Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-12

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among unsympathlsing and Jealous strangers,
or 70 to hard work, such as they never under
took at home. II, then, they viii have to earn
| their living by the sweat of their brow, they
had better remain where they are, with kindred
and friends TO cheer them, and 60 to work. If
they could cultivate the soil in those countries,
thew can cultivate it here, and few sensible
men, we opine, would hesitate between Viz
GINA farm and farm in Brazil or Mexico
/ If there were no other objections the I'M
settled state Of society in those countries would
be enough to deter men who value safety, COM
fort and repoSe. The robbers of Mexico lnlest
almost every neighbOrhoOd, and both Mexico
and Brazil abound in myriads of troublesome
and poisonous insects and reptiles. AT dis
lance these latter may seem triaing incOn-
veniencies. The inhabitants OfthOse countries,
however, lind them perpetual and almost I'M
endurable annOyances. Day and night, sitting
or walking, their ceaselesS tOrmentS are in
aicted.
length the numerous disadvantages encountered
by the emigrant to those countries. tits need
less to repeat them here. Our main object at
present is to notice an editorial article on i'm
migration published in the AJ'gIo- Brazilian OF
the 2ud of February. That article refers to
colonization society in process of organization
M Rio de Janeiro, which cOntemplates render
ing assistance to the immigrant on his arrival
furnishing him with information as to employ
ment and location, and procuring " the repeal
% of all lqlrS which are in any way ObROriOuS TO
90 the political or religious feelings oftbe foreign
"a born citizens Of Braid" This admission OF
the organ Of the immigration interest that
such .'obnOriouS" la,rS exist is surely enough
to call pause in the movements of our ardent
and too Sanguine youth-much more OF older
persons, with the encumbrance of families, OF
whom it is said there are many. Thus far they
have acted as though Brazil, its lands, its in
habitants, its customs, its laws, its religion and
its institutions would be placed at their CON-
mand.
The Al,glo-Americaa speaks in enthusiastic
language of a meeting held in Rio, which was
addressed by DR.. FURQUM D ALNEIDA. 1t
says, &" his noble, practical and statesmanlike
" speech, and the ideas he enunciated on the
8. subject of religious liberation were an honor
9. to his country and himself 1t also compli-
ments the Minister OF Agriculture on his 'bril-
liant, effective and liberal speech"
This all sounds very grand; but even as
stated by the immigration organ, it shows how
unwisely, unadvisedly and rashly those have
acted who have. already gone to Brazil. 1t ap-
pears that there is at present no organization.
The emigrant will go without assistance, land
without assistance, and seek employment with
out assistance. The first step towards Organi-
zation appears to have been just taken, and be
fore any effective measures can be adopted,
the distractions caused by illiberal and reStric-
tive laws will have to be removed in other words,
these laws will have to be repealed. This will
require time, and may not, after all, be accom-
plished.
But the meetings enthusiastically described
by the organ Of the immigration interest, turns
out, after all, to have been an inconSiderable
affair, sort of flash in the pam" A Rio cor
respondent of the New York Herald, under
date OF February ID, says that after occasional,
spaSmodic etlolts, "with small prospects of
success" meeting to promote an immigration
society was gotten up on the 10th ultimo, "but
the attendance of the Brazilians was very slim,
numbering nineteen, all told" The writer
speaks Of DR.. ALNEIDA'S speech, and thus con-
cludes
Mr. c. Nathan then occupied the attention Of the
meeting, endeayOrng TO show that all efforts should
De made 10 bring 10 Brazil immigrants from the
southern United states, concluding with reSou-
ton 10 that effect His remarks were listened TO at
first with attention, but As his views were developed
he was Saluted with perfect storm VI kisses ANA
other signs Of disapprUbatOn. The sense OF the
meeting was evidently against extensive emigration
IRON the Southern states.
." After some further remarks from other gentle
men the meeting adjourned. Two more meetings
have been held since, at which gteat confusion pre-
vailed but nothing practical has been done
When the migratory impulse seizes upon
man it is almost as blind aud unreaSoning as
when it sezes upon animals which latter do
not hesitate to scale mountains and cross riy-
erS rather than be diverted from their course.
If those of our citizens who have been seized
by this impulse shall rush blindy into trouble,
it will not be for the want of word in season
from us.
The following letter from an officer in the
late Confederate army will explain itself, aud
will, We trust, put our young men upon their
guard