The New York herald., 1867-03-14


let me recite here little scrap OF unwrien history.
told me by colonel Of Texas cavalry. This General
Shelby, IL will be remembered. was tho most dashinc
cavalry officer west of the Mississippi When the fa OF
OF the confederacy was .nxed fact" he. with many
other officers of the ransMissssippi department
encamped at Marshall Louisiana. Shelby with others,
conceived the plan Of deposing Kirby smith, who was
incompetent and unpopular, and placing the supreme
command in the hands of some other officer, to The
Brazos rally there all confederate troops make stand
the river and hold Texas but In failure
the Rio Grande, enter Mexico and decide the destiny Of
ner, Shelby and many other officers were pres
ent Smith must resign or be at once de-
b% viii ny rs ro dSssson called poa aSa
the command was given TO Buckner Thus far things
had proceeded smoothly. Officers OF divisions were
davs afterwards Buckner and Price, to the amazement
OF ALL made surrender OF all their troops. may be
The undauned shelby, baffied in his plans, refusing
surrender led his command through Texas and across
the Rio Grande into Mexico selling arms as the public
knows, TO tho liberals his men scaered-some enlist
ing under the liberal flag some under the imperial
Others became colonists and subsequently, went home
Brave and 10 q fault had he, in the beginning
Joined his fortunes to the sars and strpes instead OF
the starred confederacy Sheridan would have had In
him most formidable rival
the woif at his door" and most gracefully lowered
his coors applied for pardon and s now on the way TO
New Orleans Po-erty was in most cases, moro potent
than patriotism: and, indeed many an honest man, who
came upon principle was at last whipped oy
starvation to take the backward STEP Robbers put
end to agriculture; the railway work suspended in.
definitely What else there In Mexico to nut bread
into the mouths Of dependent onssY was was an open,
WON always You have heard, perhaps. OF money
iess footing it all the way along the coast 70 Texas
and Uf hoow-eved want the streets OF Cordova and
Carlotta. The first not true; the latter
was. Prodgay and pride, American characteristics,
ated Money was thrown away In amusement and lost
at monte that ought 10 have been hushanded for RAINY
nM Ian @ mo all ara bsn OF
PEELED retreat to the States nothing was left TO pay
the passage. Repentance came when there was no re-
mission hundreds to be helped and none TO help them
Not to mention the desperate need To aid them in
fighting back the fathcrland 1t will be doing but jus
tice that Marshal Bazane and his chief OF stat
furnished transportation Vera Cruz and passage free
to New Orleans and Havana. to many destitute Amer-
cans Beverly Tucker and Son (who by the way, had
been robbed seven times and suffered sundy injuries in
addition all in the Of eight months, with half
dozen others from tho Carlotta Colony accepted erase
fully the Kindness OF the French Marshal.
Every class and profession was represented in tho
colony But lawyers briefess and doctors barely
managed to live Preachers came too brim Toll OF the
divine aaus strong in the faith of universal CONVEX
sion to Professionalism Ore read sermons awhile under
the mangoes Of Carlo'ta then left his bte fiocE 70
gntber funds the States for temre In the forests OF
Mexico so he bravcd the yellow fever at Vera Cruz
suffered pers by land ard sea. and, It is understood
made the necessary appeals for aid IN me way o.
church collections but raturned. brave mis-
sionary cnme promising. his eyes fell upon the
chapel and turn the delnded Aztccs by thousands
into the Arrived at Ccrdova he wasted bls
eloqnence audiences o from five 70 zen ior Two
successive Sabbahs al least and then went TO tcaming
for living The missionary effort was spasmodic-
mule driving no better; and IN three months ne
schools and civilization Convert Mexican Catholic to
Protrstantism. the idea itself is quite humorous
Americans left their pety on the other sidc OF the Gu
thev tabooed sermon makers and homiles.
