Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-04-08

al little danger hets IS Id tie Stats
We believe thkt q ltaln 81 lgeasss.
might be taken without 1 guard to an.
given point. AL parties are more 6i
less interested in mining matters, anc
hence it is to the interest Of all TO dis
courage depradations and TO punish
offenders. We have found the Mexi,
cans a polite, kind hearted and more
industrious people than we had SUP,
posed. They are exceedingly cleanly
in their dress, which, while for the
most part coarse, yet is always neat
This observation also applies to theil
bedding and their rooms. We have
had the pleasure Of dining with some
Of the first families, and enjoyed their
sumptuous repasts. We attended al
chihuahua an elegant entertainment,
given at the theater, where the elite OF
the city we're assembled. We saw
much elegance, and certainly a great
deal of native grace. The young
ladies were dressed in the oostliest
fabrics, and whether made up BY
Worth or not we do not know, but
their rich folds fell upon them
as if from the hand of Grace herself.
Through the labyrinthine maxes Of
the dance they passed in flowing ease,
keeping with their tiny feet, now and
then coquettishly uncovered, time to
the music Of the sOftest instrumental
strains. At the close Of each set the
young gentleman led his fair senorita
to seat, and he returned to mingle
with the other gentlemen, leaving the
ladies to themselves. This is the Gus
tom here, but it is not calculated for
the Memphis meridian.
Now, we have written you long
letter, and we close by saying, tho
mines here, in which so many Mem
phians are interested ARE satisfactorily
managed, and even to suggest to ma
tive here the bare possibility that they
may not prove productive, knowing as
he does their history, is to provoke a
smile at the questioner, not unmingled
with pity, If not contempt. As these
are private enterprises, we do not OBJ
trude them upon the public, but may
remark that the greatest expectations,
founded on the most reasonable as
surances, are INDUCED as to their out
come
This is the finest climate in the
world, and to the ailing dyspeptiO it
is sure panacea.
Now, we say goodbye. If this is
too long, you may publish in install
u ents, or ii you think better, consign
it to the grave Of spring poetry'-the
waste basket. 1t will be several weeks
before we return, which will likely be
by Mazatlan and SaR Francisco. Let
us conclude by saying, while we are
most agreeably surprised in the coun-
try, yet the longer we are absent, the
more we love our own dear land.
There is one thing we liked
to have forgotten; it is the heavy i'm
port duties on all American products.
There is a discrimination, we hear,
even in favor of German and English.
Their duties are exceedingly onerous
and almost prohibitory in many
instances. We were told by a large
importer that the duties on a stock Of
miscellaneous goods we're more than
100 per cent. Ga prints 8 cents on
the yard. and other things in proper
ton Our statesmen must see to this,
aud at least give US an equal chance
with other foreigners. We suggest a
reciprocy treaty would be the thing To
meet many Of the glaring evils com.
planned of. Something ought, and
must be done, to encourage the in,
PRODUCTION of American industrial
products, and the fostering of Ameri.
can industrial interests. But we have
said enough. Now we have complied
with our promise, and you see what
you have received by exaeting such o
promise. We conclude by saying We
are stopping at the hacienda Of the
Gaudaloupe y Ualve Mining Company,
with Messrs. Barstow and Thompson
whose Inequalities we are enjoying
the former, its able superintendent
and the latter the Qentlemanly nephew
of its honored President. Yours
truly, j. r. FLIPPIN,
d. 7. PORTER.