The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-10-19
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70 Adopted csuntxy.


no mors remarkable calony a
American exilea can BE- found any
where than Toledo settlement. Ia Brit
ish Honduras. said H. y IAekson,
Of Nsw orleana. 10 q MnsAingtoa Star
reporter a day or two Aso. 1t y .
oil of louisiana IN q troplc settlemsnt
preserved % ahow We whas the eood
old 'ercolo dess we're ilks
'There The stately and panictilloaa
lise 81 the venqulahed southern afis.
tecracy il aklll foaha with its ere
n.nni0us Hospitality. iss nns-apan
sticking for the poini q honor, "a
pride " ancestry and Ia palgiarchai
relations belsean master aud servant
For more thAn 40 years time has stood
stili. leaving The exilea untouched ~
modern progressive ideas and making
their Aoma to-day che tFueag picture
~ b. fund anywhere a llle and man
nsrs IN the old south 'hefo' the wah.'
The eioss Of The eiyA war found
mAny Of The planters q tie cotton
states IA Kare strata Their slases
had beea eel free. their crope and
live stock selssd By friend o. foe.
their homes burned or daspoiled, and
their plantations turned lnso = battle
groaad Cor contendinS armies Az A
result : considerable number 81 the
most prominent families of the souih
gathered together sueh of their port
able property - had Jet escaped The
gsneral wreck and smigrated.
some u these went o ArEsntiaa.
settling near nnsnos Ayres. where
the survivors and their descendants
are today obiocss of charity. Mla-
fortune followed them 10 their new
Aome. and they aFr nov pooref tnan
the poorest of ne despissd Waite
tfasa' of the states they abandoned
others sent % Canada. 3 considerable
numher 70 Cuba. and others % ths
West Indies. a fcw 10 Mexico and Bra
al. and Il families % British hon'
duraa
"Of thcsa "a families ali wcre from
the nrighborhood of Scw Orleans AL
! belonged 10 the old creole ArisgOcracl
--she pronaest aud most exclusive Il
the land dating their tlues % thei
estates bach 30 the early days o
Freneh and Spanish occupation AM
boatilng that they had kspg thei
: blood pure thruugh al changes q
government and All vicissitader o
fortune Each family took along sac
. Of is former slaves a. preferred 3
! follow the fortunes u their old mas
/ tera rather than accept their frcedoi
e and Try the uncertain aud hAzardou
} experiment of making their own va
il tao world
The immigrants arrived IN Belli
ln ta1 summer % 1855. ana were col
] daily welcomed By the oolanial a
I thoritiss Thsy usra gIsea toe Aers
each Of crown lands and wste sssmp
s 81 from TAXATION Soc tea years n
neu settlement waa called Toledo
: The example q the srlksocrat
! soulhefnou la carving or for thea
selves asw homes IA the lropie iung
nas rarely teen smulased They b
Z beea reared IA tbs lap u luxury
host uf slaves bad siuAya ha reas
Z = oueg o. anticipate their sliEhte
eiah Yet they set % WoFk xiih
and maehsts iolling ia the Wuo
aionEslae their former ehattesa
J. pfuxlde temporary shelters 4
IS sicmeass aod - piaat erpps fof IA
u f1taFe necessities. and er long
4 miniature Louisiana arose ~aeSe &
= lerdiy palm haa heia unaigputea aNa
3 aiosi ol tie houses are pattern
after ths cid eaianial MANSIONS of {
3 south TIE tlseks are five of ooar
le but the relatlans beNesg master 81
Is servant AS HfaalcNA ne same
H those that exlste ia ils #fon stsl
e aatf ernteff aH Hae 90 tls
maum1 is sail sae hos hat Wa
re ana ial eAlilseaa ssitadef. iaat
as sha VS. "a TIE GAYS s. unels Ten
e fas same ansn-haaa z hospital
e that hsa aieaya ahAf sefaat {
= sunny aoalh rules ia IalAap na.
e and fha tourist of trader - e ifa
gAitasf "a pleasure 81 bukaesa =
e sever ffEfst the chshss Uae q
e q conversation however. b stfla
labaoea That Is thu eisil SO 4
lost cause 4 s9lil regarded 8 q
aaa the unff zensHatsd uspatis
-. looked upon Is - alien arr 81