Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-18
a NEW COLONIZATION SCHEME.
MOVEMENT FOR VENEZUELA, SOUTH
AMERICA
The Land Grant and Organization.

The Land Grant and Organization.
From the Columbia South Carolinian, 14th.l
The Venezuela emigration and land COM
pany, commenced its organization a few DAYS
ago in Richmond by accepting a grant OF
the Venezuela Government as its charter
and constitution. This grant, which was
made to H. NJ. Price and number of asso-
cates, authorizes the colonization of all va
cant lands in Guyana and Alto Amazonas,
aud confers upon colonists rare privileges of
citizenship with many more rights than we
enjoy upon our own soil.
DIR. Price, the original grantee, was elected
President, and the following officers and
committees were elected:
Vice President.-James W. Mason, Esq,
Scottsville, Virginia.
Secretary.-James Z. Blair, Virginia.
Treasurer.-Jesse T. Hutchinson, Rich
mond, Virginia.
Committee on Finance. W. Mason, r.
r. Collier, j. X. Tucker
Committee on Commerce.. r. Tucker
J. w. Mason, ID. F. McCorEle
Committee on Judiciary.-R. r. Collier,
Kenneth Rayner, II. ii. Musser.
Committee on Public Lands-D p. Nc
Corkle, J. A. Doll, w. A. Banks.
Committee ON Mines.-S. NJ Barton, r.
II. Musser, d. p McCorkle.
Committee on Organization.-C. r. Bryce,
J. II. Kershaw, j. r. Tucker.
Committee on Agriculture.-Yet to he
appointed.
Mr.. Hutchinson, as Treasurer, and Cap
tain d. p. McCorkle, appointed to act as
general agent, can be addressed at Rich
mond, 129 Main street, or Postoflice box,
275.
General McLaws, Of Georgia, Major w.
III. Echols, of Alabama, General Carter. of
Texas, and General Marmaduke, Of Mis-
souri, were also appointed additional di-
rectors.
Bylaws were adopted-the principal fea-
lures Of which were to guarantee accounta-
bility under bonds, TO be approved by the
Financial Committee, for all monies for
warded for the purchase of stock shares or
for passage money-to limit and restrict the
liability Of shareholders to the assets Of the
company only-and TO prevent the paying
out Of any monies except under the author
ity Of the Directors or Executive Council.
The director, resident in this city, Camp
bell Il. Bryce Esq authorizes us 10 say that
he will not receive, and that lac would not
advise any one 10 forward money for the
above purposes, until official assurance ia
given that the grant, above alluded to, has
been approved by the National Legislature
Of Venezuela, according 10 the llth article of
said grant. Notification OF that approval is
daily expected, the annual sessions taking
place in the month Of March.
Thirty DAYS notice will be given Of any
vessel TO carry out emigrants under the aus
pices Of the company.
In reference TO the site which this colony
proposes first to occupy-the region between
the Oronuco, on the north, the Rio Caroni,
on the west, the Rio Cuyan and British
Guyana, on the east, and Brazil on the
South-Alexandre Humboldt over sixty
years ago, in chapter 2i of his Personal
Narrative said, This part of Guyana,
from its proximity TO the coast will
some day offer the greatest attraction TO
European settlers" And little further on,
that "The whole Of this country is open,
full OF fine sayannahs and no way resembling
that through which we passed on the upper
Oronoko. The forests become impenetra
bic only on advancing towards the South
on the North are meadows intersected with
woody hills. The most picturesque scenes
lie near the Falls Of the Caroni, and in that
chain of mountains, two hundred and fifty
toises high (about /, 500 feet which sepe-
rates the tributary streams Of the Oronoko
from those Of the Carooi. Small table lands
afford healthy and temperate climate
cocao, rice, cotton, indigo, and sugar grow
in abundance wherever virgin soil, COW
cred with thick coat of grasses, is subject
ed 10 cultivation"
A fuller and more partiuclar report of the
proceedings of the late meeting Of the COM
pany in Richmond, in pamphlet form, will
soon be published for distribution.