"Colonization societies sprang up to assist determined migrants, led by Ballard S. Dunn." -The Confederados (1998)
"One of the most fascinating personalities to engage in the Brazilian settlement campaign was Reverend Ballard S. Dunn." Political Ideology in United States-Brazilian Relations (1977)
"The ultimate design of this volume is, to persuade Southern malcontents to join a Colony, which the author is trying to plant in Brazil." - The Church Review 1867
Were former Confederate soldiers so persecuted by the victorious Yankees after the Civil War that they decided to form a colony in Brazil where they could more freely pursue life, liberty, and happiness?
After the American Civil War, Emperor Dom Pedro II of Brazil offered former Confederates subsidized transport to Brazil, cheap land, and tax breaks. As many as 20,000 former Confederates set out for Brazil to establish a new life away from the destruction of war and Northern rule under Reconstruction.
Many Southerners who took the Emperor's offer had lost their lands during the war, were unwilling to live under a conquering army, or simply did not expect an improvement in the South's economic position.
In particular, the Rev. Ballard S. Dunn (1829-1897) of New Orleans led a large contingent of Southerners to Brazil. Dunn helped form the first settlement around Iguape, near Santos. Dunn then returned to America and brought out more people.
In 1866, Dunn had toured Brazil to scout locations for an American colony in Brazil. In his 1866 book "Brazil, the Home for Southerners," he describes the country which he has just visited, and especially that part of the. Province of Sao Paulo, where he proposed to make a settlement.
In introducing his book he describes the reasoning behind the common desire for Southerners to leave the United States, Ballard writes:
"For, as surely as that these four years of disastrous war have left most of those who have been true to themselves and their ancestors penniless, homeless, despoiled, and bereaved, so surely the future, with its cumbrous disabilities, and fearful forebodings, promises nothing better than poverty and humiliation: with no guarantee that worse, even, than these may not befall.
"The late scenes at Memphis and New Orleans, with many others, of like character, throughout the South, not permitted to find their way into the public prints, are but the precursors of those awful anarchical struggles that precede all radical changes in governments that have grown suddenly great, powerful, and unscrupulous: whose greatness and power, because wicked and corrupt, end in self-destruction. Those who oppress you, are energetic, aggressive, ambitious, and ravenous. In them you see foulness of life, and cruelty of policy, methodized into a system; consecrated by their religion; and these must be gratified; peacefully, and unresisted if possible. The power that now holds you, like so many captives, bound to the stake, while it decides, as barbarians have done before, whether it is better to burn, flay alive, or release; while we see in it none of the elements of permanency, or stability, is appalling enough; in the hands of such as are sufficiently vigorous and unscrupulous to set it in motion.
"Then why should we remain in a country, where we find that there is neither present, nor prospective, security, for life, liberty and property? Where we are painfully conscious of the fact, that our chiefest privilege is, to pay exorbitant taxes, to meet the demands of the debt incurred in our subjugation; and to pay the enhanced salaries of those who have grown glorious by butchering our kindred, destroying our cities and towns, our fields and firesides; and insulting our women, as they robbed, and turned them, and our little ones, out into the storm and night? Some counsel us to stand our ground; to stick to the soil that gave us birth, and root them out."
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"One of the most fascinating personalities to engage in the Brazilian settlement campaign was Reverend Ballard S. Dunn." Political Ideology in United States-Brazilian Relations (1977)
"The ultimate design of this volume is, to persuade Southern malcontents to join a Colony, which the author is trying to plant in Brazil." - The Church Review 1867
Were former Confederate soldiers so persecuted by the victorious Yankees after the Civil War that they decided to form a colony in Brazil where they could more freely pursue life, liberty, and happiness?
After the American Civil War, Emperor Dom Pedro II of Brazil offered former Confederates subsidized transport to Brazil, cheap land, and tax breaks. As many as 20,000 former Confederates set out for Brazil to establish a new life away from the destruction of war and Northern rule under Reconstruction.
Many Southerners who took the Emperor's offer had lost their lands during the war, were unwilling to live under a conquering army, or simply did not expect an improvement in the South's economic position.
In particular, the Rev. Ballard S. Dunn (1829-1897) of New Orleans led a large contingent of Southerners to Brazil. Dunn helped form the first settlement around Iguape, near Santos. Dunn then returned to America and brought out more people.
