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feres with, or attempts to give a false or I'M
certain direction to the business ofthe coun
TRY, the better will it be for tself and the
p~eoPle.-ISt. Louis Union.
The Rio Grande correspondence of the
IN. Orleans Jeffersonian, thus notices some
of the prominent characteristics Of the Mex
leans:
The Mexicans have a great fondnes for
card playing and seem to care but little a.
bout time or place; they spread their blankets
on the road side, on the bank Of the river
or in their huts whenever a game can be
had. l watched their games upon several
occasions, and a dime was the highest bet
| saw made. visited the Cathedral two
Sabbaths since in a funersl procession, and
while waiting at the door for tie appearance
Of the priest, was drawn by curiosity to q
little open room on the inside of the main
building and, to my surprise, saw two Mex
leans with their blanke: spread, dimes lay
ling out, and dealing cards as if times last
note might be struck before the game was
ended. Now, sir. could Won imagine men,
white or black or ,iostso all f. ceilings ofhuman-
Iity, as - lit in The vcstibulc of the sanctu-
airy Of God, while its bell was tolIing funeral
notes, and thus violate every sacred thought
(which dWeilS in mans BOSOM! | am will
ling to admit these are Of the lower order Of
IMex!cans, and vet, sir, these lower orders,
as termed, constitute three-fourtIS of the
population. What a commentary upon the
Igovcrnent! One other question-can wo-
man in her purity be expected, where such
men live? Where the example ola mother?
The virtue Of a sister? The confidence of
a wife? None, all are gone. No holy as
Isociations linger aroundt the fre-side circle;
no altar sends up the perfume Of its holy
Incense. Dark picture! but true. ] again
say there are exceptions; all are not sunken
so low. There arc a few who belong to the
SO called oristcrGcy, and have privileges
denied to- the poor. Among them you find
educated gentlemen, men Of business, SO
proud that they scarcely condesend to no.
tice the poor around them. Among this
class | saw a few ladies who were vel!
dressed ard respectable in appearances; but
Il assure you the number is very small. They
say here, we must 90 10 Vera Cruz, Mexico,
SC, to see the c.L;!c S! society. Well, sir,
it must be 50. Under any system where
the few rules the many, We must lock &c see
man IS he is found here. Their servitude
lis O: the ancient order. A is indebted to
one hundred dollars, phich lie is unable
IT, pay. z has lin sold aud becomes the
purchaser. A is allowed from - TO 6 per
mcntlr frr his services; not 10 shrude as his
master. at tie end CT twelve mouths he
finds himself more deeply in debt than
when he fist commenced lis servitude.
some accident has happened, a horse, or
COW, or other property has been injured or
disappeared, willie in A's care, for which.
he is chargeablc. Thus continues a perpet-
'ual slavery, 81 least until death releases
the victim. But their children ar' raised
up in ignorance, and taught to feel their
inferiority as servants, and become an easy
prey for a sagaciouS or rapaciouS neighbor
or master. All the large plantations | have
visited are cultivated by slaves or servants
thus procured and held.
Tie President has appointed WIN. G..
MooRursp, of Ohio, To be consul Of the
United States at Valparaiso, in the place Of
EBEH R. DonR, recalled.
The stock subscription books Of the Hud-
son River Railroad Company were opened
in New York on the lst, and in two hours
fifteen subscriptions were made. amounting
to $175,000.
On "Wednesday and Thursday week, the
people Of the the city Of alexandra s. coun-
ty decided through the ballot-box whether
would remain under the jurisdiction
of tie District of Columbia or be rcannexed
to the State of Virginia. At half past four
on Thursday, the vote, as furnished
from tile off cial returns, stood: for retroces-
sion $50, against II, 220, majority for retro
c~ession 3l0.-[St. Louis Union.
A wise man will speak we'll of his neigh.
Dor, love his wife, and pay for his newspa-
per.
The Washington correspondent ofthe Bal
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