Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-04
Points About Mexico.

On lis return frDu Mckee lAsT wees
Nj. Charles A. Dana presented hrleLE.
Int Interestingly. il his paper, t1= >sz.
lis impressions q thai c1untrE- A=z-leo
j. uo- Al agricultural cou1t-E- and Nj
Dana dos not think nat Il ever VII have
much agricultural p-osQsETzy Nine
rent5s ofit consists e a Tsst plain from
& pr0 70 :. GO feer soove tEs lsFel Ct tEzs
"a. Tnere ! little q ID YAK. EXCEPT
51rir- no months = the SIMMER So
~. s-d tas streams are few 2El snail.
Successful agriculture : only possible u
means r. irrigation. and TIE supply &
wat4r : II. suEel=zs for exhaustive irri-
Ea-io-. Hor=s are entertained 81
so-e u rh1@ Who are IN
t=re=-=d II IL newly buIt railroads
tat supply q water VII eventually L
11-aina3 by means = artesiaz walls. bar
% r1s question here l. the water .
cone FROM there : 70 ready answer.
TIE estates are large. comprising II Hsuy
instances 11ndre5s q t10zsaazs q acres
for TIE reas11 thar farming On q small
scsle cannot BE- made . pay. TIE small
farmers cllld u1s obtain water The biz
estates cover enough country % take in :
pz-t Il . small OF large stream. az Ire
case may y. and are largely devoted =
raising carcle and sheep. TEs wealth O.
Mexico = il IL mines. Il j = mining
country and probably VIII always retain
t1at character The riches that spain DIRE F
from NeEic0 came our y the mines. TIE
Inhabitants between nine and tn
millions. are mainly Indians.
T1ey are small in stature. honest
sober. Industrious and intelligent. Taey
are a valuable reasautry. and are dis
posed n moe along the line q progress
The ruling classes are q mixed Spanish
and Indian bl0od. The usages u the
country are decidedly Spanish. The gov
erament r. Mexico j. modelled after
r1at q the United states. but
il j. Ike i only 10 name ana form. In il
operations - - wH9liy different. u S q
military desDotism, AZ the head u which
j. tic President. bout the only way
% Inv art his viii ~ limit his authority
j. a revolution. Politics, public opinion,
a free press. selEgoyernment. are No.
known. The lower classes are al
the mercy Of the petty officials
Those chargeJ with Gfenses against
the Laws. OF who are suspected 81 being
bad characters, arc condemned 70 punish
ment without hearing. Corruption san
ally u despOtlsm AID they are foNnd hand
ia hand 10 Mexico. The present PresL
dent entered Office a poor man. In q
couple n years he has grown - be a mil
IiOnaire. His wealth is estimated 10 b.
between s3,G90,0O0 and Sl0,00Q00Q TC
make concessions Of one Kind and ar. theI
is the privilege d the government and On
every occasion a liberal percentage j. De.
manded. some Americans u specuis-
tive turn q mind. and few wealthy
MeZicans, think the present Is good
time % annex the northern portion d
MexiGS to the United states, but Nj
Dana is satisfied, from his observations
that there a. nothing in that portion d
Mexico, except, perhaps, parts Of Tamau-
lipas, 10 make annexation at all desirable
There are obstacles to such a scheme
which, regarded from any standpoint, are
well-nigh insurmOuntable. Both coun.
tries are better OF as they are. There is
no reason why each should not contribute
70 the development Of the other, nor why
this development should not always be in
MIGRATING and progressive.