Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-08
~ " MING STAR.
CENTRAL AMERICAN FXPEpIrIoy
Go r.spondence bswssu Sec e.ary Marcy
and Col Kinney
Mr.. KINNEY TO Mr.. MARCY.
WASHINGTON CRY, }
January %, 1855. {


DEAR SIR: In pursuance of vour re-
quest, made to me at the close Of the in
tervlew to which you did me the honor
to invite (me!) hasten to put in writing
what | then verbally disclosed were the
objects and purposes Of the Central Ame-
rican Company, of which [ am the
agent and principal superintendent.
This company was organized a little
more than year since, when officers
and managers were elected to direct and
control its affairs.
Tine articles of association declare its
object to be the occupany and improve.
ment of the lands within the limits of its
grant and my instructions are of the
same purport, although necessarily more
extended. These direct me to take i'm.
mediate steps for the peaceable occupa.
ton and colonization of the lands Of the
company, by such Industrious and enter.
prising men as may be willing to remove
thither, either Singly or with their fami.
lies, and to offer them, as an inducement
for going, certain quantity of land, to
be laid of and conveyed to them on con.
slderation of actual occupancy.
They also instruct me to take out a
certain number of mechanics and labor.
ers of various kinds, as | may find can
be advantageously employed in mining,
cutting mahogany and other valuable
cabinet woods which may bear transpor.
tation to the United States or Europe.
And my instructions are to do all peace.
ably, without invading the rights of
either communities or States.
AS to my own purpose, | can only saw
that it will be to carry out my instruc-
tions faithfully, to preserve peace, to cul.
tivate spirit of industry and a love of
order in the community which hope to
see grow up speedily in that now desert
and uninhabited portion of the world. A
number of industrious and enterprising
citizens, accompanied by their families,
have already sailed, or are about to sail.
from Corpus Christi, and they will be
shortly followed by others from the
North.
L have also been engaged for some time
past in organizing corps oflaborers, who
will be shortly sent out under the super.
intendence of suitable persons. who have
instructions to preserve the strictest or
der, and to prevent excess of every kind.
1t is my purpose to occupy some suit
able place, and to establish municipal
regulations for the immediate govern.
ment of the cOlOnists, so that it may be
in my power to enforce order and keep
up the forms of civilized society from the
beginning. As soon as my arrangements
are complete, which l hope they will be
shortly, 1T is my purpose to follow those
who have gone already, ard to devote all
my energies to build up prosperous set
tlement which may furnish an example
of what industry can accomplish in that
beautiful country, hitherto an unoccu-
pied desert. And, in conclusion, | sol
emnly assure you that am as averse 10
all illegal and marauding enterprises as
you can possibly be; and that it has nev-
er formed any part of the object of the
company, at least SO far as it has been
communicated to ne, to violate any rule
of common or public law; but, on the
contrary, the purpose has been and is to
avoid everything likely to lead to conten-
ton or violence.
| have the honor to be, with sentiments
of the highest respect, your obd't serv't,
Ii. l.. KINNEY.
To the Hon. VIM. L. MARCY,
Secretary of State.