Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-04-08
FORAPURPOsE.

In yesterdays issue we made some
comments upon the views Of the Pres
ident In relation to the recen5 outrages
upon the Texas frontier, as reported
by our dispatches Of the same date.
We regarded the cool and Indifferent
manner with which he treated the
subject as merely the cold -blooded
and heartless emanstions of a nan in
sensible to the demands of humanity
or Justice; who recognized no claims
for protection upon the Government
not of = political nature and Of a
character calculated to further his per-
sonal ends, or for the advancement of
the interests of his segment of the Re-
publican party. We attributed his
apathy to a lack of conception Of the
importance of the subject and necessi-
ty for the adoption of prompt and Wig
orous measures for the protection OF
the defenseless people OH the Texas
frontier. Perhaps we were mistaken.
The following extract, from an article
in the New York Herald of the Both
ult., written several days before the
Presidents announcement of his views
upon the subject, would indicate that
his apparent undertaking Of the extent
of the outrages perpetrated Is a part
Of his policy 10 cultivate a crop of
troubles on the eastern shores of the
Rio Grande with a view to a seeming
ly justifiable war with our neighbor-
ing republic for political purposes.
The remarkable emanations from our
Chief Magistrate, which we published
yesterday, most certainly tend to veri-
fy the following from the Herald:
1.-THE raids of Mexican ~freebooters
into Texas must not he permitted to pass
without remark, because such raids
and robberies open to President Grant
m easy way for embroiling the coun
try in a foreign war On a plausible pre-
text, if he thinks such a war would
promote his personal objects. 1t has
been widely suspected for the last
eighteen months that II he should
find his aspirations for a third
term blocked by the failure
of his Southern policy he would
precipitate the country into a foreign
war and thereby attempt to rally pop
ular passion to his support. Pretexts
for q war with Spain have been re-
moved by the recent settlement of the
virginius difficulty; but a war with
Mexico might suit him equally we'll.
He understands that country, having
served with General Scott in his bril-
liant Mexican campaign. 1t is well
known that at the close of our civil
war General Grant thought it would
be a good stroke of policy for u Gov
ernnlent to send al army to the Mex
lean Capital and dethrone poor Maxi
milan. By allowing Confederate Of
ficers and soldiers to participate in the
campaign and fight under our flag he
thought the animosities of the civil
war would be effaced, and that such an
invasion in assertions Of the Monroe
doctrine would do more than any
thing else to tranquilize u sectional
difficulties. The fact that General
Grant formed such a conception at
tests his aptitude for combining polit-
ical with military objects. 1t is not
incredible, therefore, that he may
again desire q war with Mexico for po-
litical purposes.
We have no doubt that 1t is just as
easy to get up Mexican raids as White
League outrages in pursuance of party
Or personal aims. The President, If SO
inclined, could easily cultivate a great
crop Of troubles on the Mexican from
tier; and II, after a while, they should
be thought uncomfortable, he could pur-
sue the raiders across the Rio Grande
and provoke q war with Mexico. The
following extract from the leading ed
itOrial In President Grants confidential
organ in this city yesterday is very
suggestive: The United States Gov
eminent is bound to give help and
protection to all its citizens, no matter
how far away and isolated may he
their settlements on the soil of the H /.
public; and such q protection will he
fally extended to our countrymen a..
habiting the borders of the Rio Grande.
Even at q great expense the Admins
tration will know how to protect them.
Besides, Mr.. Mariscal will be the first
TO understand that II Mexico is una
BILE. according to his own saying, to
maintain peace and tranquility in lie
Rio Grande provinces, ard prevent
the ban. it, Of those provinces fom
raiding on American territory, 1t will
be, in the end, cheaper for Mexico to
get rid Of those provinces and to turn
them over to the United S;atas.'"
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