Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-06-28
The Mexican Middle.

The Hon Thad-eus Stevens has made
one of his characteristic speeches in ia
vor of a Mexican loan of $4,000 900, TO
be taken from the pockets of Uncle Sam,
and put into the pockets of few adven-
turers, Mexicans and Yankees, for the
ostensible purpose of assisting Juarez
and his party to drive out Macmillan
and his foreign supporters. This $40,
100000 is d falling off from the $4,000
600, at first proposed, and which was
introduced into Congress by Mr.. Wood
bridge of this State, and the friends Of
economy should be duly thankful for
the $30,000,000 thus prospectively saved.
But suppose the United States grant
the S20,000000 now asked for Is there
any assurance that the money will all
be faithfully appropriated to the objects
protested to be had solely in view =
that none of it will go into the pockets
of spectators and lobbyists at Wash
ingtOn, who are engineering the bill be-
fore Congress ?
A Mr.. John McCabe, it is said, has
visited Juarez, in the interest of the ring
surrounding the s50,000,000 loan, and
received most satisfactory assurances
from him that all is right and lovely.
Gen. Fremont, who is in the ring, is
talked of as the next President of Mex
leo and a company Of spectators, it is
also said has gotten hold Of Lower CAL
ifornia, and by the help OF few mil
lions from Uncle Sam can make most
brilliant speculation out OF that rich
strip of Pacific coast.
But Ortega, the head OF another
party, who claims to be constitution
ally elected to the Mexican presidency
now usurped by Juarez, is in this coun-
try, and is making our government bet
ter offers than Juarez has yet made.
And then, again, we have another
Mexican chief, the veteran Santa Ana,
who is now in New York right in the
midst of spectators, all ready and anx-
ious to save Mexico, if ne can only OBJ
tain help from US, Santa Ana has already
issued his proclamation against Maxi
milan, and Ortega has just issued one
against Juarez, and so we go-the old
Chronic Mexican wrangle transferred to
New York and Washington, and mem
bers OfCOngress and New York specula-
tors striving to see who shall make the
most money out Of it all.
But grant, for the sake of the argu-
ment, that this loan is all honest in it.
self, and only legitimate and proper
ends are desired by it's advocates in and
out of Congress. Grant the loan of $40
100000, and that by it Macmillan and
his retainers are driven out Of Mexico.
Are we then sure that either Mexico or
the United States will be any better off?
Have we anything in the past history
of that turbulent Mexican people that
will guaranty peace or prosperity to the
Republic ? Has there ever been a period
of ten years since the Independence Of
heAICO WAS tstduAIsAeuI hudG lJS people
have not been distracted by civil war,
and armed bandits roamed over the
country waylaying and robbing its in
habitants, while its leading politicians
were marching armies against each
other The moment Macmillan and
the French leave the country, these old
hostile chiefs stand ready, and they are
now Sta1ding ready to leap upon the
soil, unsheathe the sabre, and rush again
into their old bloody pastdaes.
1t seems to US that our own govern
ment and people had better keep out OF
the muddle, and save both their money
and reputation.