Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-11-27

ded to decay and gone TO destruction Lama.
like many of the cities of the old world, has the
appearance of premature old age, and totters to
It's foundations; ruiBous and deserted buildings
are scattered through the suburbs, unfinished
monuments, architecture works of public utility
are LETT unfinished, as they were by the last VI
ceroy, and the whole city preserves nelancho-
Iy picture of past magnifcencG, opuIence, and
present ruin. He who would learn the cause Of
this, has only to walk the streets, and if he is not
blind, can see a solution Of this problem, in the
awful decentralization which stalks abroad, side
by side with the most terrible corruption. The
Church, the State, the Army all furnish tn ir
share of canker worms to eat ont the substance
of the poo" down trodden people. The crowds
Of shaved head Priests in all The different cler
'ca costumes, and the meek, humble, beggarly
Friars the smooth lon2ncd hyp critical Jesult,
all must be supported in idencsS aud wealth, at
the expense OF the suffering poor who are
taught To be thG dcvotpeS of superstition and bi
orv, devoted soul and hody 10 the mandates Of
hcentlous aud law Priesthood, who lose sight
Of the lntetests of the country IN then ievotlon
to self.
| do not wish to be severe on the Catholic
Church, but truth c0npal1 me to say such IS the
universal character Of the Spanish Priesthood
throughout ,h' tO0rd | reverence and ,ve the
Catholic Religion; am not Ignorant OF the in
meuslty Of gopl 1t hIs dpln III the world, OF the
light Of the gospel it has spread by its teachings
Blr wherever Church ln1 Safe are united and
pnestcraft prevails, whether Catholic, Protest.
ant, MnhanndAn or Pagan. there the people are
sunk III ignorance, superstition, crime, and pow
less than an oligarchy, a mere sham republic, the
very hot bed Ot treachery, crime aud expressions;
the President forces his way To the republican
throne by treacherv. aud supplants himself there
by crime, extortlon. lnl gCiullng the wre ched
people to dust Tnelr wealth anl power are de-
rived fro n rlpnH, tratc Iscy aud the most 0ut
rageous 'xi 'ttlol'. The slight appearance Of
justice is sold to the highest bidder.
Tnn military authority is so entwlned with the
civil, that both unite to form tho most oppressive
discipline Of desp1tsm. The army is OF course
a miserable carrie itu"e Of an army CO opposed
of choices, ,snmhertS, rs wretchpd, beggarly, rag
ged, filthy vagabonds, a5 ever saw, but 1t ena .
bes the hrlhar officers to force and Oppress the
people, an1 thus every design OF its creation is
fulfilled. Revolutions have effected no good TO
the people; whatever faction Is uppermost, it IS
all the same to then-they most impartiaIly and
reIlgiously pIunder all. Long continued inter-
course with foreigners since the opening Of
commerce has deprived the tair Peruvlans of a
greater share of their iudescrbabe attractions,
by Innovations in their dress. Our own country
has IN this, as well as in every other under the
sun, many sins to answer for, on the heads Of
the New England MANUFACTURES must be visited
the loss OF the national characteristics, IN point
OF dress Of those more than humn beauties, OF
deites of an almost earthly Paradise Damn.
buses built in New York now run in almost eve.
ry direction out Of CalIao and L,na French
tailors have transformed the national costumes
of AndalusIa and CASTLE to those Of the French
dandes, who lounge around tha BplIavard5 of
Paris. French mllners have made great and
a worse transformation with the SenorltaS. The
lndescrbabie and picturesque sign Of character
showing 10 such perfection the more than chs
eled beauty of the torn the ance and t0ot tina
Mic c.ael Angelo would hlve envied, aad which
covered all the person, but one dark, brilliant
lustrou4 eye, which seemed to swim III It's owl
deep melting vOluptu)usness,a s,as it met your gaze
from beueah IFS long sken lashes, as the told
Of the InantiIla were held together by The white
round, ivory, jeweIed fingers, or exposing a.
lovely, round, straight, smo ,th ar n, as was eve
chIselIrd by the hand Of genius from Carara'
marble, have now, alas gwen place to muslin
ard silks. The change since my first VISIT t
Luna had been very great. bul not for the be,
ter, AS TAR as appearances are Concerned Ir tn
streets, the gay uuIlteers the reverend ecclrs
astcs, choices in the embroidered belts OF re
| velvet, breechts covered with bits u SILVER. al
llte I'll gree buttons these alternating with sen
brus and Sombrasus Nllh gay Haunting shawl
, or staring red and whlte dresses, their wool
locks plated with bits of gold, and their ear
decorated with huge rings ot the same meta
r while The far Llmanlas in manlles OF dltferel
and closer fash on from the garments no
worn- moved like shaduwy speclres amid III
, busting throng. But now change has conf
/ English talIoIs and French mlIlners, have pa,
ed the duce with the women-now French silk
and straight coat tails have come with the on
, ward march of civilization. | looked almost
/ vain for that beautiful dress which was VOL
to delight my eye and captlvale the senses
I that paved city of the Kings. The French fast
ION has completely Mortified even The slgn.-u
offence which the eye OF taste views with no
ror.
There is one feature which even French f4sl
ion cannot dlyesl thu Peru IAN womcn they IL
, hent II from their Spanish an estors and it Is a
: lntallbIe sign OF that ancestry in all the vure
f cIlmes OF the world, aud all the varied races
! which Spanish blood Is mixed. North or SoutI
= East or West, it shows itself in all the vare
4 races OF Mexico, in the Indians of the East,
p the Tagola Of Manila, IN the blue eyed an
? taxen haired Fleming, and in every part of I'll
: world where naughty Spain has displayed he
t bannered Lions and Castles not even in
= Fair Cadz rising ON the dark blue sea-"
= Can this national feature be shown in great,
It perfection than in Lima? mean the foot an
If ancle' The Chaussure too; though somewh,
e too tancifu for our Northern tastes, is alway
g perfect in its way, and the little golden embroit
= cred slipper of the fair senorltta is perfection
d self
e The Castle Of Caao is most unoueslonabI
pFu octo