Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1877 — Brazil and Golden Promises. [ARTICLE]

Brazil and Golden Promises.

The Rio Janeiro correspondent of the Nation warns young men about being deceived by golden promises Arid going to Brazil. Dom Pedro! has been very .desirous of encouraging emigration to his do-* toinions, but Brazil appears to be tttie of the most uninviting;, fields in the world for individual exertions. This correspondent says: “Of the large Humber*Of Americans who have to Brazil witbin the last twenty years only three of them have made anything like a finrhoie while a few others have contrived to get along. None or these successful then, however, came out as adtenfureiH; but under contract or wish clear ideas or what they Were going'to do. The Emperor, and, in fact, all the empire theoretically, try to encourage immigration; but if I may be allowed to speak from a kfiowledge of the United States and of, Bgapil, and of the comparative chances of living and doing something for the world ih the two countries, I should pay that the man who leaves the States for Brazil commits an egregious piece Of lolly. At the close of our civil war mapy Southern peoole went to Brazil in the hope of restoniig theirruined fortunes, bbt in every hundred of them have not only been glad to return, but have had to f&ott’to the humiliation of asking for assistance, and that too from the very people of whom they would least have chosen to ask favors when they first landed here. Of those who still remain, the majority have relapsed into a state ot Semi-btrbar-ism, while the rest have a prospect for their children which must be extremely repulsive to a person of education and refinement.” He goes qn to say, that every vessel leaving for the United States takes back somebody Who has exhausted every! dollar trying to find employment, apd is finally compelled to beg a passage and return a pauper. This Is noti encouraging for poor young men seeking advancement, and the English Board of Emigration adds to the growing information as. to the futility of a Brazilian trip in a circular recently issued to the infatuated', in •which occurs the following caution: “ In 1872 and 1873 several parties of emigrants, amounting in the whole* to about a thousand souls, emigrated from the United Kingdom to Brazil, under promises of being provided with lihd on favorable terms, and of assistance in.ciiltivation until they could support themselves, and in 1 the expectation that thev would be able to get the first crop at the end of six months.' These promises afid expectations were not fulfilled l . The emignpits did not obtain their land, sickness broke out amongst tltem, many died, and those whb’wdre able to; d© so • made their way down to the capital in the hop© o| obtaining assistance from Her Majesty’s Minister there. Since then, some of the widows and children of the men who died have been sent hofoe, some Of thd emigrants have been removed to othett settlements, and Her Majesty’s Minister is' still engaged in endeavoring to Obtain, from the Government of Brazil aseistencer for those that remain. The accounts which these emigrants give of theif present situation allow that they have suffered great hardships and privations, and have been far from improving their Condition by emigration to Brazil.

“The settlement which it is hdw proposed to form appears from the prospectus put out,by the promoters.to be situated bp the high lands, where the climate is healthy and the soil fertile; Button the other hand, it-is remote froip any mfirtet at which the settlers could sell their surplus produce, or procure the supplies they might require, the nearest town of any size',' Curitiba, the capital of tie province, being at the distance of sirtwtwo. miles. A tramway will, it is said, be constructed between the settlement andt Quritibs, but such works are unavoidia, bly slow in construction in a country wbe&‘labor is scarce and expensive. “ The distance of the port being 1141 miles, and the voyage from thence to Rio. 'Janeiro forty hrars mpre./'the alleged! market to be found at Rio for all producemay be putiofit of'accouftt. ut f ; i “ Emigrant? should also remember that in going to Brazil they go to a country where mi language, the laws/the rellgibn and th? habits of the people will be strangs to them; and, although it Is protnisedthat a church and schools be hereafter provided, neither at present exists. It is vfcry important that before makingiiip their minds.to emigrate to Brazil,, emigrants should well consider these facts,,and, should understand that,' if they deciide, 'notvrith? standing thiacautlop, to dn ao, <fliey puat accept the responsibility of the result-” 1 ‘ Evidently BMizil iff Ao plstee 1 fte emigrants of mofierMe mm*, attractions for the United States is the market it affords for agrieidturaL fools and other of our own pnxiucts. Tbq trade of the Atlantic slope '«f’South Ateeßc* with foreign countries amounts Ao, somathing over in gold ayeax. Of this amount the United States hai not to exceed $10,000,000. . Of tional shipping facilities, this trade could be largely increased; Brfodl fe tin El. DO- - for .merchants and. mwapfacturete. Men of moderate meant bannot jump into Wealth by laadtng ai Ria.>o the coachman cried out, ’‘Wft P®fo|’ vulgar end icOmnton atuffi—it’s ftrnaiaAWt” s<i ■■ .-aa —Georgia merchaiiM don’t,; telfeye in ■ !a .u"tfa<MAsiA»Mas .nfodi . teiw hAs JUbt raCxlveD A Hm> lOt Of ■ ! 7!;b ■v going to £“U was chugbe iw the north part ed Ggefifc that part of the country.