The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-19
German Lecture Of DR.. Kapp.

Yesterday evening Mr.. Ford Knapp delivered very in
teresting lecture at the Mercantile Library upon the
History Of the German Settlements In Western Texas
and their Importance to the United States After givug
geographical description Of Texas tho natural barrier
between the United States and Mexico, the lecturer
briefly reviewed its history since the Spanish dominion
until she formed of the federal States Of Mexico
In 1885 the war Of separation began and
the republic Of Texas was proclaimed to be incorporated
into the Union. This was in l845 Since that epoch
bsgins the great German emigration. Karl Castel was
the first to give the impulse he framed an enlarged
plan to into Texas large numbe- Of entrants
Texas was praised the country where the European
postaires were to end happiness and prosperity and
ton to the impulse given by the German emigration
German colony was not Impossible. England slim l.
wanted to exercise prot@ctorate over the country
Several attempts failed either for want of or pro-
per arrangements. From 1874 up to 1885, 1900 families
emigrated TO Texas. Henry Fischer obtsinei large
grant from Presnent Sam Houston But the lands were
9" a, sne has and were on
welt came instead Of providing for the wants OF emf
grants he had palace constructed for himself aud
affection Of the Indians he dsribu brandy and other
presents amongst them after yards called himself the
Prins of Indians Otto Malberg also made treaties
with he Indians but condition Of the emigrlnts
was not better that account In the years
their arrival found neither bouses shelter From
want of good water and proper accommodations, two
thirds died. and their corpses mauured the plantation
they devoured at night by the wolves The nreat
est disorder prevailed, roting and drunkenness, being
the order OF the day. There was control any more
and entire families were swept away. The msmana
ment and inability OF tue managers caed several at
tempts of the coopizatoniss to fail and produced ia
Germany reaction against Texas from which the coun
try has not yet recovered From the Colorado to the
Guadalupe the soil is certainly richer than any IN
the United States, and Is now Inhabited by ty thou
sand Germans. They cultivate and pick cotton better
than in the saveholdiig States. The lecturer ad
vantage Of this assertion to compare free and slave
NO ANN ala
we're opposed to It, He called the Nebraska bill iaa.
nous treachery of Mr.. Douglas aui his associates.
Scarcely two hundred slaves be found between the
Colorado and the Guadalupe, because it Is too
Mexico, and it is well known that German woul give
Up slave to his master. This state Of things cannot
last much longer He (Mr. Kapp) strongly aivc Gated
the policy of making Western Texas free State The
more Germans who may arrive so much the better will
it he for Texas and the will they be formed into
free State. The German emigrants brag with them
their ideas of liberty Therefore said the lecturer,
will end by ssying success to the German emigration
it is the arant garde of cviliza,io,-it knows
ti0nal limts-its patriotism is disinterested.
The meeting largely attended, and several ladies
were present.