The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-03
2 NOT YET A REPUBLIC,

simply because it is backed by the arlpv
and navy. AT the same time it is true
that everybody accepts the fact, that a
re-estabishlnent Of the, empire il i'm
possible. Il is universally admitted that
a republic is all that there is to hone for.
The all important question which in.
telllgent and patriotic Brazlians ask
each other is. will wehave, can we have,
q genuine republic? y s.,
1t was naturally supposed that when
the Republic Was proclaimed, the next
stepwould be the calling Of the con.
stituent assembly, to, which the people
would choose their representatives, and
that form OF Government would be
created and submitted to the nation for
It's approval ;sthat the people OF the dif-
ierent provinces would 90 through the
same process OF creating State Govern.
ments. But this method, which seems
10 natural and essential to Anglo,Saxons.
IS not according to the habit OF thought
OF; the Latin statesman and would-be
ruler. The civil law. trimming does not
contemplate any initiative on the part
of the people. They are subjects to be
regulated by the law. They are the
created, not the creators. z GT;$j {;Si5
- ti.iss NOT AT ALL STRANGE.
Z Hence, it is not strange that the men
who created and are running the proyis.
ional Government should have con.
cluded that they must not only nave the
way for others bit prepare the people
themselves for the Government which
they will provide for them. They say,
doubtless with truth, "'rhe people would
not know what to do with the power il
We sintrustedi them with lit. They, in
common with ourselves, were the vic.
tins of a corrupt, etiete Government,
from which we set them rs well as our.
selves free and having done this, we
thereby assumed the grave responsibility
Of providing for the lut.ire ald present,
The best possible form OF Government.
We alone can do this, because we only
have a realizing sense OF duty. !: The sin
cerity and capacity, the honesty and in
tegrity OF these men may be conceded
without admitting their ability To accom-
plish.what they have undertaken. j,;5 &
TIE EMrERoR's PROPERTY. ~
The Rio paper, .Opaise, contains some
interesting facts, about the property Of
Dom Pedro which has been conGscated
blythe provisional government. An Off.
clal list Of the property was made by DR..
Manso and a copyiof it sent to the ex.
Emperor's legal representative. Follow,
ing is the list The value of the5si!yer.
ware that belonged to-. Dom Pedrs, re-.
moved from his palace st. Chistorora, 9,
petropolis, is estimated at about $500.
600; the jewelry oi:sthe late Z Empress,
which was kept in the treasury vaults,
is valued atabout 5000, 900; Dom Pedro's
personal jewelry is valued sat} S2OO, 900;
crown Fjewels about S250, 600; q coaches
and stables Of the royal family, S75, 900.
The furniture and fixtures OF the palace
are said to be old and shabby, probably
not worth all told over 1880. The mu.
scum and library arc estimated to be
worth about 500, ,000.sE Connected with
the palace there are also about one hun.
dred houses built by Dom Pedro as a
sort Of asylum for paupers, Of which the
value iB not given. Il all Rtle Isilverware
and jewels Of the royal family were re.
moved to the public treasury at Rio. 4!
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