Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-09-11
r,s.-..- Brazil sud lie B:o:iliaa. 10 F!'.
SLAVERY In BRAZIL.

.an,'s neither directly indirectly, color a. -"
,is nj civil rights hence, once free the oiaeh m =,
nula,to IL he possess energy anu taieii, can r;ca
.oci.l position f;om which his race I'D NORM ID ru-
=. d,bnrred Until 1850 when the slave 'faue w"
a,crsliy put down, il was Considered cht"pc.' y"
he country plantations, TO us-up slave u. nt csr.
seven yenrs and purchase another, IMAM W I'll -,
If hm. This hu! in the INTERIOR from TO-. .,on
native Brg2iIians, and my own nnSerra,' so b..
trm.ri IT, But, since the Traffic win Africa n 's
c.,.ed. the pric. of slaves has enhanceG' hnn 'ie
selfish motives for taking greater care o' ,ne'', ~.
creased. Those in the city are irea'eu oe'.I r'i
huse ON the p!auaone; they seem more a.
NOR. full of finn and have greater opportunities iof
fr.riry themselves But sIiil there mu't DC great
rrn.lty in some cases, for suicides among saves
which ars unknown in our Sou'nern ota.eS-hre
Of very frequent occurrence 10 ihe c''es w
Can this. however. be attributed 10 cruelty Inc ne
gro of the United States is inc uesreh"nn' VI 'uoSr
Who have, in various ways, acquired knowledge oi
m. hopes and fears the yards and punlSilments,
which the Scriptures hold ont TO the good AND to the
.v In avoid The crime Of suicide Is as strongly III
culcaed as avoid hat ut murder. Tue North Anne
rican negro has by this very circumstance, higher
moral than his brother fresh from the wild
Cr.sdon and brathenish of Africa hence the latter,
goaded by cruelty, or his high spirit refusing TO bow
n tbs white man. takes that fearful leap which lands
him in the invisible world
I'm Brazl every thing il in favor OF Freedom and
spch ar. the facilities for the slave to emancpate
himself and when emancpated, If he possess the
proper qualifications, to ascend TO higher eminences
rhan those of a mere free black that tHH will be
written sgainst slavery in this Empire before another
half A century rolls around. Some of the most intel.
liyent men that met with in Brazil-men educated
al Paris and Coimbra-were OF African descent,
whose ancestors we're slaves. Thus, If man have
freedom. money and msrit, no matter how black
may be- his skin, no place in society 10 refused him.
Ii is surprising aso 10 observe the ambition and the
advancement Of one of these men, with negro blood
in their veins. The National Library furnishes not
only uuet rooms, large tables, and plenty Of books
10 the seekers after knowledge, but pens and paper
are supplied to such as desire these aids to their stu
di,. Some of the closest students thus occupied are
mulattoes The largest and most successful printing
establishment in RiO-that Of Sr. +. Paulo Brito-ls
owned and directed by mulatto ln the colleges,
medical law and theological schools there is no dis:
tinction Of color II must however, oe aomllleu
tina, there is certain Though by no means strong)
prejudice existing all the land in favor OF men
of pure white descent.
BY the Brazilian laws slave can 20 before fna-
pjsrate have his price fixed, and can purchase nul.
self and was Informed that such a man OF mentai
epdowments, even if he had been slave would be
debarred from no official station, however high, un
less il might BIZ thar Of Imperial Senator.
The anppsrance Of Brazilian slaves is very different
from that of their class in our own country VI course
the house servants in the large cities are decently
wnys bare-footed. This is sort Of badge of slavery
On the tables of fares for ferry boats you find one price
for persons wearing shoe, (cdtcaddsJ and lower
one for those descolcas, or without shoes. In the
houses Of many of the wealthy tlunnenses you make
your way through crowd oflitte wooly heads. most
~ cuitless of clothing who are allowed the run OF the
house and the amusement OF seeing visitors In fam
lies that have tincure Of European manners these
upsiehtly little bipeds kept 10 the background
friend of mine used frequently to dine in the house
of good old general Of high rank around whose Ia
ble csmboed Two little ietty blacks, who hung about
their p7i" lac they called him until they received
their portions from his hands, and tfat 100 before ne
commenced his own dinner. Whenever tho LADY oil
the house drove out these pets were put into the
r;a,e and were as much offended at being neglected
a. any spoiled only son. They we're The children OF
The ladys nurse 10 whom she had gived freedom. In
deed faithful nurse Is generally rewarded W manu-
mission.
