, 1877-05-13
MEXICO.

III AI<AAeos
WATCHING AND WAITING.
NEW ORLEANS, La, May 12.-IDformatio1
bus lust reached here from Matamoras thai
Gems. Ayala and Darala, both OF whom at dif
fereut times hare served the Governments o
the State Of Nucra Leon, have organized
several hundred men at New Laredo tt
cooperate with Gen. Escapelo in the in
tercst OF e1-Prcsidcnt Lerdo. Indications
arc that the Lerdo party is ready to
initiate strong movement to regain power,
commencing on this frontier. Great activity
and watchfulness exists among the friends OF
Gen Diaz on this border to promptly meet and
suppress any overt att Of their opponents to-
ward revolution.
MEETING or CONGRESS-
C1TY OF MEXICO, VIA BROWNSVILLE, May l2.
On Wednesday the Second Congress, with
1a2 mem bers present, counted the Presidential
votes aud declared Gcu. Poriero Diaz President
the catcs t;t tic city and was present.
ed to the army as President elect, and ,eas By
passed in review. At O'Clock yesterday he was
inauguratcd with much solemnity and cntllusi-
asu1. After taking The oath OF office be solemn
~ declared he would occupy the Presidency fur
one term only. The diplomatic corps, with the
exception Of the United States Minister, was
present. The civil procession. followed by the
military, then escorted the President to tile na-
tional palace.
The term OF the present Congress will not e1-
pirc until September. An election for Senators
and members of the Supreme Court has been
ordered
rniBUsTER1Sc STORY.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 12.-Tle story is
revived OF an organization ol fibuste7s for the
capture OF Sonora, and that the capital neccs-
sary to tit cut three expeditions is secured The
expeditions, so goes the story, start from Yuma.
san Francisco, and Ell Paso, the first by laid,
the second by water, to Guaymas; these to re-
luforce the third in Sonora
THE TulEyiSG RAIDERS.
Several days ogo it was found out by the
military authorities ut Washington thar the
emigrants in Texas on the Mexican frontier on
tue Rio Grande River should Ike protected in
future from the raias OF Mexican baudits, and
the authorities of that unhappy country hayc
le.n informed that parties crossing from
Mexico and stealing stock from the ranches or,
the frontier would bc followed up, even il they
American soil, AMI be brought pacl,
across the border aud punished. This action
seems 10 hare given biTcnse to the s.greascrs''
Their papers in Matamoras and towns on the
borders are edited IL the main by e1-horse-
Llleves, gue1illas on the Rebel side in the late
War, mud reneggadcs vino aid aud aoct in the
raids which arc OF such frequent OCCURRENCE Oh
the Rio Grandc border. The following is u
translation Of an editorial from 8 Mata1noras
paper, which will give true index Of the feel
ing there:
II Is the general conviction that with prudence
land capacity all the aupcrdcIallt,es of these
American figures Of speech can be coafuted. It
cannot oe proven that the deprcdations committed
in Texas are the work OF 1sMe1icau bandits
That assertion ID ~ gtatuftoas FALSE and he vino
iakes it can neither prove It, deny the follow
ing facts:
land, and The Anes1cans who nAvc e1nigrated there
have established robbery US trade, aud detlosal-
lied nil who are willing to become their inBtru-
naenta- Naturally, 80 immoral school has ITS at
1rncuons, all lof its pupils can grasp share OF
he Soanty bns d there are {ew Msxeaas who would
bess In Texas until the Americans occupied the
country!
The people know nothing Of the numbers of rob
bcre afsassinateA after their imprisonment nor
are they aware Of how many Of them arc natnrezed
Amer!cau citizens; aud there Is but little doubt
TINT this system Of murders had forits aim the snp-
pseseion Of the fact that the dead are American
c9tizeut. aud that IN the prosecutions at Gorpus
fn9 bTowaTvllle the accasess arc all Americans.
>: Each case may BE- e1amncd, but nothing will be
discovered snse that the cause Of all these rob-
leraes has always been, and always will be found
10 be. owing to the demoraiiking influences Of
It is stated TINT officials Of high Grade in the
Mexican army and merchants Of the Mexican from
nsr hsye equipped and armed many OF the parties
uniform beat hearts inspired by thc nobest palri-
oasn and capable ef unspeaknoie clf-abnesation
ana yaiof; aud the universal credit. honor, and
pfaine for they hare yet to learn The art of fraud
ulent bankruptcies 20 common among Americans.
ano always preserve high sense OF honor, morali-
u and eeA-respcct-
The idea OF noble promptfugs beating in the
breasts Of traders In Mcriann uuifor1ns who
Sane 10 steal stock on American soil is certain
!y good. Evidently Mctainoras editor. ucc.i a
little mort thorough reformation than can be
ootaineu near the American border. They
6auuld change their residences.
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