New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-19
PLANS OF BRAZTLIAN MONARCHISIS'
REGENCY TO BE ESTABLISHED IF ''''''
Crss ISABEL DOES NOT ChpH "'
prcuTS TO HER ELDEST son


p1crTs TO HER ELDEST SON
,,. -,,r,or now contradicted. that President Pei
xo,n had resigned or been killed gives iresh "i,e'
Ho'o nav ,a,as, facts and declarations indicating
~, -, s,cce,s of the Brazilian rebels wouH prlns
bout the overthrow OF the South Nih''''"
nub,ic and the probable estaohsH''e"' W. 49,.
Iuneral Regency The whole proer"","e
counter-revolution IS described ana eAP.
sooan, number OF the journal des Deba's' oi
Ie'e"' 49,. no,er has always been known. since
-. ,raa,,on In 1874 az strongly monarchlcai anu
I. has constantly supported. even uhder "'e
rmpre in France. the cause OF 'he ho
i', n ,,cn ,rhe "Dlbats" IL always spoken OF
bv its European contemporaries az ''' n
ror though II now pretends to adhere to Coiise'-
.,o .,o,u,licanisrn As the claimant to the throne
- pr.vu Princess Isabel. IS married 10 connie
am grandson Of Louis Philippe II - "a'"''
that the journal des Dtbats' should pe ~ ""'
host informed about anv plans In FAVOR % ~" "
Imperialism in BraZii. ~. ,,.o., 90
D,o ia ro,o,ro printed letters from him. ana hhay
eurnnoed them up in an editorial whch ue"'' Wv
sentiment Of Republican France to"aro "'' "'"'S
horn South American sister as openly 81"
aeeousy as the same journal des peoa,S "
u,oeed war against the second Empire OF Napoleon
III After explaining that Admiral Meio h'u "o.
,, s,icbtest idea of working for the House OF
pracanza" but that he was compelled 10 AK th'
sunport of Admiral da CANA. ana 10 consent ~
,,av hereafter a secondary role the DeDa's
says: -, ,.,ro W.
"such a step undoubtedly decides the future. NO.
,l,, docs I, Mace all the chances on t1c siu" ~
V h' inrnrgents whose victory is only a question VI
time but II entirely changes ,he "h'"'' " Wv "
kfter making up mis- mind Adnirai Da Cana ANA
nuhiished n proclamation In when ne uIu hVl cvl-
ceai his Imperalist sentn"hts o - and The liberty
iibtch ehould be left 10 the nation TO pronounce
mon the form of Government II wished W i1ANe'
But Il dld not require Keen 0pseiNe 49,, " 49," nat
iycenn the lines and the Brazilian people wrre nov
,,ietakon as TO the real meaning or the document.
n was a resoute partisan Of the iiouse Oh h, "a
CANA who had placed himself at the hsad 81 u I
Cana went farther and MS AGENTS III f-u iro
opencd pourparlers' with the daughter Vi DOM
.StnI the idea was not to place the unpopular
Contesse d Eu upon the throne The plan OF "a
Cana was to have her abdcate IN FAVOR OF noI
Oldest son Dom Pedro da AlcanttTa, now IN inc
military school at Vienna i'ut up 10 rns b'H ~
time the Comtesse refuses 10 cede hrr ilth'S ~
an, ona In consequence OF her attitude. the Bra
lillian monarchists were near making revolution
Of their own and addressing themselves 10 ue
49, fnburg- ;otha son of the second daughter or
Irmn. ror Dom Pedro But they reared that III act
ing thus they would weaken Their parry, ai , W.
ar. assured that, the Comtessc d'Eu should
nnrsist I'm her opposition the following plan would
be carried out by Ia CANA and his friends:
'Instead of Immediately having an EMPEROR Sov.
erning with a Council Of State welding the most
extended powers. they would Professionally nave AT
The head OF the country only the Council OF STATE,
acting as a Council Of Regency THIS Counc!i.
real 'Directolrc.' would be composed or ancient
servants Of the Empire. all strong Monarchiss IKE
Admiral da Cana; Baron da Ouro Preto. one or the
greatest advisers OF Dom Pedro and Silveira Mar
whose conversion to Republicanism is known not
To- be real or serious. To these would be added