Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-05-23


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iir aud nupiusiss his surrrssur
ani ala oairrrs tiNil. military. and
iulirial arr aPPainirl n"ne arr
elected hy lhe people except mrm
hers at t0nEress asssi tiie Nirr
President Aunc bHi a native Cra-
iral American Is rlisiblr 4" ihe "ilirr
at President, hal 1" al other In,,i
lions every riliS,H, NhrlhvT 1T na
tive or i0rrign birth, is eligible
Every owner Uf lanl, Nhirh every
0no may become on coming inlo The
country, is a Gillian, Every office
holder has a. possess and he worth
a certain amount at property, aud
be able Ia read anl write; the
property qualification for office, ac-
corling Ia Importance OF position,
is from sSe0l, down; lhe same
property qualification, but only Ia
the amount of sumo $500 or $500
is necessary To enable u person Ia
vote aud ia addition, every voter
after the year 1870 must ho able H.
read aud write. - you see the
government Is in the hands of both
a moncyed and educated arisloc
rary,
All forms 1T religion are tolrr
ntcd, though the Catholic IL the
established church OF the govern
moni,
The government fvors immigra
tion very much, aud ~ Involvement
gives TO all immigrants both u town
lot us Il residence aud lands 10 the
purpose OF farming; men with
families arc much preferred, but
single men are not objected to
they, however, do not get rs much
land as heads of families, We have
bore now several families from tho
States, and several single men, AID
n few young Ia lies. As soon rs We
have sufficient settlers all the mu.
nicipal and District officers will be
appointed from among us, aud We
will be entitled TO representation in
Congress, which member will be
elected by us also-this is the law.
My brothcr-in.la and myself and
all tho others have plantations of
half n league about 10000 acrca,)
and each of us one entire block
(about one aero in this town; the
single men have less land and only
one lot in town; each town block
contains according to size, some
larger than others from to 8 lots.
Thcsclands we pay nothing for,
except surveying and two or three
dollars office fees.
This is n free port we have no
duties to pay, no taxes to pay, (cx-
cept what we make ourselves, in
the corporation,) no military or
ether duty, can cultivate the soil or
or follow other pursuits, and every
thing we make is ours, and the
money is gold or silver; no paper
money in the country; all coin
passes here, and American gold is
worth a premium in Baizc.
The climate is perpetual spring,
everything grows and vegetation
is perpetual. Every night we use
Il light blanket, never use mosquito
bars, and can wear in the day time,
atpleasurc, linen or light wooilen
or flannel clothing. We have no
snakes, nor houses flies, nor fleas,
and no annoyances that have seen.
| have felt just before shutdown a
few gnats, which disappear with the
sun-and these we only have few
days in new clearings.
We produce here sugar, cotton,
coffee, cocoa, tobacco; rice and
corn, two crops each q year, vanilla,
indigo, yams, mmie, sisal hemp,
plantains, bananas, man
goes, pineapples, oranges, lemons,
figs, grapes, aguacate, cabbage, let
tucc, tomatoes, potatoes, beans and
peas of all kinds, egg plant, melons
md in fact anything you choose to
plant; fruits and vegetables you
nave every day in the year; you
ian also cut and grind sugar cane
every day in the year, should you
1esire it.
Tho Port is beautiful land lock-
ID bay, and Astounding with u vast
variety of the most delicious fish,
turtle, &C., wo also have a small
OYSTER, but of course not equal to
hose of the States. In the woods,
We have variety of game, both
arge and small, and domestic fowls,
,eef, mutton, &C., in abundance, all
# which do well and keep fat all
he year. Hogs thrive and are
much butter than in the States, and
ONE gentlemen here from Louis.
ana say they have succeeded in
making much better bacon than I
hey ever did in the Attakapas re-
ion of that State.
l shall plant here, and intend to !
tut in cocoa or coffee, which in a
ew years will give me an income (
Without much trouble and certain s
very year. Labor is plenty and
an be controlled; it is not, of
curse, as good as slaves, but vastly c
nperior to the negroes in the States, 9
r the coolies of any place l have l
cen. e
1 do not like to advise, but / wish p
GU would come out here and Judge r
'r yourself Ihave made my home '
ere, and would like you to be one o
nong us,-also all and any of our u
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