The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-02-08
Letter from hlcxico.
Mexico. Nov. IA, 1865.

You know candidly the result Of my OBJ
serva;ions and my opinions upon affairs
here, from "poor Confederate" point of
view. l gladly seize the present op.
portunity to do so, the more particularly
because I hope that, my views, as here
expressed, may, through you, be dissent.
mated among many of my dear friends
in old Virginia, and that they MAY be
induced seriously to think over the idea
o! emigrating and coming here.
The great difficulty with many is how
to raise the money to get here That
stone has been removed out of the path
of every one by the Imperial Decree Of
September 5, for the Government will
pay your passage. But you may say,
"Wliat am to do when | get there 7"
/ answer, Anything you choose, al.
most" True, you will not. make your
fortune in week, but you will make
expenses until you can look around and
settle yourself
There are many Conlrderates here,
all of them have or can get occupation,
if they want it. In The first place,
there are some ten or fifteen millions Of
acres offered to colonsts by various
landholders here at various rates, the
least advantageous ofwhich are as much
land as you will take the colonist fur,
nishes the labor-the holder everything
clse-wllllend you provisions till you
make your own, and will furnish seed,
stock, farming implements, and every.
thing, and divide equally the proti;s.-
Will also furnish hocks and herds, for
stock. breeding, on the same terms
And then the yield Of spot of ground,
farmed on Virginia principles, would be
perfectly fabulous--indecd, there would
scarcely be an end to the harvest. You
may form an idea Of what it would be
from this fact that land cultivated on
the Mexican system Of farming (proba.
bly, the most s.ovcnly in the world, for
they never touch the field after the seed
is planted, except to harvest the crops,
yields from one to three or four hundred
fold, and that, ;oo two, three, and fou1
times annually. Think of bushel
OF corn yields four hundred bushels four
times year
The productivcness Of tie country is
- seetrastt "nononS WORKS, and eaverybSo;dv
hves. L know ofa lady herc who lives
oH the natural products Of her farm. --
She is considered rich, too-shc has not
hand on the place except an agent
who sells the natural, spontaneous pro,
ducts OF the ground on the spot-lho
buyers come for it, take it away and pay
their money.
But there are other occupations here
which VIII give a more immediate. though
by no means SO rich Il reward. General
Magrndcr is at the head Of the Mexican
land office; the. lands of Mexico never
have been surveyed; he needs assis.
tantSevery day, aud pays from $50 to
$3.50 amonth. This, you may imagine,
Is an endless job. don't know wheth
er you are surveyor, but if You. or any
one else who is, will come out here, YOU
won't starve, particularly if you briug
your instruments with YOU
lam delighted with the whole country.
1t is certainly the uost favored in the
world and most certainly the place for
you and me, and all like us What can
we ao IN virginia People abroad
have no idea whatever of Mexico-all
their. knowledge is obtained from North
ern newspapers.
Tie country is far better settled than
the United States. There are many
robbers, 1t is, true, but these always
abound where the people make no resiis
lance, Dut hand over quietly all they
have without word. 1t Is notorious
Fact, that the robbers never attack where
they have any idea Of meeting resist.
ance.
There is no opposition whatever TO
the Govrnment The Liberals are
more dead than the Confeds, and the
Empire is gaining strength, popularity.
and support every day. 1t is the great.
est mistake in the world to think thatlthe
Empire is not stable, popu, ar and secure ;
! say to you what | wouldsayto allmy