The New York herald., 1877-05-13

though the government was ostonsiby vigorously op-
posed TO hostile leaving the United States terri
tory for tho beeagured Central American States, II
utterly aiied 10 opposition in such shape as
would effect that end.
A QUESTION n. EvARrs.
Whether the government will take coCnzancc OF the
nbustering movement unless a demand Is made upon
IL by the Mexican representative Is this time an uu-
settled and exceedingly interesting question II is
thought that the administration will await this protest.
and should Sehor Marischai, through sympathy with
scheme in which hts distinguished patron must be
very deeply concerned. fail to present The matter to
the formal attention OF the President and his
Cabinet. the situation will At once assume
grave character The agitation OF this subject
has vvidy revived the Mexican border outrages upon
American citizens. ourages which have been OF con-
tnual occurrence, and which have continuously gone
unpublished almost since the time the dividing line was
established is conjectu that this will have some
weight with the administration outside TACT
ASSISTANT SECRETARY SEWARD.
The HERALD correspondent waited tonight upon Mr..
Seward, Assistant Secretary OF State, who Is the
Acting Secretary the absence OF Mr.. Evarts
TO inquire what truth there might be In the
report that Tho United States government
friendly 10 the interests OF Mr. Lerdo
prise. Mr. Seward, from hereditary familiarity With
affecting the relations OF the United and
Mexico has relieved Mr. Evarts entirely OF the
business OF state arising between tho countries
and might be said TO carry the portfolios OF
our Mexican diplomacy He therefore well
qualified TO speak OF tho subject under con-
sderalon. The current gossip having been
rehcarscd to MIN and tho question asked
II 1t possibly true that the government.
was disposed TO look with complaccnce upon such
Hlibuscrng expedition Mr. Seward said :"It Is truo
that the United States government has not yet ofic
ally recognized any other authority in Mexico than
that of Mr. Lerdo. but then Mr. Lcrdo is not Mexico
he is out OF It. Tho oelacto President is Mr.. Daz
with whom our Minister IN Mexico maintains informal
and unonical relations so far the functions OF our
government exercised In behalf OF its citizens aud
their interests But tho President ac jurc, We Of
hcialy know him, Mr.. Lcrdo, is cxic. yet his
Minister is Mr.. MariscaI, with whom our government
continues 10 treat just tho samc before the Diaz
revolutionists the Presidency Of Mexico II is
the policy Of government and which is
the proper authority In Mexico and which likely to
be the stable government boloro any alteration is
mado in the status oi our relations IL
Is 10 our interest 10 await tho establishment OF gov
ernmont there which shows evidence OF stability and
oil boing tho choice OF the Mexican people
V.
are proclalni bcel that they will be in
teriersd with by tho United States? A. The govern
ment will not allow any armed expedition 10 loavo Its
soil to invade a country with which are At peace.
O. But tho idea they advance that tho Lerdo gov
crnment IS yet the only one known 10 the Unsd
States and therefore the expedition sanctioned, as II
Is claimed to be, by Lerdo, would not DO unlawfuiy
A. We should have enforce the neutrality laws
against any such expedition.
O. But tho dlbustcrs say that President Lerdo VIII
tako stand the other side OF The Rio Grande and
invite them to his assistance, and that our govern
msnt, knowing no other President than Lerdo in
Mexico, would not restrain their departure
A. NO foreign armed forced whatever
would bc allowed to from part Of the Unsed
states 10 another, across 1t, without permission
from our government. Even whom England. as has
sometimes happened. wished to land her soldiers ut
Boston and send them across our soil to Canada per-
MISSION has always boen asked
O. But if these men seek to the bordor in de-
tachments or sngly would thore be sny objection
A. Tho neutrality laws IN orco all tho time during
the existence OF peaceful relations with other coun
tries and every soldier, custom house officer Official
along the border would DO buund to these iaws
observed Of course men could escape across armed
or unarmed, but there Is NO likelihood that thcy
going to attempt anything like tho wild scheme OF
armed expedition by water from San Francisco, which
you say they are reported contemplating
Mr.. Seward hero advcrted to the case OF Juaroz,
who, he said, u refugee to this country.
like Lerdo. having bcen exiled by the haxi-
milian government, which the United States
never recognized. Juarez always mad tho
sympathy or this country, and eventually its
support onlcially when he went back and claimed his
own. Reference made TO tho iact that Canadians
crossed into United States and joined army Of
tho federal government against tho South, but they
werc enlisted when they got hero, and not before.
.There Is one thing" said Mr.. Seward, in conclu-
sion and the reader may form his own opinion of the
sisn ncancc and importance Of tho remark 'ahcro is
ono thing Mr. Lerdo might do. He could go Mexico
and invite volunteers TO help HIM. There would be
nothing unlawful IN his organizing foreign legion
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