of the navy had broken out and war-vessels of the leading
European states appeared at Rio, the naval contingent of
the United States in the region was effectively augmented,
and there was considerable discussion of the Monroe Doc-
trine in the press.[1] In speaking of the situation at this
time President Cleveland remarked:
It appearing at an early stage of the insurrection that its course would call for unusual watchfulness on the part of our government, our naval force in the harbor of Rio de Janeiro was strengthened. This precaution, I am satisfied, tended to restrict the issue to a simple trial of strength between the Brazilian government and the insurgents and to avert complications which at times seemed immi-
nent.[2]
No nation ever proved itself more deserving or more
grateful for the kindly interest and profound sympathy of
a friendly power than did Brazil. One of the first acts of
the republican congress was the passage of resolutions of
thanks to the United States;[3] one of the first important
international agreements of the new government granted
the United States valuable commercial concessions.[4] Ex-
hortations to moderation which might have been resented,
or cooly received, by a less broad minded or more sensitive
government were accepted with utmost good faith. The
Brazilian minister at Washington was directed to
transmit to the President of the United States of America the expressions of gratefulness of the President of the United States of Brazil for the deep interest manifested for the new political in-
stitutions of this country. The moderation that he would advise is born in the character of the Bra-
—14—
- ↑ Ibid. (1893), p. 45ff. See also, in connection with rumors of European sympathy with the insurgents, J. B. Moore, op. cit., VI, 439 and authorities cited; Public Opinion, VIII-XVI (1890-1894), index.
- ↑ J. D. Richardson, Messages and Papers of the Presidents, IX, 524.
- ↑ Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States (1891), pp. 50-51.
- ↑ Ibid., pp. 43, 44, 46. passim.
