The New York herald., 1866-07-09

Our Mexican Corresp0ndence-The Corr
dova Rebel Colony.
among the most interesting contributions to
our news columns this morning Is . letter from
our correspondent stationed in the city of Mex
ice. His views of the condition Of things in
that quarter, Of the "manifest destiny" Of
Macmillan, the prospects of the liberals, and
the duty Of the government of the United States
in behalf of the Mexican republic, are those of
careful observer of passing events and of the
internati onal obligations connected with the
Monroe doctrine.
The release Of Inose repei coionisu VI Cor
dova marks, in all probability, the last of their
misfortunes as an American settlement, in the
United States acceptation of the term. twill
be remembered that in the beautiful district Of
Cordova, near the great snow-capped mountain
of Orizaba, which rises to an altitude Of over
II, 900 feet above the sea, some of the most dis
tinguished rebel leaders from Missouri, Ken
lucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisi-
ana and Texas undertook some time ago the
experiment of colony under the protection Of
Macmillan. The famous rebel General Price,
of Missouri, the active rebel Governor lsham
G. Harris, OF Tennessee, and the learned rebel
Judge Perkins, Of Louisiana, were among the
chiefs of this enterprise, under the especial aus
pices of Professor Maury, Maximilian's chief
agent OF immigration, and the late talented and
romantic rebel Governor Allen, of Louisiana,
with his newspaper organ in the city Of Mexico.
Il will be remembered that as compliment to
the charming, highly accomplished and uni
yersally esteemed wife of Maximilian, these set
rs laid out little city, to which they gave the
pretty name OF Carlotta, and that, from Maury's
description OF the district of Cordova, in its
climate and productions it far surpasses the
beauties and delights Of the old Grenada OF
the Moors, the vineyards of the Arno, the rivers
OF Damascus or the Happy Valley Of Rasselas.
All accounts agree in giving to this Mexican
Cordova the romantic charms Of q country of
the Arabian Nghts-a country with all the
products of the temperate and torrid zones, and
with the soft and balmy climate Of perpetual
spring, under which buds and blossoms matur
ing and ripcncd fruits on every side are ever
visible on tho hills and in the valleys.
Such Is the lovely district in which these rebel
colonists set up their tabcrnacies and proceed
cd 10 build their houses and plant their helds
Of corn, cotton, coffee, sugar, figs, oranges,
olives, bananas md potatoes. But thcir adhe-
sion to Macmillan brought down upon them
The wrath of the liberals and guerilla raid
which laid waste in an hour tho labors Of
months and the hopes Of the colonists. They
were dcspoiled and taken captive; but from
their release we infer that even under the liber-
ais they will be permitted, a. non-combatants,
to resume their efforts to lay the foundation Of
an Anglo-Saxon community in the fairy land Of
Cordova.
Granting that these men have been guilty Of
treason to their own government, and that they
have deserved the sevcrest penalties Of treason,
we still hold that, in their present undertaking,
as Americans self-exiled in distant country,
they should cease to be the objects Of American
vengeance, and may, with q good result be
given a measure Of loyal American sympathy
and encouragement With little assistance
from the liberals few such Anglo-Saxon colo
MES in Mexico, Of active, intelligent and enter
may leaven the whole lump Of the Mexican
people into q self-sustaining republic. In this
way, too, we shall be relieved Of some disturb
ing political forces; SO that in every view hu-
manity and craftsmanship suggest the encour-
ag ement of all such colonies in Mexico as that
Of Cordova-