Daily Mississippi clarion and standard. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-06-20
WHAT ABOUT BRAZIL 2
BY VIM. WALLACE W. WOOD, OF NATcHEz
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EDITOR CLARION AND STANDARD:
Whilst American colonist will, as a
matter of course, establish their own
schools, academies, colleges and uni
versities among themselves, in their
midst and under their regulations,
with their views, all of which will be
allowed and fostered by the Brazilian
! Government still, it is not amiss to
say here that years ago Brazil has
looked to this subject and made com
mendable provision. That Govern
ment fosters education, and if igno-
rance exists it is not for want of Gov
| ernmental fundamental law and ade-
quate provision. How wofully is that
country misunderstood. Let us aban-
don prejudices and contemplate facts
In all the large, and in vast number
of the small towns of the empire, the
Government supports elementary and
high schools In Rio, Bahia, San Pau
10, &c, are universities for teaching
surgery, medicine, law, and for impart-
| ing commercial information. Rio has
also a naval academy, observatory and
other like public institutions, denot-
ing progress and enterprise, whilst
that city, Bahia and others also contain
academies for the promotion of the fine
arts, public libaries, &c. Very many
Brazilians are educated in Europe and
not few in the United States, not
withstanding the advantages offered in
| their own country.
Northwestern Brazil is mostly un-
| explored, as are also the central and
western portions of the country. In
these, as we are led to believe, are to be
found the wild and ferocious animals
and huge serpents that startle the rea-
der of problematical history. a very
considerable portion of the Amazon
and its western continents has been eX
ploded by the energetic, Jealous and
scientific Professor Agasiz. In that
region alone he has, after but few
months investigation, discovered over
one thousand different varieties or
species of fish. Every stream in Brazil
is full of piscatorial tribes, and
even in the smallest of these streams
large fish are to be found and of an
excellence and delicacy of flavor that
would make an epicure's countenance
illume with delightful amazement and
appetizing SYonder The forests
abound in wild game, such as the ounce
or tiger, tapir, tamandua bandeira OF
anter, stag, boar, deer, turkey, &c, &c.
whilst the prairies have their pheasants
cartridges, &c The hunter or sports,
man will find his time passing by not
idly or unprofitably The woods and
plains, alike, are filled with an infinite
variety of fruit, to be had, without
labor or search, at all seasons of the
year. Cattle, wild hogs, pecaries
E bread fruits, pine apples, oranges an(
bananas, are within the reach of all, il
superabundance everywhere, without
cost Oysters are to be found a
many places in the bays and on the sea
coasts Shrimps, fresh and salt, arr
: by no means uncommon. Vegetable
of every variety, including all known il
, the Southern States, and many other
unknown to us, grow luXuriantly anC
abundantly everywhere in the empir
and without cultivation. Houses ar
erected to suit the taste, comfort con
venience or pleasure, with or withou
cost as nature and its storehouse
: furnish four-fifths of the materials
Lime is not as plentiful as could be de
sired, but that is for the want of enter
prize, as limestone, shells, &c, are found
in considerable quantity in many por
tons of the empire In the distric
of Limeira, in the province of SaI
Paulo, sufficient lime of excellent
quality is made to answer the purpose!
of that entire province. Coal is i'm
ported from Europe and the States
but the indications are that large beds
and mines of it exist in many parts o
the country, from which mines ofwealti
could be gathered with the application
of proper industry and little capital
The soil in many places, and embra
cling large tracts of land, is ferrugin
Gus, aud iron ore, another importation
at present, abounds and needs but thu
advent of the proper men to bring i
to light Factories, manufacture
and foundries all open fields for enter
prise, as they are few and far between
and wholly inadequate to meet tith'
fthe necessities of that growing coun
try. Eight railroads, nearly all o
which are in the hands of foreign
, capitalists, drag their slow lengths la
lilly along, consuming much time, la
Dor and capital in their construction
but still they are surely progressing
and in time will open communication
to and with all parts of the country
from the interior to the sea board, anC
will become great and thriving arterie.
of travel and commerce. In all mat
, ters of public enterprise, the Imperia
and Provincial Governments lend :
ready, willing, liberal and most gener
f Gus helping hand, so that to men o
! enterprise, every encouragement i:
= offered to establish foundries, factorie:
, manufactures, mills, DC, 1.-THE wate
privileges and facilities are so exten
sive, and power so great, as to super
sede the necessity of engines anC
steam, to construct railroads, TO
which charters may be had on prope
showing, and engage in other remu
nerative works of Internal Improve
ment in the Empire. No agricultur
alist has ever been known to fail il
that country, and all amass fortunes
within few years. Merchants wh(
understand and attend strictly to thei
business, invariably prosper, anC
| mechanics and artizans need but to b,
: known as skilful, competent and reli
able, and they command employment
: contracts and fortunes, the latter /:
| natural result of the others But those
, who expect to go to Brazil or else
: where, without capital, genius or in
clination to labor to walk about will
their hands in their pockets, and ex-
pect riches to be thrust upon them
; to sit under an orange tree, partak,
; of its luscious fruit, inhale its exquis
| tie aroma, and bnlld castles in the ali
, luxuriating in its seductive shade,-ar,
Z Missionaries, to say the least, who will
never succeed anywhere. God has
J endowed mankind with mental anC
physical qualities to be used. no
abused and to enable him to provide TO
himself and be lord in creation
Brazil offers broad and inviting fielC
for the profitable use and display o
, such qualities.
When / left the States for Brazil il
the summer oflast year, 1855, it wa.
as the accredited Agent and Commits
sioner of parties who contributed :
sum of money to defray my expenses
(which sum fell short by$700 in gold
with instructions in writing to 9 visi
the Brazilian Consul at New Orleans
and the Imperial authorities in Brazi
! forthwith. for the following nurnoses