New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-15
LETTER OF OUR MINISTER TO MEXICO.

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| naturally look for its development, that
the letter of Hon. T. H. Nelson to the
president of our Chamber Of Commerce
has seemed to demand publication in
extenso. This is done because a mere
abstract could do 70 adequate justice TO
it. 1t is particularly importan. from its
connection with the inaugural message Of
Governor Kellogg, which alone among the
various inaugurals and valedictories OF
the day touches specifically upon the for
eign commerce Of New Orleans Indeed,
we regard it among the most important
merits of the present State executive tina.
he brings to the public service a
mind stored with knowledge upon these
practical questions ':pon which the wei.
fare Of the city so much depends. 1t is
gratifying. therefore. to perceive an &C.
.ordance between the federal and State
authorities upon the sut;ec: Of reciprocal
trade with Mexico and postal steam fines
from New Orleans 20 the ports .: that se.
public. Nj. Nelson makes some interest.
ing comments U?ol. .he progress 0! MEXICO
IN free government. He is right. There
was peve. before given e Vors. example
o; arrogance. Intolerance and injustice
than in tie N.ceroys and Audiencia OF
Mexico. The ca.di,4a: principle OF Span.
ish colonial government: was 20 keep the
people in ignorance az! superstition. Is
al eminen: Engl.sln!an once declared j:
the policy that the american colonies
should not De allowed 80 make hob.
nail, SO the Spanish Home Department:
rigidly excluded 81, colonial industries.
Indeed the Prizes: iiidaigc. their
earliest advocate Q. colonial ;ndee
pendence. was personally excited by
an order 20 sx:e,minate the vine III
Mexico as q possible competitor q: the
wines OF Catalonia. Soldiers ~ere sent
to destroy few vines that the prizes: had
cultivated TO make his home cheerful. The
popular ignorance 9! Mexico has SO far
impressed itsel: upon their religion that
diyines Of the Catholic Church do not
recognize the manifest poiytheisn. .: The
peasantry. This ignorance OF the people
and inesperience Of the sylling classes TO.
half d century rendered Mexico q country
where the politicians agitated :oy the con-
troll Of the treasury. and government. was
an acknowledged robbery. Nr. Nelson
thinks Mexico IS becoming more .ationa.
and jettey qualified fos .eis-go.eramen:.
He gives as % reason :he election O: q
scholar and patriot 20 the Presidency,
and the sonsen: .: Congress % allow
American enterprise 30 furnish The means
o: development: an,s os;!ev in Nezicc.
We :Ius: Governor ael.og: will not IL.
.e.mi. bis sye-.ions 90 secure 20 New o..
Jeans participation N the valuable trade
;" which Minister Nelson :efers. !ie
must no: forge: tia: :2e i.s been pIinci.
pal promoter Q. the Texas Pacific railroad
ana is Mexican connection. az! that be
pas passed twice through the Senate an
!oy :. seam pcs.a! lin. ie.
tween New Orleans 81. Vera Cruz.
We particularly need the steam: line 70.
erred 70. With :he completion of the
Vera Cruz and City o: Mexico railroad
asst opened. :he federal mai! might h9 60.
lay sent from New York by way o: Ne.
Orleans to che Ii'y q: Mexico IL one
week: Il The :ic?!ovemsn: o: the A.cha.
aiaya ontle:, undertaken by Charles Io:.
:an tor the Use o: IL Own lines, he sutti.
lent 80 allow !: .os:a: ,:.an:es 20 sun
rom Berw.cks Day - I.r.. s:.2. tbs
line between New yogh and the city Q:
Mexico nigh: be shortened nearly :, day.
With the statistics G: trade described by |
'Ir. Nelson an immense accession TO The |
business and :rage. o: New Orleans nigh: |
ye at once added. Suppose our merchant.
hould get up q committee 20 visit Mexico |
nd confer with she merchants OF tina. /,
ountry. What knowledge might be &C.
iuired! What good could be done! How |
to visit The city Of the Aztecs by |
all and steamer! How charming it would |!
,e to exchange the lower numbers of the |
thermometer in Chicago and st. Louis fo4
he eyer-spring temperature Of Mexico
low pleasant to visit the Alameda and |
ook up at the SHOWS Of Orizaba, and then |
t the eternal flowers that bloom in profU-
ion around? This would be far more
greeable than tip to Washington in
ne present range OF tie Thermometer.
Why can We not have committee 20
Iexico TO report on the railroads to Vera
'rUz, to Tuxpan and to acapulco or Ma
allan, on the connection between St.
4ouis and the City Of Mexico by the IN
There IS q world o. ening to
ur commerce with the tropics. It is the
7orld which ali the commercial adyen-
urers Of the world N its later ages
ave sought to control. 1t is within
he grasp Of the United States-n Of
he mailed hand Of war or piratical inva-
ion, but Of our commercial expansion.
rom New Orleans must that CONNER cial
ypansion be conducted. From this port
le commercial and postal steamers mast
epart. Here must the passengers and
be interchanged. Here must
le results Of this commerce be collected
nd from this city must their distribution
e made. The letter ii Mr.. Nelson, ii
spouse to q request Of the Chamber Of
shows that some Of our lead
g merchants arg alive on this subject.
he message Q: Governor Kellogg shows