In 1866, Dunn had toured Brazil to scout locations for an American colony in Brazil. In his 1866 book "Brazil, the Home for Southerners," he describes the country which he has just visited, and especially that part of the. Province of Sao Paulo, where he proposed to make a settlement.
In introducing his book he describes the reasoning behind the common desire for Southerners to leave the United States, Ballard writes:
"For, as surely as that these four years of disastrous war have left most of those who have been true to themselves and their ancestors penniless, homeless, despoiled, and bereaved, so surely the future, with its cumbrous disabilities, and fearful forebodings, promises nothing better than poverty and humiliation: with no guarantee that worse, even, than these may not befall.
"The late scenes at Memphis and New Orleans, with many others, of like character, throughout the South, not permitted to find their way into the public prints, are but the precursors of those awful anarchical struggles that precede all radical changes in governments that have grown suddenly great, powerful, and unscrupulous: whose greatness and power, because wicked and corrupt, end in self-destruction. Those who oppress you, are energetic, aggressive, ambitious, and ravenous. In them you see foulness of life, and cruelty of policy, methodized into a system; consecrated by their religion; and these must be gratified; peacefully, and unresisted if possible. The power that now holds you, like so many captives, bound to the stake, while it decides, as barbarians have done before, whether it is better to burn, flay alive, or release; while we see in it none of the elements of permanency, or stability, is appalling enough; in the hands of such as are sufficiently vigorous and unscrupulous to set it in motion.
"Then why should we remain in a country, where we find that there is neither present, nor prospective, security, for life, liberty and property? Where we are painfully conscious of the fact, that our chiefest privilege is, to pay exorbitant taxes, to meet the demands of the debt incurred in our subjugation; and to pay the enhanced salaries of those who have grown glorious by butchering our kindred, destroying our cities and towns, our fields and firesides; and insulting our women, as they robbed, and turned them, and our little ones, out into the storm and night? Some counsel us to stand our ground; to stick to the soil that gave us birth, and root them out."
Brazil, the Home for Southerners
"Colonization societies sprang up to assist determined migrants, led by Ballard S. Dunn." -The Confederados (1998)
"One of the most fascinating personalities to engage in the Brazilian settlement campaign was Reverend Ballard S. Dunn." Political Ideology in United States-Brazilian Relations (1977)
"The ultimate design of this volume is, to persuade Southern malcontents to join a Colony, which the author is trying to plant in Brazil." - The Church Review 1867
Were former Confederate soldiers so persecuted by the victorious Yankees after the Civil War that they decided to form a colony in Brazil where they could more freely pursue life, liberty, and happiness?
After the American Civil War, Emperor Dom Pedro II of Brazil offered former Confederates subsidized transport to Brazil, cheap land, and tax breaks. As many as 20,000 former Confederates set out for Brazil to establish a new life away from the destruction of war and Northern rule under Reconstruction.
Many Southerners who took the Emperor's offer had lost their lands during the war, were unwilling to live under a conquering army, or simply did not expect an improvement in the South's economic position.
In particular, the Rev. Ballard S. Dunn (1829-1897) of New Orleans led a large contingent of Southerners to Brazil. Dunn helped form the first settlement around Iguape, near Santos. Dunn then returned to America and brought out more people.
In 1866, Dunn had toured Brazil to scout locations for an American colony in Brazil. In his 1866 book "Brazil, the Home for Southerners," he describes the country which he has just visited, and especially that part of the. Province of Sao Paulo, where he proposed to make a settlement.
In introducing his book he describes the reasoning behind the common desire for Southerners to leave the United States, Ballard writes:
"For, as surely as that these four years of disastrous war have left most of those who have been true to themselves and their ancestors penniless, homeless, despoiled, and bereaved, so surely the future, with its cumbrous disabilities, and fearful forebodings, promises nothing better than poverty and humiliation: with no guarantee that worse, even, than these may not befall.
