Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-07-18
The Mexican Scare.

1t will be remembered that at the famous
Woodstock celebration Governor Chamber
lain and Senator Blaine divided their work
but both agreed in denouncing the policy
of President Hayes. The burden of the
famous complaint was that the President
had failed to recognize Chamberlain and
Packard as Governors, aud had withdrawn
the federal troops by whose aid solely they
could maintain their positions. From these
grievances he brauched off with TRADE
against the general policy of the President
toward the South.
This was all very well, provided he wanted
to make such speech and his auditors
wanted to hear it. But it left Mr. Blaine at
a great disadvantage Governor Chamber
lain had stolen most of his thunder. But
the critic of the President was equal to the
occasion. The recent order of the President
to General Ord, requiring him, whenever
Mexican thieves crossed our border, and car
ried off, as they have been doing for years,
large droves of cattle belonging to citizens
Of Texas, TO cross the Rio Grande, pursue
the robbers, and, if possible, restore the
plumber, formed the text. From this Mr..
Blaine assumed that the objective point Of
the President was the acquisition of more
Mexican territory and he was duly arraigned
as an alleged land-robber, illegally trying to
punish cattle-thieves.
We said at the time that this assault was
ndecorous and uncalled for. No sane man
believed that the President had any such
idea, and it is with great pleasure that we
learn that President Diaz, of Mexico, be-
tily approves the effort of the United Sts..'
government to put an end TO the raid:
across the border. According to the report
of Captain Smith, he goes SO far as to direct
his own officers to cooperate with General
Ord in bringing the bandits to justice
Diaz expresses firm determination to stoI
all such raids, and to make Mexico act thu
part of good neighbor towards our coun
try. This course is what any reasonable
view of the situation would have suggested
from the start Under Lerdo, good anc
Nell-nednlnp as MS administration was II
many respects, that part OF Mexico border
ing on the Rio Grande, became little els
than rendezvous for outlaws, cutthroat
and marauders. Many of them were In
= dians who raided and roved about as in
clnation dictated. About all the rest wer
what are known in that section as Mexican
greasers miserable class OF creature
ready for any crime that might turn W
One day they might be found in Texa
stealing horses and cattle, and the next i
arms against the government. 1t would b
2 strange indeed if Daz did not desire t
! crush out so dangerous and disgraceful a
J element He is credited with being anxiou
e to rebuild the waste places of Mexico-an
= it is about all waste. For this purpose h
4 will in due time try to promote immigration
, the buildingo of railroads and other improv,
! ments. Aud Diaz knows enough to kno'
that he can't move an inch in that direcLiO
until the organized bandits on the border al
dispersed. So with Diaz gladly acting wit
our government, as stated by Captain Smt
and confirmed by Senior Mata, Diaz's repr
sentative at Washington, the nonsense abol
war with Mexico fades into very thin air