The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-08-24
E,isii2rati0:a IN Brazil.
From the Chicago Times

From the Chicago Times.
The brazilian government, through is
representatives in the United States, is
making 4 persistent effort 70 secure az en-
igration OF our citizens to It's country
The attempt is mainly directed towards
citizens OF the southern states, and It is
believed by the South american govern
ment that the present time is Il very favor
able one for securing the attention OF
southern people.
There is, we are sorry 10 say. good rca>
son for believing that the liberal offers Of
the Brazilian government are meeting
With a very fair success. The southern
people very naturally feel chagrined over
their defeat; and under the necessarily
low workings Of TIE parloning process
IS. ii viii be years before Il majority OF
those who took an active partin ihe REBEL
ion will be restored TO citizenship. Jndel
The plan adopted by The Brazilian govern
ment an cmigrant may become full citi-
zen after a residence Of two years. s
far, then. as citzenshipis concerned they
can obtain it much sooner in Brazil than
in the United Sia.cs.
In ether respects, Brazil offers superior
inducements. In the south the planter
has been born and reared in the faith
that the negro is his inferior. He find.
now that the negro has been given his
freedom, and that an influential class
throughout the north is advocating his
practical equality with the whites
Whether his prejudiccs be right or wrong
they are equally powerful and incradica-
BILE; and hence nothing more disgusting
can be presented to the southerner than
negro equality. Brazil offers him home
where the rrcjadices Of his birth and ed
ucaton will be respected, for there Degra
slavery exists in full force. Looking ne,
fore him, the Respondent southerner fore
sees only poverty through confscation
perpetual Acknowledgement, and the dc
tcstabie practices OF negro c.u~li.-. This
IS in the future, -, ior the present hc
mas hlm'cn enyironed BY negro garrisons
and dominated over by host Of provost
marshals who subordinate his interests t,
those ofthe negro, and who use all their
petty engincry of tyranny to advance tn,
negro at the expense Of the whites.
Brazil offers freedom from the insolcncC
Of shoulder-strapped officials, and place,
him under government which, il no
perfect, is at least one in which the supe
riority of white nam over negro is en-
phatcally and Immediately recognized
= Apart from consiacra
tons with reference to negro equality
citizenship and refuge from the tyrann,
ofprovost marShals and the Insults of un
generous victors, there are others tha
make Brazil a country of considcrabl,
attraction. The soil there is not unlike
that oil the southern states, and yields al
the products that are grown in the south
Cotton, sugar cane, coffee, tobacco. coco;
and rice are among the staples; and in til,
matter Of healhfuucss Brazil has man,
advantages over IA large portion of the
southern states of the union.
In thus giving the reasons which pre-
sent themselves for an emigration to Bra
I'll, we do no. at all concedc that these OF
any other inducements however great, arr
sufficient to take any man from this
| country The conservative and cOnstltu
tional political elements Of The union nee,
the assistance of every good man to bca
back the waves Of radcalism and to pre-
serve this country and government 10
white men. SOutherners now cnlur,
much from the insolencc of irresponsible,
and petty officials; but we believe thi
evil to be but temporary. Presiden
johnson Is apparently making firm stanc
against radlcaism; and occupied with Thu
and with the duties of reconstruction, h,
progresses but slowly in removing TIN
evils almost inseparabic from the anarch,
which succeeds a great war. 1t is tn
duty OF every patriot to stand by the coun
try at this moment, aud assist the presi-
dent in his labor Of defending The consti
tuition. No souiherner who is not uttcrl
selfish will desert his country at the pres
ent moment. Its very life is being sough
by radicals, and all good men, both soutl
and north. will remain and unite IN it
protection.