The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-12-30
TME WEXMIN GTOMIAN,
ANN
DELAWARE REGISTER.
Thursday, December so. 1924.

DELLA ~ .NhIs hEtsic liz
Thursday, December so. 1894.
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me Ga-effe.-m reply to a half cohlInl 81
truly logical arguments which the Editor of the
above named paper has thrown to his readers,
upon the old subject "Credt," we will merely
observe--sincc he does not coniine himself with
in the bounds of truth, and blends malice with
error we shall leave him to enjoy the qualification
that he (and only he) may find, emanating from
the conviction (howcver crroneous) that he Is
entitled to ''crcdit." Had the Editor of the Ga
actte informed his readers, that through the po
likeness Of his "nciglbors," who were so kind
as to give him assistance, he was enabled to Law
before them the Message, in anticipation Of his
usual time adjudication, and had he not provoked
these ''neighbors," by Withholding their types,
then we should have rcciprocatcd with similar
acknowledgment; but, since it is as it was, he
may rest assured he will get no credit from us,
unless 4; et dr0,iS
Here we will dismiss this weary lcct, and
promise our ndulgcnt readers never to say more
upon it, unless VIC have occasion to rccitc rum
pus similar TO that kicked zip in the Office of the
National Advocate. n short time since ;--should
such thing happen then, sin anticipation OF
our usual time of publications" We shall issue an
criya, and give Mr. Harker "crea2"
MEXICAN SUPERSTITiON.--Th follow
ing, being an account ofthe funeral expenses OF
a Mexican gentleman, WAS handed to us by
the gentleman from whom VIC received the
statistical view of the Columbian Republic,
published in our last paper II is derived from a
work written by Don Carlos Maria dc Bustamcntc
a member of the Mexican Congress, entitled ga
treatise on the reform of legislation in North A
mcrica.n The article will furnish FAINT idea O
the abuses cntacd by a long reign Of pricstcraf
and superstition, abuses Which, in Spanish Ameri
ca, arc in a train O.. correction under the disci
pnc of free government The enlightened mel
of Mexico, such as Don Carlos Bustamcntc, arr
perfectly aware of the degrading nature of thu
superstition in which their countrymcnhave beci
sunk for many ages, and awaiting themselves q
the political regeneration of their country, ar
/. gradually preparing the minds of the people 70
} religious freedom
A detailed statement of the fees charged b
/, the Parish Church in the funeral rites of Do
Andres de Mercia of the village ofTcscchoacar
S "For the sculpture, saving mass and
t chatlnting in honor Of the deceased $50
= Fourteen pcas' Of the large bell in
5 the two churches at noon, sunset and
q breakfast, and ut the time OF ntclmcnt
4 andmass, 600
: The customary fee of each, at s., AZ
q The display Of the silver candlcsticlss
n and lights, with the cross, so
n The ceremony of the Incense, 50
n The ceremony Of carving the dcccas-
+ cd TO the chapel and chanting in hon
:. or Of him, 500
The ceremony Of elcvating the coffin
and placing the same behind the decd 800
The ceremony OF again ringing the
!, : bells, 200
IL The ordinary fees Of each, being rung
= eleven times, at rs, %
G The ceremony Of chanting, 80
q The ordinary fec,
t. The invitation of a priest at distance
and two others in the village, the first
: not arriving in time, 100
5, A grand display Of lights, 100
= Inviting me to come from Chttiplc,
where had gone to confession, at IL
a O'Clock. at night, for the sole purpose
% of burial, So
Going with the corpse to the new
e Church, the place cFsepulture, 100
a Incommoding myself by fasting until
>. eleven o'clock of said day, waiting for
;, the Clergy who had been invited from
II a distance to assist at the funeral; they
!, not arriving, mass was said for the decea-
u sed; and for incommoding myself by
H. waiting, 81
&c For incommoding myself by fasting
l. on the 18th until the hour of 10, whilst
= the other Clergy were officiating in the
10 vestry, 81
" The ceremony the mass the YES
1t try, with chanting and responses, so"
a. Amounting to s17s5, for the fasting, watchin
q praying, and believing Of the Priest
e +Dophs, in Spanish,
T. Al, rt,N,,.n,