New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-01-05

Tari My brother VINO Is SnoeLhdhci' says ii0
gets half a dollar more for making Gentlemen
Fine Boots than he used to but don't wear them
| suppose YOU do. and have TO pay the difference ;
so does Mr. Walker. One OF my fellow boarders
saws he gets more for working Pcture-F rames
and suppose the rich Editors and Secretaries and
Customhouse Officers pay more tor them Ihey
Tell me French. made Chairs and Sofas and such
kind of things are pretty expensive - Dollars tor
Chairs and 200 Dollars for Sofas. But, bless your
soul! moor men don't buy theR nor wouldn't II they
were 80 per cent. lower. Fine black French Com
thew saw is seven and eight dollars yard. ana
with Free Trade would be five and SIX perhaps
Mr. Walker means that But | guess he wears
more of il in one wear than all the poor laborers in
New York State would wear in ten even II II was
five dollars yard.
Now. then lei me ask simple question. Don't
all this talk and sympathy for poor men mean you
and Mr. Walker? How would 1t do 10 make your
article read thus:
1.-The Tariff epchances the prices of our line French
Cloth our fine French Boots fine Chairs and SOFAS
our kid and silk Cloves. Wine and BRANDY our rc
Frames 80 to SO per cent and don raise our
salaries ota The aborer gets all the advantages vi
high prices aud we get none
Respectfully yours. DAY LAsoREh'
Growth Of Corpus Christi-San Antonio-The
Climate, &c.
Correspondence of The Tribune.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Dec. 3D. ls45
This town is going ahead with astonishing rapid.
ity and should it continue to increase In population
and business for the ten years with It's present
rate of growth it will be fairly and justly entitled to
the appelaton of Corpus Christi CITY. Many
Americans have been induced by the action Of our
Government TO settle here, and their industry and
enterprise have dissipated the chaotic appearances
which every thing assumed, whilst under the ntiu-
ences of ignorant Mexicans. Their unwearied ex-
ertions have caused great change to come over the
Ranch, the tendency of which must be TO destroy
The permanency ofevery thing Mexican, so lar as the
appearance of the place and the character OF the IN
habitants is concerned, and to substitute IN their
stead American notions, habits, tastes, and prnci-
pies So far as the town is concerned this great re-
volution has already taken place. and Corpus Christi
NAV be said to be an American village, although
situated in territory claimed by Mexico. The change
which has been wrought here, has been wrought In
many other places on the coast and on the rivers
and is daily being brought about in the interior In
n short time San Antonio, town possessing looo
Inhabitants and situated $50 miles from the coast
will have undergone the very same changes Its Span
isb peoplc with all their habits will be supplanted by
our conn,rymen. There are teveral American families
there at present and large numbers ocking into that
Various causes may arise different times TO advance
or retard the operation but that can resist the ad
rancinr wave of emigration Our march is onward"
Nothing short OF the Rio Grande stop and If you
were 70 see the poor ignorant and miserable people that
inhabi, this part of Mexico sure your phanhropic
feelings would get the better of your poitisa scruples
and YOU would acknowledge that people are really
doing good in taking possession of the country North of
that river.
Since my last, great improvement has been made in
the general appearance of our place by laying out roads
opening bitches for drainage constructing sidewalks
and by the putting up of large number OF respectable
looking buildings for dwellings and boarding houses
An extensive Hotel has also been erected By some gen.
temen of Galveston, and large Theatre is being cree
ted Some of the residences remind you in slight de-
gree of civilized regions aud really palaces COM
pared with the rough shabby Mexican structures The
air of comfort which they present, varies on different
days quite much your fancy stocks OF Waistreet
ON one OF our warm, sunny days would by far pre-
fer the tented field any thing else save country
seat on the Hudson or quarters at Saratoga But on
one of our cold rainy days, with sim Nor'her blowing
which are quite common this season, ones hgh afs
tocrstc noons OF style and very apt 10 slide
down the scale degree TWO and before we are aware
of il we find ourselves violating mat commandment
which SAYS Thou shatno covet thy nelgheors mouse,
&c However if we were sent here for the purpose of
taking territory think we shall hold on TO our tents
through the Winter and allow the Texans TO ENJOY lie
under their own vines and ig trees
Do not smile. nor fancy me fdgetty because Talk
about cold ioeck way down here the Gull of Mexico
in lat 90 So well aware lhaiy you will nothwith
standing nv request and should do too were IL the
hgk and cold latudes OF 40s and Az. We have always
the idea OF cold IN Texas ridiculous. and have
been disposed TO consider persons dersnSed who advo-
Gated such state oi things Ihls mistake oil our IS a.
together owing our bringing Up and is the fault OF our
tutors rather than our When we were lads did
no, Mrs Wizards Geography tell Us great many things
about the land Of chiray the sunny South and the hot
rnprp
iuXuranty where il warm tnat tue nhHtS couio
mol labor and that but rfSSers could endure the
heat Certainly did, and Peter Farley tells the chill.
dren OF The present day the same thn lhs Is great
country of ours and must travel 10 knew anything
about H. for book learning does cover the whole sub
ject This little excursion oil mine has proved conciu-
svey my mind that there Is cold weather IN Texas
and that suffered more ron II than ever did
before.
Yesterday morning after RISE the mercury stood
Tor more than hour at 20 perfectly motoness Just
as If twas frozen. Il only making believe proba-
bly because the first day of winter for when ap
preached it just as gick-S!re as ever 1t was The
in my pail attempted inc same deception ana 60.
in the evening very cool towards and its &C.
lion was painful. | naturally neglected Il alter such
treatment whereupon by way oil lis own van
ity ana of preventing from ntrudlng set TO work
immediately covering itself with exceedingly thin and
beautiful chrystsine decorations While ously engaged
in the arrangement of this exquiseiy delicate needle
,ork a cold snap Glanced ~ come up, ca.cnlng u n he
vsrv act and when morning light appeared, the water
fonnd Itself encased in ice inch in thickness Ii was
nor released from cold prison house for several hours
and when broke icy bonds with my ire poker, 1t
leaped up Tor Joy. Although It's case WAS nato one
and rho cold served j, rightly yet that this Will
prove ssursry lesson for the snd tina, will
i-an from, any ike attempts in future
We have mad continued wet weather ever since 'oe nn
Of November and The quantity OF water that has iaen
has been very great The sky has been constantly over
cast with BLACK clouds dense ogs SO much SO that
the sun ouy been able 10 get 'hree ia peeps at
GA h,l pl.aayp Dr
entirely orret MS in the dispensing OF his favor These
Texas ogs fairly beat old Joshua in stopping the king OF
day. far his Influences concerned Tor We never
feel them this they stop our mails steam
boats and drills and in fact every thing except eres
AS it ss rains and the mist continues thckening ike
hassy pudding think will De able 10 stop me PHI
ferins gentry Should such be the case. viii send you
jar OF it for the Nsao York Police o. t.