The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-09
Mexico and the Mexican Times


Gov. Henry w. Allen, the last Con-
federate Governor of Louisiana, COM
menced on the 18th of September the
publication of weekly newspaper in
the City of Mexico. 1t is printed in
English, and is full of that intelligence,
enthusiasm, spirit and loftiness of tone
which are eminently characteristic of
its gallant and distinguished editor. 1t
announces the following gentlemen as
It's agents in this country:
AGENTS FOR THE MEXICAN TIMES.
New York, Senior Hildreth, New
York Hotel; New Orleans. Richard
Nugent & Co.; Baton Rouge, La, Geo.
A. Pike; st. Louis, Mo-, Henry Ames;
Shreveport, La, DR.. Drury Lacy; Mon
terey, Mexieoe;F. Paschal; Houston,
Texas, E. Fl. Cushing; San Antonio,
Texas, Senor Sweet of The Herald.
The editors salutatory is SO interest
ing that we print it in full:
We issne to-day the first number of
The Mexican Times, and ask for. it on
" that patronage which we shall en-
deavor to deserve. This journal will
be devoted to the best interests of the
Mexican Empire. Its special object
WILDE to advocate immigration and
progress in their fullest meaning and
extent For many years Mexico, con-
vulsed with her own internal dissen-
lions, has remained inactive in regard
10 immigration, railroads and internal
improvements. While other nations
have advanced rapidly on the great
highway of progress, Mexico has taken
no steps forward. To-day the son
drives the same wooden pillow used by
his father quarter of q. century ago.
The patient burrow, followed by the
faithful peon, still constitutes the mo-
tive power of Mexico. We shall urge
with all our influence, emigrants from
the United States and Europe, who
wish rich, productive and cheap lands,
to come to this country without delay,
and accept the very liberal offer now
made by the Imperial Government -
Come and settle where you can grow
sugar cane, eoffe, indigo, cotton, cacac
and tobacee, with all the tropical fruits
Come where the climate is an eterna
Spring, and where, strange to say,
there are no feYers-no -epidemis O.
any kind, except in the TERRA calitentt
OF the sea coast. Bring withy you. yo1l
engineers and mechanics, and such i'm
plements of husbandry as may serve
as patterns for others. Here you vii
find iron. steal, copper and timber al
ready to be. turned into such utensils
as you may want. The more precious
metals-the silver and the gold arr
here in great abundance, awaiting the
reward of your industry and enter
prise. Coffee, sugar, caeao, cotton, to
bacco and indigo viii always find |
good market the wide world over. The
best article of cotton is grown in ever,
part of the Empire the sea-island be
ing very productive on the Gulf anc
Pacific coasts. The cofe and sugar a
Vera Cruz, Tampico, Iturbide, Tabasc
and other departments, are of the mos
superior quality. The Flor de Oriza
ba" rivals the best tobacco of Cuba
Rhile the chocolate of Mexico is tn
most delicious in the world It is t,
our personal knowledge, that an acr
Of sugar cane of Cordova or Cuerna
Ssea viii produce three thousan,
pounds of good white sugar and fv
hundred gallons of molasses. Th
lands in the terra tenplada yield
arge crops of Indian corn, wheat, rye
barley. oats and potatoes, which Away
Ind good market at the door. Th'
! '0Oacco planters are making fortune
the coffe and cacao haciendas ar
M more productive yielding large
pfOnts to their owners.
10 the hardy sons of Ireland, we sa.
SOne to Mexico, for we have railroad
.nd canals and turnpikes to make-w'
4S'e mountains to tunnel and lagunai
Sarain. To the industrious, fair-hair
y = children Of the Rhine, we say come
ssWant your literature, vour learn
20 your music and yom labor. X