The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-20

to the lessons taught by Mexican soldiers TO the French
troops and those OF Macmillan when he imagines
that they would stand calmly by and the national
patrimony either bartered away wrestcd from
thcm bv brute force II Is . very easy thing
NO doubt for the HERALD correspondent TO
follow ridge OF mountains with his
finger tho map or Mexico, but quite another CHAR
10 move tho American boundary lime so far south
There would he just much reason justice in at
tempting to move the present frontier limo 10 the
lsthmus OF Tehuantepec or tho Isthmus OF Panama,
for that part OF It. 10 think Of shifting it from tho
RIO Grande TO the Sierra Madra II Is absurd TO
imagine that the Mexlcans will negotiate away their
territory for gold, sacrifice the national honor
dignity Tor any consideration. They may DO rovou-
tionary and divided among themselves but the enemy
who with armed hand invadcs the soil OF Mexico will
find her sons united ono man against him. IL 10 =
shallow prcext that of saying that a mountain
range forms a better barrier against bandits
than river open PLAIN. Crossing . river
or on level country the bandit can be pursued and
captured but In ssmi-tropical mountainous district
ten evildoers bafle the attempts OF brigade OF
soldiers 70 track them out For this reason tho noun
tains OF Mexico have been curse to the country, for
they have sheltered and protected tho outlaws from the
plains. Tho mountains OF the eastern dis
trcts have enabled tho Cuban patriots to keep
In tho field against all tho lcgions OF Span;
and for many the Sierra do Aca, in Jasco, en-
abled tho Indian robbcr chief osada resist tho regu
lar troops Of Mexico Tho correspondent OF the Herald
points out that there but nvc passes the
tsns, aud that each one might DO defended with 500
men. What can tho mean by such an absurd idca'
Does he want 10 shut out entirely the Mexcans
from INSTRUMENTATION with tho Americans
as tho Chinese Of old thought 10 keep back
the Tartar tribes behind great wall? THIS IS all non
Both republics want TO know each othcr bot
ter; they require not vc but 5000 passes and roads
whereby commerce and friendship, as we'll as tho civ
ilizing influences OF u higher education, may freely
dow nther aud thithcr In that unrestrnincd mannor
which alono Is worthy OF republican ideas and Of 70.
publican peoples.
ARrILLEKy Can PASS ANYWHERE.
"ln Mexico were sometimes heard 10 say that ar
tiilery could pass certain places in the country.
This idea is chimcrcaL Artillery, guided by intellect
and science. anywhere, and no frontier limo is
saie against its attacks Tho mountain range lad
down 4 new frontier by tho HERALD correspondent
might for the present, and during tho next
icw years. have but five practicable passes
but an aggressive artillery or an advancing commerce
would cut down trees from the hill tops bore holes in
the mountains, and after while lcavo tho now rugged
Of rocks poorer protection than Is at present
the Rio Grande against bandits. whether Next
cans or Americans, intent their prey. What the
long line OF frontier dividing Mexico from tho
United States wants than any thing else is In.
dustrous population OF many millions, and dozen or
moro railroad lines passing II at Intervals
FOR THE AMERICAN UNION
"The United States possesses many hundreds OF
thousands OF square miles OF territory which will
quirc ages to fully settle up. What, then, this
country want with additional hundreds OF thousands
OF miles OF barren, uncultivacd Mexico, still
moro distant than far away Texas or re-
mote Idaho? No; let America be generous;
let her cultivate what she has without coveting her
ncighbor's possessions Another circumstance should
also be looked TO by American statesmen Tho South
ern spectre, which once raised It's hydra head under
the form Of secession, has not been completely laid
II yet stalks about only partially subducd. Now II 70
tho southern difficulty still greater ono is 10 be Gre
ated by the anncxat,on Of large foreign territory,
inhabited By distinct race. the hecrogsncty OF tho
elements thus brought into contact will not DO con-
ducivc to the permanence Of tho American Union.
With Northern Mexico y dscontertcd section, add
ing her weight tho efforts Of tho disconnected South,
1t would not he dcut to predict tho dire results that
must flow from such M unhappy SGT OF circumstances"
AxD INK ADMINISTRATIONS Hf-~
President Lerdo believes that the administration Of
President Hayes Is favorable TO his rehabilitation In
Office. This is natural Mr. Lerdo remarks that he
was elected by the untrammecd voice OF his follow
citizens to a second term Of Office, and success
iui revolution, which had no foundation in
right ousted him. The President Of tho Unilet
States remembering that tho governments of Juarez
and OF Ierdo had always rowned down the American
rebels who sought recognition at their hands,
Mr.. Hayes could not now do less than favor in
Mexico the suppression OF a rcbcll'ous movement,
seeing that he had lent such good service
10 put down one ut homo When the
United States wcro In tho midst OF their
civil war the French tempted them By Offering to
goiinte the sale OF Sonora that Napoieon's govern
mcnt might be reimbursed for war expenses. Mexico
Is not forgetfui that the United States would
terrain this sordd proposition nor does she believe
that free America wants to ensave q portion Of
sister republic, for other reoson apparently, than
that she rs weak