The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-01-16
BRAZIL AiS TEXT.
Mr.. Turpie Uses Valuable Time At
lacking the administration.

WASHINGTON, January IA The Senate
took up Mr.. Mnrgah's resolution, recognz-
ing the United States of Brazil as free and
independent sovereign state, and Mr.. Turpie
spoke in support of it. He favored the i'm
mediate recognition of the Republic of Bra
I'll and was quite willing that Congress
should declare today (as a part Of the inter
national common law of the three Ameri-
cas), that no European power shall interfere
in any part of this hemisphere to restore a
representative monarchy or empire or to pre-
vent the establishment of a republic, and
that any such interference snail be regarded
as an act unfriendly to the United States
and will be resisted by all the means nec-
essary to effect its Illustration. He was not
one OF those who entertained the opinion
that Congress was bound oy the action or
non faction Of the Executive or State De-
partment about such matter as the rec0gni-
tlon OF new nationality, especially a new
republic. He read extracts from the mes
sage OF President Harrison, announcing the
change of the government in Brazil, and
spoke OF the message as listless aud Ian
guid resignation TO the course of affairs
there. The position, he said. of the admin
istration toward the new republic OF Brazil,
was one OF strict neutrality and sapine in
difference. AS to the Presidents sugges-
tion of awaiting the popular assent to the
government in Brazil. Mr.. Turpie said revo-
luton was the last step taken
when people were determined
to abrogate their old form of government
and adopt a new one. There was always
popular assent before a revolution became
hagrant and successful. To whom, he asked,
should the issue of the sovereignty of the
new government be submitted? To any
tribunal within its own jurisdicti0nal limits?
That would be to acknowledge a power su-
perior to itself. To any foreign government
exterior to Brazil? That would be to aban-
don nationality. No revolutionary govern
ment had ever submitted its authority to any
National and political liberty were always
taken by violence. In the instance of Brazil
there had been very slight application of
force. but force existed and had been used
In degree sufficient to expel the Emperor
and establish the republic. The assumption
iu the passage Of the Presidents message
that the republic was established without,
or against the assent Of the people of that
country, disclosed the real attitude of the
administration toward the new government
which approached very nearly a condition OF
covert hostility and expressed a partly con-
cealed but very appai ent assertion, and even
sneer, at the sovereignty of the Republic of
Brazil.
The President of the United States had
long been known as a Republican, using the
word in its larger and better sense, but he
Mr.. Turpiel feared in this instance the
President was very much 0elated Republi-
can, tagging far behind the march of time
and events. There was very eminent pub
licist at the head of the State Department,
having the very highest reputation for wis
dom In council and promDtness and decision
in action. but, in the case of Brazil, even he
Mr.. BlaineI seemed TO limp and linger in the
rear of opportunity.