"The late scenes at Memphis and New Orleans, with many others, of like character, throughout the South, not permitted to find their way into the public prints, are but the precursors of those awful anarchical struggles that precede all radical changes in governments that have grown suddenly great, powerful, and unscrupulous: whose greatness and power, because wicked and corrupt, end in self-destruction. Those who oppress you, are energetic, aggressive, ambitious, and ravenous. In them you see foulness of life, and cruelty of policy, methodized into a system; consecrated by their religion; and these must be gratified; peacefully, and unresisted if possible. The power that now holds you, like so many captives, bound to the stake, while it decides, as barbarians have done before, whether it is better to burn, flay alive, or release; while we see in it none of the elements of permanency, or stability, is appalling enough; in the hands of such as are sufficiently vigorous and unscrupulous to set it in motion.
"Then why should we remain in a country, where we find that there is neither present, nor prospective, security, for life, liberty and property? Where we are painfully conscious of the fact, that our chiefest privilege is, to pay exorbitant taxes, to meet the demands of the debt incurred in our subjugation; and to pay the enhanced salaries of those who have grown glorious by butchering our kindred, destroying our cities and towns, our fields and firesides; and insulting our women, as they robbed, and turned them, and our little ones, out into the storm and night? Some counsel us to stand our ground; to stick to the soil that gave us birth, and root them out."
"One of the most fascinating personalities to engage in the Brazilian settlement campaign was Reverend Ballard S. Dunn." Political Ideology in United States-Brazilian Relations (1977)
"The ultimate design of this volume is, to persuade Southern malcontents to join a Colony, which the author is trying to plant in Brazil." - The Church Review 1867
Were former Confederate soldiers so persecuted by the victorious Yankees after the Civil War that they decided to form a colony in Brazil where they could more freely pursue life, liberty, and happiness?
After the American Civil War, Emperor Dom Pedro II of Brazil offered former Confederates subsidized transport to Brazil, cheap land, and tax breaks. As many as 20,000 former Confederates set out for Brazil to establish a new life away from the destruction of war and Northern rule under Reconstruction.
Many Southerners who took the Emperor's offer had lost their lands during the war, were unwilling to live under a conquering army, or simply did not expect an improvement in the South's economic position.
In particular, the Rev. Ballard S. Dunn (1829-1897) of New Orleans led a large contingent of Southerners to Brazil. Dunn helped form the first settlement around Iguape, near Santos. Dunn then returned to America and brought out more people.
In 1866, Dunn had toured Brazil to scout locations for an American colony in Brazil. In his 1866 book "Brazil, the Home for Southerners," he describes the country which he has just visited, and especially that part of the. Province of Sao Paulo, where he proposed to make a settlement.
In introducing his book he describes the reasoning behind the common desire for Southerners to leave the United States, Ballard writes:
"For, as surely as that these four years of disastrous war have left most of those who have been true to themselves and their ancestors penniless, homeless, despoiled, and bereaved, so surely the future, with its cumbrous disabilities, and fearful forebodings, promises nothing better than poverty and humiliation: with no guarantee that worse, even, than these may not befall.
"The late scenes at Memphis and New Orleans, with many others, of like character, throughout the South, not permitted to find their way into the public prints, are but the precursors of those awful anarchical struggles that precede all radical changes in governments that have grown suddenly great, powerful, and unscrupulous: whose greatness and power, because wicked and corrupt, end in self-destruction. Those who oppress you, are energetic, aggressive, ambitious, and ravenous. In them you see foulness of life, and cruelty of policy, methodized into a system; consecrated by their religion; and these must be gratified; peacefully, and unresisted if possible. The power that now holds you, like so many captives, bound to the stake, while it decides, as barbarians have done before, whether it is better to burn, flay alive, or release; while we see in it none of the elements of permanency, or stability, is appalling enough; in the hands of such as are sufficiently vigorous and unscrupulous to set it in motion.
"Then why should we remain in a country, where we find that there is neither present, nor prospective, security, for life, liberty and property? Where we are painfully conscious of the fact, that our chiefest privilege is, to pay exorbitant taxes, to meet the demands of the debt incurred in our subjugation; and to pay the enhanced salaries of those who have grown glorious by butchering our kindred, destroying our cities and towns, our fields and firesides; and insulting our women, as they robbed, and turned them, and our little ones, out into the storm and night? Some counsel us to stand our ground; to stick to the soil that gave us birth, and root them out."
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| BN ID: | 2940161063040 |
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| Publisher: | Far West Travel Adventure |
| Publication date: | 04/26/2022 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
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