Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-08-28
ANNEXATION OF MEXICO.

There appears to be no hope for
poor Mexico in her present condition.
She is the prey of the marauders,
Insurgents and robbers, whose spare
hours are employed in plotting and
fighting for the possession of what
ever is left of government and resour-
ces, within her distracted borders.
Meanwhile. she is too weak to put
a stop to the Outrages of her own
people who make her soil the 'fence, u
so 10 speak. in rogues' parlanee, for
the property stolen from the frontier
settlements in Texas. This sort of
grand larceny has been going on for
u long time, until, forbearance having
ceased to be a virtue, the United
States authorities have taken steps
towards furnishing key to the solu-
ton of the Mexican problem. In this
connection we see it stated that Presi-
dent Grant will soon be waited upon
by q deputation of New York mer-
chants to urge a more decided policy
with reference to the outrages of the
banditti along the lire of the Rio
Grande. They will be prepared to
show they have lost heavily by these
raids, and if they are not checked,
trade with all that region may as we'll
be abandoned.
1t is obvious that while the govern
ment of the United States has no
valid ground for interference 10 re-
press anarchy in Mexico, it has
ground for such stringent action as
will chastise these systematic in
vasions of our territory. In view of
the numerous outrages which have
been perpetrated by Mexican robbers
and outlaws upon American citizens
on this side of the Rio Grande, itwas
hardly necessary, we think, for a
committee of Congressman to go
thither to verify the fact of those
Outrages; but, according to published
statement, this Congressional COM
mittee is engaged in a far more i'm
portant work than it would seem to
be on the surface, and it is predicted
that this will appear in due time. It
is, in fact, the first step towards the
annexation of the Rio Grande country
to the United States. 1t is further
more stated that it is the desire Of
President Grant that the fact of the
utter inability of the Mexican govern
ment to maintain order in that portion
of its territory contiguous to our own
should be established by official proofs
of the most incontestable character,
in order that the " new departure y
he is contemplating may be presented
at home and abroad in the light of a
necessity which circumstances have
absolutely forced upon US as a matter
of self-defense. The report of this
commission promises to be very
elaborate and very specific in its
charges. 1t will be among the dOcu-
ments accompanying the Presidents
message, and the message itself will
invite the immediate attention of
Congress to it with a view of placing
our relations with the sister republic
on an entirely new basis, and putting
an nd to the anomalous condition OF
things existing on the border and con-
tinually threatening the peaceful
relations between the countries.
II is also part of the programme 10
sound the Mexican government upon
the proposition for a joint military
occupation fthe States of Tamaulipas
and Nueyo Leon, with q view to
mutual protection of the lives and
of the citizens of both eOun-
tries. The new president, Lerdo de
Tejada, there is reason to believe,
will be disposed 10 close With the offer |
rather than risk q rupture with the |
United States, in which Mexico !
might lose all. The military oecupa-
tion of the territory alluded to, how
ever, will have very little Joint "
about 1.-THE central government
having no such troops to spare for
any such purpose; but it will be
deemed polite, to eOneiliate the
national pride, to put it in that form.
In the nature of things. a military
of this kind cannot be of
ong duration. Our people will soon
ire Of maintaining troops in neigh
Jor's territory in order to prevent
hat neighbOr from robbing and kill
ng peaceable settlers on our side Of
he line, and this feeling, in due time
will induce the administration to
,pen negotiations for a treaty, trans
erring the whole territory i'll lump
% the United States in consideration
f a nominal indemnity of a few
of dollars.
1t is not apprehended that there
will be any serious difficulty in nego-
iating such treaty. Mexican pride,
will rebel against it at first,
'ut, with a judiciOus application of
ie emOllients which u pTacticed
diplomacy knows how to apply in
ases of this kind, it is not doubted
hat Congress would ultimately Tatify
t.-BOstOn Globe.