The New York herald., 1877-12-11
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tuition or otherwise to the house at 'he earliest prae-
He went on to say NY colleague, the Chairman OF
tho Committee ofways ana Means, has presented
lions referring the Presden.'s Message TO
appropriate committees. could havo wished,
ence 10 me Commit.ee on Foreign Affairs
II had been more distinctly emphasized as II seems 10
mo the critical nature OF tho case demands. refer
to thas portion ot the Message which relates
difficulties with Ncxica Tho pecnliar Language ON
atiractcd my st,sntion when the Message was read.
] venture TO call the attention OF he House TO tho
peculiar phraseoiogy employed It's as follows
soeads apo" Continuance oi border disorders "a en
msehsnse. 81 aecn rh'sa arc 70
waiting on my par, 70 psomo'e sooa be-
Congress to the on the border that the
lives and property u our citizens may be adequately pro-
tocteu and peace preserved
Mr. HEWITT. continuing, said: Tins passage looks
In Two directions. Janusike either toward peace
plunged into ho.t,litlss with our neiehbor II xi bs
alleged that Congress had due notice and should have
induced mo TO examine with some caro- The Message
OF the President, which transmitted to TINS House
tho Committee on Foreign Anairs The perusa Of the
documents accompanying that Message VIII convince
the House tnat our relations with Mexico
very critical condition. Airoadv several dctacb ments
OF troops, acting unuer tho orders oi tho Presden
transmitted 10 General Ord. have invaded the Mexican
territory against the protest o the do facto govern
mont OF that country, which, although II has been in
power longer than The present adm ,us,ra.iou, has
hot yet been formally recognized by our government
AMERICAN TROOPS MEXICAN
AZ this present moment a aetacnment oil American
troops Is upon the Mexican son. but where one
knows AMI u u should turn out that IL has boon cap
tured or that conflict has taken place between It
and tho Mexican iroops, whereby blood been snco
IL must DO acknowledged that danger OF will be
very inlTinent, n nos unavo dabie We cannot smut
eyes these dangers The country aoes not want
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losses OF war. II desires opportunity 10 strengthen
tEcurrrd during = long and destructive struggle A
now war Will add 10 these obligations and
make the burden OF debt and the pressure Of taxation
ntolorablc What the country desires to make them
less aud there no method ot reducing ,heso burdens
so enectually 10 enlarge trade with ciyhborug
countries Mexico offers inviting 1eld, we'll
the OF such extension vi trade. Our
people desire to cultivate peaceful relations with
customer SO near and so valuable, anu all Will agree
that tho establishment OF better commercial relations
will bo the surcst guarantee OF pcace II system OF
peaceful exchange OF commodities upon terms oil re-
ciprocly could be established the borders OF The
Rio Grandc instead Of Tho present system and
prsais and hoste collisions would soon be replaced
by friendly competition and angry recrimtnations
by kindly greetings. This Mexican question
must DO met and solved in WY, either oy war,
which no one desires, or by prvtectoratc. which has
been discussed aud coudcmned By the general judg-
mont OF the country. or BY closer commercial rela
sons, enlargng the ties ol mutual interest and ce
menting the natural harmony which should he.
tween na.ions producing products SO disslmar AZ 80
invite and compel exchanges favorable 10 both. We
have right to lake the risks OF the paths
OF peace open to AT sas,. the stronger aud
oid0r nation bound by obvious considerations
OF masnan.inity TO exhaust every enort toward
peaceful solution OF existing troubles and the substi
sutton through treaties OF reciprocity OF mutual inter-
for the antAgo OF passion and plunder. The
danger Is that II this Congress should adjourn with
out devisnx some peaceful solution, we may and our.
upon questions OF supply Tor military operations
which wo cannot refuse TO make without impusason
upon our patriotism and public spirit
Mr.. Halls, rep OF Mo- nope the amendment
offered ov sne gentleman from New York (Mr. Howtp
Wall be adopted II - Ia The right direction. have
always, for years pssi, had unsasness about inis
question OF the Mexican border and about the danger
OF this country beng cmhroiled In needless quarrel
with Mexico. The tone OF the amendment i ain glad
70 say instead OF being In any degree inhammatory.
