The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-09-14

both in cattle and peOple-they
never get into either horses or
hogs. There were few mosquitoes,
none out of the woods /; few bora
chudas or flies. There is a good
deal of game, but owing to the
denseneSs of the mat, next to i'm,
possible to get at it. The streams
are not as full of fish as ours are.
The health of theoountry is almost
unexceptionable, in some sections
they have a good deal of "popo"
(goitre); but mostly among the
poor, they say a foreigner never
has it. ESG la - ~
From Santa Barbara we went
to Bampinas to Jundiahy and to
San Paulo. Did not Like the.
country along the way, too billy
for anything else but coffee.
Thence we struck down; the valley
ofthe Parahyba rivers some 400
Miles in the Province of Rio dc
Janeiro, to the terminus of the
Don Pedro Railroad, thence across
the coast range of mountains to
Rio, passing through what has
been the coffee garden of Brazil !;
now we found On both sides OF the
river an almost unbroken line of
abandoned plantations, grown up
with weeds and grass, with an Oc-
casioHal coffee BUSH The lands
are very rough, except about the
head of the river, not fit for the
plow. Our whole party of six,
came to the conclusion that we
never had travelled urhundred
2 miles before and seen so little
good land. Now let me say a few
words of the country generally.
b We have on all occasions, en-
deayored to get at the opinions OF
the people we were with, upon two
points-the permanence of slavery
and the Empire We have asked
judges, lawyers, priests and far
mers. On the subject of slavery
we find but one opinion-it is
bound TO go. Some give it, ten
years-some fifty, the. general idea
is that it will be done away with
gradually, and will go out entirely
by the beginning of the next cen
fury. This they say, and tell you
at the same time that free labor il
entirely worthless and unreliable
OF the Empire, we likewise Ifound
but little diversity Of opinion
They say it will die out with the
present Emperor, and a Republi,
after the fashion of the United
States be substituted in it's place
The country is now divided int
two parties, Conservatives ant
Liberals, which do notquite nieal
Imperialists and Republicans, blu
are "angling' that way. The Lib
erals carried the east elections, Z
am told, by considerable maiorit,
their first success-don't thinl
anything viii be done during tn,
life Of the present Emperor-he' il
too popular with the people. -Sucl
changes, to my mind, portend any
thing but good to this country
With them would come the turbu
lence, anarchy and nlisrule OF Til
other Central and South America
States. We have not found GU
people here, as a general thing
satisfied, but few have gone {,
honest hard work, the balance ar.
struggling about looking for 600,
openings as, overseer, SC. Non,
of them have fond any vet. Til,
Brazilians say the pillow is a gfea
thing no doubt, d but they wan
their neighbors to try it first
Those men who have means ar
very slow investing them tile,
move very cautiously. None q
them have bought land on credi
III the CampiraS country, an,
none of, them up to the extent D
their means. We have not foun,
that hospitality which we expect
ed; without a letter OF introducc
tion we could never get to, STAY al
night at a private mouse, although
we tried at scores of them. Il ll
were compelled to stop at til,
miserable little Hospedarias an,
Vendas along the road One nigh
after riding until IL o'clock an,
trying at a great many places, ",
finally had to turn our horse
loose in the road and stop on til
grass, in sight of three houses
There is another thing in whicl
our people viii be disappointed
they expect to find these peOpl
very dull in business matters an,
honest. Slow they are, but, dal
they emphatically are not. The
calculate the value OF everytHin,
much closer than we do, and vii
squabbIe for small amounts wors
than ANYBODY from .Tar,,so Ian,