New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-27
TIE MEXICAN MATTER.

Some Of our city press IN their unGrai;-
fed hostility 20 a republican form ei gov
eminent, seek to make the administrator
as odious as possible. Tie Picay,a. says:
For this reason we opposed Tie only
chance Mexico has ever had oi becoming
an orderly and prosperous people. under
tie yu!e or the Emperor Maxiu.i.:an. We
preferred Juarez. with his monthly execu-
ticns and his internal reign ii zero: ard
blood. We cherish i'll Mexico free .nsti:I-
tioIs -DecaIse they are ;.te :oT perpetual
revclut!on--.rrcs tor aDSrchv-f,ce Ter suc-
:eseive iuarGer ard .!espcti> n.-un-.! :hc
good line comes. when we shah attec!i. n.
ateiy receive them INFO cu- -mi,races. aud
make them :he Alatalnas. Cars. mas. Louis
ianas and t.ordas OF cgC g..1. S...-eEL-
MEXICAN .iou4aius.
As We understand :h:s military .aia
into Mexico, i: was greatly IKE :aa:
made By Genera! jackson into Pensaco;a,
when he pursued the Indians across me
Spanish line and under :he Sranisi: flag
The same thing Was done by Unite: States
vessels il cutting on: Con!elt;a:. war
vessel from a neutral port d,iic: the 'a.e
war. Such acts are undoubtedly ::oia.ire
o! the laws Of nations. bu: 10: necessarily
a cause Of war. II this .a:i attei Indi-
ans, Mexico viii by 20 means take
otiensa a: our preserving the peace ot her
frontier. AID doing FOR her what she can
not do Tor herself. We DO 40: GctI: that
cneo 0. :he i,s: official acts Of oar Kew
minister to Mexico will be 20 reroI: the
pl.rsui: ara capture Ct these COW thieves.
disown any disrespec: 70 Mexico. and
that Presidsl: Lerio vii! express bis
thanks in the mos: precise manner. Why
do we think so: Because tie United
States under under the treaty o: Guada-
lupe-Hidalgo en.ang!ed Itself with certain
impruden: obligations ores:rain the savage
invasio2s On tie northern frontier Of Mex
leo. This very tribe Of kickapoos lef:
the United States, as we understand. be-
cause II our obligation and purpose TO
restrain their depreaa.ions, and wen. ove.
to Mexico iecaUsc tina! government. was
less able to control them. Tley are by
no means the only inhabitants cf Mexico
who co1nn2i: derreda:ions upon American
soil. Tie government Of tie United
States is low examining claims for depre-
dations or both sides Of tlis boundary
and the CON m;ss;oners repor. tia. large
amo0n: OF these depiedations are occa-
stoned by parties who come from the
ior.ar Pic !ropia 4rorar~o .Io WOO. ,,,,;,-
on the American river. the Nrecss, and
run Of stock from more than fifty miles
in the interior. The report describes how
these Nex;can raids sa.he. IN small
groups Of horseicen, ho. they cross tie
river separately, mite Cor a dash among
American herds and escape with hundreds.
The continuance Of these border raids
and re:a.!a.iocs would, as in England and
Scotland, lead to national wan # Pres;-
den: Gran: wished war with Mexico he
need only !e: :Asse border conflicts 60 On.
and they wc-.d SOON :oco!-e bo.l nations
IL hos:..i:;es.
Wep:ete. g believe the assurances 0: or
Mexican po!icy IS recently prjiis..sl by
Hon. J. ". Foster, now on iis way 10
his post. /: IS tia: the United States will
prot: 4! o-e by 4 .ce..l than an aecres-
sivc policy toward our sister republic.
Through this very region o: tie RIO
Granie. across the S;erras ard si!ve,
rlin.s and 20 the Pacific ports 9. Sonora
and S;na.oa, Mexico las granted ne right
Of .ai! TO American citizens. The Presi-
den:o: Mexico. whom =. pref, % any
imported Emperor. las established: COM
nanicat;cH Il ,ai! and steam. between
his capital ana our own. Both nations
are il acc:id, and We do not choose g ...-
pu:e bad faith Or incincerity 20 either.
Bg: in whatever lawful manner tie
United States may acquire the commerce
Of Mexico. we shall. as Americans. hail
It as inalienabie TO New Orleans. We re-
member that a partisan press in the South
sustained Mr.. Cay in his opposition %
the annexation O: the grea. American State
Of Texas. and would .asls our nalcontents |
what New Orleans. aud, indeed. the Union,
would be wi.i3u: the Spanish American