Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-05-25
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From the Brownsville (FeyaSl American I
I.


May ,.
As somuch has been suid and published with
regard to the movements Of tins gentleman We
havr thought the following letterwouId not b"
unintcrcstlug toa portion 81 onr rcndrr5. II IS
dated metropolitan Hotel, New York, April 9Th,
800
DEAR n: received your favor, dated
Brownsville. March T. You ask what you on the
Rio Grandc have done that you should bepreclu
drd from engaging with me in tn" Central Amor
lean enterprise. You are not prccluded from
loining me; on the contrary En"w of no man
would sooner haNe With mo than yourself, and
my Rio Grando friends, and hope you will oln
me there At tn carliosi time yoa can make IT con
,cneut.
ool. upon the Central American expedition
as tlll Of promise. Il requires hut II few han
drea Americans, and particularly If Texans, to
t1lr control ot ali that country country which
is destined IL command the commerce It the
world. have grants of land. aud enough I"
mike II start upon safely and legally. | intend
To- mike IA suitable government, and the rest will
follow. Many of my fricnd- hayc already gone
ont, and moro are going all Of the right stump
for such an expedition. expect 10 be able to
leave in II few days. The people of Gfeytown
(San Juan del Nortc) have requested me to take
control If their place, and 70 establish myself
there first, They anAiously locking ior me
This will be the point from which shall start
|
Is To the nature Of the country, IT Is prodnc-
tive and beautiful beyond description, and very
,aahrions. The correspondent OF the New York
Herald SAYS that in soil, climate, vegetable and
mineral products, geographical aud geological
formation, nature never did more for any coun-
try"
Ny policy will be to mako liberal grants Of
land 10 all who assist mo in my undertaking, and
that according TO the means, ability and useful
ness of the individuals, And my request s,that
every one should equip and provide himself IN tho
hest possible manner. In country Ike that,
and under a new state at thing. there will be- ot
course, many opportunities for u man to improve
his position aud circumstances. hope to have
You with US. Believe me yours truly.
II. l.. KINNEY.
Here then, is the scheme of the Colonel IN II
nut shell; he will first pl,nt himself ON that .uAi
cheney Of land which he has legally acquired, and
then 1.-THE rest will follow''-tho few hundred
Americans and especially if Texans" the Colo
mel infers, wonld provide for the balance, Who
/ of his Rio Grande friends will meet him, as re-
auired, One word TO those who may feel thus
disposed. The colonel is quite right as to the
expedition Offering opportunities for the improve
mrnt Of the position Of the participants. Should
/ the people against whom he designs to operate
! have the power. they may expect that elevated
/ ''positon'' which is awarded by the laws of most
/ nations to those who take the life and property
of others The colonel is generous in his offer
To divide the plundcrod country among the con-
uuerors. Bot this would follow only in the event
! of success. Should reverscs come, what thcul
| The celebrated "hutialo hunting expedition" OF
1850 argues no favorable precedent for this ad-
/ venturous colonel in that event.