The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-02-22
venesuelan Emigration Scheme.

Wo have been furnished by friend, with IL re-
quest that we should publish it, the Following
letter from FLoREScio EIBAs, Secretary OF the
Venezuelan Legation in the United States setting
forth the merits of tract of country prcsorsed to
emigrants by tho Venezuelan Government. We
arc constrained to confess disincination to any
scheme of emigration at tho present time. TO rs
it seems that the highest civic virtuo requires us
to remain and share, bo they bleak or bright, the
fortunes Of our country. But there are many de-
pressed by sense Of present and prospective
evils who feel unable to meet the requirements of
their condition here, and who, therefore, look
ahead; and to such tho information will be OF in
terest.
New YORK, February IA, 1866.
Ar. .--, Columbia, S. g.:
SIR: have just received your letter OF the 10th
of lust month; no doubt 30 lato for tho mistake
of the direction. suppose many letters address,
ed to me from the South have been lost for this
reason; therefore you sill cxcu-e mo for asking
you the favor Of publishing in some newspapers
namely NO. 95 West Thirty y-third-strcct, New
York City. BY thus doing, many inquiries from
yOur States car have duo answer.
DR.. Henry NJ. Price, Of Scottsvillo, Va, has
very liberal grant from tho u S. of VencZ'irla for
the colonization of tho land between tho UrinOcO
and the Amazon. This territory is twice as large
as the Empire of France, and it is watcrcd by u
network of magnificent and navigable rivers, that
put in communication the Oriuoco, Amazon and
La Platte and ofcourse, tho l.cpubics OF Hispano,
America, and the Empire Of Brazil >. A.
These lands, cir, abound in precious kinds nt
mincrals-siiTer, gold. lead, coal, petroleum, cop
per, diamonds, &c. You will 6nd great variety
of precious timber for al sorts OF nse--cochincal
vanilla, genta, Peruvian Dark-all thc,c articles
grow wild, aud in great abundance. 1t IL also
fine country to raise all kinds of cattle on It's I'M
mcnsc prAirics where they multiply to q fabulous
rxtyn; These lands grow cotton, coffee cocoa,
indigo, and all tho tropical productions -,
forgot to tell you, when talked to you with
regard to tho quality Of the country for the ras-
ing Of cattle, that know owners Of cattle who
state that they count tive or threo hundred thou
sand head. This only will show you tho adran-
tages that this rich land afords.
The country has many 6ne locations for ports OF
importation and expectation. There are great
many places, healthy and COOL where You could
with all your household settle i'll peace and happl-
ness-whero you could secure bright future, for
the welfare OF your children. Yes, the whole
South can have room there There is land for
all For the laws Of Venezuela, you and all OF you
that wish to 60 there will enjoy all tho privileges,
either political, CIVIL &c, as soon as you arc SET
tied in the country. think If you so there you
will soon have State Of great Importance in the
Republic; for that part is the richest, and the one
that has moro facilities for communication by
steamer and railroad.
DR.. a. n Price has written mo that he has
printed tho grant that he got from our Govern
mont this oan give better idea than all that
could tell you with regard to it. think the
next spring will sail from this country tho first
party that will make the selection OF the locality OF
the colony.
II you have any friend, or if il is possible for
you to go yourself, advise you to do it, for am
sure you will be satisfied. Tho country is one OF
the richest in the world and has all the means to
support e largo and populons nation.
will bo most happy to give you, OF nny OF your
friends, any information you may desire on the
subject am, sir, your most obedient
FLORENCIO BIBAS, Secretary
OF the Venezuelan Legation,
No. 35 West 23d-st., New York City.