St. Mary's gazette., 1866-03-01
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and every thing, and divide equally tho
profits Will also furnish Hecks and herds
for stock breeding. on the same terms
And then the yield of a spot Of ground,
farmed Virginia principles. would bs
perfectly fabulous indeed. there would
scarcely be an end to the harvest Yon
may form an idea Of whs. it would be from
this fact: that land cultivated on the Mex
lean system Of farming, (probably the
poss slovcnly in shc world, for they never
touch the field cft>f the saed - planted.
except TO harvest the crops.) yields from
one to cdrec or four hundred fold, aud
.has, too two, three and tovr times snnu-
ali. Think Of it, { bushe Of corn yields
four hundred bushels four .imes a year
The produvtiVeness OF the country IL
celt,slnly one OF the seven wonders Of the
world. You know that it must be SO be-
cause nobody works and everybody lives
| know of lady here who lives off of the
natural products Of her farm She is con-
siiercd rich too-she has not hand on
the place except an agent who sells the
natural, spontaneou, products of the ground
on the spot-the buyers como for it-take
u away ana pay tNeIr money.
But there are other occupations hero
which Will give more immediate, though
by no means 50 rich o reward, General
Magruder is ut the head Of tho Mexican
, land ofhce-tle lands of Mexico never
have been surveycd--he needs assistants
every day, and pays from 500 to $3.50
month. This You may imagine is an end
less job | don't know whether you nro
surveyor, but if you or any one else who
IS viii come out here you won't starvc,
particularly if you bring your instruments
with You.
am delighted with the whole country.
1t is certainly the most favored in tic
world, and most certainly the place for
you and me, and all liko US What can
We do in Virginia? People abroad have
no idea whatever of Mexico-all their
knowledge is obtained from Northern news
papers
The country is far better settled than
the | mtcd States. There are many rob
bcrs, it il true but thcse always abound
where the people make no resistance. bu.
! hand over quietly oil they have without o
word. 1t is q notorious fact that the rob-
bcrs never attack where they have any
idea Of meeting resistance
There is no opposition whatever to the
Government. The Liberals are more dead
than the Confeds, and the Empire is gain
ing strength popularity and support eve
ry day. 1t is the greatest mistake in the
world to think that the Empire is not sta
bic popular and secure. | say to you
what would say to all my friends DO
what J have done come to Mexico. If
you should come before an agent il up
pointed IN Richmond who would give YOU
transportation, have authority for stat
ing that your passage expenses will bo re-
funded YOU on your arrival here. In the
meantime, if you want luy information, or
if any one else does, let them write to mo
-"Oficc Colonization, Mexico" and |
will most chccrfully and gladly tell them
what can.
General Price is getting splendid aes-
tlcmcnt under way near Cordova. place
that formerly (betoro the darkies were set
frce) was the garden of Mexico, but since
it has been entirely neglected. where lands
are given the snligrant by the govern
mcnt.
Governor Harris. Of Tennessee, and
Judge Perkins, Of Louisiana, are with
him
Generals IIardeman and Terry nrc do
ing likewise in Talisco, and thorc are 9TH
crs beng established ull around. OF
course therc Is no limit to the size Of these
settlements, the more the better. If
only hal forty good negroes here from
Virginia could make my fortune in two
years. | would not want moro money
thgu could make in that time
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Most truly,