The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-02-22

oNerhangs our State, and is il not the
pledge that some day The eload VIII be
removed. and the sun Of prosperity will
again burst upon US?
MI.XTCo. Nov. / I, 1865.
My DEAR SIR: | remember meeting
Yol in the street in Richmond. and thai
you asked me to write to yoa after | had
looked around in Mexico and let Ven
know eandidlN the result Of my obsefya
tons AMI my opinions upon affairs here.
from Il" poor Confederate point of view. ,
/ 9lasliy seize the present opportunity
10 dose, the more particularly because.
linp2 that my views, as here expressed
may, through you, be tlss minated
among many OF my dear friends in cd
VIRGINIA. and that they may be induced
se=si1siSiA' To think over the idea Of emf
grating and coming here.
~ great dill atty Wita many is how
To t'siiea the money 10 ~ here. The
stone ilas beca removed 6tt OF The path
o' every one b the Imperial Decree of
september 5s1, far inc Government Will
paE Noaf passage. BIZ Eo4 HiaV sav,
wit AN + u Wien g. there ?:''-
answer. - anything wa choose. al
nt1st True X0a viii make your
fortune IN 4 HeefN, but Xoa Will make
e. tzfses Until yoi GA 10 * around and
SIT IL Yourself
Itere are n my Coafedefases here.
AM all al them have o. can get oce,;pa.
tioA, II they want it. In the iirst place.
there are some ten or fifteen millions OF
ares offered 10 coiuAists by various
lahttholders here at various rates, the
least advantageous o. 8};ieA areas much
land ~ goa will take-the ce.onist furn-
ishes tha labo,-the holder everything
else-will lend you provisions til YOU
make your own, and viii furnish seed,
st9cS, farming Implements, ana every
thing, and divide equally the profits. =
VIII also furnish flotks and herds for
sto.S breeding, on the same terms.-
And then the yield ola spot OF ground,
1afmad Oh Virginia principles, world be
perfectly indeed, there would
scarcely be an end 10 1he harvest. You
may form AN idea Of what Il would be
from this fact: that land cultivated Ell
the N .Xican system q itrnlin9, [proha.
by the most sloNeniy in the world, for
thy never touch The field after the seed
Is planted, except 81 harvest the crops
yia!ds from one To three o. four hal
draA fold, and that, to-, two three and
.foaf times annually. Think oft, abush-
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