New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-11

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We copy the following from The Nt'esss
Tallev. published at Corpus Christi:

We copy the following from the Aeseess
Valley, published at Corpus Christx
The exaggerated reports which had
reached our government through various
channels in regard to smuggling from the
IONA Librc of Mexico into this country,
caused it to suggest to the government of
Mexico, through our minister to that cOun-
try, the necessity and propriety Of discon-
tinuing the iona Libre, as affOlSiing .facili-
ties for avoiding the payment of the i'm
posts not only of the United States, but also
Of Mexico; and to abolish all the bonded
routes between Texas and Mexico.
The proposition to abolish the free belt
has been submitted to the Mexican Con-
gress, now in session, and has been rejected
by a very large majority, thirteen States
threatening a revolution in case the. iona
Libre should he abolished. During the dis
cussiOn of the proposition much ill-feeling is
represented as having been exhibitQGltoward
the United States, some of the members i'll
voting against it, expressly Stating thstthey
did SO as an expression Of defiance OF the
Yankee nation.
The Mexican Congress appeacs to have
acted from violent prejudice and perhaps
selfinterest, rather than to have decided
the question upon its merits. The puerile
enmity displayed towards the United States
il Of little consequence, but the failure OF
our Government to secure the .discOntlnu-
ance of the Free Belt, which has affected so
injuriOusly the growth and trade OF this
section, will be generally regretted.
closing the bonded routes through Texas to
Mexico was to influence the decision of the
Mexican Congress upon the question of the
continuance or non-cOntinuanse of the IONA
Librc, it has not only failed to answer that
purpose, but has tended to arouse strong
opposition and intensely bitter feeling in
relation to that question, and the routes
therefore should be reopened.
To keep them closed will not prevent
smuggling as the goods passing over these
routes are not adapted to the markets Of
this section, as we have heretofore shown,
while the goods adapted for smuggling are
imported into Mexico direct and do not pass
through our custom houses or over our
bonded routes; or are the nxSive products
of that country. The only effect Of such a
course would be to destroy TIE large andin-
crcasing trade Of Western Texas with Next
co, without the government deriving any
material advantage therefror..
There is a universal desire III this section
that the iona Libre should I've abolished
and those who represent otherwise are but
little acquainted with the opinions and
wishes of our merchants and people, who
are as honest in their transactions as those
of any other section, and probably more SO.
A New York paper enlarges upon eirens
men, and states that large number have
retired in their old age on fa,as in West
chester and Putnam counties, in the State Of
New York. 1t gives the salaries Of first-class
male riders at from SIS to $3.50 week, with
an average Of $780, Inferior riders receive
from so to $50 with travelling expenses.
Women receive from $50 to $50; leapers
about SIS: gymnasts from $50 to $775. and
sometimes $50; cOntOrtiOnists from $50 to
$50, and clowns from $50 to Sl00- In the
case of the latter, where their celebrity is
great, they have obtained $3.50 to $500
for short engagements, and one noted clown
once received $1,000 week forseven months,
giving, in addition TO his services, those Of
several horses and apprentices.
Since the eleventh of March, 1869. the gov
eminent has expended $685., S37 per day in
the payment of principal, interest and pre-
millms in the extingliishment of the bonded
debt of the United States. The statement
is of
Interest on the same ........-.....- 2Mo.oio
Premium OIL the same. FL, 81 400
Joe Jefferson is negotiating for a 100000
mansion in Newark.