The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-02
DIRECTORS
THE STUDENTS SOCIETY
Instructor wiIlord Croxall's Address on the
Brazilian Revolution.

Instructor Willard Croxall's Address on the
Brazilian Revolution.
This was the subject of an address before
the students society of the Latter-day
Saints college, Friday evening, by Instruc
tor Willard Croxall.
The revolution in Brazil, which began on
the 14th OF November of last year, sur
prised the world at large. To the people
of the United States, cur South American
friend, Brazil had been moving on in the
| even tenor of ner way, with very few APP
parent prospects OF chan ing her govern
ment. But, within her borders, ever since
the Dom Pedros have worn the purple,
there has commenced, continued and, we
may say, consummaJed, strong republican
feeling. A foreigner making his home with
us must, to prosper in business, make
friends and gain admittance into society.
conform to American sympathies and ten
denotes. Likewise with BAIL, surrounded
on every band Tor many ,,s-.ss by republics
The influence was irresistible and, we NAV
say, she nad to conform to it.
Sucl statements as the following have
been uttered enthusiastically by members
of legislative bodies in Brazil Of late wears
Where monarchy fails in agony, liberty
springs up from the seeds scattered il the
fruitful seil.''
| Even Dom Pedro himself, whose peace
ful acqulesence 10 the change is mysterious
is reported TO have said TO prominent re
publican not long since: Sou mais repub
ticano que voces." f''I am more of a re-
publican than your
1t IS well known that he in his visit to
the United Stites centennial exhibition in
| 1876. and his contemporaneous travel
through the country, was not oblivioUs To
schools, colleges, government institutions,
manufacturers, and these things which
make prosperous nation. He carried u
copy of the declaration Of independence,
| and it was wei t3uH bed.
| Dom Pedro has manifested himself lib
eral and democratic in his views and ac-
tons during his torty-n nine years reign.
10 say that ne aided the revolution com
scioUsly, is TO speak of something we do
not know; that he has educated the peorle
| to 1t IN maQy ways, is apparent.
One Of the noSlest ambitions of the mon
arch was his desire 10 effect the freeing of
the slaves within his domain.
rms was problem deep and very hard
Tor MIN. Slavery FAD had its growth for
tscores of years there until 1855, when. by
| his power, he put an end to the slave trade.
he took the FIRST important step towards
emancipation IL 1871. The decree was that
all children born of slave parents hence
| forth should be free, but must serve the
masters OF their mothers until twenty one
years of age.
The Emperor undoubtedly spent many
hours on his pillow at night brooding over
the problem. interviewer with the very
heart of the agricultural system, it was
seemingly lnextricable. To be deprived of
his slaves, Il man would be thrown from
luxury, ease and wealth, into comparative
poverty and detection. So1nured to this
easy life, we know he must have been 10th
to part with his human chatteis.
A bill was passed in 1855 providing for
the gradual freeing of the slaves on a plan
of compensation from the governments IN
the slave holders. In 1887 there were 700.
900 slaves N Brazil, valued at $500, 600 900
By 1888 the number was reduced by I. DOG
Oh the basis of compensation. Early in
this year Dom Pedro fen ill, and TO recruit
his strength sailed to Europe away from the
cares'of STATE. Ills daughter Isabella. in
stalled as regent, became impatientover the
slow process of freeing the serfs, and in ac-
cord with this feeling signed proclama-
! ton declaring complete emancipation and
repeating all previous laws on the subject.
How thousands of slave holders felt
when thus deprived of their slaves without
the privilege of remuneration from the
goycrnmbnSs al can imagine, Herein I'VE
find the Controlling cause OF the re cent rev
olntion: for, although the individuals tlIus
stripped of their bondsmen were mon re
publlcans az neart, they quickly sided with
them as matter of vengeance IN thelate
crisis.
| Isabella's hand controlled the pen that