New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-09

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enrich the country into which it flowed. IL is
not of such material that prosperous commit
mites are built up in the wilderness. 1t Is not
tbe street fighters of Paris. but hardy, indus
trious sons of toll from the rural districts, who
must break the virgin soil of our Territories
and conquer the dangers of the new life on
the frontier.
A second proposition has been made to the
French Government on behalf OF the Lower
California Company which has recently at
tractcd a great deal of more or less favorable
attention by its unfortunate attempt to COLOMBO
the shores of Magdalena Bay. This Company
claims TO hold from the Mexican Government
a grant of about 1900 square miles, covering
the greater portion of the peninsula of Lower
California, and now offers to give each exile
80 acres of arabic land, with the privilege of
further allotment of 50 acres at the end Of
three years. The conditions are as follows:
The French Government shall depOrt the
prisoners at its own cost, give each one 90
days rations of food and certain implements
of agriculture and fishing, and pay the Com
pany 100000 francs; or the Company will
undertake the transportation OF the coi0nists
at the price of 1000 francs each, and accept
100 francs ahead in lieu of the CD days ra-
tons The advantages of this scheme are
rather curiOusly stated. N. Theirs IS re-
minded that "the chief difficulty III the
" deportation of said prisoners Is the
choice of some cline sufficiently distant and
"salubrous to induce such eyilcs to remain
contented in their new homes" and is left
to infer that Lower California is a country
which the Communists will find it very diff
cult to get away FROM even if they do not
like it, but that, as Gen. Butler might say, Is
contingency which the Company has not
thought it worth while 10 consider. 1t Is rich
in all the products of the field, the mine, and
the shore, from corn to clans, and from g0ld'
copper, and pearls to milch cows and orchllla
grass. A settlement has been formed at Mag
dalena Bay, and the United States Govern
ment has recognized its importance by the
aDpointment OF a Consul TO reside at that
mort but the document from which we quote
ncglects to mention that this tremendous
functionarv is the secretary and resident
agent of the Company nor Is there any NEIL
ton of the adventures of the 600 men re-
Gently sent out from NewYOrk to that settle
ment and rescued afterwards III state Dor
dcring on starvation. The promoters OF the
colony replied to the denunclations when thc
sufterings of those poor fellows called down
upon them, that the men were the mere refuse
of the city, and not Of the right stun for plo-
neers Perhaps they are assured that the
Communists of Paris are of the right STUFF,
ante capable, with co days rations, Of estab-
fishing themselves in the wilderness; but we
have our misgiyings.
NJ. Theirs is furthermore informed that I'M
der the terms of the Mexican grant the colo
nists will be at lliberty ito freely frame all
" the institutions they may consider proper Tor
the DEVELOPMENT Of their intelligence, morals,
"and good manners to be independent IN their
"municipal administrations and 10 make regu-
cations for the government OF their respective
municipalities" Thus for once i'll the history
of the world the experiment of the Commune
can be fairly tlied--suppO,ing that the Com
munists survive. This may not recommend
the project to the Versailles Government; but
| in the eyes of social philosophers 1t Will give
| tbe plan for new French invasion OF Mex
| leo such a peculiar interest that we almost
| find il in our own heart to wish thar IL may
be adopted. NJ. Theirs has promised to pre-
sent il 70 the Assembly. Before that body acts
mon il there will probably be careful IN
| nuiry to ascertain whether the region III which
! the prisoners are invited to settle offers men
who have no experience in agriculture fair
! chance of prOlOnging life with store OF only
! two months provisions to begin with.
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