The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-21
xExIoANAFFAIRs.

A New Paper in Observation-Disclosures
IRON the Southern States-The En-
peror,s Colonization Seheme--Ru-
mored Adoption OF an Imperial
Heir.
We hgve received several numbers Of the
Mexican Times, an English uturspsnsr. re-
cen y established "a the CITY Of Aexico bv
a rebel refugee. Judgirg ffcn the sDeei
mems before us, We thiak news muss Be- 4
scarce article IN Maximilisn's capitsf TIE
arst number Of the Times opens with an ar
tiele on Hone, Sweet Home /" and this IA
followed By a sketch OF Aexieein I7sq. The
nrst article 81 the second hunter Is a crit
cal disserta ion on that sftender end chasta
song, Annie Laurie:'' number thres oDens
with Mrs Hemsns' poem Bring FlOwers:''
ana Liso gives Us E chapter from Oliver
lFist- The most interesting column 10 the
Times y the Register Of the Eauos Of emf
grants from the United States Of America. %
among other familiar names IN this lat We
find The 70 ] wing:
Sterling Price aIissouri. arrived aug. 9,
=. J: B. MsgFuder, Virginia. srrived Aug. 5,
l.ham c. Harris, Tennessee, arrived Aug.
Trusien Polk, Missouri, arrived Aug. ..
y. F. Nsury, Virginia, arrived June I,
T. Kirby Smith. Florida, July II, in
Cuba.
The following late residents ef The South
ern States have been appointed arents Of
haxlmiiian's Colonizat On Society: Senior
Sterling. Price, late Of Missouri Senior
lsham Q. Harris, late Of Tenneaeei Senior
Jno. Perkins, late Of Louisiana; Senior W.
7. Hardeman, late OF Texas; Senior RoEerts.
iate OF Texas. These gentlemen are charged
with the duty Of examining the lands offered
Tor colonization Purposes, and making re-
ports 70 the Imperial authorities.
TIE Empefor's proclamation organizing a /
colonization society for the purpose Of filling
40 the sparsely settled territory Of Mexico,
Is Published IN full. By the terms Of this /
proclamation, all white emigranis are al |
lowed ecTtaiu privileges and immunitses, |
sach as exemption from tsxation for one |
year and from military service for Eve years,
but ''persons OF color will be subjected 70 A /
System which differs very little from serf
j IN.
=Itis rumorod that the grandson Of Itur-
bice, two year, old, born # an American |
mother, from Georgetown, D. C., has been |
adoPSed by their Maiesfies a. the successor
70 the throne Of the Mexicsn Empire.
Lieut.. Maury, recently naturalized e. a /
Mexieen citizen, has, by decree dated the |
18th Of September, been appointed an hon |
orsry Councillor Of State
Like the great Humboldt, his fame be- |
longs 20 the world. Emperor and kings |
have sought his acquaintance, and have |
ever shown him that attention due to dis. |
tinguished merit We know that the good /
people Of Mexico viii welcome him as q 4
brother in their midst His great learning /
VIII contribute much 70 the Improvement /
Of practical science in this cyuntry. For /
Information % his. friends-and he has many /
in every portion Of the civilized globe-we !
are happy 70 state that eiEnOr Maury /
is in most excellent health. and il now &C /
lively engaged in the duties assigned him
by his Majesty the Emperor. Although his
mi.iortunes have b en- great, Aen0uLh 70
weigh q royal merchant dos still be /
seems cheerful AID happy and eonteuted
with his lot. Born in Virginia, without
wealth OF titles, he has made for himself
name that VIII Dever die. Haury's "Wind 4
aud Current Charts" and his "Physicel
Geography OF the Sea- will be studied By
every navigator in every cline, so long as
the winds blow and the waves Of old ocean
roll.
Know this, my lord nobility OF blood
Il bli I'll icrng and faa ious good
A nollelnan is he, whose noble mind
isfu Of inhorn worth. uno0rroWed Of his kind.
Seniors Irice, Harris ana Perkins left this Il
city ON the 18th iust., for Cordova and the 4
region Of country bordering on the "tierra
caliente." Seniors Hsrdeman and Roberts
left on the goth inst, for Topic aud the
country bordering on the Pacific. Their
duties are to examine The lands offered for
GO onizatioh purposes, and 20 make their
report to the proper authorities as soon ss
practicable. We look forward with the
yreateat interest 20 the report Of these
agents. They are men Of the highest re-
sPectability. Their statements can be inn
plicitly relied en-. We beg our friends who
have come % Mexico with the intention Of
seeking homes, 70 wait with patience for the
result OF the lab0rs Of these geailemfn.
We assure them that the Government will
set in the most liberal manner, and that IN
a very short time they will be amply re-
paid Tor the dalays and pFivations 70 which
many ore az present subjected
As Abraham said to Lot, the "who'e land
is before y1u where 10 choose" therefore, |
be not impHtent-God in His Providence
has 90 arranged It that you all will have
good end comfortable homes in the domin-
ions 4 the besl Of EmperOrs. In a few
weeks the report Of the Agents Of CoioniEa-
1 on will BE- received, sud good lands in
healthy districts will be appropriated to
every one who wishes 10 become citizen Il