Tri-Weekly Texas State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 51, Ed. 1 Monday, March 29, 1869 Page: 2 of 4
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thlB CGUIl-
in view
the many
.
the
we
i)
content. We tell the
the Central Railroad that
not do. Unless they go to
next Legislature, which will
legislate, will straigh-
out with all their plausible
tariffs. If corpora-
tions hare no souls, they have pockets,
which can be reached, aojfnothing
will be worth a
r without the sanction of a legal
ture. w'Tho legislation of the
i the name
>ng, of Jasper,
candidate for Congress in this, the
ict. Who does the Gazette
i in its own District? It is
frlhan probable that Armstrong
be the choice of the Democracy
Governor. Will the Gazette sup-
l—Rusk Observer. ¥4
every steamer,
time to
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mm
We must have a railroad to Austin—
we must have communication with a
uro, if we thought a sound policy al
lowed it. Mr. Armstrong is a great
favorite of ours, as will have been seen
by our columns, but he knows, as well
as we, that the time is not propitious
for such action, and it lias been made
public that he expressly declines to be
a candidate for Governor.. In our
judgment, he is the most suitable can-
didate for Lt. Governor, and we hope
he will permit hi* friends to support
him for that office. When the Radicals
permit us to vote, the Hon. James
Armstrong can get our suffrage for al-
most any office. We hear of no can-
didate for Congress in this District as
yet. We have no candidate.
We trust the Observer does not deem
us intrusive by any complimentary al-
lusious iqf our Meud Armstroug. The
suggestion to run him for Congress in
the first District did not come from us,
but from the Distriot itself. Our sug-
"
i source* It i ¡
, if tt cannot be naawtwi
Houston and Galveston, we will have
it with Lavaca and ludianola. If we
havf iaot gÜÉÍÉj mouey> the money
can be had, with suitable legislation, as
soon as we get organised and in the
Union, and the Central Railroad had
better quit fooling and go to work.
Talking a $|jew0paper puffing will not
answer its purpose. We are sick of
this.
and Immigration.
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AUK) WA"
stothe
sing Ben-
in to-days issue,
formerly a resident of this
rather a glowing account of
that particlular locality in which he is
, exempt, fortunately, from the
on pests of that country, which
he admits abound elsewere. He has
found the fairy spot, but it is only for
workers, who have plenty of bone and
muscle. " Clerks and teachers " and
men, who expect to make a living off
of their brains and education, need not
is no piwent use for
men,
well. If
those
±4tu UÜVOlUVt.
planation is satisfactory, we trust. We
have not the slightest desire or inten-
tion to interfere with the 1st Congress-
ional District, but we hope the people
there will run some one who will be
permitted to take his seat, laboring
under no disabilities.
The San Antonio HwraSd—Not
Fast.
so
Mr' M
nmmhpppvyn
M M> « M
lull or HOC -.«HUlM|g
EjÉIISISP®]
But those •' tor-
i" with "meat Bweet-
i beef," have no charm far
Mr. Littlepage is no
or he would have said somo-
about the fish or the absence of
i in the Guatemala waters. It in
r necessary for us to say that
candor
ni—i
ty of
satisfied with the
have returned,
and advise
, but the num-
in-
wrw
Jbl
us
Our friend of the Herald paid us the
compliment, not long since, that
Blow," wo were generally
" With thanks to our
cotemporary, we would suggest that
over difficult ground it is the part of
wisdom to go slow. Is there no dan-
ger that the Herald may bo driving a
httle fast for safety? The hoisting of
Hamilton's name for Governor is
committal which can do neither him nor
the Democracy any good. The addi-
tioniof Jjrtulds Baker for Lt. Governor
is still worse. Does the Herald know
who Dr. Boulda Baker is? If not, let
a few enquiries be made. We know
nothing against his private character
independent of speculations, but we
have heard enough to convince us that
he is too much mixed up with " rings,"
so-called, to be a safe legislator in tóese
ow this must
them, for I cannot
answer all in detaü : ■ «
The emigrant, after paying $50,
greenbacks, in New Orleans for his
passage on board the Trade Wiud to
Llize, British Honduras, will arrive
in that port in five or six days, ii no
accident happens. On arriving, he
Will doubtless be rather agreeably sur-
prised at the appearance of the place ;
but, after a very short stay there, the
novelty of the thing will wear off, and
he can take passage on board th
schooner Juanita, or Experience, for
Livingston, Guatemala, unless he is
persuaded, aa doubtless he will be, to
examine the British Honduras country,
or to go direct to Omoa, in Spanish
Honduras; and if he is thus persuaded,
and does uot visit Guatemala, he will
be very apt to go back to the State#,
dissatisfied with the country.
