Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-03-14
Migration and Re-MigratiOn.

individuals and families in times of
serious political troubles. The same
disposition was manifested to a
marked degree among many Of the
people of the South last year and the
year before, when doubt and uncer-
tainty gave rise to apprehensions lest
the inchoate movements after the
close of the war, aiming at general
restoration Of civil government and
a return of national amity and con-
cord, might fail of their object, and a
sea Of endless troubles be left open
to them, which they would fain
avoid, if possible. Large numbers
emigrated-some to Mexico, others
to South America and Europe
forming in some instances considera-
bic colonies In the course of time,
however, the civil connections Incl
dent to some of those countries
wherein they had cast their lot,
jeopardized the security and perma-
hence Of those self-exiled bands,
causing them to break up and dis
band. A brighter dawning upon the
political condition of the Southern
States impelled the adventurers-as
many of them as could-to return to
their old homes. They came, but
only to find that the political skies
Of their country, which, looking
through the dim horoscope of time
and distance, they had been led to
imagine were clear and serene, were
again becoming obscured by clouds
Of darkness and misgiving. Such
prospect was calculated to excite
within them a'regret that instead of
retracing their steps to their old ia
mlliar places Of abode, they had not
bent them to some still more distant
shores "beyond the MAN, and
sought among strangers a more
genial condition of affairs than
greeted them here.
Rueful in the contemplation of
their political surroundings, there are
many among the returned exiles as
well as among those persons who
have continued to remain in the
ever since the close Of the
war, who would gladly "pull up
stakes" if they could, and seek for
hose more favored ATTITUDES wherever
hey are to be found, wherein to cast
heir lot.
We perceive from late European
accounts that the migratory and re-
tides from the States of
his continent are fast swelling the
already large proportion Of American
esidents abroad. In the metropoli.
an districts, where formerly such
classes were easily summed up by
he hundred, they are now counted
y the thousand.
La addition to the stimulus given
y political agitation and incertitude t
0 the disposition manifested to seek J
or homes in foreign lands, great
Incentive to such disposition is to q
e found in the fact, that Americans 9
re fast discovering the secret, that r
hey can manage to live fifty per t
ent. cheaper in Europe than they 5
an in their own country.
For the benefit of such as may t
ave a laundering after Brazil, we ;
opy the following extract from a
etter published in the St. Louis Re-
qbllcan. 1t is from the pen Of I
Iissourian-who writes from Mo- tt
cites, in the province of Parana, a
nder date of October 18th, 1866: u.
[ spent two months in looking
round in this country, and I have p
ow settled down with the determi IL
alton to end my days here. Any I'll
ian who will use proper industry
an make good living here, and
Don surround himself with every I
ecessary of life. Providence fur 4,
shes gratis many luxuries which :;
ould be very costly in Missouri, 81