New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-29
OUR MEXICAN POLICY.

into Mexico, the object of which would be
the organization OF a standing army to
sub1naate the United States to tHe dynasty
Of tie present Presilens. To New D!o
leans, cut off by the enterprise OF other
cities from great deal of trade territory
it becomes .ftafIy Indispensable to replace
til. trade IS commercia1 expansion into
other REGIONS, But this Will not be done
BIO forcs az s,rmso it may 30 az
readily effected by artificial Creams
of communicating OF co''.e mere
pofit9cfaD .Ho see&s nothing except
an agitation: fatal to commerce. does rot
care to comprehend how this commercial
expansion Of New Orleans can be achieved.
without any standing arm :, bus with the
cooperation even of those counties with
which we desire 8 closer communication.
We have recently seen Congress grant
20 Texas a RAILROAD crossing her territory
to .he Pacific 1t will coss az LEASE one
hundred millions % dollars The money
has been advanced and the work unders
taken by Sorthern capitalists another
road will be made by che sans agency'
traversinG Texas sliagonally and pence
qrating, through ehe Sichest mineral states,
to the city a NIexicoo Sew Orleans has
nothing to do except connect with and
tap these Soadso to participate sn all their
advantages 1t IS our deliberate opinion
that in the supply of tropical products
and European goods imported, New Ore
leans may derive more benefit from these
roads than any other city in the Union.
Bat to show that this commercial ex-
pansion is not to be hewed out by the
sword, it is only necessary to refer to the
views Of the American minister at
Mexico, who has uttered the ~
structions of this government. Ee
has urged upon the government Of
Mexico policy Of development with the
aid of American enterprise. The Presi-
dent Of Mexico has in a recent message
responded with assurances of domestic
peace and foreign friendships. He has
said that Iimary and popular education
is "the surest basis upon which to elevate
the character of our citizens and our ma
tional greatness" and has pledged himself
that this shall be made obligatory upon
the people He will SO regulate the
freightS upon the national railroad as to
guarantee immense benefits to the agrl-
cultural interests, and facilitate exporta-
ton and importation by additional means
of communication and trade, He also
announces the policy Of the government
to develop by railroad and telegraph all
parts of the republic Butt to New Ore
leanso the most important position % his
message Is as follows
In virtue Of the authorization O'S Coz SscSso
a convent ion has been mace for the estab-
lisbmPnt Of d line of steamers between
Vera Cruz and New Orleans, under coEdo
tiuns more favorable than those of the Vera
Cruz aud New York line. In he coming
November, at the turthest, the service "t
this new iiue will commence, mailing two
voyages monthly, touching both ways at I
TampicO and TuXpan, thus Offering f,'theE
notable advantages Tor the transmission O.
correspondence 6cg passengers a2I SoS
trade.
While the political wrapsf. q? Louise
lara las caused tie defeat o. e bill Cy
which Congress would dave established
this very line, Mexico has thus given New
Orleans the control OF eLe vast tsavec Dad
specie which uoyo goes 20 Sew 8olko
Tie mail Gal afteS November pexs Re
put through between tie Gig Of Mexico
ana New York in seven daysS We address
ourselves to merchants. Does the Se.usai
Of our government to intervene i'll the
affairs of Cuba-does the letter of the
American niuister-tLe contest between
two Americans, Rosecrans and Plumb, for
the right of railroads into the Mexican
States-or the policy presented by Presi-
dent Tejada, signify war? Not a speck,
symptom Or scintilla of wdro To our
merchants we sui nit a summary of this
Mexican trade which now goes around |
New Orleans, to avoid a community sup !
posed always in political insure ction:
'opu alton of NJ ,xco. ooo.o 20 .9,I76,052
Precious metals coined o.e.o.....s 3 = l3',o9b |
Export values. o'.''..o 2t"U1 oGo
'atues exported TO United states .....e 855)8i2 |
'alues imported from United States. 90 5J8l,9jJ |
from these numbers must arise an eXteu- |
i've and valuable travel to and from for
ign countries. This we shall estimate at
hrty thousand annually. From these
,alues arise an annual commerce Of fifty |!
million dollars. From this coinage an |
xportation of fifteen millions specie }
These figures are addressed 60 mercd9.ss !
nd dankero OP course tie 9nerefoIs. !!
IciAn neither knows nor cares for themo c. !:
aese neither communication nor Cosne i.
lerce constitute anp part of their systems !
o:o 80 = oQs % % 1lssss s.ss..sse 80 .ay. {:
% PuolIsI. ::.S SessqSSs the eme.fcan
a"ni-'so a.s.iaye accom- panied il So:
II edito..&. g. o.ua.joa Of the sr:esss
dvaLtages 90 :le 500 G-leaes se:t~.
These documents were republisLed in McxO
co in Spanish, English and French, and
he mail route was indorsed by the officiaY
ournal of tHs governments The REPUDe
scAN has thus as a Journal, in accord
18th the fc1e,aS administration, received
consideration abroad useeJS IS Ssle r.ty !
T New Organs !
These facts HaHo Sees e:%ea:sHyc:e:
That tao tierS government has no
Obey Of force toward Me1NcCs @ That
ne Mexican Presidents message in the
'oris OF an American editor i'll Mextcoe
will strengthen the public sonfdence IN