St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-05
BRaziL's INDEPENDENTS

Inc national administration is being
criticised, and justly So, by the Demo
cratic and Republican press alike, fer
its refusal to recognize the independ-
ence of the Brazilian republic until the
people of that country have declared by
q formal vote their purpose to support
the new government. This is an I'M
precedented position for this nation to
occupy towards young republics strug-
Cling for an Independent existence, and
it is being construed into purpose on
the part of the administration to tOady
TO the mOnarchists of Europe. And it is
furthermore believed that the admins
tratiOn is influenced in this matter by
the plutocrats who have it in mind to
overthrow our simple republican insti-
buttons, and to reconstruct this govern
ment on an aristoeratic basis
There are two notable precedents
within the recollection of this genera
ton which show how far This admins
tration is wandering from;the true Amer
lean idea Oil this subject; and it so hap
pened that both of these precedents oc-
Cured under former Republican admin
istratiOEs. We allude to the French
revolution in 1870 and the Spanish rev.
oiution in 1873. A Republican admins
trati0n recognized the republic of Spain
within twenty-fOur hours after it was
proclaimed, although it was the result
of coup d'etat. The peanut poiiti-
clans who are now eXerting their influ-
cnce with the national administration
10 have it 90 slow in recognizing Bra
lillian independence would do well to
turn back and study up on the history
OF how Gen. GRANT dealt with the
young French republic in 1870. The
day after the republic was proclaimed
from the hotel de vile and the
government of national defense was an
nounced the state department at Wash
ington cabled the following patriotic
dispatch to Minister WASHBURNE: eff
provisional government has actual con-
troll and possession of power and is ac-
knowlcdgcd by French people, so as to
be in point of fact &c facto government,
of which you will be able to Judge by
the time this reaches you, you will not
hesitate to recognize it, 1t didn't occur
TO Gen.GRANT or to his secretary of state
that we ought to wait for popular vote
to determine whether or not the French
people were pleased with their new gov
ernment. The fact that a new repub-
Tic had been born was inspiration
enough to furnish the motive for prompt
action. Things looked more doubtful
for the French republic than they do
for the Brazilian republic. The
BOurbons and Bonapartists were
stronger in France than the Pedroites
are in Brazil. And at that very time
the Germans were marching on Paris,
the rest of France cut off from the capt.
tai, so that there was no certainty that
the republic would be permanently es-
tabliShed. But Gen. GRANT did not
hesitate to perform his part as chief
magistrate of the model republic of
earth. Hardly had the dispatch above
alluded to been sent from the state de-
partment when he instructed that it
should be followed by another ordering
Mr.. NAsHBUENE TO formally ard Off
cially recognize the republic. and to
tender the congratulations Of the presi-
dent and people of the United States on
the SUCCESSFUL establishment Of rcpuD-
lican government in france.
1t is misfortune, yeat shame. that
the spirit of GRANT does not fill the
White house to-day. For then, instead
of expanding its time and energy in en-
deavoring to place a clouted king on
the Samoan throne, the state department
would be more wisely engaged in help
ing the struggling patriots in Brazil
to rid themselves forever of monarchcial
government.