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Our agriculture is stunted , our commerce crippled , and no manufactures can exist . '' `` That 's just what Dona Dolores says , '' observed Aunt Maria . `` And she says the truth , '' answered Uncle Richard . `` I for one am resolved to aid the Patriot cause ; and you , my dear wife , will acknowledge that I am acting rightly . You can not wish to see our children slaves ; and what else can they be , if , for fear of the consequences , we tamely submit to the yoke of Spain ? '' I remembered this conversation in after-days , when Uncle Richard showed how fully he kept up to the principles he professed , and Dona Maria proved herself to be a true and faithful wife . After Uncle Richard had transacted some business , we set off on our expedition , mounted on mules , for the road we had to traverse was rough and uneven in the extreme .