcbial government. Many of those who
brought about the success were recon-
peDsed, rewards being freely distributed in
the form of titles. In a short time ninety
barons and viscounts were created and
Senators were promoted to the peerage
and small politicians decorated with impe-
rial orders.
Undeterred by defeat at the polls, the
Republicans continued an aggressive pol
. IL
use of the army to persecute the Liberals,
the Government appealed to the negroes,
they neing reminded of the fact that to the
stroke of the Imperial pen they owed their
freedom. This resulted in the organization
of the Guards Negro, which was used TO at
tack Republicans on all sides. Next the
National Guard was formed out of the
militia as counter check to the regular
army, in which Ithe Monarchial party had
lost confidence. Large sums were voted
and the land owners were heavily taxed.
The latter, the original shareholders, be-
came dissatisfied with the Governments
action and with the hssty, arbitrary abo-
lftion of slavery, and gave their support to
the Republicans. The soldiers became i'm
bued with the Republican spirit, and thus
the Imperial throne began to totter, and
then the blow was given when the En-
peror sanctioned the return of religious
order which had long been expelled from
Brazil. For this act the Crown Princess,
whose WORK it really was, received from
the Pope the golden rose.
The people protested in vain, snd the
Emperor was urged to modify the Minis
try. He failed to &C. promptly, and missed
the opportunity of saving his crown. Ii
was not until the people demanded TO be
heard that the Emperor gave them hear