The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-09-08
From, Brazil,

We make the following extrac if3nia iefief Written
gB. H. Trustworthy, formerly 9 merchant q this
city, from Rio Janeiro Brazil, uFet siaeef fae2aff
Of July, to friend IN his city
Since my handing have explored por-
tions OF the provinces Of Rio d. JaHeito ana San faato
In the latter decidedly the best snds and think
the best climate for persons from she eniied STATES
Santos is the principal seaport town Ut thai province
and is aionttie of Shreveport, butzwt greater
commerce. From this place you tt'.e tte railroad Tor
tie country, which i Of tle E4estsroads
have ever seen. In going some ten or hiteen ihea
it rises between 4of, ard 5000 feet ahoYe tue level OF
the sea In several plaee7 this SIDE OF the noun
tans there are stationary engines OF great power py
which the train is pulled up the elevation Alter YOU
pass the first range OF mountains running parallel with
the coast, there is country more level aid ieftie
than any between the mountains and the COAST With
better climate and better seasons in which the Aner-
lean element in the Empire is fast eoneeHtatinS, even
from other provinces Coffee is the principal produc-
ton among the Rrazilans and cotton among the AMER
leans who have not vet been here long enough to
learn much about the production q! coffee, Cotton
and sugar do we'll 7 think better than in Louisiana.
Our people have not yet had chance 10 test sugar
planting so thoroughly as they have cotton, rs sugar
requires more capital and time have confersea With
several Americans who have raised over i've hnndred
pounds lint cotton TO the acre. Among tbetn Is Got.
Broadenay, who told me that he weighed his cotton
into the press and that lie made IN average Of G2q
n8uHdS INT cotton 10 the acre iiit country lS
greatly in want of american Improvements III the alb
sence of which many Of our people afe dissatisfied bnt
/ think time will heal all this There Is no doubt in
my mind but what men who wish % till the soil can
do better here than in the Unite States, II they can
only think Business and associations here are
very different from what they in the United States
People from the States have accnstom themselves
to the order Of things and III doing so the want
OLA sufficient knowledge Of the language sthe great
est difficulty to be overcome This is no country for
professional man from the States, merchant, I'M
til there is sufficient American clement to support
him. Ea@ szs1&}@6zs# n a=5tsE@
1t is thought by all the best informed persons With
whom have conversed that the institution of slavery
will last here twenty-five thirty wears longer md IL
abolished al all will be gradually done. Thsrei not
near much said upon this snbieernow there was
some years snce--immeatr yaftef the surrender
in the United States. The Emperor in s.ast speech
to his Parliament did not aadc 10 the subject and
think the friends of emancipation content TO
wait until they can whether it has been blessing
or curse to the race in the United States. Should
outside pressure become 20 great that it shall become
necessary for something TO be done gradual enlaneipa
ton will be accepted Az vet there has been law
order decree upon this subject although it has been
positively stated in the United States that there has
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