The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-05-19
Who is Col. Kinney Z

of this man. He is now under $4,000
bonds for fitting out hostile expedition
from this country against Nicaragua. The
Chicago Journal gives the public IA sketch of
his former career, that will perhaps be inter
esting 10 our readers:
II. L. Kinney, chow he got the title of
Colonel we do not know,) is in age some
where in the vicinity of fifty years; in per
sonal appearance, rather q tall, well made,
though stopping form; in manners, to de-
gree more or less retiring--parlicuarly with
strangers in design, cunning, bold and am
bilious, with no overstock Of honesty in his
composition--in all, an adventurer upon the
fortunes Of the world.
In early life, having left Pennsylvania
home under not very creditable circumstan
ces, he became a citizen of this state, resid-
ing at Peru, where he was induced to settle
with fattering speculative prospects Of ulti-I
maSe success, by some Of the most promising
men OF the country, both in political affairs
and moneyed life, including Mr.. Webster
and Nicholas Bidde, and with this kind oil
aid and comfort, he rapidly grew to gigan-
tic size in his own estimation, though not
particularly at his own expcnse---even going
so far, as the common gossip ran at the
time, as to court Mis- Julia Webster, by ma
king favor with the ther through present
of valuable pair of cream colored horses,
one Of them being stained for the occasion,
TO match, and we have not heard of their
ever having been paid for
His next move was a contract for the ex
cavation of the canal basin at La Sale,
pending the commencement OF which work,
he secured the favor and confidence of the
canal commissioners to an extent that Sc
cured for him credit in New York sufficient
TO warrant his next appearance, with very
large stock of goods, on the Mexican side of
the Nueces river, at Corpus Christi. Here he
established sort of smuggling contra band
trading post, for the supply of the northern
states of Mexico which was garrisoned and
armed to strength that delied the public
authorities Of the country for d considerable
time. and until finally betrayed and taken
prisoner by one of the guerilla parties that
infested the border under the banditti leader
ship of the chiefs CanaleS and Carvaial.
After being escorted to the city of Mexi
co, however, and arriving there in an oppor-
tune moment, when Gneral Busameute had
overthrown the dictatorship Of Santa Anna,
and in pinch Of time when both or in fact
all three Of them stood in need Of friends, it
required but q single thought of Kinney 5
active and comprehensive mind to take ad-
vantage Of the occasion, to extrcate him
self from his unpleasant position, which
was accomplished without delay, and he re-
turned with flying colors to his home, north
Of the Rio Grande. At this period, Texas
had become ambitious for wider territorial
limits, and claiming the belt of country be-
tween the Nueces and the Rio Grande an
act was passed by the Texas congress through
the influence of Colonel Kinney, to provide
tor the representation of the depopulated
counties embraced within these bounda-
r'eS, and Colonel Kinney, as a matter
OF course, was duly elected the representa-
tive, IN which capacity, with his prediec-
ton Tor tilibustering lawlessness he intro
duced the resolution and carried it through,
providing for the annexation of Texas to the
United States.
Following soon after this stroke of policy,
the United States was called upon to war.