The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-02-10
J SLAVERY IN BRAZIL

We had previously heard, thai slavery, on
,be whole, existed in 4 pilder form in
RpEl than in some other paris of tho
world but we were.led TO fear. after con-
iinued Investigations as wcpassetl alsng,
lihat such Is NOT the case. Wherever a
man il Invested, BY law 81 custom, with
'NH|lmiled irresponsible power over his
ts|'Dmiman, dreadful abuses must arise.
lW|la.iour West India colonies were be-
tSPs Ne greA, act Of emancipation, Brazil
lis now. From the British and American
Oonsals in different ,ovnslof the empire,
we obtained much Information; and arc
deeply indebted 10 our own Consuls for
the permission SO freely granted US Of
looking lh.ough their dispatches to the
Homo Government. We were allowed
to copy the following ex'rnc's from the
correspondence Of The Consul at Pcrnam.
baco, Henry A. Cowper, Which states
things that isoa mere f,a.ing evidence,w
should no, be willing 10 believe;--i sqa.
bHNovenber, 1851 .--I repeat that was
an eyewitness 10 an unfortunate slave
cutting his ihroa! al q dinnc.-table a,
(which was a guest; and that Invitations
we're Issued in this province by n propri-
etor,to wiiness't the boiling alive ofa slave
| in the csuIdron Of his estate. Urban slaves
are less dependent, and consequently less
worked and better clothed, than rural
slaves, who arc not uncommonly worked
cor twenty hours out ofthe twenty.f5ur,
including period termed on the estates
'Kinningo, that is, from Two 10 four o.
clock ia the morning. Time is,of course,
allowed for,ea,ing their food in the fields
whore they work but they have only four
hours Of actual sleep" '"'a
November. 1852. = The Brnz ,lian
landlord has to bear the bligh!ing indu-
eDce Of slavery, which have ever main-
tsiued is more expensive than free labor.
I can understand, and know, that The
latler is no, 10 he obtained in sufficient
quantities; but as question Of expense
only, | feel assured that il s.more econ
omical. ! will iako the expenses Of :he
engenho Salgadc, one Of the finest inthe
province, That estate produces 5000
loaves Of sugar. or about ia tons, valn
ing about E2,l37 los. The cost Of it:
production by' 100 slaves, was El ,22l q
I'D. SO that tho balance, after all ex'
penses are paid, amount 10 $40 milrei'
= 1855 l4s., or nearly 8 per cent. upor
the capital embarked. But in compur
ism between tho expenses Of the lre,
and slave labor, those charges which be
long 10 each shoDld be well considered
First, the interest Of tho money expend
ed on purchase of 100 slaves, at 50olf. q
f5T52, at 1871 per cent, the rate Of in
} leres, varying from / TO 8 per cent. pc
month, equal 10 :fl ,o3l 5s. Expense
of support, clothing, ,'&c. Eo62 7s Tc
5 lal, fl 1893 l2s. Wages at 400 reis pc
J day, without food or clothing FOR 100 fre
/, laborers, for one year, Sundays included
would be l4,o00 milreis, or Gl,672 III
Balance infavor office labor. E320 l5s.
. So far the statement Of the Consul.
another par. Of his despatch he wri,es:-
81 defy any one who has visited Bra
lillian engsnho, TO deny tho miserable
overworked, enleebled, idlotic, Ihad q
most said inhuman, appearance Of th
slpyes." In addition 10 this lamentabl
condition, he observed 10 US, that ne ha
never seen slave on sugar plantation
laugb. 81 have visited forty or fifty c
these ehgenhos, and | never saw slav'
laugh; bu, I have seen them sleep owe
their work; they are Ill-fed. and are gen
orally treated without feeling OF consd
eralion.' |. was great comfor, to us t
be assured, TINT one, at least Of the MI
|, l. " awe = =
merous productions Of Brazil cotton :
is bu, little, if al all, taipied with slave Ia
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