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An Attractive Project.


Editors Of the Press You will OBJ
lige me by publishing the following cdi,o-
rial of the Montgomery Nail of yesterday
evening, 10 instant.
l am ono Of the gentlemen to whom the
Editor alludcs, i'll terms SO laudatory, and
have charge of the interests of the enter
prise in this section. The other is gentle
man who has held a place in the councils
Of our country second only to the Prcsi-
dency, and who has no superior in this
country, in genius, courage, and military
capacity.
1t is indeed most dazzling project, Ger
tain of success, and will prove a Lamp of
Aladdin to the advcnturers.
If there are any yc"rg men in your Sec
ton, Of courage and character, who wish to
follow my lead, and make an ample fortune
in three years, they can have it insured by
early application to me, at this place.
If there arc any who wish to invest mo-
ncy that will quadruple itselfin one year, Of
fer them the opportunity. The article be-
low is sufficiently explicit, and discloscs all
that can now be disclosed.
Yours respectfully, B. L. POSEY.
We have been lately advised of an cxpc-
dition which, We think, holds out induce
ments to cntcrprising, adventurous younr
men, far beyond any that has been mootcd
Tor years. Not the first golden promise of
virgin California exceeded what here may
be reasonably expected, if a moderate
amount OF means. and nen of the right
sort can be speedily secured. An impor
tant, distinctive advantage possessed by it,
over all others, is that the returns of the
adventure, if successful, will be almost i'm
mediate; while we are convinced that with
ordinary prudence, joined with celebrity of
movements, success is almost beyond Il per-
adventure.
Its not allowed to lis, to say much concern
ing this enterprise; but there is no inter
dlctlon OH declaring it lawful honorable
and most probably n peaceful plan of col
onlzatlon-ohe with which the government
cannot intefeIc, if it would. 1t seeks to
place under the influences of Anglo Saxon
civilization one of the most magnificent re-
glons OF the earth's surface; to open up,
with Aladdin-like rapiIity, the most mag
nlflcent sources of a diversified and almost
limitess commerce. The domain to be
subjected abounds with immense but unde-
velopcd wealth; it presents no opposition to
the projectors OF this plan, on the part of
the true hcritors Of the soil; and the mere
exhibition of the means of protection TO
them and their friends, will probably be
sufficient to prevent any difficulty in the
acquisition. The healthfu, energetic, in
telllgent young man, before whom are n
long probation and doubtful success here,
has glorious opportunity to strike, with
an approximation to certainty, for the am
piest fortune. The risk is hardly greater
than that of trip to Oregon, and, We are
informed, the ranks of the comparatively
small company arc rapidly filling up, with
men OF character, talents and means. At
all events, we personally know that some
such are contributing to the enterprise.
1t is quite right for lis to state, that we
have nothing, personally, to do with this
matter. Further, we are opposed to filibus-
tcring expeditions, on principle; but we re-
gard this as lawful, honorable and most
promising. AT least t'co gentlemen whose
lead we should not hesitate to follow, where
sagacity, nerve, and fertility of resource are
required, are embarked in it. We have
seen the specifications and know the ccncr-
al outline of their plan. We cannot dis
close these, but we will say that-while
positively, we have 10 connection with tho
adventure, except desire to see friends
sncceed-we know gentleman in Mont
gomery, who will impart the information to
any young man of good character, who will
first convince lis of his desire to connect
himself with the association.
1t remains, only, for US to add, that this
matter is not the Kinney Expedition, ,"nor
has the public, as yet, ever obtained any
information concerning it. We pledge our
self that it is not one of those about which
our newspapers have been discoursing.
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