The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-08-02
DOM'S DOINcS.
COvErING WHAT HAS BEEN WON
BY THE UNITED SrATEJ

COVETING WHAT HAS BEEN WON
BY THE UNITED STATES.
RUssIA's LOSS AND AMERICAS GAIN-MEN
AND WOMEN WHO WILL ENRICH AND
MAKE EVEN MORE GLORIOUS TEE LAND OF
THE FREE.
The New York Sun says that one of Dom
Pedro's special objects In visiting Europe Is
to prepare the way for whole
sale emigration of the Mennonites OF
Southern Russia to Brazil. The car yet
allows to these people tour years. after
which. II they do not emigrste, they must
conform to all the laws of the land, even
to the performance of military duty-a
DUTY that is as repugnsnt to them as though
they were Quskers. Whole colonies are,
therefore, mediiating a enersl f1szht.
Their vigor, sobriety, industry and in
telligence renders them valuable rs i'm
migrants, and the enlightened ruler, Don.
Pedro, naturally envies the United States
its good fortune in winning them as set
tiers. Within two days ten vessels, one
from Bremen and the other from HAM
burg, have landed large parties of
MENNoNIrBs AT CASTLE GARDEN.
They bring the Information that for
months past tbs agents OF the Brazilian
government have sought them in German
territory on their way to America, and
urge them to take passage tor Brazil; but
on their applying to the German suthorl-
ties for advice they were told that they had
better settle in the United States.
They were informed that ten years ago
steady tide of German emigration set out
for Brazil, and that the German govern
msnt was obliged to aid the emigrants in
getting back to Germany, the poverty,
sickness and neglect under which they
suffered having decreased their numbers
frightiully. Two years ago the Prussian
government ordered the exodus stopped.
At the same time the agents of Brazil per-
suaded many English peasants TO visit
their country, and Great Britain had to
provide
PASSAGE FOR THEM BACK TO HER SHORES
The Mennonites in Russia have written to
a well-known German resid, mt of this city
that the Emperor of Brazil will give to
every immigrant 100 acres of land for 81
an acre, the purchase price to be paid
within ten years, without interest. Dur
ing the first year the settlers are to be
grstuitously supplied with food and
the necessaries OF life. The emperor
asks inst the Russian cole
MES depute representatives to visit,
&C bis expense, the proffsled lands in Bra
I'll. Forty colonies have united and ele ted
four delegates who viii. within shor5
time, start for Brazil. These colonies are
all anxious to depart from Russia. Al
though one of the Mennonitss' leading
divine is the chief agent of the Brazilian
government, 1t would seem that they are
not attracted by the emperor's offer. They
are sppreheBsive of curtailmenG OF
THEIR RELIGIOUS Liberty
In Roman Catholic country, and they
doubt whether Dom Pedro's successor viii ]
bs as liberal and wise as he is; and, MORE
over, they fear thst as laborers In a coun-
try SO lately worked by slaves their social
status will be unenvisble. Those Men
nonites who have emigrated are al
most all in the United States, and
are happily settled. They are high.
| lv valued as settlers here. In addi-
| ton to the government offer of 100 acres
| free of cost to all who intend to become
citizens, private enterprise is sending oct
Inducements to the Mennonites to land
hero. In Wisconsin they are offered 40
| acres of land apiece near a main route OF
travel, and in the Southern states a house
and 10 acres of cultivated land at $40 Ter
acre, to be paid in few wears, at per
cent. interest, are theirs for the asking.