Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-03-21
BTITLAND HER AID.
THURSDAY, MARCH IA, 1857.
-. Influence OF tho Revolution
.pcn the Resources OF Mckee

,s,ied the progress OF that country moi
oply in civilization bat has nearly par
,lysed the development OF It's great
mineral and agricultural resources. This
condition OF things Is greatly to be de,
nlored as the people In that portion
a the American continent have in thei,
pover in state Of peace an opportu.
r,,v 50 make for themselves a republic
eous. 10 wealth to those now In the
nsogress o! unfolding their materials OF
strength which combined with q re.
rub!icar form o! government would
make happy and contented people, and
sllsv the clannish spirit now 80 marked
= GESTURE 0. the Mexican nation.
Many causes have combiued TO place
Mexico in its present unsettled state
and among them is the fact that il has
..wsys been one Of the great centers OF
nolitical ecclesiastical power, and in its
weakness today 1t is virtually the
sTea. stronghold, and the clergy have
coun,ed largely upon the state FOR sup
lror.. IL the great struggle for the
churcn 20 OBTAIN power in the country.
The result mas been that the people have
freely contributed millions TO the cause
And are now almost impoverished. The
isc, is fully Illustrated by the history OF
tne ancient city OF Durango. 1t was
ope o. the first Of Mexican cities, under
tne direction Of the clergy, to throw its
Energies into the hands OF the imperial
act.on. which has been a great element
o. strength throughout the entire con-
les. Formerly it contained $4,000 in
hsDitaugs bu, wars, the stagnation OF
Business and lack o. protection in any
Commercial enterprise have reduced the
population to about $1,000. la 1850
The State was estimated TO contain lG2,-
81 inhabitants, but in 1856 Indian dep
rdaaon> and wars had reduced il 20
l5t So, g .oss in six years OF 6,099. The
CITY .ounded in 1865, was the principal
cen.ge o. the government. At that time
II was more used as al outpost
aea.nst Indian tribes who waged con-
stan. warfare against the Spanish, then
s> productive settlement from the
mln-ra districts the trade conferred
there and gradually It became a great
Business point and assumed a very i'm
po-:anc position among Mexican cities.
Besides the mineral wealth 1t was the
depo. 0. supplies FOR the cattle districts.
& vestige Of its famous herds
of cattle, horses and mules now remain;
she land lies idle and reproductive its
estate are wrecked its buildings in
rains afford but 4 sad shelter to a few
miserable beings who live 10 constant
drad and sll desolata, a melancholy
pictuga OF what that city and the whole
rerloiic o. Mexico might have become,
and: az enlightened civilization cores
pordiDg 70 our own.
j. 5 grea. resources are Iully shown by
its orosd rolling valleys, locked in by
losty mountain chains, receiving It's fer
tilElng elements from the numerous
rlvcr> which course through the coun-
try. The land is rich, and when well
cultivate, annually yields two crops Of
me serials and prodigal growth OF
whateveE IS planted, but the engage
ner o. the people in warlikc pursuits
mas Drought on neglect OF it's cultivs.
iior, except 10 obtain bare subsistence.
Tne immense herds that darkened the
piains have disappeared as irby magic
oeFe-e Tn invading powers, while its
valraolc mining districts (about one.
half o, IN" Ropublic) are completely par.
ilyEe
LIZ lEoL appears in the form Of one
yast aepos.5, rather than In veins. 1t is
q " p1rest quality, containing, 1t is
laid, &oo1t fifty per cent. OF metal,
nd It's analysis varies from forty to
lxsy-eight per cent, Huge boulders OF
on are found, many OF them from
7en'y TO thirty tons in weight. Those
eosene1 by time roll down from the
ser sldss Of the mountains and lie
lady ior tsesmelting furnace when time
ad patience force Mexico into the
lannels o. the worlds commerce. A
isinesS o. almost unreasonable extent
ain % built up II there was auy
osecSion toindustFy, but In the present |
suatlon there is no encouragement |
enterprise aud capital, and the |
orld is the loser.
We have no data to give the statistics |
goo, silver, lead, tin, copper and other |
Enerals Of Mexico, but they abound In |
sections, and when properly devotion.
will ba as productive as those Of the |
Iited States.
Excellent cotton, sugar.oaue and |
PEI plants Of a tropical nature are |
pea. The cotton crop of 1866 was
1900 lbs. Cotton mills Of from eight
pdred TO two thousand spindles have |
operated in various parts of the
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