The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-01-23
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From tie New York Eepress.
The Valley of the Amazon.

There has been much talk of late abont a
happy valIe.f," which is supposed to be on
the other side of the mighty river Aniazon.-
The valley has been represented by some to be
pleasanter than the Vale of the Temple; they
say Its air breathrS balm; its trees drop flank
incense, sweetest flowers sprinkle its savan.
from branch to branch; soil of strange fat.
ness yields thousand fold return to the most
careless aborer, aud genuine gold glitters in
the sands of every little stream. What fine
place-to make money! Why should not
swarms of our euterprising Yankees rush,
thither, colonize, multiply, grow rich, and Fl.
nally come into the Union on the principles Of
the Nebraska Bill!
Thus is the drum editorial beaten by nge.
nious paragraphis,S. Now, we do not believe
more than one tenth of what is said in regard
to the Valley of the Amazon at least, we de-
sire to suggest, that before everybody goes
there, somebody should present the dark side
of the picture, m order that everybody may
not get humbugged in the belief that The tropi-
cal regions Of South AnierIca are a Paradise.
Let US look at the attempts which have been
made to enjoy this Eieu.
In 1907, the King Of Portugal essayed to
mako Brazil the centre Of the great Poru.
guese Empire, and her ports were for this OBJ
iect thrown open TO the commerce of the
world; but for some reason or other this pre-.
cious valley Of the Amazon remained almost
unexplored.
Some time ago the Peruvian Government en-
gagged with German Baron for the importa-
r. - IT,,
per Amazon. About twenty months since,
the first instalmrnt, two hundred, arrived at
Baballo Cocha, just above the Brazilian from.
tier, settled on the lands, and enjoyed the aid
given them by the government, but cores
pondent of the New York Journal of Com.
merce says that party of Americans who
came down the river few days ago reported
that all but ten of the Baron's first company
had left the country, and that the remaining
ten would have gone, but they had not means
enough to enuble them to leave.
Again the "Amazon Company" under the
guidance of gentleman rejoicing in the name
of Ireneo Evangelista de LOUISA, in the year
1852, obtained from the Brazilian Government
an exclusive right to navigate the great river
for thirty years. and to receive a bonus of one
hundred and twenty thousand dollars per an
mum to help the enterprise along. This ar.
raneement has been changed, and the Compa-
nv will receive after the first of January next,
two. .b,Iadfedsand twenty. thousand dollars per
aun1nl fsteh; years; by relinquishing their ex-
.elusivs privilege. Yet with this fat bonus,
report says thatsthe population, trade, travel
aud transportation of the@hole Amaz9Hwill
i6ardl support'the Company's steamers
af.FIhe Provincial Assembly of Para has voted
..s27 ,Ooe Annually to promote foreign immigra.
sion, buta as the none is To- be expended on
Portuguese Immigrants alone, and as all coming
toethat5 region hays sstseD disappointed, it is not
likely that the pr8 8tfhse viii experience much
benefit from Ae opfiation.
The abaye the principal efforts which
have. been made 10 colOnize this fertile region.
TheyshaS ne failed from the physical character
Eofatjis Valley Of the Amazon, and probably
|f9;ifs mo other reason. The immigrants com.
/ sDiIaitS Sof ineessant rains, of ravenous musqui.
toes, scraggy and spiteful ants, enterprising
sand flies, and venomous serpents. Animal
sife is prodigiously and Enthusiastically developed