Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-01-13

thorc lnNi any Othcr htlll 10 mo'-
State Fairs, its for sale. suppose
that lIarpcrs Weekly, or Frank
Leslie win paint a pikter of it soon,
by drawing on their imanination,
BILL Arr.
The American Colony in
Mexico.
\ friend in the American colony
near Cordovia, in Mexico, writes us,
under date Of Nov. 18th, 1861
"The largest portion of our colo.
nists are OK. COnfcderatcs. Matters
do not move very rapidly, here, and
some of them are getting discour-
aged. Several Coniederates stopp-
ed here on their way back from
Mexico city, but had their minds
made up to go back to the States
or Territories lately States, and sue
and crave for "pardon." Col. White
and family arrived here by the last
steamer, direct from Atlanta, Ga
The picture he drew of affairs in
that region made us thankful that
we were hero in Cordova. French
troops from Africa are arriving free
ly. In the last two days some two
thousand landed at Vera Cruz
They are just the kind of soldiers
wanted. The climate will have lit
tie injurious effect on them. They
are Arabs, Turcos, &c. They are
most thoroughly trained and dis
ciplined. In advanced practice, /
never saw in the States, in either
armies, anything to compare with
them, and in material they are mag
niiicent!
"The Confedcratcs, here, look on
it as almost certain that we are to
have war with the United States.
This gricves us. We don't want
war; We want peace, and the in
tcrnal development, and the COM
mcrcc, that flow from peace. But,
European guarantees of our indie
pendcnce, here in Mexico, to cstab-
fish the only kind of government
possible, are so distinct, and so am
pie, that we understand our safety
is in no ways endangered. We feel
sorry for our friends in the States,
who arc exposed to the damages of
a war Of far greater importance
than they have any idea of. 1t is a
pity they will bring it on them =
Meantime, while war is going on all
along the borders of the United
States, ne, in Mexico, are reaping
tho advantages.
"The Enlpresss passed through
Cordova on her way to Vera Cruz,
at which port she takes steamer
to visit Yucatan. Common opinion
attributes to her commanding tai
ents in the political way. They
say she is a second Isabella the
Catholic. I can only say that she
appeared, in our little colony, as a
chaste, prudent, modest, and beau
tiful woman. She expressed the
deepest interest in our success, and
assured us nothing that Govern
ment could do would be wanting to
render us happy and contented.-
With those that spoke neither Span
ish nor French, she conversed in
English, and / was astonished to
hear how we'll she spoke it.
"Hcr Imperial Highness did Gen.
Sterling Price, and your friend Don
Emilio Longuemare, the honor of
asking them to dine with her, the
only other guests being the Minis
tcrs of Spain and of Belgium, and
Gen. Uraga. What, if anything
transpired there, of course I cannot
tell-except that the Spanish Minis
ter, as if referring to something
said at the dinner, expressed re-
greet that earlier preparations had
not been made, year or moro ago,
to make these colonists comfortable
AS, in that case, Mexico would
have had hundred thousand
Americans now in this colony.
"Your friend Longuemare seems
to be perfectly happy with what he
has done. 1t is to his business ener
gy and perseverance that the Next
can Colonization enterprise owes its
existence. But, he is as active and
imperative rs if he had done moth
ing. / don't think he will be con-
tent till he sees an immense Ameri-
can settlement established and pros
porous here. Then-to be like HIM
self-he will give to the needy his
last real, and go off to muse on en-
gaging in some other hazardous and
benevolent scheme"