New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-18
An Interesting Letter from Generous
and SRgaciOUs Southern Woman.
IErnn Nav York Sun |

] dislike to sail under false cOlOrs, how
| ever Colour de rose their Innings may be;
! therefore | feel compelled to deny the ''sOft
impeachment Of being a wealthy matrOn,"
as / saw myself styled few days ago, I'M
expectedly, in the San, in connection with
my scheme for COlOnizing my lands in the
South.
am q representative of the class South
who gave freely their wealth and lives to
their Countrywide SOuth-in the hour of
need; therefore suffered most The men of
my race were killed on distant battle fields,
while | stood by with my orphan children,
and saw my home pillaged and burned to
ashes. To the welfare and prosperity of
my beloved South | have dedicated nay
time, and what l have left, which is
the land l offer to Mr.. Strauss for a colony
of AlSacian or Lorraine men and women
who prefer to emigrate and make new
homes for themselves rather than be sold to
the conqueTor of their fair land. Convinced
as | am that cooperative COlOniZing is the.
only remedy for the present sickness of the
South, and with the hope Of adding to her
wealth and population a colony Of intelli-
gent and industrious people, made to Mr.
Strauss what felt to be q lust offer for the
tenant and myself-a living chance for
both. Should | be so fortunate as to see
my heartfelt efforts crowned with success, |
will consider myself a proud and happy
of material aid to my fellow creatures, who
have been even more unfortunate than my
self in giving them, l hope, pleasant and
comfortable homes.
From what l know of my people, there
are many who would give homes to the i'm
migrant on the same terms-pCrhaps even
more liberal--as many Of them were more
fortunate than myself in not having their
cotton burned during the war 1.-THE price
directly after the war almost paid for the
loss of capital invested in their slaves). 1t
would make no difference from what cOun-
try the immigrants came they would be
welcome if honest and Industrious. | wish
it were in my power to accommodate all
who applied to me. Perhaps the terms |
have made with Mr.. Strauss will open the
way for terms equally as remUnerative to
those who desire homes IN my beautiful
land.
The letter to Mr.. Strauss was not written
for an advertisement, as many Of the let
tiers L have received imagne-it was
private, and published without my knOWl-
edge. Mr.. Strauss has lived in the South
and is familiar with the advantages of the
location l offered him, and without a mo-
ment's hesitation accepted my plan for his
COunuymen, saying that he knew the lOca-
ton, that the lands were the most fertile in
the world and the location was destined to
be one of great commercial importance"
SO you see, sir, it was love and alteration
for that much derided sunny South" that
prompted me to offer at her shrine (the
widows Inite) my life and even the little
| had left of once large inheritance-a
! grander, higher aim, | hope, in life, you
! will allow, than to be q wealthy matrOn."
/ shall live with the colony and help deveI-
| Op the resources of the fairest land under
! the sun, one, in her agony and adversely, /
! have loved better than do my life.
MRS. CARLETON BELT,
Alias the Georgia Woman.