Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-03-23


reproach to those who love the Covenant, and
who bow not down to the Fetish We have set
up in the high places
3d. And the consprators went forth from
the presence Of the King, breathing curses
and vengeance.
33. And they did foam at the nostrils in
their rage; like unto the wild boar did they
snort in their fury.
81 But the people, with reclamation and
shouting, showed forth their joy that the
hand of Treason had become Shortened
Lancaster htcl2igencer
C0rd0va.---Lctter from General Sterling
Price.
The following letter from General Sterling
Price will be read with interest by many Of
his old friends in this country. According
to his account land and labor are extremely
low, and the climate is good, but the other
surroundings are by no means attractive:
CoaDovA, Mexico, january 30, 1866,
~. Geo. H. Smith, L.
Sir: Your letter Of this inst, was receiv-
ed q few days since. 1t gives me pleasure
to give you such information in relation to
the country as you desire:
The lands are unsurpassed in fertility Of
soil, producing two crops in the year; this
is now the tobacco cutting season. When
the tobacco is taken from the field, the corn
is then planted Sugar and coffee grow here
i'll great abundance and Of excellent quality.
The climate is excellent, and with very little
change, and the water very good. The gov
errmcnt sells to each head OF family $40 acrca
Of land, and to each single man 800 acres
for one dollar per acre, the purchaser declar-
in- that he is an immigrant, and that he de-
sires the land for actual and immediate set
ticmcnt Good houses are besng rented in
Cor>loya, town of eight CT ten thousand III
habitants, and in tic immediate vicinity Of
ihc American colony, and through which the
Vera CRUZ aud Mexico Railroad passes, for
twenty-five dollars per month. These rents
may become higher if the large number Of
families arrive which we have reason to ex-
pect. We have already number Of excel
lent American families with us, and my fam
lily viii join ne IN . few weeks
| have donated 80 acres Of my $40 for a
town site. The selection was made by a
committee selected for that purpose. It is
situated on the bank of the Rio Scco, Ca rush
ing mountain stream, } and near some large
springs Of excellent water. We have named
the town Carlota the name Of cur most OK
ccllcnt Empress. A lot Of forty yards front
by eighty deep is given to each family as
they arrive. The character Of the native
population is intolerablc. It is true that we
have many wealthy and intelligent Mexicans
around US, but we will depend entirely upon
those who settle with us and speak our Ian
guage for society.
Labor is procured at fifty cents per day,
the laborcr boarding himself It is difficult
to procure hands in sufficient quantities at this
time in consequence Of the large number re-
CURED on the railroad now being constructed
through this neighborhood.
Persons desiring to purchase improved
farms can DO 50 on fair terms The hacicn-
ia Cor flrm) San Miguel, in two miles ofme,
and containing ten thousand acres Of as fine
lands as ] ever saw, is offered for forty thous-.
and dollars. There are many small farms
on it cultivated by renters. The ruins show
that the improvements must have cost large
" over one hundred thousand dollars. The
hacienda Conception, in half mile Of me,
in high state Of cultivation, fine sugar
house AMI 10 geo coffee trees, is for sale. |
do not not know the terms Two gentlemen
from Louisiana have lately purchased i'm
Exoved farms on accommodating terms, and
have gone for their families.
There is wide field for speculation here
Of almost every kind, with but little compc-
titlon
Mechanics would do well here \ good
tanner would get rich
The railroad is Offering Ss25 per thousand
for brick. Lime is worth 81 % per hun
drcd pounds, and the country abounds in
lime and limestone.
| never expect to return to the United
States. | am entirely satisfied with my pros
poets here, and with my opinions Of the flu
tnre Of the South, could never return, even
with the assurance of protection by the Gov
ernmcnt, which | 90 not expect o. desire. [
have no regrets for the course | took in our
struggle for independence, or for anything ]
did during that struggle. Hence, have no
pardon to ask, and none to accent.
7 necessarily make my letter brief, Gov
ernor Harris and myself receiving more than
fifty letters by the last steamer from persons
asking for themselves and others information
regarding this country.
We need machinery of all kinds saw mills,
grist mills, single cutters, etc
Very respectfully, your obcdient scr't,
STERLING PMCE