Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-02-18
Me,ieo, its Climate and Peenls.


A correspondent of the Newark Daily
Adyertlser-probably some one connected
with General Woods army-giyes some
views Of the country and people by no
means so fiaiiering as many of those who
are IN favor OF absorbing the whole or a
greater part Of Mexico would have US be.
lieve. The writer, il will be understood,
speaks from his own knowledge.
HEADauARrERs. BuESA vIsrA,l
December Goth.
Never did a more barefaced falsehood
more shameless peryersion OF the truth, gain
so general belief as that Of the wealth OF
Mexico her delightful cline, the land OF
the orange aud the vine, the chivary Of her
sons and beauty Of her dark-eyed daughters,
all have been lauded by writer's who could
never have seen the country, or if they had,
must have drawn largely upon imagin atoms
whose fertility can only be inferior to the
authors of the famous Arabian Nights En-.
tertainments. So entirely the reverse is the
reality, that we are astonished how ac-
counts so much at variance with the truth
could have obtained circulation and belief.
The climate is so variable, that in dis
lance Of sixty miles-for example, between
this and Monterey, the season is three
months earlier at the latter place. On the
LIST December, we had severe weather, ac-
companied by smart fall OF snow, which
is still to be seen on the tops of the noun
iains. while in Monterey il Is yet summer.
IL must be recollected that our latitude Is
26 north.
The chiyalry Of her sons has been seen
on the different bitlle-6elds, COMMENCING
with Palo Alto The beauty of her dauph.
tiers exists but in the imsginsiions Of those
who lind charms in every thing foreign
Nirtne is almost unknown, aud really be-
iIeve that should one hazard a conversation
on the subject with one of these clark eyed
ones" she would as likely Imagine it some.
thing TO eat as any trait of beauty in wo-
mans character.
Avarice and gaming are national vices,
which exist IN all their deformly add to
this that most Of the wealthy are willing to
purchase protection for their property by
basely stabbing country already bleeding
at every pore, and that their father land,p
aud enough is said of them.
You may think my account exaggerated;
but know it is not my position requires
me TO be in daily contact with the natives,
from the peasant to The lord If =, .nv go,
leagues, aud am daily confirmed IN nv a.
innate of their character.
Alho,oh tho ,o,,;,.s u
large, there is an immense quantity of una
valuable land il very seldom rains, and
,iya,,oo ia carried ~ ia ,sa nS, ""1n .u,,
ar,;6c;,I ns.ns - 49,, 80, ~ ~ use
ed .o;l w.,er il s.a,.a 40 ,s "I Pa I';
dedly hid and AZ s,sooa,' 49, se"e,any uee,'
suInb,, ,nd 100. a. p.u w"
hle III oann,, :. a'o'. ",u''nN !,
ra.,;,, -. - "a.e''eu :" e'e'y III,
il cultivated les in n,,row s,s;n ~" hs,. .aas
Them: hui a small boJy Of aonf 80; $500 = ~
be found in one nl,ce S,;li r,o,, H. ~
ration of climate Ma,;co nrodn.as 80.
of most of the nroJnc,;on, nacessarv 80 I;co
in sufficien, quantities ~ ansyer az ,,n,. 49,,
of her m;serahle nonnIo,;on Whars go.
lion has bean ,aso,,ed 40 he rosnI, h,. hen
good. and nrobablv in en,ernr;s;ng hands
miobt do better Cotton of GOOD ouaIi,v
is grown sugar. fair; tobacco. excellent.
rice. coffee, pepper and dye.woods of fair
quality.
No doubt one principaI cause of the NOV.
erty of this counirv Is The addiction or a..
inhabitants 80 geuernllv N min;ng nnrs,;,s
which are seldom produc,;ve and ,ba;, neo'
lect of agriculture for wb;cb ,hav av;nea
neither taste nor ;ncIinn,;on All ;,.nIa
men,s of bnshnodrv ara Of ,ha r,d.., ~
struc,ion. and Iook Ike so m.nv ssl;c ~. nr
barbarism ne indeed ,hey A.. snd nsInsh ~
proofs of he ignorsnce md H. n,,;on,p ILL.,
70 innova,;on IF es,shI;shsd ns,aa. al ..,s'
toms and wb;ls ,hsv sond,v ai;na ~" - S ,h.
error. of their fathers ,hey hsys .n,;,.lv
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