The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-03-09
FROM THE CITY OF MEXICO.
From Austin to Vera Cruz-Aggra.
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CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. %, 1882.

CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. %, 1882.
Editors Statesman
Arrived here last night, and are enjoy
ing wnat we most need-something very
good to eat and an atmosphere so bracing
as to serve as additional food. Would
suffer for my ignorance of Spanish were
IL not for my knowledge of German, for
so far we find very few who speak Eng
lish intelligibly. Col. Morgan, minister
from the United States, received Col.
Darden and myself very kindly this morn
Ing. He deserves much credit for his
candor and advice to our people regard
ing the way we should view and treat the
MeXicans and their customs. Col. ID.
leaves for Zacatecas in day or two, and
I-well, L suppose Pm a Mexican. The
kindness and uniform politeness of the
people surpasses anything have yet met
with in life. Had only. one frown
frowned at him first, for charging me
half dollar for carrying my baggage one
hundred yards. From Galveston to
Vera Cruz we steamed against a south
east breeze for seventy-fOur hours, and
know it will please some in Austin to
know that l became sea sick within one
hours time after leaving Galveston, and
kept so for slxty-eight hours. AS soon as
you reach Vera Cruz q lack of system is
observed, and the way passengers are
landed is most ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
the Morgan line should have attended to
soon, or never expect a passenger to try
them second time after the Interna-
ttonal makes connection with the rail-
roads now in operation from this city.
1t require eight hours and about three
dollars each for passengers to get ashore
and aboard the train. None OF us paid
any import duty, and the examination of
baggage was INDUCED in only when an
unw1llingness was shown by the pas
senger. From Austin to Vera
Cruz no charges were made
on baggage, but from there to
to this city that English company charged
ten cents per pound for all over and
above thirty pounds ($7.S0) on mine.
Vera Cruz has some places in it fully
as pretty as any have yet seen here,
but the heat was intense, and passen-
gers were almost suffoclted at the depot
before we started. The beautiful scene
ry for the first $50 miles cannot be de-
scribed by the writer only by saying that
several trips made on the Hudson, from
New York to Albany, causes the asser-
tion that comparison could be properly
estimated at one per cent. for New York
mountain, and one hundred per cent. for
Mexican mountain scenery. The mail
closes here at three O'Clock D. m. and
trains leave after dark. You can mail
letters now only by purchasing stamps
and stamping letters IN the presence OF
the poslmaster--a precaution against the
use of counterfeit stamps.
A feeli-.g of security must be INDUCED
in by an American when he sees and in
quires into the police system, and their
kindness to strangers, the troops at ev-
cry station, the ready respect and Obedi-
ence ofthe people under those in author
ity, the way the doors are attended and
guarded, etc., etc.
Every building, piece of furniture,
etc., is made with a view to comfort, and
the water is as cool when delivered here
as the coolest spring in Texas. j.