The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-06-01
ON TO MEXICO :

A correspondent of tho New York
Herald writing from the Mexican Dor
der, after detailing the enormous losses of
our citizens in Texas from the deprsda-
tions Of Mexican cattle stealers, earnestly
advocates the annexation of the frontier
Mexican states Of Tamanlipas, Nuovo,
Leon, Coahnile, Chihushua, etc, as the
only practical solution of thess border
troubles. We most heartily declare our
soil an advocate Of this project Of terri
torisl acquisition. 1t may appear an I'm
wise conclusion TO tn se who have not
considered this subject carefully, that a
foreign war is the only solution not alone
Of our Mexican border troubles but Also
OF our domestic sectional troubles. A
war with foreign nation, and psrticu.
lsrly war of acquisition against Mexico,
the turbulent republic, would
reunite the North and South again in fact
as we'll as in form. The boys who in our
civil war wore the gray uniform of seces-
sion, would readily put on the uniform OF
the government, and march under the asg
they fought against to victory in the land
OF the greasers, sanctiiisd by romantic
memories, but degraded by tho crimes and
follies of the people who now inhatit it.
But besides these considerations, there
are others more weighty impelling US to
The acquisition of part at least of the
territory Of Mexico. Our national wei.
fare, and in particular, the welfare of the
states, south and west, lying in tho Mis-
sssipPi valley requires the conquest of
the states of Mexico mentioned by the
Herald correspondent.
We are not unaware of the fact that Mi.
proposition will be violently opposed by
many Of the sblest editors and politicians
OF this country, and the fate of the San
Domingo scheme will be pointed at as an
indication of the popular sentiment on
this subject of territorial acquisition but
nevertheless, we do not hesitate to eIpress
the hope that President Grsut NAV not
hesitate to pronounce in favor Of the Me..
lean acquisition proposition. The peopl.
will sustain him. Political philosophers
IKE Schurz, malignant politi.
clans like Sumner, and tho
,houghtless Democratic leaders, who
were influenced to run counter to one Of
the policies of their party by hatred of the
president, raised great outcry apain.,
the Ssnto Domingo policy, and threw on,
to the people fne-spun theories about
tropical lands being unit for self-goverp.
ment, ana covered the question with sus.
Picion' OF peculation, until few papers or
politicians had the courage to defend il
but, lately, there has been change in nun
lie sentiment, and the S,hurz sumner logic
acquisition is regarded by all common
sense people rs the bosh-s as oratory the |
ingredients OF which are moonshjpe and
iooiishness THEBuLLErrs stuck TO the old
democratic idea of manifest DESTINY evan
10 Inc face ofthe storm that fell upon rresi.
cent Grant, when San Domingo was I'm.
der debate, and to-day is as much devoted
as ever to that doctrine-to the idea of
Al ocean-bound republic. Wherefore we
arc ready to Join with those who will cry.
oh 70 mexico and to applaud the sd.
"'h's'ra''on when it gives the command
to 30 forward across the lima into 49,
land Of the Mentezumss.