Washington telegraph., 1843-07-19
From Ms Nep Orleans 7rogic.

BlOjhApHY OF MONROE EDWARDS.
Monroe IL lHlrds was born in Kentucky,
bis ilIber removed 10 Texas several Yeas
pfur TO The revnlHlion which separated il
ftun Mexico, and died there previous 10
that ercnI--he WAS very respectable man,
both W his habits, come xiUns aud associa-
tons, Monroe received a plain education
~ hIs native STATE. and commenced life in
early nInhOni ID rexas--ir was not parlic-
ullily employed to the Revolution, except
al one time, as clerk in The counting house
Of Morgan A. Reed, who did buiness ai
Galveston Bay--ihs reputation he left with
his cTpisySrs vas by mcans snYiEbe.
- az . ,ssss, ,r ssssI> = s,ss-susoe lseeeioer--
ahi but Hlue caiculIied io advance Lis in-
icrest'n nercaniilo career iD that Country.
lHo grand drama of his cvcniful life, com
tncnced IN The winter of 2j-36z giien at
The city of New Odeans, lac became ac-
qnaInred with Mr.. q Dart. formerly or Rod
ncy, Miss, and having firm ia the city
oi New Orleans. under The style Of Franklin
Il Diri- and Z. Dau 81 Co., of Naichez.
Dii bad become embarrassed, and not
having IlIe means of paving his deLis. after
IuV"ising many means OF exirica!Iun, he al
Iasl tell upon The one Of buying slaves in
ihc Havana. they were cheap, in com
plrIsnn With Tile prices IN The Uliied States.
arq sGlil'ng them on plantation in Texas,
wher: the lands were only one 20Ih of the
price ~ the cotton lands ia the south west,
and where The climate had been represen-
TED 70 him az peculiarly adapted to the pro-
duction Oi ihs cotton plant, ia lis greatest
perfection Lorn which project ha honestly
expected IN few years ID realise annie
means Tor The cxIingnshmeni or his debts.
ana have besides more than a competency
i'r his wife aud children. Bur t-Ierc were
d'iiIculiies ~ the way-he was neiEhcr prac-
iicaliy nor Theoretically planier--nor had
he any iqf1 FOR that SORT OF business. Ia
addition 70 This, il he gave personal alien
iion N The plantation. ho would have 10
rcno!e his family there, deprive his children
ot the advantages Of education, aud expose
hls wife, who was an amabia and accom-
plI-hed woman, 20 All The bardships and
troubles Incident and inscparablc from pion-
cer life; and in addii'oasif he assumed the
control and management Of the property in
person, and bad things in his own name, he
might have been pursued by bis creditors
iE tie UGfcd SIaIes, aud broken up before
hc had lImo TO realize the very means with
which he expected TO ply them, and 50 de-
Feat The very object he had in Fisw,
Al this stage Of his mediialioRs he met
Monroe Eiwards. vho readily. entered into
bis plans, and promised an entire devotion
70 The success of the enterprise. Edwards
had no money, bot 10 lieu thereof lie was
To furnish talents, vignr, enterprise, &c
and - caseT The property in MS own name
Dirt furnished Al The outset 81, 900 in gold
and United States Bank bills, which we're
equivalent ci that time 10 specie, and they
lsf' the city about the close Of The year '35
ior Havana where Dart succeeded ID ne
gpiiiiing irora The house Of Ka;ghi g. Co.,
loan Of S35,000, lhus swelling their cash
capital 70 SS5.0o0. They bought and landed
~ Texas, oE tho Braz,s River, sometime
Ia February 'jG, about 220 extremely likely
aad valuable young negroes, bone being
under 10 and very ie w over 90 wears Of age.
While in the iiayanDa an incident occurred.
which plainly indicated what, in suitable
field of action, might be ,he future career
81 Elyardsi not satisfied with The large
gang Of negroes which Mr. Dari bad lairly
purchased for hin, be decoyed likely ne-
gro boy on board Of tho vessel, ard there
conccaIed hi'n viii, ibe view of kidnapping
aim; b. nwner discovered II and was about
10 apply 10 The authorities, when lhe thing
came ." the knowledge of Mr.. Dar. who
10y great exeriions hnshcd The matter up. b,
paying The sum Of SI.7OO.
Arrived in Texas, Edwards pretended L
commence the business Of planting -5ough