The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-03-19
Mexican Ha]f-C Castles.
CURIOUS FACTS CONCERNING
BLOOD ADMIXTURE.

DIUUU AUMlA
The Future Rulers of Mexico-The
Doctrine Of "Manlfest DcstIny"-
Physical and Mental Chnractcrls-
tics of Races Discussed.
San francisco Chronicle.
The h%nlfcaStcs of Mexico form IL peculiar ell.
mcnt of the population OF the ncighboring lie.
public. The facts pertaining to them cannot
full to interest all thoughtful men who have
studied what may be called blood infusion by
immigration. AS Americans, however,, We
arc more deeply concerned In the discussion
OF Mexican lnlEta,stcs than u European
can be. Our geographical position, our ng,
gressivcncss and love Of expansion, md thu
spirit OF commercial enterprise characteristic
Of lis rs Il people. all tend to nuke Mexico
for us Il hcw FL Dorado, iustinclivcly dream,
I'd of In the future as the store house from
whence ineShnustibie wealth can be drawn
This is the secret Of that absorbing desire
which we \ nericnnS have of finding out ev'
crything We cnn about Mexico and of read
Ing articles In relation thereto and It's people
with an Unsuitable thirst. The doctrine o!
. manifest destiny" as 1t relates to the United
States and Mexico, Is Interpreted to mean
that the Americans arc at some future day
destined TO sweep over Mexico and possess
the country. The Mcxictns, brave and patri'
otto, laugh to scorn such n doctrine, and say
that the thought OF It's realization * the dream
of madmen. These conflicting opinions may
be left In allegiance TO solve themselves, ant
In the meantime 1t il pertinent to see whn,
tie result of such american immigration
would be SO fur rs IL applies to lntcrimarriagcs
and the progeny arising thcreirOln,
RI IIALr.cAsrEs OIL MEXICO,
As portrayed In this article, will principally
deal with the male element. They are til.
children Of Mexican blood on the mother
| pi,1n tstI1, 4 ,,p ir, a, 't,.xItv III tnI,ti q
or Latin blood on the fathers. AS to tho
mothers, the infusion and cnmmingiinS OIL
blood from Spanish and indian ancestors
must be taken into account and dealt with ~
ing in the women of Mexico rs VIC find then
to-day. We have no positive statistics us To-
the number Of foreigners In Mexico, but well
Informed parties plncc the Americans at 1000
100 and Italians at 200. These arc the leading
nationaiitlcs. Only II small percentage. u
the foreigners livingin Mexico are married tt
McXicun. women, while the majority are Hv'
ing In Illicit bonds with their ~"aitiniticS,' ms
the SptritlaliStS would term them. TIL:
union, without the sanction OF pricSt. parsUi
or publican, Is not locked upon as M ofTpnst
against society: but, OH the contrary, IT The
purticS SO living conduct themselves properly
rs honest married people do, public opinion
upllolds. their relations us sacrcdly as II they
were bOunI together by all the laws ant
churches In ClIristcnlom. A woman so rcla
ted Is In Spanish called u "querida,' and Is
wife to all intents and purposes and so con,
ducts herself. She Is as faithful and devoted
us any true wife could be, and always has thu
hore that rcnl marrltgE Will finally bind ne
to the choice Of her heaft:s When issue
springs from such Il union mElrrlagcg enerlil5
follows for the sake of the children, and the
offspring take their legitimate rank In socic
ty without stnin upon their reputation
Even when there IL, NJ marital ceremony tho
children born in ill.cit love nro not looked
| imam nc TnfroS etc nc il fln {.lSn I'm Dfnnr eOln
tries. II deserted by the iittle and the molll
or Is unable to provide for them tDoy are
adopted by the ''pnricntcs," blood rclntircsl
and rs
CAREFULLY AND LOVINGLY
Looked after rs il they were the children o
royalty. IL the EnlECaStcs males the nature
nf the mother prcdominutcs, and Is stronger
In every respect than the nature OF the father
The Aincricnn, Saxon and German oioou
still stronger than the Latin In holding II
own, SuccumbS to the Mexican, and thus TIT
children horn under sdch circumstances los
the sturdy and vigorous constitutions OF III
parent on the r~atcrnal side. Neither have IN
mental and intellectual faculties OF sucl
children the characteristic Inherent In tit
imported blood. There IL not throughout al
Mexico II single half-Cilstc who has made foi
himself u national reputation for energy en-
tcrpriSc, courage and daring. In law, science
the halI-castc is n nonentity. This genera
estimate refers 10 nl1; whether born OF Amer
can, English, Ger.,lan, Italian or Frcncl
blood on the fathers side. All thos. OF mix
ed blood OF the character described fall to 6
common level. If they ever rise to an.
