The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-05-03
The Mexicans The On'teo oIaUe9'

We are not mistaken a5ou. the McXcans,
our contemporary of the Enquirer 10 tne
contrary sith,taudng. lie cannot feel
more kindly toward, that people than We
do. hut he saw them under peculiar circuI-
s,ance.. in his earlier days, and received lm-
nressions that vii! hardly be sustained by
little scrutiny. To begin with the Mexicans'
who are they: We gs,her f.on the best
authority at hand that
The nopllation comprises G,eoO,ooO In
dams of unniX d blood, nearly onc-halt OIL
whom are uomadic savage tribes OF Tue
,no,,n.ainous districts of tue north about
$40 600 whites or cfeoles, chiefly desccndch
from the early Spanish coonl>tSi per
hans q. 900 Africans, or hybrids possess.
lco some negro blood, whether NIX
win the European or the lndiah
element: anu Mrztisos or halt-DreedS,
derived from tue union OF the Waltes anu
Indians. o. the Indin there are thirty
five tribes speaking as many different to1@ucs
and nearly one hundred ana htty ola'ects.
Tney are inGcl.nl and apa.hetic. pu' unue'
prudent direction become gouu WI hen'
and often attain to excellence IN Inc INT '"p'c
arts and many OF tucm have been cobhecIeu
with the leading political events Oh lie eouu-
try, The Mes,lZoS inherit the wees ra'iiei
than the virtues of the parent STOCKS, are 'n'
ron .tanta and turbulent, and if not the pro.
noters have been the Instruments In thAuy
civil wars. The creoles or white MeXlcans
are in general arrogant and proud, INDECENT
aud reckless: Jut extremely cow teonS ana
hoSp,tuLLe"- IitaIic- our>.-Dt>p7tch.J APP
0L,fon'S american CJc'oIG1'd.
We do not see that there is wrong dcne
in STYLING suca 4 population SEM Daroa-
rous." The only race whi:h We consider Us
having claim to be looked upon Is cdpaole
of running a civilized goyernment-thc
withstand the cr2o,cs, who are whites
form about one thirteenth Of the population
and the Indians aud hy birds having political
equality with item, ali the elections are
made By universal suffrage. We need no1,
therefore. be surprised al the pract!cd opc-
lion OF tie Mexican Goyernment-t2
disorder, the perls of lie a, d property, The
Sims OF decay, the general Incidence, the
Imperfect roads and modes OF transportation,
and, finally. tue strife, of political aspirants
with their pIrtisans, which 3aintaln per-
petllal apprehension ANA pert rbAlion III Inc
land.
Since the days Of the GOV, ,nrlcnt OF the
Ca>tilians Mexico has cons, nty tended tc-
wards decay. Rich in mine al wealth, Der
mines are 10 Il great degree aJandoned, ana
there is a general peril to til property, 30
hat enterprise is repealed III lcr than in
vitcd.
We hold it to b. impossible t r any coun'
ry with su:i, a governing population IL that
Of Mexico to rise in dignity to the position /!
of wcll.governed country improving in |
her industries, increasing in wealth, main |
aiming order, security 10 lie and property, |
md c,nten'mcut amongst proyident, |
,hrlty, and Intelligent people.
The true Spinlara is DO h polite and hos
olable. So sc read that amongst the most
,curIly and civil of llen are often TO be
ound your captain OF bandits. There are
nlnv of the very finest OF gentlemen in MeNl-
% but the people OF Mcxico-tho&e VINO
compose the body -poI!lic-are scinl-barba'
.ous for all thai. Tuer Government Is quite
of the glnripg defects III tie
,odv-poltic. Mexico ,.ands aS a strong en-
ample of the political evils vi liked anu
population in the same COM
nunitv where equality ard universal sui
rage prevail. Toe customs and laws CT
uch people are ever trembling Upon |
ho'ch.potch "a phrase we'll appled DS
earned iud.e to the mixture Of lHe which |
,ur Radical rllers in tue Federal Govern
neut have endcavorcd to force upon Us III
lie South.
On these matters our own people nave
.reat deal TO learn. They must learn 'ha'
me Of the most fearful things to cHmmu-
,i,v is that alulteralioa OF the constituent
,ody which is caused by mixture OF iric'
-ior and superior races upon a ioo,inS u
quality in participation il the Government.
ANY degree of such mixture j, great cv!i,
aud it will be all tie greater IN proporllon
10 the numbers @! tue Inferior race 20 it,
ipcicd into the b0dy-pGli;ic. In our COUNT! /.
nothing saves us III. the decided prcGolal |
nance in numblr> Of Tie sulcliOr race. Inat |
lnlnish The force ct the participation oil the |
i! f.rior race in The Government until 1t i'll |
some way or Other ceases altogether.
But why should src!cly III this country be
to tuis ili.l al all: /. was the |
" ur>L thing that could hav" been done Tor
both The cXis!iog race, tD force il upon lis
against PHILOSOPHY tXIcrenca, and ciiiiiZ = |