New-York tribune., 1868-01-06

below up 10 this romantic summit round which crowds
Of devctees proceeding to their prayers striking
medieval picture the from the chapel downward
has grandeur. The valley OF Mexico, including lakes
and woods and distant and the central scene OF an
ancient and costly city is charmingy outspread; nearly
ing hills peoped with yagant devotees some OF whom
have made themselves at home In caves; and down IN
the village itself the crowd is like another Israel below
Sinai These are some Of the features Of the picture the
complexion Of which, upon nearest inspection is OF the
Of adobe onestory houses In weather these at
ugly mud in dry they are dusty and dirty The beopie
that tawniest and duskiest Of tho Indians seems to
be only order Of baked clay curlousy iashi9neSS. S
swedenborg may be on the MIL Dar"hlscertani! iooA
inc on in the village. . -
The Cathedral Oh the Hill s structure OF picturesque
angles well fitted to It's Site but in other respects has no
essential Importance OF architecture beyond the average
OF Mexican cathedrals The walls are solid but look pas
beauty of the building as in most churches Of Mexico
in the interior Here long high and massy
some deren phase Of the Virgin dedicated 10 Christ
the Saints In some OF It's ornaments the catheua
gold altar vailings entirely Of silver. The marvellous
blanket the altar copy OF the divine painting OF
This painting represents the Virgin IN blue cloak Gov
cred with stars garment of crinson and gold her hand
Ii is only remarkable on account OF its tradition, being
in respect whatever miraculous as a n.s wotx
are generally commonplace enough Choir and principal
altar modelled after those OF the ctys Cahedras there
TO be no other model In Mexco are more aDDre
Waited but OF course are eaboraely ornamehteu anu
very impressive The organs are high and some adnIa
high porpyry columns OF the altar cherubm ana sera
phim are extended with superfuous bedazzements OF
paint and gold. The frescoes are generally gafns anu
loud on background of white, and the residue OF orna
mens merely indulge popular taste for sanctned geW
gaws of value whatever 10 art, or to the reouS eyo
of taste There is among other curosities painf one
of Christ bleeding prOfusey from thorn WOUNDS anu
speargash, he hung at length upon the nails aseh
through his flesh aud bones Into the cross lns nBue
which intended to be shocking and gbasy as p9ss
BILE Is very common In its details in Mexican ehurches
though Puebla contains prominently salioW anu
sickenng; yet is doubt legitimate lnstrueh. o
the Orthodox realism preached al more thah ohe Vi Jul
Nothing in Mexico quite celebrated as the day OF
Guadalupe 1t has been considered patriotic 70 peeve ~
H. The late Macmillan and his wife washed the feet or
beggars the foot OF Our Lady and never taed 70 pay
polite attention the naturalizng saint OF Mexico AS
exposition Of the people the celebration OF Guadehp
quite like IL the world over The assembly is geheIa
attracting all the peasantry round abOut-al he erot
barefoot tribe Of Mexican Hpses VINO eneamp IN an1nS
TO meet their congregated Kindred anu 90 noho
in poverty and dirt to the Holy Lady Ihe gouae pc
es nust be p pOrtiOnate. The piey. dOcity ana tat
uncleanness gh, however conserved by the church. IN
said 10 be distant from godliness these folks are MIR
acle small blame TO them for what their priesthood has
eft undone Never saint multtudinously yet 80
vllely celebrated. The road TO her shrine Is one
OF Incredible nastnrss, and II is miracle
N the army Of vermn collected In honor OF Our
Lady doesnOt put all her celebrants, and cnlely her
priests 20 penance and modification. AT Guadalupo
every year Mexico gathers her poverty and cohirohs
her saiesmen-presens the whole problem OF her uset
abstract OF Guadalupe with its Datere5 u
back of IL is like the sands and dirty The problem TO
determined people is perhaps not greater hsn that oi
our Southern States The religion OF GneIalupe 49, IN u
self much better than the most rampant phases OF South
OF Mexico have great and in converting the
Indian from the church into the scnoos and thence INTO
viii do this and melt away me powerful ilusions of
Guadalupe. X Cd.