Of pssosu policy tnoro By irmnoss We can mas as
sert and MAINTAIN our rights. But agree fully IN
what tho gentleman from New York tMr. Hewttp
says. that the country docs not want any
issue that has becn raised or that is kely 70 bs
raised. Aud hope Tho amendment viii be adopted.
Mr. REAGAN, tdsm) OF Texas. agreed that u was noe
well TO make war. and that IT was tho duty OF tho
ernment Il the way wus open, TO resort 10 peaceful
modes aud 10 Improve the commercial and friendly
relations OF the United States and Mcxico rather than
70 resort TO any plan looking to war. He intmased.
| "Frco zene" IN Mexico was an obstacle 10 CONNER.
| cial Intercourse.
| SPEECH OF MR. COZ,
| Mr.. Cox, (dem.l ot N. Y, member Of the Commit
see Foreign Affairs, stated that that had
had under csas.aefaNon the question OF Affairs on the
RIO GSande, and hnd heard tho stAssuont VI Gcnersl
| Ord. Whether or not there was cloud Of war hang
ing over the Rio Grande was problem which The
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ressm biance 10 probability. The condition OF things
there called or some suoh action hero pro-
/ posed. But what could congress do2 Tho keeping
OF peace with Mexico depended mostly on dipIo-
macy-depcndod altogether he was going to say. on
the Executive Congress could DO very little except
give what moral power could give by resolution
ana IL therefore became a serious question lar
to alleviate the troubles on tho Rio Grandc Mexico
was our noighbor,. 'our sick man." Aex,co was vol
canic, po.,caliy and physically. For the last nifty
| seven years OF hcr independence sho had been
state Oi chronic revolution IL had been the policy
| OF tho American government Whenever IL saw De
Jdcto governments 10 recognize H. ant he WAS, there
fore, utterly at . loss know why tho government or
President Diz had not been recognized. President
Disz had tho capital. The archives. The army, all tho
insignia ana psrsphern.lia Of power HIS government,
much dc tdcto ~ some others which no could
name: uausbter0 j ss much de facto as that Of the
Confederase states when they had bo recognized
under some pressure or necessity. American troops
crossed the river - almost any poin and troops Of
the Two countries met there was no telling what cay
hour might bring forth. To-day what like
little speck no larger shan . mans hand might To-
| II therefore benoovcd Congress, tue conscr-
vator OF peace, 10 INSTRUCT diplomacy the matter
war lie therefore favored the amen ndnent offered by
his colleague (ME Hewitij, because II might enlarge
eisn Affairs. and that commttec would, unocr tho
load It's chairman mr. Swami, Of Mary
lsnd) do It's duty IN tho premises.
Mr.. WHITE, (rep) OF Pa, member OF the Com tco
Military Affairs, reminded tho House that that
mitteo had boon considering the subject and had
already takon largo Of testimony aud sug-
gcsted that tho testimony should not be duplicated
but should be trsssmit,ed TO the COMMITTEES on For.
cign Affairs
srEYnKxs.
Mr. SrErHESs (dcm.l OF Ga said:-l havc no objec-
tiOn whatever 70 the amendment proposed by tho
gentleman from Now York (Mr. Howilt). He stated
that his oiyect Was 20 give emphasis TO tnat
part OF tho resolution; that s, 10 give en-
phasis 70 tho border troubles IN Texas II per-
feotiy - narnlouy wIsh the resoag reported
from tho Committee on Ways and Means. l think Il
proper TO give that omphasiA 1 havo looked upon
question OF tho border troubles IN Texas with
deep interest believe that feeling pervsdos this
whole country. IL war cxu be prevented II ought TO
bc (ThA sentence MAS pronounced with great en-
phasss, ~ Mr. stephens Ia nervous manner moved
the wheels Of hts pcrambulatng chair backward and
forward agree entirely with tho gentleman from
Maine Mr.. HaIel II war be sverted by any sort
| OF wise diplomacy let u be done. Tho Committee on
foregn Anairs may do mucn In consultation with
tho Executive 20 bring about some OF negotIa-
ton. am not prepared 10 say whether II
- right 70 recognise tho do scto govern ment Of Dsz
am NOS sumo actenty acquainted with the iacIS Let
tho Commistec on Foreign Affairs have this matter
specially ssd cmpha,icaly referred TO -, and lot the
i ronfsv liz EySr leAl ed