The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-02-02
MsNlon AMY.


Gmf steamers then proposed, o charter I,
an American railway from Guymns 10 Il
tcrscct the Northern Pacific IN Arizonl
and two or three other charters 10 Amer
cans, all now In process Of construction o
the routes then proposed. II also passe
laws reforming the customs, revenue
made considerable advance in extendin
free schools; removed many restrictions d
commerce, and adopted other re
form measures, all Of which hav
been followed up since, bu
still much remains to be done through wise
patient and persevering effort. Every thing
says Major Brown, is hopeful, unless thu
national antipathes be revived blythe over
zeal or imprudence of foreigners, who
would ignore and trample under foot thu
peculiar habits, customs and centuries o
prejudice descended to those people They
have been struggling, gaining light by ex
ercnce and education for more than fifty
years. The ratio OF progress in each de
cade, and, especially in the two last. has
been wonderful, and now the silver lining
is brighter than ever. Here follows the
communications:
Editor Two Republics:
MEXICO, October, 1S69.-A few thoughts,
or rather questions, in terms of high re-
spect WILL be addressed to the representa-
ttves of the Meyican Nation. now assem-
HE'D in Congress- am n foreigner by birth
n resident 0fthis country for several wears
and as such, friend to Mexico. But, in
view of all the facts now eXsting-aiter
Mexico has been iorty-eight years an indie;
cities twice. and her principal seaport three
times, occupied by hostile and foreign
troops--nlIy one-half her territory coded
70 foreign nntIon-her cities. VILLAGES and
haciendas everywhere bearing unmistaka-
HE marks of decay and gradual decline-in
yiaw of these facts. plain to every eve,
most respectfully ask of the Mexican Con-
gress the following questions:
list. Are YOU going to pass through this,
passing a liberal, practicable law TO encour-
re A great and continuing foreign immigra-
lion TO your country? VIII YOU again adj
iourn without opening up in good faith all
your millions OF acres of public lands
Settlement and cultivation? Will you do
uotbin,r 10 induce men who pretend to own
TWENTY tifty, one hundred and two hun
bred square leagues of land derived by
some real or pretended pitt from the King
Of Spain. and Who do not cultivate one acre
in thollsnnd of their said claims to divide
these immense uucultlyated territories into
small tracts and sell them at reasonable
rates to the 600, OCO of poor, degraded and
landless peons and dependents of the coun-
try: alfi to such industrious immigrants
from abroad as may be bic to buy
them? Or, will you continue the system,
under which fve-sevcnths of your people
are landless, Louseess, uneduc; ted and
halcclad peons or serts-one-si OF whom,
if is believed, sleep outside of houses every
nioht of The wear? Cast your ewes abroad
hv dnv,and see them-in your streets and
hirhwnvs b0re-fUoted and half covered in
dirty rags-by night shiveriDg under
porches. Sheds and walls, without house or
home or even blankets to keep their bodies
,r,rrl--but mild nntient. honest. and only
needi,ur a lirrI. land. primary schools, and
the encouraoinr smiles OF those in au-
thorifv to enable them to arise
from, THAR. sad condition and be-
n m ,saf,i ,,rnductivn ci,izeus of n free
conntrv Van MIST look nt them You
mnst act and Give them a fair opportunity /!
or vou will All in the first essential step
necessary tn rr~rnerotr and save your coun-
trv Givs Them n little lnI,d-not in pueblos
-bnt each family enough for n little farm
in lis own rio6t-piye them common
arbonls-not to learn how many feast DAYS
,Inra .re IGor This they should learn AT
SmnGov.schooIsl INT to learn how to read,
Lo,,, a. rri,oLnw IN cultivate how to i'm,
nrove their horses. cows, sheep, etc.,-how
IN sow and how to reap. De this, and gem
erotions unborn will rise up and call YOU
SiassoI
re Won ooing IN leave YOUR revenue
laws 50 t6ot every man who has the enter
mise and patriotism to introduce mill or
l,Lnr 80 h;nnr,, or farming tools TO aid in
E ,,,r,ron;n, vnnr conntrv has to nav an
nnarmons tariff at the custom-house for
doinn 500 In other words. are YOU going to
continue taxinp the foreign immigrant for
, ,r,inr' 70 hansft vonr conntryP This has
hen ono and ia now done ot the only mort
49,, 49, ~ thera IL anv reg,ilar Immigration.
Nav a moor widow whose profession was to
teocb was charged SlOO' for bringing Il
n;ann 70 nse in her school. A resident inm-
,,sa,o, ms cbor,,ed $40 So tariff ON a little
80 of seeds fmnSrted to give away to
liz neiybhors 'Meyicons included-yet the
snodS n,,Iv cost in the ITnited States 81 80.
Snoibnr immirrant was charged 5000
"a, a., tahin ,7,ustarJ hat sost a i'm the
i I,,i,,J ~ $50 "a cnoraI and "a eXorpi-
',aro Ihose chor,gns an necessary nrti-
'J i w.. f,,,,il;o. ,Lot tuuw one-haIf t6e i'm
80 ~ ,.,,t ial, dcnni,ncing the country
I,a,,sa nniccrs os os set oi
a 1'r 81 iaachas rsodvtn ron women and
nbildr, :, of tho last ce1t thew had ON earth.
Are Won going Inv continuing such things,
10 keon inimigrniion ont of this country?
70 70 AeGp mn ,Ia nanJor and nanltood briore
~ ;o,,r,' TN mas. nlan resolutions saving
sOu TiJo,' iii iE,r,,,,ners in Mexico will
20 So 49, NJ, -, '' dn Scvc,tv venrs AGO Won
hlig g la ~, ,o,,,, nonnIe os Tho limited
S So y" ~, tSn Ir,itsd states have five
go. a., ,,o,,,, as van have hardy. enter
INNS DC ,.S - ,'.,,'t 'r1tiop % froemer
- 10 ,arri,,r,, IL dotted and checked
- .i,iro.,dy ca1ais cities. churches.
p3 10 ,,;ii,',,s g,c,orios etc Her from.
10, ,';'',y ,esrs too has been rescued
si, H. rh,r,;,s a,I worlike Indians Wby
Iii ,b;s S,rnsr,irity ? answer. II has ali
All ms 'lro. itiIii.S litnrt,, (which cod
ce,.e I'm 80 cors,i education and Tho
;,,,,,e,,So 61,ei,,n immipration ALWAYS en-
'l.,,,i'.'.,,i Ia, ,l,,' ',,,,ern,,cnt
u'"e.i - 49,. ~. La,d .irce ISiO vour
bh lic otuci ,hehNf e,'No