The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-06-02
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sem Anot4aer Paradise. q.
Is a letter from Dr. Powhstan Jordan, in
the San Antonio Herald represents the
writer as thinking that he has 6 at last
found the place. He writes from santo
Tomas, Guatema1a, in Central America.
The .Goyernment processes to be o republic.
The President holds his?2 Office for life, and
appoints his successor All political, milf
tary, and civil officers, except members Of
Congress and Vice-President are appointed.
The exceptions are elected by the people.
None butaa native Central American can
be President to all other positions every
citizen, whether Of native or foreign birth,
is eligible. Every owner Of land, which
every one may become on going to the coun-
try, lis citizen: Every oHiceholder has to
be worth certain amount Of property, va
rying, according to the importance of the
Office, from SIS 900 down. "A property quail
festion of some 5000 or $500 is necessary
to ennble 3 person lto87ote; and after the
year 1870 every voter must be able to read
and write. gtaE .zEtliz sSTEg g.YItS.S !. Il
The Catholic Church is ablished, but
all forms Of religion are tolerated r.. Tspe =
{. The Government lis fasGrable1to immi-
grafton, and gives all immigrants both q
town lot as residence and lands for farm
ing. Several American families now reside
at Santo Tomas. AS soon as the colony
has enough settlers, all district officers viii
be selected from among the colonists, and
they will be entitled to representation in
Congress. The Doctor says .e
My brother-in- law and myself, and all
The others, have plantations of half league
(about Q 200 acres) and each of us one en-
tire block ,(about one acre) in this town;
the single men have less land and only one
lot in town :: each town block contains (ac-
cording to size, some larger than others,)
from Eve TO eight lots. These lands we pay
nothing for, except surveying and two or
three dollars Office fees. -
This is a free port we have no duties to
pay, no taxes to pay Except what we make
ourselves in the corporation, no military or
other duty; can. cultivate the soil or follow
other pursuits, and everything we make is
ours, and the money is gold or silver; no
paper Of amy sort in the country !; all coin
passes here and American gold is worth o
premium in Balize., r., . !. !,
The climate is perpetual spring ; every
thing grows, and vegetation is perpetual.
Every night we use a light blanket;
never use mosquito bars, and can wear in
the daytime linen, or light woollen or fan
mel clothing. We have no snakes nor house,
flies nor feas, and no annoyances that
have seen. i have felt Just before shutdown
a few gnats, which disappear with the sun,
and these we only have few days in new
clearings. a. ta.
Cotton, sugar, coffee, cacao, tobacco, rice,
corn-two crops year-vanilla,' indigo,
yams, ramie, Sisal hemp, cocoanuts, plan
tains, bananas, pineapples, oranges, lemons,
imangoes, figs, grapes, aguacate, cabbage,
lettuce, tomatoes, potatoes, beans, peas, egg
plant, melons, ETC., are among the produc-
,tions. Fruits and vegetables can be had
every day in the year and every day su-
gar cane can be cut and ground.
In the woods we have variety of game,
both large and small, and domestic fowls,
beef, mutton, etc., in abundance all Of
which do well, and keep fat oil the year.
Hogs thrive, and are much better than in
the States, and some gentlemen here from
Louisiana say they have succeeded in ma
king much better bacon than they ever did
in the Attakapas region of the State.
I shall plant here, and intend to put in
cacao OF coffee, which in few years will
give me an income without much trouble,
and certain every year. Labor is plenty,
and can be controlled it is not, of course,
as good as slaves, but vastly superior to the
negroes in the States, or the coolies of any
place have seen.
1 do not advise, but wish you would
come out here and judge for yourself. !
have made my home here, and would like
you to be one among US; also any and oil
of our friends. One thing is certain, you
get home given to you, and with one
hours work day you can make a good
living. No one can ever suffer. 1t is the
best poor mans country lever saw; and
any one with industry or capital can make
money-the amount of money you make
of course depends upon the amount OF
capital or industry you invest. If you
only plant one crop it will be sure to come
the soil will make it, and then you have
only to reap it. A ready market is found
here, in Balize, in Havana, New Orleans, or
Europe, the planter deciding in which
place he will dispose of his crop, according
to the quantity and variety he may have to
sell. ..-.
= am now stating truths, and not wishing
Ito deceive, as wish my friends who may
come this way to extend their trip this far
from Balize (125 miles), and look before 10,
eating, and not be duped by Balize specu,
slators and their employees. l think it is az
near Paradise as any place ever saw OF
read Of. sometimes think old DR.. John,
son must have been here when he con,
ceived the Happy Valley he SO beautifully
describes in Rasselas.
The Delaware Democrats will hold theil
State Convention in Dover on the 18th o.
June to elect delegates to the New York
Convention. There is said to be a great RI
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