New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-29

United States that regard that other NATIONS se
disposed TO fullOw, such recognition wouId no ,po
external peace Of Mexico You Justly remark tina,
in fifty years there have been about sixty CHANCES o
Administration in Mexico, aud 1t may be added Ihat
those Administrations have longest lived that We're
most faithful and friendly in the discharge OF their @
Same letter, ait is not difficult TO believe that zen
eral Diaz and his Minister of Foreign a iit,nT
earnestly desire friendly relations and recognition
the part the United states and 1t is gratifying TO
receive the assurances uno1oialy made tnIoush 5ou
that they disposed TO adjust and recy these COM
plants ana grievances and are not unwilling 10 c1e
TO some arrangement for concerted action nntries
on the frontier for the preservation OF peace To
Ss the Protection st q ao.s S 'aa SS
should urge upon you the argument that the
OF official relations between the two %
ural the other hand. that the Government OF Tue
states shouldbe disposed TO believe 'at SOM ne ondon
precedent to any recognition rather han 10 uS' " ~
probability that It may ultimately follow
The following is the manner in which the Mexican
Minister of Foreign Affairs protested against the Ex-
ecutive order permitting American troops to cross
the Rio Grande under certain circumstances, the
extract being from a letter of Dir. Foster 10 MI
Evarts, dated June 20, 1877:
Mr. yaara then referred, with much feeling, TO the
order OF June of the Secretary OF war TO HeneIal
Sherman containing the instructions to General ORD
He said that when the substance of the order was tee-
graphed TO the Government here II refused 10
that IT was true it could not comprehend ihaI
the United States would manifest such hostile ana
argressiye attitude toward Mexico, especially without
any previous notice of its intention. The Government
therefore waited the arrival Of the mall with inuch i
teres hoping to advised that the teegraphc account
was untrue or exaggerated. But by this medium tle
hostile attitude OF the Government at washington
was fully confirmed. He said that III us,
charge of solemn duty the Mexican Secretary OF
War had issued orders to General IreNinO ana
the northern division OF the army to repair al once
to the frontier of the Graude and then give me the III
strucuOns embraced in said order. he hopeu Ior 'ne
presery alton of peace and General TrevlnO was IN
structed TO exert himself TO maintain H. But II the
orders TO General Ord carried out ana the mexican
territory violated, the consequences might De Oh lnc
gTavest character.
Mr. Valarta SAID that Secretary McCrary In his order
TO General Sherman, had dsregarded all the rules OF
international law and the practices Of civilized nations
and treated the Mexcans as sayages, as kaffrs Of
Africa that an absolute declaration Of war would have
been more cOnsiderate, as the National hon9I
and the sovereign rights OF the Republic wOuid
not IN that way have been SO completely
dsre9ar1ed II through diplomatic channels notice had
been given 10 Mexico Of an ulumatum regarding the
frontier and IL had then neglected to render satisfaction
10 the United States there might be OCCASION 10 cousuer
the prOpriey OF issuing orders such rs those gwen 10
General Ord but in the In which the orders had
been issued the Cabinet ~ Washington had Sought 10
place Mexico beyond the pale OF owned nations -,
The Government, he said, had Just received lIeil-
gcnte from General Treyino that upon the invitation OF
General Ord he had gone TO the frontier To h0d con
ference with him. and that General IreVlno ndd Deen al
ysed of the desire of the Government that ne should
coGperate with the American troops IN supptsslhS t
raids but that would never permit its territory To ne
violated hy American troops IN tue manner Indicated III
the order Of Secretary McCrary without Iephg them
by force No government could stand IN Mexico
for moment against the popular indignation II u ulu
not assume this attitude