The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-02

Paraguay to Brazil. II is especially so OF
the Chileans, and very much 30 with the
Argentines.
On the other hand. the South Americans
admire our government. They have mod
eled their constitutions after ours, and
nearly al the politicians have large II.
braries OF Americana. They know our
leading men and will talk to you Of George
Washington and Thomas Jefferson. There
is a statue OF George Washington In Cara
cas-. put up as one Of the heroes OF hu-
man liberty. In the White House of the
Argentine I found a library which con-
tained several thousand books relating to
the United States. I saw hundreds Of
books relating to our country and govern
ment In the library Of the secretary Of
state OF Paraguay, and also a fire collec-
ton OF Americana In the large library OF
Senior Rodrigues. the able editor OF Do
Concrete, the leading paper Of Brazil.
How Our Americans Celebrate.
The Fourth Of July IS usually celebrated
by our consuls and diplomats abroad by
receptions and dinners. Last year the con-
sui at Paraguay. a coiored statesman from
Tennessee. John /. Ruffin. was serenaded
by the government band. He held a re-
cep.ion at the consulate and the leading
Paraguayan officials paid their respects to
Uncle Sam. Col Bryan. the minister to
Brazil. gave . big dinner that day to the
Americans In Rio. taking a hotel there for
the purpose. and the ministers at Busnos
Ayres. Santiago and Lima also held re-
cepsions.
Z. $. Coionists I'm south America.
There il one class Of our people In South
America who hardly know whether TO ceie-
brate the Fourth or not They would like
20. but they do not think II consistent with
their conduct In fleeing from the arms Of
Uncle Sam at the close Of the civil war.
refer to the several colonies who left the
United States for South America because
the North was victorious over the South
There are two such colonies in Brasil, one
about 500 miles or more up the Amason,
near Santarem. and another at the city Of
Csmpinas. In the coffee-raising state Of
Sac Paulo
The Campnas colony was very large
away back in the sixties. but II has now
dwindlea down 10 about 100 families It 10
made up Of Sou;herners who selected Brasil
as home before slavery was abolished in
the United States, They were very sore
over the defeat OF the South. They had
been Shareholders, and when they came
south, they supposed. ! venture. that Bra
xii would always have slaves
The first who came were from Alabama.
Georgia and Mississippi. but later on there
were some from Texas and other states.
They bought land. and some 81 them for a
time had slaves. and several had these
slaves freed by the emancipation laws OF
Brazil. In fact number OF them had their
slaves taken away from them twice In
this way. ence In the United States and the
second tire in South America.
met = number % these Southerners dur
ing my stay In South America, but have
yet tn talk with one who Is not anxious to
get back % the United States Only \
few are doing we'll. The most OF them are
in just about the same condition that they
would have been had they stayed at home.
/ They all say they expect TO 80 hack soma
day. bait the probability Is they never will.
They have English schools. ard although