Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-01-04
Emigration 10 Brazil.

: -NNN OIICuUS NuUe ana taINCf
4, ton News, and OF the firm of Il. {
Il Wharton q Co., cur agents in NeV
/ Orleans, that his brothcr.in- law, Nh
G Charles Nathan formerly Of New
Orleans, but for The last five years
D successful merchant Mt Rio de janet
: TO, has concluded with the Brazil
ian Government a contract to brins
l out one thousand families Of immi
grants, to be selected from the agri
; cultural population Of the South
i and to be transported in steamships
direct, from New Orleans, Mobile
Savannah, and other Southern ports
Major Wharton informs us thai
his brothcr.in-law has already Ap-
pointed thoroughly reliable and re.
sponsblo business men to act as his
agents at the points named. These
gentlemen will soon be ready for
business. They are now engaged
in selecting the vessels, which Mr..
Nathan requires to be large, staunch,
, iirst.class ocean steamers. One of
them may be expected to be ready
to leave New Orleans in December
or January farthest, and then one
every month, regularly.
Mr.. Nathan's contrant with the
Brazilian Government binds him TO
bring out none but reliable immi-
grants-agriculturalists preferred to
all others. He is to transport them,
their personal effects, provisions,
agricultural tools and machinery,
etc, to Rio de Janeiro, and thence
to the point they may have select
ed ere starting on the voyage. Mr..
Nathan is also bound to board and
lodge the immigrants whilst at Rio
de Janciro, free Of charge. The
immigrants can select either gov
ernment colony or new or old col
ony of his own people, or an in
dependent locality. Mr.. Nathan's
agents are required by the Brazil
ian Government to furnish each i'm
migrant, ere leaving this country,
with all the necessary information
he will actually require, as to the
laws and customs Of Brazil, its soil,
climate, productions, ect., and espe-
cially everything the Government
engages itself to do for the imml-
grant, and also the immigrants OBJ
legations to the contractor and to
the Government, a printed pam
phlet, prepared under the supervi-
sion Of the Brazilian authorities, is
now on the way to the Southern
ports, and will be distributed by the
agents.
The Brazilian Government is so
dcsirous that this feature of the
contract shall be strictly enforced
that, though it engages to advance
to Mr.. Nathan, on very liberal
terms for repayment, certain a
mount for each immigranthc brings
out; yet he cannot obtain dollar,
until oach immigrant, on arriving
at Rio, shall have produced docu.
mcnts, signed by him ere departure,
showing, beyond II doubt, that he
has been furnished with the info"
nation above specified, and that he
does not come to his new homo
without having been made fully
aware of exactly what will be done
for him, and what he will be eX-
pected to do for himself.
Mr.. Nathan proposes TO charge
the immigrant for his trip to Rio Il
lower price than he would have to
pay on the monthly mail steamers
from New York. The exact amount
will be announced so soon as the
agents are ready to begin business.
Mr.. Nathan, however, does not pro-
pose to do more than cover cXpcn-
ses Of transporting the immigrants,
as he relies on outside cargo busi-
ness, and also on the business to be
developed in Brazil through these
colonies and these lines of steam
crs, to remunerate him for his labor
and risk. For immigrants who
wish to pay their passage in ad-
vance, and so leave themselves free
to go whore they please when ar
rived at Rio, the price will be very
Those who cannot pay
all in advance, will be charged lit
tie more, and will pay a small por-
tion cash, and give bonds for the re-
payable in one, two, three
and four years, without interest
Under this very liberal arrange {
ment, it is easily understood why
Mr.. Nathan should desire only en-
tirely reliable people.
Mr.. Nathan makes it condition :
that no discrimination shall be made
rs to the treatment of immigrants {
on his vessels All are TO be made
rs comfortable as possible. Good,
substantial and abundant food is to
be furnished to Gll alike only, that
those who wish state rooms, or such 5
peculiar comforts, will pay little |
more.
Mr.. Nathan has had much to do I
At Rio, already, in advancing the
interests of a great many persons !
from the South, who have settled in
Brazil. His business knowledge I
and energy, his acquaintance with !
the laws and customs of Brazil, aud |
his good standing with her Govern ;
mcnt, have all been devoted to their 2
whilst his cordiality and |
kindness have made friends of all ]
our people who have approached !
him. lie writes that he is endeav- !
ing to organize Bank to facilitate !
immigration. {
We arc requested TO say that un-
til the agents arc ready to announce {
their vessels, positively, communi-
cations can be addressed to Mr.. S
Wharton. No. So Common street, !
New Orleans-all letters t0 be pre- =
paid, and to contain postage stamp
for the reply.
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