New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-12

FRIDAY,
party, was modified and in effect substi
tuted by another grant of similar fran
chises to other parties, for road through
the Northeastern States of Mexico. o
these last concessionaries, Mr.. Edward
Plumb is the agent and representative
He arrived in this city some two month";
since. visited Texas, and thence passed o,
to st. Louis, Chicago and, We suppose
Washington City and New York. Hi
avowed mission was to secure tn,
support of the international railroad
which by its connections trayerse
the United States diagonally from
New York city to the Rio Grande
The Iron Mountain road from
st. Louis to similar connection; the
Chicago railroad having the same direc.
ton, and, indeed, all Northern and South.
ern railroads having the same policy. We
may presume that Mr.. Plumb has sue.
ceeded in SO far obtaining the approval OF
these roads as that these American Sem
ators have consented to visit the govern
ment Of Mexico to confer upon such
terms of construction and connection as
| may be best for both countries. In all
this we can see nothing that threatens
dow <c Al
United States.
So far as New Orleans is concerned she
no,D has no connection aoth the rich net TN
Developed regions. Open these roads,
draw the trade Of these regions across the
Rio Grande and New Orleans, as the
nearest deep water port having commune
cation with Europe, will receive share of
this trade. Why, then, should journal
in New Orleans attempt to diffuse objec-
tons to this great international connec-
ton? Why shoulda New Orleans journal
publish an anonymous and absurd charge
that American Senators go out to Mexico,
in national vessel, as the agents and
partners in ring, whose object it is to
raid" into Mexico, and the centre
acquisition" Of the Northern States Of
that republic?
We have little comment to make on the
statement of the anonymous hummer that
the influence of some archbishop or other
in the Catholic Church-he being the
brother OF General Rosecrans-is being
used ''to perfect the arrangements,
whatever they may be. This view is
strengthened by the allegation that
just now there is a strong disaffection
between the church in Mexico and the gov
This disaHection is being used
by the archbishop to perfect the arrange
ments for the concession.
In the first place, the Mexican road
now proposed to be built is in opposition
to that which General Rosecrans repre-
sented. In the second place, in the dis
affection between the church and govern
ment in Mexico the influence of the !
church could not be very valuable in dis
posing the government to give its aid to
American interests.
In laying down the itineracy of the
Senator's from the City of Mexico, ''and
hen through, the country toward AIazat-
an, and inspect the silver mines of the
provinces Of chihuahua and Sonora" the
nap would rather contradict the Times
Neither of the States of
chihuahua nor. Sonora lie 'toward MAJ
tlan," but are many hundred miles north
f that port.
We have written all this to impress
pom the Picayune what it may have in
dvertently forgotten, the vast impor-
ance to New Orleans Of securing the
onfdence and cooperation of the govern
lent of Mexico. Should such relations
e established the travel and trade be-
veen the two countries may be conducted
trough the agency of New Orleans.
hould the unfounded dread of invasion 8
I'D absorption revive, the government of
exico can not be expected to consent to l
~ readjustment of her trade treaties with t
10 United States nor to any junction of
ii which can connect the territory Of the G
lie country with that of the other. We i
k the attention Of the Chicago Tines u
e hope for the editorial sanction of that
urnal to reciprocal trade and fraternal .
lations between the United States i,
ID the republic of Mexico. May p
} not hope that the Picayune will q
'tice the irresponsible character of h
Q imputation made upon the gentlemen Il
this expedition They will 8.
part from this port, and it is important y
ey should represent or at least compre- h
nd our interests in the matter. Will it r
a graceful act to placard them as a "
lg-as robbers-as meditating raid h
d dismemberment of a sister republic | q,
lose Inequalities and confidence they p,
pect to receive? +.
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