The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-03
TIE MEXICAN ANNExATION INTRIGUE
Some OF the Reasons why Hayes IL Trading
with Pornrio Binz.

Crxc1NSAT1, July /, 1s7i.-A dcspat III from
New Orleans Hnnoun 20 me arrival th'rc thn
other day of Scnos Vi Ia. ne recently nrlu nt.d
United States on the subject of the Rio Granle
troubles, Tnr sgnlii'anre 81 Srhor Mutas
VISIT will doubtless prove moro important tnun
IL apparent Just NOW.
In tho oarly part NJ March Inst President
Hnvos t'ndcrrd 10 Mr.. VI 'Cormict. now Assist
ant S"rr 'tary ui the Treasury. the position Of
MIN strr 10 McxHo. For private rousDns Mr..
NJ. Cormirk declined the appointment. nni an
EFFORT WA then mudr To- lndu 90 the President to
S'ni S,h Tor Nhr'stVhy; Il -, 'uur,, as We
know. did not succeed. and Mr. Foster r'mnin-
cd undeturlrd. About the same time tive name
OF llr }. Is. Bowman. thnn'rllor or Regent OF
tho University ut Kentucky. = tuntcd Mt L"Ning-
ton. was submitted to the President for the np-
pointment. DR.. Bowman went to WASHINGTON.
ana remained there gu whiie awaiting tho
result OF tIr efforts made in his behalf 10y his
many friends. Just about thus time senator
Morton appeared upon the s'en' and had II So
res of interviews with the Prrsd"nt. Tho
gu st,Qn Of change in the MISSION To Mexico
WIS all ut ONO dropped. and Tor the renson. Il
il sud. that senator Morton asked the retention
Of Mr. Fostrl who Is from Indiana
Mean, Ne ing pnli.y OF the Ndmn'siraion rs, rs
bee n ~ assume th" shnpr into which It has
since Developed. In casting about for the
means of curing inimuu ~ t. T'Nas from
further q siurhun 90 Ivy the VI steam marnuders,
the Admin istraion WIS roputcd go w. dsuus I'll
to favor tho restoration OF L'rdo. TINS solu ;
ton OF Tho an ION WIS rn outraged 10y nlleg ~
reports Of Mr. Foster to the State ncputnrnt
mat Tn" Dinz Government was unstable ana not
effect an ol win ID W r. insticut'd. % j. said. 10y
the Isrl'n party IN Mexico for the purpose oi
wrHkenins DnA Tho friends of lr. Bowman
sny TINT Nr. Fost r WIS ANXIOUS - r'fiun his
place M Minister. and that he knew h" should
not be rncall'd us long as n" United states
would not rerO-niz, DIaz Such counter IN p,
therefore. "a tho Admin I-'ration could anlrd
WINS given 10 the movement Tor Lerdo's restora-
tion.
During this time tho friends OF DR. Bowman
| had been busy. They SAW the anxiety OF ia
! Admin istrution To- secure prNrc ON me RIO
Grandr, m they knew that Dr.. II iwnhn su--
the personal stan OF ntaI. IhNy con 'riNrd the
/ idea OF iniu'ing DiAz 10 propose the sale of
| part 81 Northern Mexico 10 the United states.
! Accordingly they made representations 10 the
Stut' Department that the b II way tp srtl' the
! Mexican question WIS To- buy u strip ~ Mexico.
! The suggest on wis most cuurtcpuSN enter
tam H. especially ms - was prom red 10y vN-S.n-
! ntor Stewart Of Nevada. an 't1rr men OF iniiu.
! cnec The prica Of the territory To he coded
] WIS dis 'uss od ut these interviews. and tho sum
! OF 500 .Olu 900 WIS thought t. he an cuutahlc
would b" willing Ia pny Armed with the nu-
| thoriiy thus Informally cpmmunliut"d DR..
Bowman. who had returned 10 Lexington. wis
! communicated with. and he was advised Ia <.
through Ricardo that the McNiran Government
should Ofi"r to sell u strip o territory ON ternl-
| likely tn be- accepted hy tn United States. Dr.
Bowman entered upon Ia" corr, -pOut m" ~
| instru tod. II = friends claim as result Of II
that senior Mata. WHO IS T. " on his way {.
! WASHINGTON. il authorized hy Dia2 10 front foi
the cH--on to tn Unit al stat 8 nf tn" ily' State
| u Snnoa. sonora, Durango. tniNulluu an
! Conhuila. and the portions Of M 80 Leon an,
Tamauiipas lying north uf "a limo Drawn tu
east from the -pu'h"HSierls corn r. Of toahuill
! the consideration 90 h' slpN.OJl. MO. los TIL
amount of claims duo to American ct.1,n- oi
b. heard and audited Ny an umpire sclcctcl
from some foreign nation.