The New York herald., 1877-02-12
BRAZILIAN COLONIES.

HISTORY OF THE COLONIES OF MUNlz, THO.
DoEo, CAROLINA AND RIO BRANCo--oFFIcrAL
STATEMENT OF THE CONSUL GENERAL-DIL-
LER's NARRATIVE CORRECTED.
The thrilling story told TO tho Commissioners Of
Emigration last week by ono OF tho German emgrants
to tho Brazilian colony Of Theodore, or, he called it,
"Ticrra dol Oro," awakened general interest and
called forth a response from tho Brazilian Consul
General. Tho following letter from the onlc al
gives further details OF the plans OF the imperial gov
crnment:--
To THE EDIroR or THE HERALD:-
The complaints OF the German cmgrants do not
dato from day, and were exclusively against the
Empire OF Brazil. In tho year in which tho
State New YORK ordered the investigation regarding
tho treatment OF the emigrants in the Tapscot Poor
House and Hospital afcr whcn followed tho legislative
act which established in this city the Bourd Of Com
missioners Of Emigration, which curbed the abuses
practiscd till then, The Minister OF Foreign Affairs Of
Prussia Baron de Canitz, addressed tho Brazilian gov
ernment despatch III which he complained Of the
false promises made to the Germans by the agents OF
en-. .graon to Brazil.
fairs OF Brazil tho Marquis OF Ahantes, shows that
that time tho government of my country has mad
but ono opinion on that subject That reply said =
''rhat tho Brazilian government had already pro-
nOunccd itself against that rcpr0ved system OF mis-
leading and seduction and that It taking measures
to publish laws that would secure the future OF tho
colonists. That tho establishment Of the colonsts
being prepared 1t only accepted the proposals made
means OF the consuls and responsible agents. and
not by intervention or shipping agents or COM
panies OF spectators. That In tho double character of
Christian aud Brazilian he bad nothing moro at
heart than the calling OF tho most attention OF
the Prussian authorities to such spectators, whose
punishment was service TO humanity"
This has always been tho language Ot tho imperial
government, AMI the 17th OF February, 1874, the
Minister Of Agriculture recommendedto to the consular
ccumspect,on they wefc not to allow the advan
TO be met with Brazil by the emgrants TO be cxag
gerated. ~
SEQ In official documents that the Commander Egas
Muniz and Counsellor Lopcs de i4e,e entered into
tract with tho imperial government Tor the establish
mcnt oi the colonies OF Murz, Theodore, Carolina and
RIO Branco the province OF Buhn, formed with Cor
man colon,sts. In 1873 the contractors introduced
sa5 coloniss who were aistributcd among the above
named colonies in quantities OF 400, SOO l6O and 80
persons 4O5 individuals. who complete tho number OF
emigrants received, having died or abandoned the
colonies In his report OF the 1s Of March, 1874, tho
Prcsdcnt Of tho province OF Bahia tells the Provincial
Assembly that these colonies were not doing well j;
that tte individuals composing them not good
aud that the localities had not been well chosen. Tho
colonsts died not of yellow fever but on account OF
the lack Of hygiene and OF temperance In climate
that was foreign to their nature
ACTION BY TIE GOVERNMENT
Tho imperial government informed Of thcso facts
sent the Councillor Nasccntcs dc Azambua TO examine
the condiiion OF the colonies and ascertain in what
manner the clauses contract were being carried
out IL proved that the co0niss did not want to
subject themselves 10 work according to tho form
pressed In their contracts As tho colonists created
several disturbances IT war natural that the police
should intervene seeing that is It's duty everywhere
to maintain public Order and II in the repression any
ignorant, II was nothing more than the natural
sequence Of tho turbulent proceeding OF tho revotcd
cUionsts.
Know further, that tho imperial government, hay
ing paid to tho enterprise what II had agreed TO help IL
with, amount which only from the 16th OF August
to the 10Th OF September, lS73 figured up $685. 500
II could have rcscindcd the contract without being
liable for anything else but always jealous for the
good national and giving tho best attention to
the subject of emigration, the government cancelled
tho contract, taking the entire charge OF IT, and or
tended TO these lour colonies the projection 1t
gives the colonies OF the state These the facts
and with their expl II rs evident that the
tive OF Thomas Der fails in several points.
What there is doubt about Is, that these cooniss
were not prudent enough in signing COM racts which
they altcrward would not or could not perform; but
that also the imperial government cannot have any
sponsibty In that fact However, as | have already
said 1t not only does not encourage the seduction OF
the emigrants, but Furnishes II with all the
It's powor In this doing moro than bound itself
DO not let the American reader suppose that the bad
of the four colonies OF Bahia 10 taken
an example OF the normal condition OF German colo
nization In Brazil II IS evident that all the
Germans In Brazil have the same fate as
your informant, and that, Notwithstanding the
raiamtics he has told us, the Germans have had,
have now and will always have in Brazil second
home whenever they are able to understand that to
the armed agitation OF Europe they should prefer the
more profitable and human agitation OF industry In
the vast peaceful, fertile and hcalthlul empire o
South America SALVADOR DE MENDONCA.
Brazilian Consul General
NEw YORK, Feb 8, 1877.