New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-08
DE MORAES IN THE CHAIR.
BRAZILIAN CONGRESS MEETS.
PRESIDENT PEIXOTO ANNOUNCES THAT
THE INSTRUCTION IS CRUSHED.

sCRIBED AS WEAK AND INSIGNIFICANT
THE COMMERCIAL OUTLOOK GooD-PRos-
PEcT FOR LARGER TRADE WITH
THE UNITED STATES.
Rio Janeiro. May 7.-Congress opened to-day
with DR. Prudente de Moraes, President of the
Senate and President-elect of the Republic, in
the chair. President Peixotos speech TO the
members touched upon many questions related
to the instruction. Peixoto said that he re-
garded the insurrection as squelched. The few
bodies Of insurgents still in the field he de-
scribed as weak and insignificant The foreign
relations Of the country. he continued. were
satisfactory. although the Government stu
awaited POrtuGals decision as to giving the
conquered insurgent officers asylum. The
commercial outlook was good The Government
expected that commerce with the United States
would develop with exceptional rapidly beyond
the limits Of recent years. The Treasury deficit
was S90000O0.
This dispatch is the most telling and best answer
to the Buenos Ayres telegram OF two days ago
which stated. according to Admiral Meo's predc-
tons. that President Peixoto would perpeiuate
himself in power. Such declaration was TO be ex-
pected of course from a defeated rebel; but 1t has
been proved false by the quiet opening OF the new
Brazilian Chamber when the meeting of the Legs-
lature could have en- so easily delayed or pre-
vented by General PeXoto. who is. according TO his
own enemies nothing but Dictator ana the absolute
and beloved master OF the army. on the contrary,
the smoke of ba tile has hardly been dispced when
the President calls back the country 10 the resump-
ton OF It's constitutional life and submits his plans
and conduct to the judgment of the peoples repre-
sentatives
General Floriano Pexoto said that he regarded
the Instruction squelched. and this is true. IN
regard to the civil and political tendencies OF that
lnsurrectlon. He has succeeded in crushing the
by the rebels to destroy the rFpuDllCdu
form OF government and re-establIsh the Empire
l. certainly the first to regret that he cannot re-
peat now the words he used IN his proclamation OF
November % 1898, when he offered peace 10 the m
surgents and added: III you accept II, there VIII
have been neither viciors nor vdnquished- n
fortunately. his appeal IN the name Of the country
was not Needed. and the rebels chose then 10 con-
tlnue for months a fight at the end OF when they
found themselves yanqushed indeed and on the
wrong side OF the river OF blood when tn"N cauSfh
flow. They have been nnslly beaten. rs says
Il. Independence Beige" by the pruienc" ana ule-
nifty OF the defenders OF the Republic, ana by thr
military science the patriotism and the energy %
the President whose kind nature ana righteous
conduct have secured the cohesion when mas ever
regned among the loyal troops"
Although the civil and political insurrectlon mas
been suppressed the remaining rebel leaders are try
ing 10 continue II. but under the nag OF srpttatoh
They want to make the province or IslO tIrAhue
do Sui a State Independent OF the brazilian Repun-
lie For the last two years this scheme mas oiirh
extremely dangerous 10 the doctrine America ior
the Americans for Is success would lead AZ al
mitted I'm the Berlin POST and other papers OF the
Old World 10 a European prOtectorate. something
like the British protectOrate in Egypt On ths grouh
alone all the American Governments Would be HlhI
to witness the prompt crushing OF the rebellion IN
Rio Grande by President Peixoto ana the hatlohal
forces OF Brazil.