The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-11-26
From the Massachusetts Journal.

OF Mexico to the United States, very little
seems to be known by the mass of people
concerning it; many actually confoundina
1T with Moscow, from the similarity Of the
sound OF the two names, although the one is
nelghborlng nation and the other in Rus
STA. The present Republic of Mexico is
composed OF the provinces of the ancient
Vice Royalty of New Spain, of Yucatan, oil
the COMMANDMENTS of the eastern and wes-
tern internal provinces, and of Chiapa. The
capital of Mexico is situated in an elevated
valley of near 5000 feet above the level of
The sea, and was formerly surrounded by a
salt lake, (Tescuco,) but, at an incredible
expenditure OF time and money, they have
succeeded in draining it, leaving marsh
varying from two to five miles in width.
Here perpetual spring-like temperature
relgns, owing to its elevation, and is free
from what would be the noxious exhalations
OF the marsh if situated in the same latitude
on the coast; but throughout the valley of
Mexico. the air is particularly salubllous,
the inhabitants attaining to as great longev-
ity as any in the world. The population of
the city is similar TO that of New York. be-
ing about 100000 souls, of whom 1900 are
clergy or attached to religious houses. The
road from Vera Cruz is extremely rough
and preclpltous, IN many places almost i'm
passahle-but to Acapulco, the nearest sea-
port on the Pacific, the route is one of GEN
tie declivity. The distance from Vera
Cruz is 207, and Acapulco 1913 miles Ac-
{ ordlng to Humboldt, the old city was found
ed in 1925, on an island in the lake Tescu
co. At the time Cortes conquered it, three
foufths of the city was destroyed, both VIC
tor and vanquished uniting in the work of
destruction it is from its ruins the present
Spanish city has arisen one Of the grandest
and most splendid in the whole continent of
America. The streets of the modern CITY
are all laid out at right angles, and in the
centre is large square, where formerly
stood the great Mexican temple, upon the
ruins Of which the present cathedral is
built, fhe foundation being laid with Next
can idols. On the east side is the palace
built by Cortez, ECO feet long, terminating
at the corner of the square leading to the
market. The streets are well paved, and
have tagged walks of fiat stone. The pub
lie edifices and churches are vast and splen-
did, and the private dwelling houses have
a magnificent appearance, being usually
three stories high, with fiat roots, and the
windows ornamented with iron balconies.
There are not less than los cupolas, domes,
or spires, in the limits of the city. Ignorance,
with all its attendant debasing concomitants,
is the character of the mass of population
The religion is that of the church of Rome,
but in the remote residences of the Indians,
heathenism is not entirely abolished, al
though the severe penalties upon detection
and the residence of missionaries, might
warrant a supposition to the contrary. The
country possesses such vast resources, to-
gether with the salubrity of the climate,
that, if inhabited by people endowed with
the intelligence and enterprise of the Eng
Iish Americans, Il use the term in contra
diction to Spanish Americans) it would
without doubt he one of the greatest, and
consequently one Oft the most respected, ma
tons in the world but alas from its pres
ent abiectness of morals, owing to the want
of education, more is truly to be feared for
its prosperity than really hoped.
TRANsPLANTING TREES. 1t is a notori-
Gus fact, that of the number of trees trans
planted in our public walks and streets foH
many years past, particularly on the Battery
and in the Park, at least three-fourths have
never vegetated at all. and of the few thai
have, no small number of them have dice
the first season, and the remainder, are
now, as it were, struggling in a sickly state
between life and death. The sole cause O
which is, they have all been set great
deal too deep in the ground, and the conse
ouence has been that the bark above the
root has become rotten, and eXtinguisheC
all vegetable life. The few that have es
caped this catastrophe, will, if examined, bt
found to have entire new roots, formed
above the old, and the latter possessing NJ
vegetable life whatever. Mature ptainl
shoes ho,c deep all trees ought to be planted
To set them in the least deeper than the,
originally grew, is dangerous; to set then
much deeper, fatal. Those that have beel
set out in the public walks in this city, hav
generally been planted foot or more deep
| er. than they naturally stood, and it is TIL
height of absurdity, to expect such to Inv
and flourish, with SO great proportio
buried in the earth, which by the law {
nature grew in the open air. To bur
animal lite and expect it there to live an
mature, is not more preposterous. In ust
alIy exposed situations to guard again'
injury hy high winds, it is only required
shorten the tops, and otherwise trim them
but on no account whatever ought any pa
before nursed by its native air, to be burie
in the earLh.-.N Y. Journal Of Commerce
Good grammar was not so much studied
good cookery by our grandmothers' AT lea
they used phrases which offend the ear Of o.
times One of the worthy ladies was accost'
the other day at her own door by ragged ba
ket girl, selling rubbing stones. Get away,
said the lady, 81 don't want none-not
q Nam, if you don't want any,, you might.
3 least, have spoken dramatically when sayil
f ss."-York Csurant.