From the mouth of the Sarstoon
River to the mouth of the Matagua
River, a distance of about forty miles
aloog the coast, and half that distance
in a straight line from mouth to mouth
of said rivers, belongs to the Republic
of Guatemala, and separates British
and Spanish Honduras. Livingston is
a town of about two or three thousand
inhabitants, principally Caribs (wooly-
headed negroes), the balance Ladinos,
(mixed race of Indian, Spaniard and
negro,) with only two or three white
men in it. It is the most beautiful
a I have over seen,
and certainly as healthy a place as a
man could desire. It is located at the
mouth of the Rio Dulce, or Boca del
Golfete, a large water course which
issues from between two mountains,
or rather seems to have out one moun-
tain in two, in order to let the water
from the beautiful Lake of Trabol and
that of the Ootfeie flow into the sea.
The country in the vicinity of Living-
ston is composed of large mountains;
small hills and many pretty but small
valleys. The lands of mountain, bill
and vale are as fertile as a man can de-
sire, and all covered with heavy timber
—no prairie at all—under this large
timber is a thick undergrowth, only
penetrable on fool with the assistance
of a machete or large hack-knife.
There is now lying in the beautiful
bay, in front of Livingston, a large
ship awaiting her cargo of. mahogony
and rose-wood, which i* being prepared
along the Bhore by about an hundred
bands, Caribs and Ladmos. I believe
she is a Norwegian vessel. J
The emigrant may charter a Dore in
Livingston and start up the Rio Dulce,
and, after going two miles, be may
laud on the left bank, in about one hun-
dred yards of my house ; he can then
inapect my premises, and I will be
happy to afford him any information he
may desire, as far as in my power.
Then starting up the wide and deep
river, the banks of which, after leaving
ray house, are from two to five hundred
feet high, for a distance of about four
mile ., .which brings him to the Gol-
U
ontitla#
don't 1
far. There is a company for
now in the City of Guatemala to j
"to.
JÉSü
to
those
tt;
are $100 each.
the holder to four
(near 2000 acres) lying along
route. A chance for a spqjim 1 have
no doubt but the company will soon be
full, and the work begun. The whofe
country may be called a wilderaes*
and only known by any one along the
margin of the streams. :' 'IP
Id the interior of the country ¡
be found any climate desired—i
temperate and hot.; A vast extent of
iüouutry, which is to the present day
Tjacxplored, only iuhabitod by wander-
fcgtril
celebrated
WMhmgton ^Íí'Sot rn'rto (finia ítP""!' ■> * «b° u«fal WWoffiW
® water about eight miles wide and four-
teen miles long, in which are area
number of pretty islands, around the
edges of which are found au abundance
of turtle of excellent quality, ais ? that
curious animal called the manatí or
sea cow, the flesh of which I prefer to
Texas beef—it. resembles beef very
much—and the animal lives upon grass
alone. On the left bank of this lake
there is a valley, very well suited for a
settlement of Americans, now unin-
habited, and in fact unexplored. On
the right ia the mouth of the Chocon
River, the margins of which are said to
Governor ol Texas, and, handsome as
he is, he is not fit for that position.
We hope the Bflrald will reconsider
and hold up a little. For ourself, we
do not intend to hoist any Republican
flag. It la bad enough to allow things
to go on without opposition—while we
swallow the pill let us not pretend that
it is sweet, and smaqk our lips as if we
loved it
mfm
at Ge . Sherman's mode of
business/ An officer yesterday
confer with him as to break-
iflgljilifocoln Barrankt Uftkr the city,
and naked,him what he should do with
the property. " Bum it, brat it, sir,"
said Sherman, impetuously. "Gen-
eral," said the officefF!?* please put
your order in writing and I will obey."
" Burn it! burn it I" again exclaimed
Sherman. The officer asked his written
order therefor, when tho General asked
what was its vftlue. He Was informed
can be it was worth $200,
other
Sherman, "the fact
bad place for
get them all awa;
out quick."
