The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29

Abolished IN the Ethtc VI vei"
the proprietors OF these magnificent es-
tates lett the country with the large for
tunes they had amassed. The churcn seiz-
ed the lands and allowed them to lie ioie
and 20 10 ruin.
1.-THE buildings upon each OF those places
must have cost from 100000 to 3ooV,uVv.
The church held the property until aoou.
five years since, when II was taheh ~
the government and the government INV
sells to us for colonization at ~ pr -
in quantities OF GAO acres to each neaa u
family and 800 to each single man, On
a credit OF one, two, three four ana nve
years. This is the beginning OF the iirs.
Confederate colony In Mexico. Among tnuse
who propose to settle Immediately are
General Price and General. Shelby, from
Missouri; Judge Perkins OF Louisiana anu
myself. The resources Of this country are
such as to insure fortune 70 the eheiss
and industry that have usually character
lied our people. The wonder is that .hey
have been permitted to remain undeveioped
80 long, but this is the most indolent, iazy
and worthless population on earth
I'm calm review Of the past ! am siau
TO be able to say that have nothing 10 re-
great but tho failure OF the rcvcilisu;
MY course was dictated by strong ana
clear convictions of duty. Had ialtere9
in following those convictions IL "oula
have been at the sacrifice Of principle ana
elf-respect 1t is better. far better, for
me that I should have lost position. ior-
tune and home and stand here TO-DAY
pcnniless exile than have violated pr,hc'pio
and forfeited self-respect for these nliser-
| able and paltry considerations. tnanK
| God that ] did not falter. ! have Deeh
| shocked and mortified to set the readiness
with which Generals Lee, Johnston, Beau
| regard, Bragg and many other gentlemen
who rank high on the civil list have bowed
| tho knee and kissed the hand that cTusheu
| them How infinitely would prefer my
| grave to such humiliation, and how con-
| temptibe must such conduct appear to tne
| civilized world How much better IL
| would have been for their future peace
| and their regulations II they had come to
Mexico or gone somewhere else, anywhere
but there. 1t may be said that this Is an
| abstract government. true, IL Is an aDso-
| luteism that has never injured or sought
| to degrade me. Such nm absolutism can
| bear without inconvenience or a sense VI
shame. While tho absolutism OF usurpa-
ton and petty tyranny which rules mat
country | could not endure without an
over present sense of deepest degradation.
| No there are no terms or conditions upon
| which | could ever consent to live In tna.
country except the Independence OF the
South. viii many OF the people of tire
| Southern States feel inclined to seek rev
homes or will they follow the example oil
| Lee Johnston and others? Mexico pre-
SCENTS the finest field that have ever seen
for the enterprise of our people, and now
that slavery is abolished in the South,
hired labor can be much more easily pro-
cured and made much more profitable than
in any part of the United States do mol
propose, however to urge or even advise
any one to come. / only propose to give
them facts and leave them to decide loI
a., 81, r hnXrn
"Such as feel inclined to come will he
received with open arms and amost cordia
welcome. But enough of this
Where Is Forrest and what is he doing
And where and how is everybody else? fol
| have heard from none of our friends since
left Mississippi.
Give my regards to Mrs. Adair, Robin
Jack and Forrest, and kiss Mary for mt
and toll her that 1t would give me srea
pleasure to have romp with her this
evening.
Write me fully and do your best a
| penmanship, so that may be able to reat
at least the greater part of he letter
sent you a copy OF the Mexican Times, al
English newspaper, edited by Governor
Allen. about month ago. hope you re-
ceived 1t. though there was very little o
interest In It except that it shows the fac
that We had started an American newspaper
at the City OF Mexico. | neglected TO sa.
to that this place Is situated on thu
line OF railroad from Vera Cruz to the Cit!
OF Mex CO, 8 vtnty miles west Of Vers
Cruz The RAILROAD is now In operation {,
within eighteen miles Of this place and al
the balance to the City OF Mexico is unde
contract and the work rapidly progressing
1t is a few hours run by mail from her
To Vera Cruz from Vera Cruz IT Is thre
days by steamer to New Orleans, and IRON
New Orleans ii is three or four days h,
rail to Atlanta. so you see that we are still
neighbors, even ii you should remain II
Georgia. The road is owned by IN Engls
company, but is almost entirely In Amer
lean hands.
My health is excellent and l feel tha
| 1t can not be otherwise in this charmin
, climate. Direct your letter to ne a. Cor
, lova, Mexico, and inclose 1t to lIenr
| Denis, ESD, at New Orleans. Denis vii
, forward 1t to me. and In conclusion let IN
, beg you to excuse this hurried and dis
jointed letter, as 1t was written in tn
midst OF crowd, half OF whom were con
/ stantly talking to me aid compelling III
to talk to them Your friend,
, 'lsham G. Harris"
: Such IL part of the history OF Senate
! Harris exile which has never been toll
in print before After he left Mexico
, where he remained nearly two years. HaI
= two there He then went straight back I
, cid Tennessee homo and straight back
I. The hearts OF her people, as was evidence
a by his election to the senate cot long al
:, ter, and his continuance In that high offic
/, until his death, Robert Adamson.
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