The Arvada enterprise., 1922-07-06

1eop resentment Of the Brazilians and led to bio
abdicatiou April Z. 1881.
dlcatioo Of Dom Pedro Primeiro was his appoint
usnt Of Jose Bonfacio. the sxiled Patriarch Of
the Independence, ~ the guardian and tutor Of
bis son. Dom Pedro sesundo. whom be intrusted
At the age of I've. with his baby sisters. to the
loving care Of the subjects with whom he had
Quarreled
Dom Pedro Segundo was proclaimed Emperor
Of Brazil BY q Joint committee Of Senators and
Deputies amid the Joyous shouts Of the whole
population. A regency Of three members was con-
stituted. and Jose Bonfacio was Invited to assume
the personal guardianship Of the Emperor"
Dom Pedro was declared to be Of age at four.
teen and assumed personal dirsction Of public
afairs 1t was not until 1876 that all the provinces
Of Brazil were united in peace.
An outstanding event In the political evolution
Of Braxil's century Of Independence IL the aboli.
tOn Of slavery. by two successive steps, under the
auspices Of Doua Isabel. daughter Of Dom Pedro
Segundo. when serving ~ regent Of the Empire.
The first decree was signed on September q. 1871.
BY this decree slave mothers bore only free chill.
dren. The anal abolition OF slavery was effected
BY Dona Isabel on May Is. 1883
After the abolition Of slavery, the old Conserva.
tive Party began to disntegrats very rapidly, IT,
members going over to the Republican,.
Gen. Benjamin Constant BOtelho de Aagalhaea.
the chief exponent Of the Positvistic doctrine,
was president Of the military college. Under bis
patronage plan was worked out amOag the
higher Oificers Of the army. with the assistance
Of the chiefs If the Republican Party. for the
deposition Of the dynasty and the proclamation
Of the Republic The revolution declared itself
on the 18th Of November. 1880. and . provisional
government was Organised under the presidency Of
Gen. DeOdOro da FOnseca.
The last imperial cabinet. headed BY the Illus
trious viscOunt Of Ouro PretO finding itself power.
less to act. simply ceased exist with the arrest
Of Its members. The imperial family were
banished.
Says Hello Lobo. Consul General Of Brazil Ia
New York:
"You Americans are proud Of having given the
world . lesson In democracy which still sndures,
and II was indeed admirable. for II shaped the
destiny Of the whole continent and became the
source Of widespread inspiration. jamestown, with
its first elective assembly. the stirring events
which took place In Independence Hail. the vote
freedom Of speech. trial by jury-ali the Eunran.
tees of civil and pollticn lifc-for these the world
is deeply indebted to you.
Brazil did not forget this sfter she threw OF
the colonial yoke: although We were governed
by liberal King who. above the crown placed the
nations WILL your example gave us strength A.
during the lncumbency Of Pedro I. the regency.
and Pedro II this practice of government remained
unchanged. No. when the Republic came Into exist.
and thereby. the federation. our liberal tra.
dition WINS already established and universally
respected. Although borrowing ita Constitution In
1850 from the United States BrnxlI did not nafter
your political wisdom by copying Il entirely With
n Charter which for more than half century
had found lts inspiration In the most liberal
principles Of the English C's,AttutIon similarly
. source Of Inspiration 10 the Constitution Of ths
Unitsd States-Bruxil. In It's Repuhllran and denni
tive force Of sovernment found Ut las, its natur,,
pattern"