Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-12
WEDNESDAY, FEBRoARY 1s' 1890.
Tne Reuublican Party of Brazil.

FEBRUARY 1s, 1890. in
r.. Weuublican Party of Brazil. :,
Tardily and ungraciously Mr.. Harri- A. a
ION ia a; last making up his mind to
each out hand Of encouragement to-
he Republic of Brazil. He ougt1s 10
have done it long ago, and it is rather
queer outcome of all Mr.. Dlaine's great
iincoism that it was not done on the firsc
of q free government in
the only monarchy on this continent-l
Canada 10 merely vice-rsgsl satrapy of |
Great Britain.
1t has been difficult to get accurate in
formation of the popular movement in
Brazil which resulted in the dethrone-
ment of perhaps the most humane and
philosophic monarch of this time. The
distance, the snfrequency of COM
murication, and the channels
through which information comes
from that coEntry create this difficulty.
The impression prevailed in many quar-
Sers that Dom Pedro lost his crown and
throne because he had given the slaves
their liberty. Other impressions to the
disadvantage of the Republican party in
Brazil gained currency.
There has been recently in New York
city Brazilian peculiarly fitted to speak
for his country. This person was Quin-
tino Bocayuva, Minister of Exterior At
fairs and the leading newspaper editor in
his.country. He has for long time been
the intimate friend of joaquin Saldidhs
Marinha, who is recognized as the oldest
and most influential advocate OF repub.
licanism in Brazil. During the visit oi
this distinguished South American in
New York, the World of that city inter
viewed him in relation to the affairs ol
his country. Here is part of what
Bocayuva said:
"Many persons who are not conversani
with the facts entertain the belief that
the recent revolution in Brazil had for it's
chief cause the abolition of slavery. Be-
fore the subjsct of freeing the slaves was
ever broached, the establishment of a
republic in Brazil was talked of. Tira-
dentes urged it in 1921, and paid the
penalty for doing SO with his life. In
1870 the establishment of republic was
suggested by the Republican Club of Rio
Janeiro.
"The freeing of the slaves was caused
by the Republican party, which suffered
the greatest abuse for urging this meas
joined in raising the 'grito,' or cry of
freedom. Its sympathy was with us,
and when the soldiers were ordered to
one of the interior provinces in 1889 to
assist in capturing escaped slaves, they
refused to 60. The money set aside by the
monarchy to purchase certain number
OF slaves each year from their owners
was used to repay monarchists for their
slaves, while at the same time the mon
archists virtuously drew public atten-
ton TO the fact that they we're freeing the
slaves Republicans demanded of the
monarchicsl Government that the slaves
should be freed, and it was by force of
the popular demand that the monarchy
gave the slaves their freedom, not
through the benevolence or natural wish
of the Government.
''Dom Pedro was regarded as a very
kind and thoughtful man. He made a
good Emperor, but he had great vanity
When travelling throughout Europe or
in the United States he was very demo
cratic in his actions, but as soon as he
returned to Brazil he became a monarch.
list once more. An estimable man
personally, he lived only for himself
and his family. The Princess, who
was completely under the power of the
Jesuit priests, was most unpopular, and
could never have ascended the throne
without causing bloody revolution in
Brazil"
The Brazilian Minister spoke with
great feeling, but with bitter disappoint-
ment, of the failure of the United States
to recognize the Provisional Government
of the new republic. He said the Repub-
lican party in his country had been most
friendly to the United States, and urged
sending delegates to the Congress of the
Americas, while all the monarchical
press opposed doing this. Editor Boca-
yuva seems to have been thinking and
to have arrived at conclusions as to the
future of his country. He says:
NJ would gladly zee treaty made be-
tween the countries which will increase
trade and result in a benefit to both, but
what l especially desire is the forming
of an offensive and defensive alliance be-
tween my country Hlu Ln0 OnlCeu
States, whereby each will assist the
other against pretensions of foreign
power and hep the development of each
other. also favor the consideration of
tariff measures whereby both countries
may profit to greater advantage than is
now the case. That the establishment
of such treaty would be mutually ad-
vantageous have not the least doubt.
No delegates will be sent by Brazil to
the United States fer the purpose of con-
ferring upon the subject, but expect to
send instructions soon concerning this |
question to Senior Salvatore Mendonca, |
the Brazilian Consul General at New |
York, and he will be given power to con-
fer with the Government at Washing
ton.'
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