Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-16
CAUSES THAT LED TO THE PRES.
ENr REBELLIoN.
DONNA lSABELLHS PENANCE.
Fonscca,s Mistake, and the Lack Of
Judgment aud Patriotism Of Those
Who Tried TO EstSbliah Real Re
public.

NEW YORK, Oct lo-bN new
Yorker. long Il resident w bfaHh WIZ
lgttly returned from Rio Janeim tho
following statement WuH made yesler
dgy; "Somr Of he nost striking ana
Important rlctA having % direct and VI
tai relation 10 tlr present 'nhhuyn
of anAirs In RraSil has been strangely
Omitted from every newspaper account
thus far published of tie causes loading
50 thp revolt against tho repuoho' IN
urlpr that thcy may be uudctSi0gd'
hrlcf Florence to some Of the incidents
connected with the deposition OF Dom
l'elro IS necessary. In January, lSO2,
had IN Interview with Manuel peplpre
10 Francesca at the little village %
NiucR IN the mountains, about elHht
miles hack vt Rio. aud the faNurite re-
sort uf tho wealthy roddents OF the
capital during the yellow icvcr season
lie talked freely of stlrriug scenea
IN which be hud acted ~ conspicuous
part, aud siul The saddcst dAys OF
his HE was when he was forced 70
chuAsp between hia affection Tor ms
imperial master aud hlc,ity TO the army
Dom Pedro hd raised HIN TO the rank
Of q general FOR lis conduci ~ lhe
Paragunyau war. Gratitude Tor lhnt us
Jlnctiun and respect for the charhcier
Of the emperor drew him IN one diltc-
don, while his hearty sympathy with
the republican Views OF lbs ntHoclatcs
urged linn to the opposite. This force 81
circumstances and the inevitable DRIFT
of events decided the issue for hlh'
Fonseca assumed the directions OF nir
fnirs There wcrc two main causes on
Grating to bring about the revolution.
Tim rich planters were already nlicnutcd
from the throne by Dom frdro'4 dcr -
! abOishiug sayery. As the sous OF many
uf these were officers Ia the army, that
party only waited good preicAt To iurn
nrainst him AMI such was furnished
"a h.sF. la N4Nul nrsltaTa directing
the troops 20 rullrc into the interior,
d A council was assmlIel at which u
was resolved TO diaobey the order apu
] by that aci Of disoDpdieacc II was nr-
easnry to doihr0nc the emperor me
The other cause was the hatred Of the
,lcsllis Donna lssabd, Dom pelrp's
daughter had excited contempt and in
dhity by submitting "a HE pcnnliy
imposed on her by an Italian prnsl 70
whom she had confessed some vcnihl
sin. He required her 10 scrub the il90t
Of the church known az CampanhlA.
The probability OF her accession, had
the empire lasted, stimulated the spirit
Of rebellion and was u potent factor
IN preripitnting the final fainl stroke.
The republic 80 called, which succeeded
was ! republic IN name ony.. IL was
established by men who not only lacked
/ perception OF what constitutes a re-
I publican government but who were do
iicirnt OF the wisdom, patriotism and M
| tegrity necessary to establish one. One
OF the first urts Of Fonsccn as head of
{ the provisional government had the eff
/ feet OF nuusnR luminosity. which IN con-
] junction with other cnisea ut last cu,-
/ minated In lnclOdrlma. He Increased
1 the numerical strength Of the army aud
] increased the pay OF lis officers.
/ The bond OF sympathy between Adj
| nirnl Mellos aud the indictments In Rio
{ had It's origin IN the following circnm-
stance. Dom Pedro had nlirnatcd the
navy by the appointment of Admiral
lndurio. radical, az minister Of na-
rne. When Mcllos visited Chill The
year before IN command Of the wooden
vessel Merantc Darosso he invited DON
Augustine, a grandson of the emperor,
to accompany him as q guest. They were
entertained IN great style by the Chilli
aus and Alellos returned these civilltics
by giving several balls and dinners aboard
the ship. The expenses thus incurred
for the sake of distinguished guests
| amounted to $500. This expenditure
the minister Of marine refused to sand
ton and AlpllOs was obliged 10 foot the
bill out of his own poke 1. The min
listers actions inccnsed aihc whole navy.
puintino Poscayuvay, editor OF tile
Obins, the leading paper Of Rio, bitterly
attacked Ledefiu, declaring the nation
dsgraoad by ls refusal 70 honor the
iii incurred under such circumstances .
His criticisms had great effect on the
public mind md Mollos was reimbursed
by means Of popular subscription /,
Pogcayuyay thus became the hero OF
the naval party In Rio. and when
Peixot0 dcposed ifonseca. he honoreh
Poscayuyay by making him minister 81
foreign affairs and he thereby nrrayed
lint party against his administration.