prominence it Is In minor commercial pllr
suits or official positions, where routine worl
nbnliSi:cS sill efforts at the Invention OF new
pirnS or the inauguration OF new systems
The halfcastcs are %cniincntly etlcminntc
They are polite, polished and aifi,hle, ant
would undoubtedly excel rs cnur!ierS whcr,
talking gracefully ANA bowinS ftultic'sly
were the accomplishments In vogue. But, J
dash, grand rxpio!tsand iIcroisn were In tn
category, they would he failures at court
Magnificent enterprises and projects nevcl
enter their brains. In the rning or tn
material and intellcr.ual cncrSir Of Mexico
rs illustrated by railroad and telegraph build
Ing, tho opening Of schools and colleges with
I'm the past few years, those OF mixed biOnI
lavu taken no uctivc p'trt. All The rcsolut'
men are either udiun ;tn spanish blood lik'
Inc conGucror Diaz, or Of Spanish icSccnl
and pure Mexican birth, hike Romero, the Il
nnncicr; Iiko NIvu I%aIario, Minister Of tll'
interior: ]antlinr, Journalist. soldier: VaI,"r
nctcz. Il Federal senator; Louczi!, Senator
and General, are the types Of Mcxicans rul
ing tho country.
TIE DESTINY OF MEXICO.
IN the future, rs IN the past will DC little IN
tiuenccd by the half-castcs. The fate await
ing them will be Of II social character. IheJ
will shine in private life and play conSpicu
Gus parts In the parlOr and Dall-ruoin. hu
/. tr;c Of that country IN regard 10 the nd
mixture of foreign blood with the native l:
also true OF other lands. We know III no ter
ritory where the Indian blood is strong, nnt
where the blood OF the white race has mixed
with II, that IL h..s not been u deterioration
OF the latter. Tie lalf-castcs arising from
sncli admixiurc have little Or no force q
character. In the Sandwich Islands. where
the loIynrsian Indians and The whites hart
lntcrnarrird, the progeny SprinllnX thcfc
from. except tn rare cases, have all the CHAR
acieriStics or the mother ana none or TIT
father. There Is not an individual ha'f-caSte
In the llaw alan Legislature VINO Is the cqua
Of the pure native IN mental %strcni!h, rcsoiu
ton or energy. The pure natives show Iior'
tcnuc!ty Of purpose, more firniIlcSs una more
cxpansivcncncss Of thought than the hall
breeds. They are also superior III y p'lysicit
sense. The same facts hold good III TAHITI
Samoa and other South Sea- groups. Ihu'
taking an extensive view OF the subject o
luit-cHstcS, 1t Is clear that as u governing ;Nt
ruling force they are failures. If we appl.
the rule to California, us we'll as TO :lcXlcu
We find that the same conclusions loiu good
FOR thirty years there has been All Infusion o
foreign blood with the blood OF tho Original
inhabitants of this State, but to this dn.
there is not Il single halt-r:lStc VINO IA;
achieved rclown beyond the ~pucb!oin ~hics
crowded out by the natives of pure blood
McxicanS under Mexican rule, or by descend
mis- OF pure Spanish blood. In the iierct
struggle for supremacy with tho .lnglo-AIner
lean,
TIE PCRE BLOOD,
Or what Is nearly so, has alone been able t.
hold It's own and pcrpetuAte It's power as
secondary force In tho body polite. The Pa
chcC0s, NallcjOs, and TicoS are all strongl!
tingpd with Spanish blood, though natives Il
the manor born. We have only To look owe
the whole list of names OF surviving fam
lilies among the Spanish Americans to SCI
this forcibiy illustrated. The history Of Cali
fornin, cventful us II has been, and calculat
ed to arouse the dormant energies to intensi
ty, finds no name elublnzoncd therein th'
owner of which was born on The soil ana wa!
Of mixed blood. Indeed, the same may b'
said Of the vast region Of country occupied
to-day By SpaniSb-A Americans. Why such re
suits should follow Is Il subject worthy o
philosophical study. That the blood ant
characteristic OF the mother should FREEDOM
mate In the SOli, utterly ignoring the force!
of the father, IS something that requires pa
tient Investigation. 1t may BIZ that Il tropl
cal climate, always encrvating to the Anglo
American, English and Gicrmnn races, act:
with peculiar power on the blood OF such ra
ccs In Us infancy and lessons its vitality
Thc tender care bestowed upon children 10y
Spanisli-Amcricln mothers, and the fact tina
the boys arc seldom out of the presence o
the women, may also have an cllclnlnntc IN
flucnce, but In this case the same rule woult
hold good with regard to the male children
Of pure Mexican blood, taking that country
us m example.
TIVE ATE y + oE MEXICO,
Then, arc in the hands Of NexicaDs Of pure
! Mexican blood and Of the foreigners who set
tie there. The former Will control the coun
try politically and The latter commercially