Many officers in the army can neither read nor write, yet all meet in society as equals.

In Entre Rios, the Sala consisted of only six representatives.

One of them kept a common shop, and evidently was not degraded by the office.
All this is what would be expected in a new country; nevertheless the absence of gentlemen by profession appears to an Englishman something strange.
When speaking of these countries, the manner in which they have been brought up by their unnatural parent, Spain, should always be borne in mind.

On the whole, perhaps, more credit is due for what has been done, than blame for that which may be deficient.

It is impossible to doubt but that the extreme liberalism of these countries must ultimately lead to good results.