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Mn EDITOR I'm reading a new work, entitle
Brasil and the Braziians,' > I have met with man
paragraphs. containing facts and suggestions, whic
may be rendered useful to farmers and agriculturist
upon our islands The question of labor is second t
none The project of Introducing eolonists for labor
es from Europe, appears to have been successfully
carried out in Brazil Allow me to call your atten
ton to the paragraphs upon this subject, and i
deemed worthy, please give them a place in YOU
Journal Yours truly,
On the following morning after my arrival al
Limeira, accompanied by DR. went to the Fa-
.enda de Ybecaba. the plantation of the vergueiros
II was a clear and lovely day, and we rode along un-
der an archway Of forest-trees, many Of them clad
with the most curious ~epiphytes and orchidaceous
plants Prom time to time the doctor would point
out some very remarkable subjects Of this portion of
Flora's kingdom, and delineate their pecuiiarities and
qualifles as only one can whose heart is bound M in
the beauties of Nature. We halted in an omen snace
ana my companion indicated with his finger one Of
the common palms Of this region. In the tree itself
tnere was nothing to render il worthy Of attention
ABOVE ITS fellows to those accustomed to its graceful
iorm; put there was an accidental interest given to il
winch called forth the doctors enthusiastic admira-
ton He was not only a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS botan-
ist and mineralogist, but was an amateur ornitholo-
g,st. and loved TO watch every trait Of the caudy and
brilliant birds of Brazil. From the tufted crown of
the palm there hung twenty nests of the large oriole
called the Iyuasd and the feithery inhabitants of
this swinging town were lowering around and chat
tering ike " children just let loose from school" The
doctor informed me that, though so many leagues in
tervened BETWEEN Limeira and the sea-coast, ne would
cause the tree to be carefully cut down. sawed into
sections, and trunk, top, and nest transported to
santos, and there shipped for Philaielphia I-s dos
tiny, after it arrived AZ tbs City of Bro,herly Love.
was to be the Academy of Natural Sciences. The
nests would also be sent, with several specimens of
the Lsrasa- This whole project. however, was TO be
coupled with one condition, which was a sina qua
non ; 4 e the Directors of the said Academy of Nat
ural Sciences were to reerecf the palm-tree, with its
long nest-adornments, in the center or in some con-
spicuous part OF their eii6ce; for, unless this was
guaranteed, the doctor added, : paln-tree, birds.
and all would soon be consigned to oblivion" II
was q grand idea-and l doubt if it were ever before
entertained by a naturalis,-to transport a lofty nest
covered tree on the shoulders of men for more than
two hundred miles, in order mat 1t might be sent
thousands Of leagues over the oceas as a specimen of
the wonders Of vegetation and of the bird-architecture
Of this Southern Hemisphere.
We resumed our route, and in i few minutes We
overlook old Congo, who, true to his word. had driven
and ridden well, and had got over more ground in
forty-eight hours than he had on airy previous occa-
sion in Eve days. We emerged from the forest-bor-
dered road, and saw in the sdistance the celebrated
plantation Of Senator vergueiro. Though I had heard
more Of this establishment than of any similar enc in
Brazil, il did not sall behind my anticipation. We
passed through the great gateway, and were well
coined by the screams of q flock Of gayly-painted par
rots, which were at times alighting. and at times
whiriing around the tops of a group of lofty trees.
Two pairs Of them rested upon d ferent branches. and
seemed 70 be IN amiable confab in regard to the
newly-arrived. Between Campinas and Limeira.
and also at Fbecaba, I beheld the loftiest trees that I
met with in any portion Of the country. Three no
bic denizens Of the forest have been left not far from
The residence Of Senior Vergueiro, and form n con-
spicuous object IN the landscape In the distance
could be seen the manor and the chapel, and on either
side OF them various out-buildings, which served as
shops, store-rooms for coffee, and sheds for machinery.
On cur left were nea. little cottages belonging TO the
coonists- The popularity of Ybecaba consists in the
fact that free labor is employed in carrying on its vast
operations; and those whom Senator Vergueiro and
his sons have brought TO dsplace the Africans are
men of the working-ciasses from Germany and Swift
zerlanS- With enlarged views and true economy, we
shall see in the sequel that they have adopted that !
plan which has not only been proAuctive Of great and :
results to themselves, but that they have {,
helped TO elevate and greatly benefit the condition Of .
those who were in narrow circumstances at home. >,
The yergueircs have solved the question. so often !
asked, Z. What is the true mode for colonization in :
:
As we drew near the mansion we saw on every side .
IF us evidences of thrift For the first time away from =
BIO de Janeiro I saw carts whose wheels were not Of y
the old primitive Roman kind, but turned upon their =
ixles Ike civilized cartwheels. And it may be men, :
Toned that these, and all the agricultural implements :,
md machinery are manufactured on the plantation. \
When subsequently examining the workmanship Of E
arpenters, cabinet-makers, b~Iacksmifhs, and wheel -
Erights, from the Cantons de Vaud anil VaIais. and :,
interior villages Of Prussia. I perceived that not '
had they not list their skillfulness, but had ac- =
ually gained under the supervision of their enlight- 7
ue1 prOprIetOT--
Senior Luiz yerzueiro received rs With marked e
Iftention- The doctor was. of course, an old f~avorite;
WIT Senior Y. soon made me feel at home, and I AZ =
erwsrd discovered that he took a deep interest in my u
isit 10 Brazil. from the account which be had read y
the CoTTsi0 -uercaHtH Of my presentation, At Ro !"
e Janeiro, of the various specimens Of American arts ~
nd manufacture TO the Emperor and to the different :.
cientiic societies Of the metropolis. y
Every facility vas given me for full Investigation y.
{ the books Of the plantation and the condition of u
be colony, which enabled me to make a just and fair -
Dmparison between this system of colonization and n
of PefroPolis and Donna Francisca, and also to -
,e more clearly the results Of contras.ei free and "a
ave labor. The whole of the day wes thus occupied: u
before detailing any account Of that examiua- ~
on, IL viii be best 20 give a more full account of the -
ImIly Vergueiro. whose venerable head has been :.
Io
-Nfcaolau de Pereira de Camps Vsrgueiro is a re
alive of Portugal, aud of noble descent. He arrived q"
Brazil before the King, Dom John vi. Bv profess gu
on a lawyer, he is q man Of cultivated and disci- an
lined mind He early settled in the province of San IN
a1lo, and took q conspicuous part in the political %
Fairs Of the country. From the very commence on
ent Of agita;ions for extending the rights of his ="
lopted land, he stood in the foremost rank of pa -,
shoulder to shoulder with the Andradas, Feijo, ~
I'd others eminent in the struggle for BRAZILIAN in u
His private virtues, his moderate and NJ
views, and his great frmness, made him uo
object Of confidence on the part of the people. He 70
- deputed to the Cortes of Portugal, having for his ~.
jose Bonifacio de Andrada. and Feijo. He .nNi
4 not, however, escape 20 England with them when WI
ey were threatened by the Cor,es, but demanded, IN
sriessly and firmly. his passport, aud succeeded in ss
taining it. He returned to Rio de Janeiro, and =.
I'm that time 10 this has been a leader on the lib ue
nj side of politics, and is to-day called a Santa In
ssio- From the era pf Brazilian Liberty until now, on
has either been Deputy or Senator. On that try SO
: night when the people in the Campo Santa Ana ne
Imored for the reinstatement OF the Ministry dis e.
ssed the previous day, Dom Pedro l., before resort re- ~
) to the last e~xpedient left to him by the Constitu- In
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