Mexico

It w ftihionable with our politirians to declaiin about "poor, teeble. ignoran!, priest-riddtn Mexico." In one respect, howerer, Mexico has set us a noble exttnpl. She liberated erery slave within htr baundi: while our independence has been enjoyed for sixty-eight years, and we ha"ye now about five Unies aa many slaves as wo had when that independence was achitved ! Yet we bonst of being the freest country on the face of the arth 1" Th doeree of President Guerreo-, promulgaled in 1829, was as follows: "The President of the United Mexican States, to tho inhabitants of the Republiek Bo it known: That in the year 182, being desirous of signalizing the annivereary of our Independonie by an act of national Justice and Benificence, which may contribute to the strength and support of such inestimnble blessings, to secure more snd more the public tranquility, and reinstate nn unfortunate portion of' our inhabitants in the saered rights gránted (hem by nature, to be protected by the nation, under wie and just laws, according to the provisión in article 30 of the Constitutive act; availing myself of the extraordinary powen granted me, I have thcught proper to decree: 1. That Slavery be exterminated in the Republic. 2. Consequently those are free, who, up to this datOj have been looked upon as Slaves. 3. When?vertne circumstances of the public treasury wiTT allow it, the owners of Slaves shafl be inderonifred, in the manner which the laws shal'l provide."