Show BRAZIL MOVES BACKWARD I 1 two years ago today to day the brazilian I 1 bundled poor old L dam pedro on one of the vessels in I 1 the harbor of 0 rio and bade him they were done with empires empi re a and monarchies forever crushed a and nd disappointed the aged sovereign he was a large hearted and liberal ruler made his way to europe and from that distant chore shore he has watched with mournful interest the progress ot of affairs la in the this realm from which he was eo so rudely ejected lie ile must have peculiar thoughts now on the second anniversary of his expulsion two years ie Is a very limited time in la which to change an empire into a republic and establish it firmly in the affections and p patriotism of 0 a not toa to intelligent population bat it I 1 ia too short a time in which to again change from a republic to an autocracy annix racy worse ia in all its aspects and infinitely lea lag s worthy ot of toleration than the em pira which it sa quickly As betge between a the two man men pedro and a nd fonsec Fone eca a there may be no difficulty in bisking a choice the latter may ba more actina and statesmanlike than the ex emperor and may have the genius of govera men ment t which were he a regularly constituted ruler would make disko bis his country great but aa as between the continuance of an emperor against which the republic revolted and tha establishment of a dict or by which the re bis his b been 0 en succeeded there can bs no hesitation whatever ia in biking a choice rh oice the emperor ruled by right t and held the esteem of his subjects the dictator rules by tha the force of arms and owes bia his elevation to usa usurpation r A retrospect of the two years past can not yield the pleasure to a patriotic brazilian that could ba be desired the nations improvement has re salted in a 11 retrogression brazils last elate 1 13 worse toan her first |