Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-05
THURSDAY. OCTOBER ;. 1871


Tho foreign adventures in Mexico, VINO am
..hr;g, q condition of that country which
will enable them to realize enormous fortunes
Lave soucbt and failed to kill off Juarez They
could send letters and dispatches to this coun
trv announcing that what they desired had hap
nened or was sure to happen; but they could
not make the actual course of events fulfil theil
predictions. They failed badly in their eudcavoi
TO have it understood that Juarez would not be
reelected president This question, too, has
been settled against them. 1t appears now that
they are talking up another movement, with
similar aims and lack of honest meaning and
similar prospects Of success.
A Washington letter-wfiter has been EN-.
ployed 10 explain this new departure" OF these
conspiring Adventures One Of their active
leaders, who "was colonel in the confederate
army" has taken pains to persuade this letter
writer that "there exists widespread Organiza-
zion. chiefly confined to ex-conlederate officers,
soldiers, and politicians, whose purpose is to
bring about the annexation Of Mexico to the
United States, peaceably if they can, forcibly if
thev must" The work is to be effected within
five wears at the utmost" No more time than
this can be allowed, and the Mexicans must I'M
derstand that if they do not come readily within
five years, they will find themselves forced to
come before the fifth year closes. 1t may be
that this letter-writer invents; and it may be
that he has been in communication with some
ex-coniederate George Francis Train. But a
great many of the eX-confederates seem incapa-
bic of any useful undertaking, and are very
likely to propose or fall in with any wild scheme
of the opposite character; and they arc well
represented among the foreign Adventures in
Mexico.
Joseph E. Johnston is named as head of this
conspiracy, Which expects the aid Of certain
northern men, among Others Gen. Rosecrans
who is VIGOROUSLY connected with Mexican
Jobs The first operations will be peaceful; ;"
that is to say, the operators will organize in
Mexico a conspiracy to demandannexation; and
they have connection with native MeXicans who
will be used to utter this demand. But they
seem not 10 have much faith in the success of
this peaceful" operation. Therefore, an armed
ilibusteriug invasion of Mexico is contemplated,
in which ex-confcderate soldiers are to win glory
and honor and earn a vote of thanks from the
whole country. The aim Of the conspring job
bers is to enjoy "trade, capital development
and the agitation based thereon" under theil
own regulations, and in their own way. The
rank and file are expected to serve them with
out hope of profit.
1t may be hoped that the next generation o
southern men will be more occupied with usefu
industry, and more intent on developing tn
natural resources Of the southern states, tina
the present. In such occupation, they will fin
their best security against these flibuster:a
dreams, as wei as against the thriftless and d
structive habits which now obstruct the grei
prosperity of which that section of the Tepubl
is so capable. Ex-cOnfederate officers, as a rul
have no business or occupation of any kind t
interfere with their enlistment in such an enrel
prise. Men of their sorta not OF much use +
any community which feels their influence. LIE
us hope they win finally disappear and have NJ
successors. As for the jobbing adventures
they must be classed with other base and fou
developments which dishonor civilization. They
will, of course, continue to manufacture "Mexi
can news" but they win not make their buc-
caneerng schemes succeed TO the extent Of theiI
desire