It is both the duty and the interest of the United States to, in every legitimate way, encourage the new republic, and by its countenance, friendship, and influence to strengthen it in the confidence of its own people and in the respect of the world. Recognition would go far toward bringing about these desirable results, and it would undoubtedly have the very general and hearty approval of the American people.[1]
Among the journals which counseled moderation and de-
lay were the Chicago Herald, the Philadelphia Ledger, the
Macon (Ga.) Telegraph, the Washington Star, the Boston
Advertiser, and the New York Sun. Space permits only
very brief quotations from these.
It would do no harm for the United States Senate to make haste slowly in the recognition of the new regime in Brazil. Sufficient time has not elapsed to permit the succession to attain stability or permanency. Unavoidably, affairs are yet in a more or less chaotic condition. . . This Nation has not forgotten the vexation which was caused by the proposed recognition of the Confederacy al-
most before the smoke had disappeared from the rebel gun which opened on Sumpter. The cases are not exactly parallel, although it is a fact that England had quite as much knowledge of the Con-
federacy as we have now of the Brazilian Republic, and no more. It would be miraculous if the scat-
tered population of Brazil, with all its variety of blood, interests, and civilization, should pass from a monarchy to a republic without delay or dis-
turbance.[2]
It is well that the holiday recess of Congress brings Senator Morgan’s rather too precipitate resolution for the recognition of the Brazilian revolutionary government to a halt till next month and next year, for by that time we may have some authentic information that will show us which is the right course to pursue. . . Before any meas-
ure of recognition should be finally acted upon by
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