, 1866-12-14


,torea. shops. and the Palace Of Justice, or |
City Hall. These stores and Palace Of Jus
ice have In front large porches, called |
= portals," extending over the sidewalk, aud |
between The columns supporting the arches
1ea u Sndsg amo a pe51S arf s f. Ike Of
lry-cotee and cakes are costly nestled by
he side of tempting display Of rar.aolis |
3r pEeposterous wreaths of artificial 1owers |
here comes an '-hombre" solemnly bear
n1g q young banana plant, willis: behind
stcntorlan lungs quickly make tho passer.by
acquainted with the virtues Of his unlnyitsns
An lndfan with few skefps
of coa1se thrcad importunes purchaser who
1t she same time bas glossy silk hat Of an
slent form stuck under his nose for
md an armiul of cotton
Iaces jost1es you aside, and You
stumble against q seller Of lottery tickets,
who assures Yonf winning hundred dollars
10 the "Lo.eria de Ia ProFsaencia," /" OF some
fruit and jack knives, baby liuen and old
iron. peanuts aud hosiery, all In ju1taposi-
tlon, are to be found d prices sufficiently
low 10 suit the Mexican purse, but the mo-
mcnt q foreign customer Is found all manner
Of merchandise tnkes M alarming rise, and
usually compelled to pns two or three hun
drea per cent more for the same article ts,an
Is q native. This practice Of swindlIns Is
universal Foreigners are considered lawfut
game by Me3icaas, and accordingly he Is
made to feel that be 4 4 foreigner upon every
occssion. Some fthese dealers make great
deal Of money, hut most Of them are satis-
ted II their PROFITS amount to four or dve
shilftpgs day. It Is as much as they could
earn by honest labor, and b. keeping store''
ton In society, and are enabled 10 GRITTY
their natural penehant for cheating stra.,eers
and talking politics. Some feW off the wo-
men, and even three Or four or the men
traders, under these portals, are rery Indus
trlous, sewing, knitting or performing some
other light labor most atsidpouslS, when not
waiting upon customers; most Of them,
ness, smoking cigarettes, OF quarrclling upon
matters Of which they are totally ignorant.
The cltF and eopntry would be better of If
the whole tribe Of these vc1ders could be
abollnhed. or pnt to honest labor.
Tic pride Of this city is IN It's churches, Of
1t WINS estimated that 2nc-third OF the prop
crty In the city belonged to the Church, and
that onc-ffth ofthe buildings we're used fur
churches. copvents and monastcries. a
great portion ofthla property was condscated
BY Juarcz. and tue act was ratified by Maxi
sonsents is astonishing, to an American.
The city contains about I 900 priests. monks
and nuns, and With uovItiates, attendants,
ard servants upou churches, &c, the num-
ner Is s*elled to 1,5oo-a large number, GER
ta'nly, to be supported at public ex.
Bsn'e the he cAdR4cSp RFSSpef Il formerly ss vhs!s hsla
country was estimated At oyer so, ooo, GO !:
Of this Imolensc sum 500, OK, 900 was ron
tiscatcd to the State. 1t will be seen that
the Church is still wealthy body, and con-
Ecquently wieids great power. TLls power,
am sorry to tay. has been seldom used IN
the cause Of liberty. but almost invariably
nsainst the people. It WAS the Church party
that asked Frcucts Intervention, aud Invited
MaSin,'lan to become Emperor. The same
party now sustafns him, against the wishes OF
tiiree-fourths Of the Mexican people. As u
political party 1t bas been corrupt, always
opposing, progress and endcarorinq. to keep
the people in ignorance. As areligious body
the Church has done much taward cfyilfztng
the country, and to her Mexico owes al1 its
! advancement aud Christianity. The priests
hsvc been energetic, untlriug and otsentlnes
seltsacrinc'nE; but they are miserable poll.
mcnt into the hands Of iayrnen.
Just low We arc lo,t In wonder and ama &c
| ment, md arc At a loss to know what kind ol
y Government we live undc1-whcther ar
empire, monarchy, dictatorship, republic, OF
morning Maximiliau started very suddeniy
for ori1aba, having appointed, It Is said
Marshal .Bazaine temporary Regeut. The
| Emperor naturally feel. tile greatest interest
] IN the health Of the Empress, whose suddel
and alarming Illness whilst IN Europe upor
cern here among all classes. In order to re
ecive the earliest Intelligence ftou, his augus1
[ consort, he started ior 0tizaba, whert
he would I've within short distance
Of Vera Cruz upon the arrival o
the steamer: THIS Pacing the reseney, !.
natiou' among the clurchnen, and the Min
1sters ut once rendered their destinations
I which were Eot accepted. Many believe th
Emperor will not return, aud thls belief
strengthened. by his studlously avoiding
General Castlsnau. the Commissioner de:
vcstiga:c the condition Of affairs. Castlcna1
and OIizaba; the Emperor mad
long tltsoar, ., and in this wa
escaped TIE General. who va
Who Is Emperor asks every one, and non
eau answes. The Ministry deny that Ba
zaine Is Regent, end the whole GoveEnncu
is In turmoil. What the end will be non
CAD tell. General Castlenau has arrived
but biz Instructions have not been made pur
lie. y Is hoped that q few days Will deter
mine the question, aud settle when Maxi
miliau will formally abdicate.
ALdtcation appears to be the only cours
leis TOT the Emperor 10 ruzsue. The Fscnc'
will positively leave the country befos
spring. His Anstrians arc dcscrtirr In scores
ana he has no other force with which to sua
tain himself am sorry to Eay so, but fruit
compels me TO write that Maximll1an's cas-
is hopeless. He would make good rule
over IN enlightened people, but be has no
enough steruntss In his composition to d
hin for Emperor Of Mexico. De eau nov
rally no great partT TO his support, even th
Church party showing q determination to dc
seyt Aln1.
The Liberals are obtaining important I'D
rantases IN every quarter, and driving tn
French and Anstrians before them, unit
nearly the entire force OF foreign troops
copcent1ated between the City OF Mcx1c
and Eeru Cruz, to keep open the commuu
Gallon aud to be ready to embark at prope
moment. In this dilemma, without party
without an army. and without money.
VIII he forced to gire up his throne he ca
with dignity resign, and unless he does So,
Viii be forced from BIN.
=, a dreadful state Of affairs prevail
throughout the country. Bands Of rohber
in{est every district, relieving the people G
the few goods which WET has spared. Com
mcrce Is utterly dead, agTjcnlturp laugulsf
cs, mud nearly every mine has suspenae
be worse of now than ever before; an
people, the cordition Of ii
country VII become more desperate instea
osecttsz- The eyes Of many arc tosuc
upaG The Eulted States Tor Assistance, au
lie Federal Government viii extend helI
ing hand 10 Mexico, enabling her to II
establish the Republic and 10 quiet th
horaea Of zuezil!As who row infcs1 her 10,
,dere; lnteryen,Ion" ia some shape