When their dead lowered into the grave u was IN
silence, in haste. and without religious service Ihe
amenities Of life were scarcely recognized. The SICK
in many cases were neglected by countrymen and
natives, and when the season OF fever came on and
strong men dropped into the death sleep IN day the
caddeSt scores,
idle the streets. but none at the deatn Den;
crowds in the barrooms and billiards. none at the
burial Isp-ak Of the mas: there were noble cxcep-
tinns Employment was TO be had nowhere; so mon
wranrled instead fought over their battles fought cach
oiher-when opportunity offered, sued ca b other,
shrkrd tho payment of deb's borrowed and deramped
renudaed contracts and sales, reeed on the streets IN
suited strangers insuted citizens, bued ana boosted
70 the end. There arc feT cases on record wnere
these Immaculate fellows swindied their hon 81 coun-
robbed and necced the unsnspec'ing natives ihen ran
away at night time crossed the Guii, entered news
parer Office. and denounced heartily ana rounaly WIN
pious preten,ious horror the whole Mexican race call
ing them robbers, murdcrrrs, ucacherous-every'h 'hng
instead OF one did not pounce upon men, mem
good, bad and Indifferent, and escort them,
not TO Oaiaco, but to the Rio Grande with me nJunc
ticn never to return. But today not o inota', Is
heard in Carotta; ten months ago busy with busrg lie
and swarmng with fortune hunters, tenantiess houses
weedy gardens fields OF unharvestcd con; p'cushs
axes ard hoes living where they fell the mahogany buck
ct hanging in the plaza well, and tall sprouts running
riot with streets prospective lawns one Is painfully
reminded OF deserted and woodland wilderness
The landed gentry the speculative cxiles who held their
acres at fabulous pcs some ten months since where
are they? The robber band OF Fcuaroa sxooped down
upon hcm when arrogance and selslness were high IN
feather when nnerce and Mexican dollars IN prospect
i've haunted their sleep and sparicd in their eyes aud
when poor ootsore brother Confederate could not get
inch Of the precious land for love nor money. Il
be with sort Of pleasure that the dclnded
ones who were 40 hearilcsslv swndled, road how the
iron features OF that most finished Official oi the Cordova
crclmocn,ion Office settled down into gray palcness,
when he learned that his land section was bubble and
his invested douhooEs sunk into the bottomess dep of
imperial humbuc have heard It said that the colony
deserved to fail; that II srec aive enterprise
the founders looking upon only in the light OF money
mpking machine; and ndeed the conduct OF many o.
these exes warranted just such finale as has occurred
Insult people OF whom ask home; curse the man
whose property you have basey appropriately BE he
black skinned Mexiran straight haired Aztec image
~s-shpper no matter whom. deserve particle OF
synr"hy when your thaiched roof tumblcs IN, yorr
ase "a @ OF corn tramred down ana yourself
good men who came tue few honest noble who qlt
yea nome 70 avoid nsn s,d hun iliaon for all shared
home renness and dsappoin co. l. Is TO be presumed
that men who pretend 10 exile themselves in f.rcgn
land would be dcsiro,H OF clinglng 10 each other
strengthening each other and aiding zach other B IL
petty ealouscs sprang ino life at tho bcgnnov clans
fcatherl drawn; then de,raciion commenced ana
scandal travelled and men who served In toe army
bned, In drunken brawls, TO opprcss. TO bully and
put down the weak " perpeiuate wrong defame
honest coloniss and defy Justice aecepcy and Mexi
ony when csn or asked ia
prospective. The Mexican never had much f~th Ia
Americans He looked upon them a. grasping, IN
bilious energetic covetons wise scrpens sort OF pco
pie In Cordova after years experience, American
character associated with whiskcy braggadocis rnd
ness, dishonesty and Incidence. II any one doubts
that let him apply, and he have the best refer
ences and testimony that the town can afford, mer
chants judges adcaldes ladies' and scores
Of them Native antpaihy to may be offered in
exenuaton let II be- deaf In facts only In one month
from this date, colonst Of Cordova tells me- not one
American will be left In the place. There but half
dozen there now and all setting heir houses in order for
an early exit from the country Not one will remain be-
hind the reIrcating French No tears from the
natives for their going, only rejoicing and gladness.
Such s the brof history Of the Codova colonization
scheme
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