The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-07
THE DIPLOMATIC IMBROGLIO WITH
MEXICO.

The Washington government has a
pretty hard diplomatic nut to crack in
reference to Mexico. Mr.. Evarts, the
Secretary of State, will again have his
Ingenuity and sopbistry, to say nothing
OF conscience, sorely taxed. though not
80 severely as in the Electoral Commits
sion business.
The Mexican imbroglio arises mainly
from the arrival Of Mr.. Mata. as the duly
accredited Minister of the Diaz govern
ment, whilst there is already a resident
Minister at Washington, with proper
credentials from the Lerdo govern
ment.
But our Minister at the capital Of
Mexico has steadily refused to recog-
nize the Diaz government, even in the
receipt OF the 100000 which that govern
ment paid over as the first installment
OF the amount awarded in favor of
| United States citizens by the American
and Mexican Commission.
Our government got the money. It
came to this city in large boxes, which
were deposited in one Of our banks.
Still we could not receive Mr.. Mata.
The lucre was quite welcome, but the
diplomat was requested to stay out
doors and wait. He has become tired of
this sort Of treatment and thinks he has
secured admission by paying the fees.
Mr.. Mata has made out pretty strong
case Of a de fact0 government for that
which he represents. It Is certainly as
much of a de facto govern
ment as any that has existed In
that country for the last twenty
years. Lerdo and Iglesias, the chiefs
Of the revolutionary parties which op-
pose Diaz, are in the United States.
They exhibit no great haste to depart
for the theatre of their so far purely
imaginary revolutions.
There appears to be no organized
movement Of their parties in North
Mexico and they exercise no political
jurisdiction over any portion of the ter
ritory Of that Republic. Even the little
outbreak at Acapulco has subsidized and
Alvarez has made terms and delivered
over that, important port to the Diaz
authorities. With what consistency or
propriety can the Washington govern
ment still withhold official recognition
from Diaz and his Minister?
It may be said that good reason for
this is found in the recent instructions
Of Diaz to Gen. Trevino, on the Rio
Grande, to oppose with force any at
tempt of Gen. Ord to carry out the or
der issued to him by the Secretary of
War to cross into Mexican territory and
pursue inte The interior any Mexican
raiders who may depredate on Texas
soil. But while such orders, if executed
by Gen. Trevino, would constitute
casus belli, they cannot, before any col
lision occurs, affect the relations of the
two governments previously, estab-
lished nor furnish any just cause for our
refusal to establish them on the basis
demanded by Mata.
By the lack of vigor and statesman
ship on the part of Lerdo. who is I'M
questionably the de jure Executive of
Mexico, in prosecuting his rights and
those Of his constituents, our govern
ment is placed in an indefensible posi-
ton.
Had Lerdo sought the cooperation Of
the government or the people of the
United States, and, encouraged by so
great moral and physical force, pro-
ceeded practically to prosecute his re-
sistance to the Diaz usurpation, he
would have furnished Mr.. Eyarts a good