Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-03-02

Our Relations with Mexico.
At the same time tina. President Blu
cLanan recommended to Congress the
taking OF measures for tie acquisition OF
Cuba, he also advised that they should
give the Federal Executive authority to
occupy, if it was deemed necessary inc
northern frontier Of Mexico with our
troops. For years past the inhabitants
Of that section Of our sister kepub'ic
have been prey to the hofdes OF herce
Indians within their territory, and TO
bandits among their own countrymen.
The Mexican government, now in the
hands OF one faction, now in those Of
another, with pronunciamentos and
counter pronunciamentos issued weekly
by every military ehieftain that can
call around him thousand men, is una
bic to restrain the daily pillagc and ra-
pine that goes on within its own Dor
ders, much less prevent these outlaws
from invading the territories Of the Uni
ted States. Texas and the United
States territory bordering on northern
Mexico are consequently the sufferers
necessarily from the raids and incur
sions Of the Mexican banditti and the
ruthless savaoes that infcst Mexico's
northern provinces. The American cit
lien living on the frontier carries his life
in his hand. Murder and robbery are
the only means of subsistence known to
these Mexican vagabonds and Indians,
and they practice them daily on the
American frontier, escaping with tho
fleetness of the wind into northern Mex
leo, on tho appearance Of the United
States troops. As for demanding in
demnity and PREPARATION from Mexico for
these outrsges, it is folly. 1t can 60
more give it than it prevent their
occurrence. There is no government in
that unhappy country Of whom it can
be demanded. As we'll mi ght President
Pierce have demanded indemnity and
reparation of that piratical horde OF
thicving Jamaica negroes and half
breeds at Greytown for their outrages
on American citizens. If, then, Mexico
cannot protect her own citizens, if she
cannot prevent the raids and incursion
of lawless banditti within her own bor
ders upon the territories Of friendly ma
ton adjacent, there is then but one
course to pursue, and that is, the wise
suggestion of President Buchanan, that
We should, as long as it was deemed nee
essaIy, maintain an armed occupation OF
the northern provinces Of Mexico, Dor
dering on the United States. Already
has such necessity become 40 eminent
aud pressing that Gen. Houston, the
Texan Governor, has notified our gov
eminent that if they do not protect the
Texan frontier, he will, with a Texan
army, march into Mexico and punish
these outrages. 1t is rumored that al
ready the hero Of San Jacinto is raising
troops for the purpose. And he is right,
for sclfprescrvation is the first law. Re-
cent events in that quarter have abund-
antly proved the wisdom of the Presi-
dents recommendation to Congress-
Had it been carried out the lives and
property of many American citizens
wonld have been saved from destruction.
And SO eventually it will be seen with
regard to other great and important
measures recommended by the Prcsi-
dent. Their eminent wisdom will be in
disputably proved by future events
Whilst Congress have been occupying
their time with our domestic quarrels,
while the small-beer politicians of the
opposition have been discussing the well
fare of the African race, and informed.
ding with the affairs of other States,
President Buchanan, with the sagacious
views of a statesman, crushing out and
REFRESHING disscnsion At home, has ad.
vised and recommended the wisest and
best measures of foreign policy, and
among them not the least has been the
armed occupation of the northern prov
inccs Of Mexico.
The Irrcpressible Conflict.