Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-02-05
ton for the benefit of the widows and or


WHEREAS, 1t is represented that Henry A.
Wise, z. [. Moore, j. D. lmboden, X. l.
Walker, T. L. Rosser, j. R. Anderson, T. E.
Ballard, r. W. n Rowland, S. P. Moore, Jno.
Dooley, David j. Burr, John Purcell, Il. H.
Maury and others have associated themselves
for the purpose Of disposing of certain real and
personal estate to the best advantage, the pro-
ceeds arising therefrom to be devoted to relieve
the suferings of the widows and orphans fthe
Southern States who have been left homeless,
helpless and penniless by the late war and that,
having thoroughly examined the condition of
this unhappy class, and communicated their
plans and purposes to many eminent and popu-
lar gentlemen and generous and phianthropc
ladies in the South, they are led to believe that
by prompt and energetic measures the object in
view will be surely accomplished; to effect which
corporate privileges and facilities are deemed
expedient. .....-
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the General As
sembw Of Virginia, That the persons named,
and such others as may hereafter be associated
with them under this charter, be and they are
hereby created body polite and corporate un-
der the name and style of THE Southern Asso-
citation for the benefit of the widows and or
phans of the Southern States" for efecting the
purpose and objects hereinbefore declared and
expressed; ; and to that end all the estate, real
and personal now held by them for the purpose
aforesaid, or hereafter acquired therefor, wheth-
er by purchase, gift, devise or donation in any
way, is hereby vested in the said corporation for
the purposes and objects aforesaid.
SECTION 2. The said corporation is hereby
invested with all the general powers conferred
and made subject to all the restrictions imposed
by chapters Sc and 81 of the Code of Virginia,
so far as the same are not inconsistent with this
act: Provided, however, that in the mode of
disposition of said real and personal estate, no.
thing shall be done or performed by the said
corporation in conflict with, or violation of, the
provisions OF the Constitution and laws of Vir-
ginia prohibiting lotteries but as means and
mode of selling said property to the best advan-
tage, and for the fullest price, the said corpora
ton shall be and are hereby authorized and en-
powered to dispose of the same, from time to
time. by rattle, and, for that purpose, to divide
said property into prizes to be ratified for, and
to sell the chances in said rattle for such prices
as they may afix upon them, and to adopt such
rules and regulations as to the mode in which
| the drawing or deciding Of the chances shall be
! conducted as they may deem advisable to effect
| a fair decision Of such chances And the said
corporation shall not, in exercising the powers
and using the privilege hereby granted, be a.
menable to any of the pains and penalties i'm
posed by the laws now in force prohibiting or
imposing penalties on rafting.
SECTION 3. The corporate privileges hereby
conferred, and the property of the said corpora
| ton are hereby exempted from taxation
| SECTION 4. This act shall be in force from
| its passage, and subject to amendment or repeal
at the pleasure of the General Assembly.
For the Spectator.
| Messrs Editors -
| That the relatives and friends
of my brother, [. n Young, may know where
| he is and what he is doing, | hand you letter
received by me from him, asking the publica-
ton of such parts of it as | have marked. He
resided in the State Of Missouri for 25 years
previous to leaving the United States Anoth-
er object is to do justice to the Brazilian Gov
eminent and people, If these accounts be true,
! (of which [ have not the shadow Of doubt
our Government and people must blush and
hang their heads in shame.
~ ~ D. S. YOUNG.
Provincial DE PARANA,
| MoRETTEs, BRAZIL, Nov. 18th, 1866.
Dear Brother When left the U. S. last
April [ would have written to you, but [ did
not know where letter would find you, as
had not heard word from you or any of my
relations since the commencement OF the war.
except VIM. III. Young and George T. Lyle,
whilst they were in prison. | write this and
direct to Stanton, in hopes that it may reach
you may let our relations know where | am.
| | suffered SO much from sickness, and was so
badly treated, and robbed during the war, and
it seemed there was little prospect of much
change for the better after the war was over, so
| gathered up what little I had left. and my
family, and started for this country. / left ST..
Louis, the 18th Of April last, and sailed from
Baltimore the Sd day of May for Rio de Jane
rio, landed there the 10Th of June, remained
there twenty-five days; from there [ came to
| Paranagga, where left my family and spent
about 40 days in looking at the country On
| the first day of September [ purchased the
place on which | am now living-about one and
half miles from the little town Of Morettes-
from which place | now write. The place l
| bought contains about 8 800 acres and has on
it two good dwelling houses, good cane mill,
| distilery for making rum, fixtures for making
sugar and moIasSes, and Mandroco mill for
making Farina, the -four of this country, and
has about three hundred acres cleared and the
| balance covered with the fine timber of this
country, such as Rosewood, Mahogany, ARABIA,
| Camilla. and many other kinds OF timber that |
| do not know the names Of
Coffee and great many Oranges and Bananas.
| We can raise our own coffee, sugar, molasses,
rice, corn and vegetables, pork, beet, and fowls,
so that we will have nothing to buy after we get
start but our clothing and -four, as there is no
wheat raised here now have about thirty
five acres in cane and some fifteen acres in corn,
| although have not been here but two and a
! half months. The cane will come in for making
rum and sugar next July and August and the
cane planters here tell me the crop | now have
| in will make 60 pipes of rum. which is now
worth l20 Mill Refs pipe, (about 500 which
will yield about $1,000 a very nice little income
for the first year as myself and three sons have
raised it with the help Of two hands which [
have to pay $l2 per month. We use the pillow
which the BrazlIians do not, but cultivate alto
gether with the hoe. and the five of us are cul-
| tivating more cane than IL of them can cult
| vate with the hoe, and we could cultivate more
and will when we get everything under way
| When | once get start we can make a good
| living and make money besides; but | cannot
say that | feel entirely satisfied as We are in a
strange land and hear different language and
have no one to speak to that we can understand,
| except two men In MOrettes who speak English;
of course we must feel somewhat lonely, but We
are picking up the language and when we learn
it then we will feel better satisfied As there are
many good citizens in this vicinity. We find
them very polite kind and accommodating and
well disposed towards the North Americans,
particularly the Southern people, and are anx-
Ious to have them emigrate to this country.
paid for the place 1 bought S., 1890, which
was all the money [ had LETT, but some gentle
men in MOrettes agreed to let me have what
money wanted to live upon until | could raise
crop, free OF any interest.
Living is not very dear here so that it will not