• to ascertain
his m
he had
" Well/'' said
this city is a
ndH want to
i#«Yoa had
«id clean the
■HHHill
what orders
it.
be very rich and well adapted to culti-
up the h
pass through
vation. Proceeding up the lake four-
teen miles you pass through a deep
strait and enter the lata or Gulf of
Yasabal, a fresh water lake about fifteen
or twenty miles wide and forty or fifty
miles long. On the left, near the en-
trance, is a fine valley of rich land,
after which the large mountain com#s
up to the water's edge, and half way
up the lake, on the left or south side,
at the foot of tho mountain, is situated
the town Of Yzabal, the capital of this
department. On the right or north
shore of this lake there isa valley, from
one to nix miles wide, forty miles long,
ofasfioe land for cultivation andas
rich as can be, crossed, by numerous
streams of water affording an abund-
ance of water power, and the finest
tribes of Indians, and
for its many anckutt o
buried in the depths of heavy forests,
nay be found m the department <rf,
Peten and adjaceut departments. The
road, alluded to above, will enable
emigrants to select any kind of county
they may desire. '
Enclosed, I send the notice of the
Projector to persons who may wish to
purchase shares—for tho beuefit of
any one who may wish to emigrate and
to purchase lands cheap this is certain-
ly a good opportunity.
The productsof this country exhaust
the list of cold, temperate and hot
climates. I have raised three crops of
corn from the same ground in one year.
The finest rico-growing country in the
world. The sugar cane of the cob*>
try cannot be excelled anywhero; a
joint, let fall upon the ground any-
where, will produce large fine statis of
cane. The climate here on the coagt
ia sometimes, damn; but for
year it has not been so; but we have
had a mixture of sunshine and rain,
which could not fail to please aoy out
the rain falling in showers at interval
and mostly at night. The thermometer
is now at 84°, fahrenhejt; seldom
more than two or three degrees above
or below this point; the highest since
I have been here 94®, and only o&e
day at that; the lowest, 65°, and only
one that low in nearly two years tha't
I have been here.
Diseases of the country—Intermit-
tent fevers of a mild type, biilious
cholic, and intestinal worms. I have
had to be my own physician since ray
arrival here. My family are now all
excellent health. In fact, this is the
best poor man's country I ever s*w.
There can be no country upon earth,
where a man's individual labor will he
better paid thaw here, if be will per-
severe in any one business, and live
temperately; but if adicted to rum-
drinking, or if he cannot govern his
appetite in the presence of the tempt-
ing fruits of the country, he caa find
his grave here as soon as in any coun-
try. A man cannot employ the labor
of the country very successfully; he
may get some assistance from them,
but he pays dourly for it, although
wages appear very low. You cannot
get a good day's work dona by a native.
The pests of the country are, mus-
quitoes, sandflies, gnats, &c. These
ar« in veuit. ' nnuntitÍM
coast from Belize to Puerto
TT J, T f * Jt * * "i
almost free from them ;
this part of the country best,
is the reason why the emigrant will 1
likely to go back dissatisfied with tl
country, unless he visits Guat
| Santa Tomas, twenty mites sout
here, but in this republic, is a i
ment of Belgians, beautifully sit
near a magnificent bay, but unhoalt
situated, and plenty of goats and n
quitoes.
No sign of hurricanes here; b
seen much heavier storms of wind
Texas than here.
There are many things here at i
an industrious, sober man may d<
and even make a fortune at, if
ver*d I^BAmnner, á ahoemi
cabinent-maker, can do well;
and school-masters cannot.
mill will pay; an oil
finest; valley for an
on this whole coast
any other,
the mouth the
pay well; soap-makers
live at once—all th®
ported, high duties ^
thing here cheap for making
fact, any iudustrious, abl
can do well here.
mí i*
lders to oav.
burthened with taxation^
More anon, If desired.
Yours truly,
; wm&ü V.U1
t 'V'T 1 1 , 1
It may be mentioned
the expensive
Europe, that there
the kitchen and
ustrian
head cook ¡
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Josselyn, Robert. Tri-Weekly Texas State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 51, Ed. 1 Monday, March 29, 1869, newspaper, March 29, 1869; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth181383/m1/2/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.