live in the open cir ia anything but eppetzipg Their
apology for dres 10 coasest and drtlest desorp
ton Hundreds of them loer abou, the streets with
large round wicker baskets ready to carry any parcel
that YOU desire conveyed So cheap'y and readily Is
This 6sp obtained, that white servant never thinks
of carrying home package however small am would
feel quite nsa,sd il you refused him preto dc gdnho
10 relieve him Of roll of calico or water ineon-
These blacks sent out b tneir na,te-' ana are
uured TO bring home certain cum daily. fney are al
lowed portion of their gains TO buy their io0G and al
nigh, sleep on mat or board in the lower pureus OF
the houses. You frequently see horrible cases oil ee
pbap,issis aud other diseases which are doubtless en-
rendered or increase by the little care bestowed upon
them.
Che coffee carriers are the finest race OF blacks in
Brazil TL.y are almost all of The Nina tribe, from the
coast of Bsua end are athletic and Intelligent They
work half cad and thei sinewy forms and st,y skins
show to advantage al they hasten at quick trot'
seeming uumindful Of their heavy iolda. This work
pays well, but soon brings them down. YnSy Eave a
system among themselves Of buying the freedom OF
any one of their uulnbsr who is the most respected
Atiei having paid their master The sum required by
him daily they club together their surplus TO oera,c
the chosen fayorite. There is now Nina black IN
Prince" being in fact Of the blood royu of HE native
country He was prisoner OF war and CO.'S TO Brazil.
1t is sad that his subjects in Rio once freed hihi ny
their toll; he returned, engaged III war ana was &c.
cond time made prisoner and brought back. Wnether
he will regain his throne know not but the 1883 OIL
il does not seem TO weigh heavily his mind He is
an excellent carrier. and, when friend Of mine EN-
barxed The "Prince" and his troop we're engaged to
transport the baggage to the ship. he carried the
lsry.st case ON his head the distance of two miles and
a half Tbe samecase Was pronounced manageable
in Philadelphia by The united efforts of four American
naoros and il had 10 BIZ relieved Of half its contents
before thew would venture to lift it up stairs.
From time TO time the traveller will meet with ne
rrcs from those portions of Africa of which we know
yery ;tl except by the reports of explorers like the
;ntr.pid i,iyinrstone and Bar,h. / have often
thought that tie alayes of the United States are de
scended not from the ccbsst African stock or that
more than century Of bondage has had upon THEM
a most depenerating effect. We Ind in Brazil very
inferior sprtless Africans, and other. {: an almost
untanely dsoosi,ion The Nina negro seldom EiaEes
oo,G hnnsr servant for he is not contentsd except
!, hr.o,b;o. iha fresh air. The men become coffee
carriers and WOMEN cuttandeiras or street pedlars
Tha.s Nina sbonnd nj paba and in 1893 plunged
,,a, it, ;n," a bloody reyci;, the last which that
nn,ic,nality has experienced IT was rem.
- ,,a ,nnrs dreadful on account of the secret
uereu .G NJ thsss Minas. who are Mahomme.
!. nnd mss ,angrspe mot uud .rstood by other Az
lean. or nv RI. Portugess.
Wbsn ths deleoat,on from tho English Society of
p,anSa u;s;,eJ Rio de- Jsneiro In 1852 they we're
s;,sd man bv dsputa,ion OF eight or len Nina ne
,rnes inv lad earned money by hard lcbor and
tsd nurchassd Ihsir fr.edom. and we're now DESTROYS
oe ~ bs;r na,ius land They had funds for
y. ,,a, back eonin 10 Africa but wished
ie ,hp cosst we're really ires frum the slavers
oS .sr cnmnanon, had left Rio de Jane-o for
I,adserv icoast OF Beani the year before, and had
landed in safety. The good Qaakcrs could scarcely