Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-18
BRAZIL.
1t. Past. Its Present. and Its Future.

No. I.
Brazil has had but little history of in
ferest, but at present it is making II "a
pidly, and has drawn the attention OF the
whole world 10 the remarkable and Won
derful episode of the night of the 18th or
November last. when this magnificent en-
pire. which has lasted so many years I'M
der the benign and wise rule. OF ITS be-
loved statesman imperador, under llbe-
raj Constitution and without premonition
was changed in the twinkling of an eye by
n small body OF blacks Of the regular
army. led by few white conspirators. into
a provisional e-negro-monGrel republic.
IL was no revolution. There never has
been an expression of desire on the part
of any large portion of the people Tor a
change. So far from it, at the last cleo
tons in August the Government was over
whelmingly successful. and the only lnti-
nation any one outside of Brazil had that
there was dissatisfaction came from the
hps of the Emperors son-in-law, the Count
D'Eu, who said at Bahia not very long be-
fore the seizure Of the throne by fonseca
and his co-miltary conspirators that his
fatberin-law and the whole Of the i'm
perial family would leave the en-
pire if 1T was the wish OF the
people ascertnined by vote for them so TO
do. Ii was military conspiracy on the
mercenary blacks. not one in FIVE of whom
could read on write, and who had nothing
10 complain of, who could not, if they
wished. appreciate the blessings of a free
government, for whether under a republic
or an empire they would be under military
rule, and the only motive for and induce
ment TO their conduct, ne far "a we can
learn. was that they did not wish TO be
ordered from the luxurious city OF lilo TO
do duty where their services We're required
in the provinces. and they obeyed the
white Malone of the army and drove from
the throne and the country the greatest
benefactor and friend their race ever had,
and who has done more for the negro than
any man who ever lived. There has been
no intelligent or satisfactory ascertainment
of public sentiment or opinion of the peo-
ple as 10 this change by a plebscite or the
expression Of a wish by any constituent
assembly Of the empire. 10y the Senate,
the Camera. or provincial assemblies, or
even by any municipal assembly or any
portion OF the people in primary meet
ings assembled. Now. until this Is
done, or the Government of our
country can in some other and proper way
ascertain the feeling and wishes OF the
people. or O majority OF the people. as 10
their desire TO 90 to bed on tho 18th
of November last as loyal lmperialists and
wake up next morning to find TO their sur
prise that they are free and independent
fellow citizens of q newborn, free-neero,
mongrel republic, il should not recognize
this abortion. / think the United states
Government has acted wisely and we'll in
not recognizing hastily this provisional
Government OF Fonseca's- FesttHd tersie
should be its motto and there should be
no recognition until the wishes OF "a ma
jority Of the people of Brazil are expressed
ms 10 the form of government by popular
vote or through some properly constituent
body. Fouseca does not propose 10 ascer-
tain this for nearly twelve months. Why
this delayl IL the people are prepared for
the change and viii cry Wee IA Repiibisod
instead OF Vice Iumper0dOr. and as he says
that il is not a question between the
republic and monarchy. but one be-
tween the republic and anarchy, then there
- no necessity for delay. and 10 would
be dangerous TO the peace and prosperity
of that country 10 LEI the present anoma-
lous condition exist. The recognitions by
General Grant of the republic Of France
in 1910 and that Of Span in 1873 should not
be taken rs precedents, o. they are wholly
unlike this, for then the will Of the people
was known. Here il is not, but on the con-
frary there is every reason TO believe that
the people Of Brazil, or amaiority OF them,
were opposed to driving so good man. and
20 whom they were so much attached, and 10
whom they were so much Indebted, into
exile. and with obloquy, humiliation, and
disgrace. resulting Ia the robbery OF the
jewelrv OF the Empress. this good aud yir-
iuous and charitable woman insulted and
inaIly, IN my opinion. ending in her death
in exile Senator Morgan acts ON the hy-
pothesis In bis resolution OF recognition be-
cause republicanism is good thing and
that be enjoys il very much, that the Bra
xilians, like the babies for Mrs Winslow's
soothing syrup. are crying for il, ergo he
viii recognize and that he viii enforce
the Monroe doctrine at the expense Of the
JeiIersonian doctrine Of o majority vote,
and ii may result that after declaring
this recognition Of free-negro republic
on this lSouth Americsn) continent a. q
logical sequence to that doctrine he would
BE- compelled to sustain that republic by
free Of arms. although a military dictator
and usnrper may be at the head Of II. Can
you not imagine. Senator. that the wise,
liberal nag, I ssy. deiooeratis rule q the
expelled and dethroned Dom Pedro begun-
do under Constitution ~ liberal ~ that
az belgium, would be better than that Of ?
va man at the head Of bad rcpubiicf u.