The New York herald., 1851-08-22
Our Brazil Correspond snce.

Para, July 20, 1851,
The Facaaes for Stoam0 Line 70 Nee York-Tne
Predictions Of this Provincs-O Opposition to Eag.
aWi-ff.csty Fse!ing for Americans, re.
The exports from Para are cocoa, eastanhas,
annatto, India rubber, isinglAss, tapioca, oils,
coffee, cotton, hides, Sc, Ss., some Of which
articles could afford to pay extra freigh. 10
steamer.
The ordinary imports into Para are coa:se and
fne manufactured eottons, silks, habsrdashsry,
ronmOngery, salt fsh, tobacco, gunpowder, to;toise
shell, Ice, salt, S,., Sc; and what with freights
from and to New York. passengers, mails, S,., he,
line Of steamers would be paying concsrn,
always provided the undertaking was jaliciOasly
and onomically set about.
Another thing, the BrAIiians are favorAbly in
clned towards America and her Institutions, anl
IL would be only good policy 10 eal;iva:e their
friendship. strong anti English feeling pre-
vais-not against individuals, bat against the
British goyernment-and most deseryedy 80, In
my opinion, az the intsriersaes Of Britain Ia the
DC emes,ic institutions Of any eoantry s gate IN
called for, and ian pert nent. Here 10 the grea, ani
extensive empire Of Brazil, tenths Of saich
territory, guess, has never been cultivated; All
ali that ~ wanted IL labor % render tha. c0aatfy
the richest In the world say this aiyiselly. as
have resided for years In both hemisphcres, ant
both sides Of the equator In the tropics, whl.e labor
will never do IA the helds, a. the whites eaano,
stand work under buraing sun No; negroes
alone are fitted Tor that, aud nature has pr0yiief
them; and there is no more harm, Ia my 02ini0n,
in removing African la00rers from Their cJast 70
the Brszils, or any other tropical c0an,ry, than
there Is In removing IRISH laborers ffSn their
is and 10 Scotland AID England.
IL the krazilians reqairc labor TO clear their
forests, and plant their rice and sugar felds, they
ought TO be allowed 10 procure lab0rers suited f0r
A nuI
Negroes are wanted; bat the British govern nelt
say no, you shall not have them. ] saoald jat
like 20 ask, What Il all this fass ab0at negro
slavery II DO white slavery existed / would bs
the less astSnished. Bat here is q government,
which oppresses lis white sgbjeets With more
severity than any other govsrnmeut, horsVer bar
baric, steps In, and says 20 the brsxilian- yOa
shall not have negro laOor.
IL the BraEils were pOwerfal coaniry, woall
Great Britain dare % do this No, she woald not;
and will other countries look calmly and see Eng
land sending her pirate ships into Brazilian p)rts.
burning and destroying the merchant vessels Of
that power
am no advocate for the revival Of the slave
trade, as il was but do think that, under proper
restrictions and regulations, negro labOrers coai
be had from the African coast aud taken 70 the
Brazls, or other countries where their labor is in
demand, with a. much comfort TO the negroes AZ
Irish and Scotch emigrants are removed from their
own country TO America. While the lab0riug
classes in Great Britain and Ireland are suffering,
as they do from the cruelty and oppression Of aty-
rannical government, Why is that government la
Wishing such immense sums annually on the coast
Of Africa Would all that msney and energy not
be better and more proftably spent nearer nome
and, indignantly ask, in the name Of the suffering
Scotch and Irish, will Great Britain be allowed %
continue this system any longer trust not.
But TO resume about Para, which 10 almost a
terra incogrita may briefly state that this city is
situated en- the left bank OF a river Of that name.
and about ~ miles from the sea- Para Is abOst
deg. Is min. south latitude, and about NJ degree.
west longit ude, from Greenwich. The river Para is
one of the mouths of the Amazon, and Is nayigabe;
also the rivers running into II for some distance
above Para.
Hundreds Of hous lnds Of acres Of rich aud fertile
lands lying waste and uncultivated the banks
Of these rivers, which give ready access to markets
without having to construct roads, &c, while the
healthiness Of the climate renders 1t in every way
suitable for men Of enterprise and industry.
To othose to whom the peaceful life ofa farmer Offers
no temptation there is another road leading to for
tune, and that is gold hunting; but the gold country
is about two months sail up the river. have
the gold dust.
Another and profitable source of employment, is
to be found in the manufacture Of India rubber,
from the juice Of the leringu tree.
Rubber In sheets sells at about IL mireis per arroba,
and man with ordinary industry can m AXE half
an arroba q day. The work is light aud easily
learn the whole process.
have resided nearly three years in and about
Para, and in all the tropical countries have lived
in have seen none TO compare wi h the provinceof
ease Of access to market.
The establshmen mt of line Of screw p-opellers
bet ween New York and Para would, IL appears TO
me, be the FIRST step toward eecting improve meats
there; and although impediments may be in the
way, these may be overcome with prudence and
energy, and by conciliatory policy towards the
Brazliians, who are IN open hearted generous, and
hospitsble people, much may be done to remove |
the difficulties which exist In the shape Of import
duties &c, &C., and which are the principal obsta-
ces in the way Of opening up brisk and thriving |
trade between Para and the United States Of 1
America. Hum PEpREKo.