New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-20

by The Americans tie vas However c4iu nn,ated
and psIsecued by the Immigrants themselves Al
trough the bn-IDsss done in G~-m 1ny, he sue
csedsd in establisbing a second settlement further
North Fredericksburg. He maze al exo'oring
excursion into IN. Fisher tract, entered ino sfssn-
tageous treaties with the Incsns aud secured the 1c
and assistance Of all the ioh.bitsn'.. II may ne
Justly said that whatever good hss been done ~ the
Association, was performed by Meussno1c1. ihi- t.
il spp.sys also a. present srkDo EDGED ~ the
Germans. They helped. in l-92, 70 elect nm 10 me
Senate.
But the most horrible catastrophe in the enterprise
in question occurred in the -p-ng of the year l-i5
The second grand expedition OF uni sr anti VI scrSe
between the fall of ls4j and April, lsio More han
5 200 persona were landed in Galveston aud Indian
ola left 10 shift for ,heDselves The var sgans
NJ xeO bad broken out; Indi.nols consisted a. that
time but of few huts and even those were not Tor
the immigrants but for the soldiers on the MACH
The transportation Ct baggage and provisions had
rsssd the cost Of conveyance mmoderstey, aud
there was not money enough among them - bay
tesms Thus the unfortunate ones had 10 camp longer
than fx months under tents exposed 10 the OBNOXIOUS
char &c Of weather the low unhealthy s10re. I1ey
bad neither shelter against the burning sun, nor fire
when drencbed by rain chilled by the bleak WIND
Rum. boles increased their misery, and changed
men into beasts an epidemic broke out among them,
ard more than 1 thirds OF the mum Der fell prey 70
it. fe Of them formed into company OF rangers
ant went Mexico. The survivors resolved 10 leave
the place for Aew-Braunf-is but 1t IL mpes-lole 10
4
on the road. ]; was lined by corpses and dying mn
Wolves snd vultures folio Fed the gronps, and de
voured their prey while still warm. Husbands let.
their wives behind perish by hunger and tnrs ana
were left to the same fate themselves when their tur1
Of sickness came But few, in proportion, reached
New. BfBupfels which consisted 6ut OF rev poor
hufs and several tents where the starving Injected
wrefches were recsived, and communicated the epi
deuj, TO the whole community. The Association,
bound furnish the provisions, had nothing on .nf
but beef-the cheapest and in that state OF thin-s,
certainly the most unwbClesome iood-the very tnse
of The Epidemic. DEATH stared all IN the face. Ihsy
tried 70 forget their horrible situation, and TO en-
ioy the few moments they hsd still 10 live. They
drank sang and danced day ana night although
touched already By The poisoned dart and having ta5
diving or the dead before and besi 10 them. lhs
miserable hut used for hospital was but few rocs
di.tan, en- tue bar.room where 10 the sound Of m
endipg clsriopet drm ken men walled with wo-
men, crazy with excitement and fever. Al fhe ties
Of society or family Oosened, aud the most hor
rihe crimes were perpe'ra'ed without even being
needed. Similar scenes o. misery and atroc'y hap
peDed likewise at Fredericksburg. There even men
were torn from their families and buried before being
dead only 10 get nd OF them a. once. There Is 20
'exsege ration in all this Much thst still more cruel
and e1ecrsbe could be rected the facts stated were
not more han sufficient 70 form an des OF the inde-
scTb able misery csused by few light minded sshd-
ers 10 msDy thousands of their iello w-nen am OF
The formidable respor siby thereby hespsd on their
beads Ii is but iustce 20 throw the light OF truth
Cd the c6u,es of all this misery The members OF the
Association, although welmeaniag did not under.
stand what they were about 10 do. They fsnciei
that their hiQh protection alone was sufficient 10 make
all right. They had no idea OF what wanted for
the tuccess OF for the ou'i, Of s1ch An enter
prize, and they cared not TO be enlightened on the
subject They did pot knew the peope snd their ne.
ceeiiies nor bad they the rem )est idea ot the toll
and hardship of settling new country. They per-
mitted themselves TO be bumbueged by specuistors
ard advenureIs they entered into ruin Jus bargains,
ard had not even funds enough to ske the sm1lles'
- ,f xrtn mad N
them, 10 the place of the settlement Tie capital
stock Of the Company was only $50, 900, while Tor
the mere transportation Of 1000 persons, from the
sea board the interior they needed four times that
amount, besees food, which was not provided a. ALI;
and those people fsnci.d 10 found a German colony
al d 10 give lew impulses 10 Industry, commerce AMI
navigation They sel-cted their agents AMI en-
ployes without regard TO their ability. None of
Them had been ia the couDtry nor h sd they the ex
perience sui ,ieDt 10 manage so complicated an en-
tfTyrise. When the money was most wanted, they
failed in sending II, either by mstrus or neglect To
pelfoJm the Obligation imposed by the agreement
With Fisher they induced the emigration q Texas by
The most enchanting and exaggerated statements
The least that the lees s-ngune ones expected
10 inG the parrots rocking on the Doug and
the MONKEYS pi4yiTg on the palm trees. Atter t1e
aforesaid frials Meusenbach eded with the
settlement, ard his exertons ren unera'ed.
NewBraunfls and Fredericksburg began 70 look
better and by. and by the affairs Of the colony be.
came Prosperous But the repor OF what had i-sed
in lei6 spread over the old country, and caused a
deep prejudice among farmers and wofkingmen
against Texas as place of residence. The more en-
lighter cd, Who could better value the adv antsges Of
feItd by that country not frightened away, ana
II ore than 600 Germ have setted between the
Colorado and the Gusoalupe mostly grouped around
New Brsuntels, Fredericksburg, aad San Antonio,
engage ed in agricultural pursuits. Although tus
nun Der is but small comparatively, German manners
and German mind have more influence and are more
respected there than anywhere el,e IN the United
States The reason IL, that the German element 80
-. a. futkrf lfgaH ion nd
sustains ibet character. There you see tue German
noblemsn the learned professor The soldier, and the
artist, thriving and coDtenied IN their occupation
The popularity of Texan life has, besides this de-
cic ed attraction for the energetic, who mostly
belong 10 The enlightened class Of society. You do
not st there those wooden coarse figures OF German
peasants az they show their dstrustul faces IN the
streets of New.YoIk. Tae Germans there are the
most prominent merchants, the most daring bear
hunters, the most gallant defenders against preda-
tory invaders Moreover they sincerely attached
10 the cultv alton Of their minds They have not be-
come exclusively prsctiCal-nor were they 80 at the
time when they had 10 struggle with nature aud 20
shift for the necessares of life. They anxious
TO establish good newspapers. They were not sets
fed with an ipt|ligencer, edited by speculative
type setter. as they are sometimes In the Eastern
States The two German newspapers published in
Texas the reflection Of intellectual life, the en-
ligbtentd leaders in the political movement, the
champions Of 81 cia improvement among them. Our
country there on the frontier Of the Indian
territory, ,re thoroughly acquainted with the new
productions of German intellect; and the lecturer
few evenings age participated in meeting in Listers
dale, for the purpose of founding the msns
Association. which was suddenly interrupted dur
ipc the discussion of the most elevated principles OF
mankind, by the appearance of more than itty a.
disns on horseback Bat this cultivation OF the
brighter sides of life Is but particular and private in
the sen.ral development. Its effects are but little, if
al all perez otible in public life, and their genera
infuei &C. ii checked, will appear % good ajvan-
iase in the generation. The political considers
tho CORN h4xva in