The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-22
Reported Hitch In Washinstoa About tho
Mexican Missiou.


Mexican Mission.
It appears from information leaking out at
Washington that General Rosecrans' delay in
going on his mission to Mexico arises from
hitch with regard to the instructions the State
Department wants to give him and which he
objects to receive. 1t win be remembered that
we have ventilated in the HERALD from time to
time certain big Mexican jobs which Thurlow
Weed, Seward and other like patriots have in
hand. There is an express company scheme
worth about million dollars railroad
schemes worth about five Millions telegraph
concessions worth several millions; land and
emigration grants of vast extent and value,
and steamship and other privileges equally
valuable, all granted by the Macmillan gov
eminent or Of older date, and all repudiated by
the legitimate and existing government of
Mexico. The whole, perhaps, would not be
worth less than twenty millions of dollars if
valid, or if President Juarez could be forced to
recognize them. The Seward family, with
Thurlow Weed and other friends of Seward,
claim these grants or have an interest in them
General Rosecrans instructions to urge or
insist upon these claims with the Mexican gov
eminent, and the General stoutly objects. He
does not want to be sent out as the agent of
these spectators under the cover of his minis
terial functions. He Is heightened and an
honorable gentleman, and has broader and
larger views of the objects of his mission.
Now, as to railroad, telegraph, express COM
pany, steamship and other enterprises in
Mexico, we are in favor of them, and if carried
out they would be great benefit to that
country. They are what Mexico needs, and
American capitalists are the men to push them
through. But this will never be done by kite
flying stock operators and scheming politicians.
Nor can the Minister of the United States use
his power to urge contracts made by govern
ment which we treated as bogus all along.
The grants made by Macmillan, according to
the views of the American government and
people, and according to the declaration of the
republican government of Mexico, are not
worth the paper they were written upon.
General Rosecrans is right in refusing to be
made tool for promoting the schemes of these
spectators, and the State Department is
wrong in wishing it, The truth is, there is
but one way to carry out such enterprises and
to regenerate Mexico. That is either by estab-
fishing protectorate over the country OF by
annexing it. The latter would be best and
to do that now would only be anticipating the
inevitable destiny of Mexico few years. 1t
is there our republican empire must first be
rounded OFF," for the chronic disorganized
condition Of that republic, as well as our own
destiny, demands that. General Rosecrans is
q statesman, and doubtless understands the
question well. He should not be hampered
with the red tape instructions of the State
Department nor be made the tool of scheming
spectators. He should be left free to carry
out the grand American policy we have men,
toned. Then there will be the widest field for
the enterprise and capital of our citizens in
building railroads and telegraphs, in establish
ing express companies and steamship lines, in
working the mines and in developing the won
derful resources of Mexico generally. We hope
the President will have grasp of mind and fore
sight enough to send General Rosecrans away
on bis mission to accomplish the absorption of
Mexico Independent Of Mr.. Stewards jobs or
instructions.