The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-12

in these ffty-three years, commencing in
1928, but in fact receiving the first self sus.
tanning momentum on the final downfall of
Santa Anna, in 1855:
l. The secular power of the ecclesisstic
powers for oppression has been thoroughly
overthrown, and liberty of conscience firmly
established.
The long dominant power Of military
chieftains, in the interest of politico-relig-
ious despotism, has been crushed.
8. A free constitution, embodying the
most precious principles of liberty, has
stood the test of twenty-five years.
4. The cause of commons school education,
on the Lancssterisn system, has grown
steadily and rapidly for thirty years, making
| wonderful progress. In 1869, in
the City Of Mexico, l witnessed
the exhibition of two thousand
eight hundred common school children, in
the Circo Chirino, where the president of the
republic presided, and in person presented
the medals and other awards, and where the
great Indian orator, Altsmirsna, made
speech for education, for liberty and rell.
glous freedom, that caused the Americans
present to exclsim, "A young Patrick
Henry"
Look farther. The railroad from Vera
Cruz to the City of Mexico, 279 miles, is one
of the grandest structures in the world.
From the vallies of Orzaba and Maltrsts,
beneath perpetual snow, it has grade of
2l2 feet TO the mile tor thirteen continuous
miles to the summit of the great mountain
rang, encircling the plains Of Perote and
Puebla. The government gave it grand
concession in money.
Grand trunk lines are now in progress
connecting tie City of Mexico with the Pa.
chc ocean, with the United States through
Chihuahus, Arizona and New Mexico,
with the United States through
Texas; with the United States from the Gulf
of California to the Southern Pacific in Ar
IONA, besides numerous lateral lines. About
nine thousand miles Of telegraphs exist and
many are In progress. The free school sys.
tenn has been extended TO every part Of Tho
republic. Organized bands of robbers, once
80 numerous and powerful, have been
crushed to powder. Where one man in the
county could read and write forty years ago,
one hundred can do so now. The colleges
OF the country have been placed on new
foundations excepting the "Mineris" the great
college Of mines, which has ever been dis
tinguishable for its learning, and honored by
the large number of its alumni distinguished
in all branches of engineering, the physical
sciences and polite learning. Society in
Mexico, referring to the higher classes, is
acknowledged by all foreigners who have
had access to it, to be elegant, refined and
pure, rendered so by the history of the
country and three foreign wars, more OF less
exclusive and cautious in the re-.
ception of unknown strangers. But
no foreigner, properly vouched for as
q gentleman, can fail to feel, on
entering refined Mexican household, that
no is among a people unsurpassed in all
those graces which give to domestic life a
ioretsste OF the bliss POLITICALLY attributed to
fairy land.
AS long rs Americans and other foreigners
enter Mexico bona fde to embark in rail-
reading, mining or other employment, re.
speeding the laws of the country and treating
the people with open frankness and respect
they will enjoy the confidence and friendship
of the people. But the moment they show
the cloven foot and desire to annex them to
another country or usurp their right to free
government-so dearly bought with blood
and treasure-that moment they will lose all
claims to confidence and good will. When
resident and properly naturalized as citizens,
their equal voice as such in public affairs
will be fully accorded-not before. In short,
whether wisely or unwisely, the Mexican
people have rs much national pride as any
people under the sun. They Justly glory in
their sacrifices for liber!v-in their martyred
dead-in their long suffering and in their
final triumph. Respect these honorable
feelings and they will respec. you.
L trust, my countrymen now
and hereafter entering that country will
receive in kindness all that has been said, and
that capitalists and railway builders will see
to it that their employees shun excuses and
bravadoes attributed TO foreign soldiery in
that country and yagabonds of various
nationalities in the past which built up a
feeling of national disgust, and even hatred
toward foreigners, which has been almost
entirely overcome of late years, and will soon
be- a sentiment Of the past. unless revived
by repetition of its orgir,l causes.
Very Respectfully.
JonN HENRY Brown.
DALLAS, April IL, 1881,