Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-03-29

fortunes are pinned to his coat tail.
A very recent article in the New York
Herald expresses this idea with quite uiI-
diplomatic candor. It's heading is "Mcti-
co, the cOunterstg1l Of lie administration.
The immediate duty IF General Grant," Ii
goes OH to say that " the annexation theo-
ries Of jefferson, Jackson and Polk were
of eminent value to the Democratic party,
and the President, in overlooking the field
and arranging the lines Of his cAopaiga,
will see that he needs strengthening in his
foreign policy" In plain English, this
means that the President must find some
foreign complication out Of which lie may
make capital enough to insure his rc-clcc-
ton.
With laundering awkwardne6S this adj
vocate of General Grant reviews the efforts
of the administration to bring about such
d complication as to cover itself'EWith blaze
of glory" The Santo-Domingo business
was frustrated by those arch-fiendS Sum
ner and Schurz. Then the policy towards
Cuba which Grant desired SO earnestly TO
acquire, but was deferred, as the writer
says, by the fact that Spain has around the
''Ever Faithful Isle' more vessels and more
efficient vessels, than the whole navy of the
United States, whose decay is vividly
depicted. Then came the great Alabama
treaty which promised to be such a mag
nificent plume, but (which is now sole
bedraggled until We know not whether we
have any treaty at all,'' and the Admins
tration's great measure is ridiculous fiasco
leaving matters much worse than before.
The Herdld's editorial does not advise
making an issue on this point with Great
Britain. Oh, no! If Spain is too strong
to be bullied-much more is John Bull.
The Ulysses OK might get gored. The
navy is acknowledged by all parties to be
not worth fig. The Head of the Ord
nance Bureau reports not single gun on
hand capable Of damaging tirst-class iron
clad, and asks for tie casting of eight
hundred heavy guns to complete the ar
mament of the seaboard. No hope of de-
Tending our great harbor cities except by
torpedoes. No chance Of gaining glory by
forcing a contest with England just now.
1t would most probably end like Louis Ma
poleon'S effort to consolidate his dynasty
by declaring war against Prussia.
But General Grant must whip somebody
to secure his reelection. Who shall it be
Not a strong power-that is too dangerous.
Who is feeble and distracted and can't hit
back again? Why, here it is-right at oul
own dOOIa-MeXicO. She is down. g Hit
her again-she's got no friends.'' And, to
clincli the matter, hear the truly :. lCI "
and Republican argument of the LeTOlI::
For the honor of all administration
which needs some decisive, brilliant stroke
of foreign policy to complete the splendOl
of its record CD for the sake of that noble,
but sadly-used Mexico, whose people cry
for protection and kindness for the true
defence of our coasts and seas i'll the event
OF war; for every reason that can appeal
! to an upright statesman like Grant, we
trust he will give his close attention to
Mexico and establish Il prOtectOrate over
the country. AS Napoleon said before he
assumed supreme power, "'the pear is ri pc.
He saw his opportunity and Won France.
The pear is ripe i'll Mexico. Let President
Grant seize the opportunity and win new
claim upon the affections and confidence OF
the people. ''MeNico! McXico!" should be
the countcrSion of the administration, and
it will close to a blaze of glory
How magnificent and maGniloqucnt, and
maSnaninous! No war on England OF
Spain. There is danger i'll it. But wal
upon Mexico, because she is detcncelcss
War to bring about that ''brilliant stroke
SO needed to complete the splendor Of tho
present Administrations record Napoleon
l, the great eXcmplar to be initiated
and "blaze of glory to blind the eyes OF
the Nation to the violation Of its laws, thu
trampling down of its Constitutions the ruin
| of its commerce and the pltrndering of its
finances. Such is Republican logic ald
such is likely to be Republican practice.