The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-01
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
NHE LOUISIANA DOMINION. q
p.+od Of Settlement and Transition. o
From 100 to Treaty Of 1888. o
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IlU 2I france with much needed urovtsio,.
i nsi,r,'"ay supplies and seventy.hva soidier.'
~. priests from the diocese .of On"Eac
Two Grey nuns for the. hospital ana Gtrouvv'
thfee Young women OF gnoJ oh "ul,!-
,ormed the most interesting nart of NE
pehencent consignment Tho bon,,si,t
fbb,oii ,S,n iosl no time 10 making wives of
ihe marrlageable part Of the nnsscnyc,
nSt. These poor but modest and rra Str
girls made good wives cNcent tint ,boSS.
reoeiled against the coarse Indian corn 90
ia NV cplohy. The first white child no n
IN IN Luulsana was called Jean Francois l..
Nahp; Military duties aud sickucss 40
lalned the courageous founder of tho .olon,
IN france Tor two years. D'Ihcrviue diad
ihoa'oM teNer IN tho line Of duty as a
advance the interests Of his country 'r,o
nrSt period which ends with 1Tl2 was nm
W l'lcn sickness many explorations. hit
THE ADVENT OF ANTONY CRozAr.
The colony of Louisiana hnving thus far
proven not source Of profit or roycpn,
but a continuing drain aud expense. the
french government sent Dron d'Artoapetis
to report on condition and remedies Assn
result, Antony Cro5at secretary Of the
kings household, was given for the pariod
81 "iIeen Years a complete monopoly OF
Tue trade and commerce NJ Louisiana
whose limits were to be dxcd in large inpas
ure by the business interests and discre
tion of the grantee
When Crozatt took charge in 1713 there
was 4 population of $50 persons. counting
twenty negroes and 100 soldiers. the IntteT
doubled in efficiency by Seveuty.dve C'Dn-
aulan volunteers. These inhabitants and
So'd Bti were scattered among the five forts
az blloNl Mobile, Dauphin and Chip Island
Hnd at Fort N0tche2 or for Resale Cr0zar
drought over his own governors Cad8l,ac
ana Spenay. He had absolute free trade
with France, but was unable to land h :
ttif r,i.
DN reason OF his own narrow trade resiri..
toms The resolutc St Denis was moi allie
to establish neghbory relations with M
Spaniards near the Mexican border Gov.
efnur Cardalac went gold hunting and came
back empty handed. when ores and min.
erals were found no one seemed to under.
stand the art Of profitable mining Agrl.
culture was neglected. There was nor ia,
dustIE and energy enough to carry ON III
trade In peltries with success.
The Indians were treated with 81 little
tact and such Scant justice that cnmit es
were aroused that endured Tor genera
tion. Lieutenant Governor Blcuviue the
only leader of pioneer experience. WAS ham.
pered, overruled and scut on ruin0us
hazardous forays against treacherous say
ages. Al the end OF five years Of failure
Crozat abandoned his fifteen years grant
or monopoly, and returned Ia the more con
genial atmosphere Of Paris. He had lost
a good sized fortune in his experiment
| ana had caused a net increase Of less than
800 nhahltIntS Of an classes, Co'OrS ami
descriptions, Not a brilliant exhibit truly
for man hcralded as great fnancer
ana sun lndlscrlnlnately called greet
merchant or great banker, The historic
| truth is that the successful courtier Of We
| shlIles was out OF MS element among say
ages ana hackwoodSmen. Tkc luxuricS M
u palaCe 'ouIG NOT be eNonaNg'd Tor plo4err
hardShlpS ana pnVaNors. compared v!
successful colouzerS Ike William Zen
/ and the second Lord laltimo.c or wi b
great fur traders ilkr John Jacob ASto'.
Antony 'rozo' was q babe at the bottle
| COMPANY or THE WEST TOrgN law
ia, a., III, ,,,,,.,., ,,.,,.....,.
AZ ''' "a
the west Which succeeded 70 more than al
the privileges and mouopoues Of the Crozat
! charter Blpnyillc was restored IN noycer MS
governor. Boisbriant was EVEN Command
/ over the Illinois disTrlrt Sybi1h ySos hr1ml,bt
! under tba Government of / onisiano
/ Tho vans -1SiG wore ,nars a. a,ti,lt,.
. In February ms Bipnvtlla with tffv mon
began 10 clG9r the ground and found the
city which he named New Orleans after
M recent al E'rnura nm. tr,usfnr Of mo
ron,nAn,'s stores from, Rito\j In Nov or
leans too; place I'm June. tI52 On Prntz
and La Hal,np ware rorenf acecssions fo
the colony The new company laid claim
to ali nj Tevns bascd nm fbe rvnlora ftous
or settlements Of Ia Sale BlenyiiIc and
81. Denis Rut after La Harness unsuc-
cessful attempt on 81 BernaId. Texas was
oboDdarcd i,, ths Eronch In Tuue INA
Inc irst cargoos al 500 slaves were brought
in on two vessels ARRIVING from the coast
Of Ciulnce About this tine large grants of
land were given to influence families Of
Frnnco ,rhs notorior. dnouciaI sncrulator
and stock gambler, John Law. president Of
ny nv VIZ - IN @ ,r tri,ans,s river
For T1 settlers he sent over hundreds Of honest
Germans and 100 other immigrants not SO
bonnst Laws schnnn was rho now aban.
d doncG' ,,, i,M nancy srbemc counted With
The issniiing and prolonged issuing or water
Inc Of st7,t or nanTr promlsGs without
liz W n,, ,,.itbnr, ma
LA Law :" escaped to Italy when the ,s sr2 .,6
Chihe Hl'tI nc a. %77,InI yictims The
ours p Of worthless medium Of exchange
was followed oy HiStt Tte"" ii ", vars
w poS TPeached horrible cuIminalon in
the general massacrcs of 1920. The mercl-
tess si"usn'NNtI WI elm Yazoo Washita and
o other ~ settlements ETH calls only Tor plying
sympath( any U,,, fi rrurltlps of the
NatcbeS sa r arc too revolving dwell
upon, TOO aMlul 70 felu.t AZ idion ghtpr