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BLAINE'S SPEECH
At WOODSTOCK, CONN.
A Warning Voice Against Schemes 10 IN.
mex Mexie n Territory.

WOODSTOCK, Conn, July A. Hon. James G.
Blaine was present at the great celebration 10
Woodstock to-day, and spoke briefly at The close.
tie did not deliver formal orston but the sub
stance Of his remak+is comprised in the follow
ing. Mr.. Blaine said
There is an agitation on the Sou thwcstern
frontier Of the United aies at the pre- sent time,
that NAV possibly dew ope into policy Involving
national danger and ultima ely grave disaster. An
il telligent repre- .entative in Congress fiom The
STATE OF Texas has b, c me the exponent of the
new yolicy, and has been urging It upon the I'D
ministratlon at Warrington with persuasive force.
lie i, sustained and endorsed BY not few intln-
entisl newspapers IN various sections tf the
country. The cause, or may not say the paus.
ible pretext OF this new POLICY, Is the incurslon
Of predatory bands FIR nm rome of the border States
of Mexico into the stale of Texas. and the Sc zing
and car, ing fl The herds and other pio,nry Of
her people. The liue oil action urged 10 sup itss
aud prevent these outisgcs embraces three points.
FT,t. The pursuit of lhese outlaws heyond the
Rio Grsnde, and their capture and punishment on
Mex con soil. 1t is III dtr,ioo that the War De-
partment has issued orders To The General com-
msndDg the South-W, stern D, partment TO adopt
This course. his Is openly Aggressive, End,
though not done TO create war, La, strong TT
deucy IN that dir, ctlon. A similar ihva>i,n of
Canadian soil, would produce war with Great
Britain in siyiy days.
5, cond. Under thin veil of quiyotic senli-
menialism, we are 10 extend moral support to
e cd government in Mexico though what this
NAV pr,ci,ey mean are not very clearly IN.
formed, unless We are nj liberty t. inter i, from
the more Outspok, policy ,mbisced ia the
Tbnd p opostioD-in which upon n certain ron
tngency we are urged to give mat, Tia support 20
that party or administration in Mexico, witch
bet promises to insure law and order-in other
word to assume .ort % Protectoraie over the
sister republi and III the pending dispute it is
quietly hunted that we should sustain Leldo and
frown upon Dtz.
hese last two movements are not understood
to have The ASSENT or al provs Of the Admluislrs
ION III W ashiDgton; those who IRE eng iue e. lug
The measure Lot having pdL c.d our autnoriti
to go farther than tie step described in tie first
proposition.
As a ting and consolaory sddendum to
the whole scheme, we are kindly assured that in
no event shall any Mexican territory be acquired
or annexed to the United States. As in many
other cases of similar design and movement, the
most important feature may be that which is
specially disavowed. | do not mean to impnte
deception OF nsincerity TO the Texas representa-
tive, but feel lice 10 aver that, however cand id
he may be in bis declaration Of views, or howev-
er cautious the administration might be, If it
should adopt and act upon them, ye. the inevita-
BILE drift of events-fapidly whitled into q cur
rent that could neither be stayed nor directed
aid be towards the absorption by this country
OF large portion Of the present Republic OF Mex
lco.
While on this day, and before this aud ierce,
| would not Introduce merely partizan topic, nor
speak words unbefiting the patriotic associations
by which we are inspired and surrounded, vet
think that danger of possible moment to
our Nationality may be most properly discus ed
before an assemblage of American citizens on the
anniversary OF the Republics birthday.
To the younger generation who constitute the
larger part of my hearers, the with Mexico is
merely dim tradition or an historical fact but
the elderly and middle agen will readily temenI-
Der that The final act, which precipitated actual
conflict between the two couotre, 10 the spring
of 1916 was not so palpabe nor so menacing as
that which is now being foreshadowed on The dial
Of cur nations future, from the same disturbed
quarter of the political heavens.
And, il the course of our government shall now
be guided, or even largely influenced by the men
and the interests that stand beh ind this movement
some of them masked and rome OF them 10 sight
we may find ourselves rushed into a war, e-
curing indeed but petty fraction of our military
strength, yet involving = serious drain upon our
treasury; to be reimbursed in the end ny cession
Of territory, acquired at the wrong time, located
in The wrong place, Inhabited by fable
population, adding weakness where we want
strength, discord where We need peace. and lack
OF patriotic inspitEiiOb, where most OF ali We ie-
qnire the devoted spi:It Of tue American Ma
tioDaiiiy.
We are passing through an era of test and trial
for the Repubhc. The war OF the iebe Lion 10 long
since over, but the political questions r, sullng
iheietrom, the new ~ justine ms rendered nects-
sary by the issue Of the COT tict, the pei maneut
status vi races bIou-he into new relations have
/ o. b, en- settled upon basi, that gives adequate
qua amy for peace harmony aud security III the
futu e. do not wish 10 eAsggerae these oul ccs
OF u .qu 'eIude-Lor 60 | wish TO uLdeiratt them.
Thy rre,eLt The grave robems OF statesman
ship for the present T. GRAFTON. snd reu aus
10 be- seen whether our wisdom in peace Is equal
to our pi owes III war. Nor would II he i,l To
ignore Or betle the gave difficulties WHICH the
States lately III retcl Il have upon their own
hands snd vi hin their own hoidcrs -que tiuns
which they alone eau a"Ju-t. hut which are a,-ur-
eddy rel der uo,e I'll ut TO Them b, /, ell jeaI
ousy aud uistlust OF Tie national gov,rhn. ut.
Aud III CERTAIN aspects these questiuns are heiug
continual, Complicated and ni,r,d more en-
aiis-sIng by he nc ION OF tue D ales them elves
When, aft the close vi the rebe Ilioh NJ aies
engaged III it we're iesdmued 10 laiicit alton
In the ~ vel nmeat vi tLe UuIOu hel all anne III
wnh coustiiu luus distinct. iecngn gag AID af-
ii ming the paramount au hoIiy of the national
gov, rumrnt. aud the paramount allegiance Que to
ii from every citlz, of the United States. Sew
eral OF the STATE, thus reconstructed have ,ince
chang ed til, u cun>t tutous, ami III instance
= We one, hey have struck out the paramount
authority of he Union aid the paramount alley-
gisrce Of the cIizeD tO the nsli 'ua Cove IN nt
he attest example is that Of Geurs la, that has
.,st voted foI cony eDton to revise her coAsitu-
tion, on which she WAS Ieadmitted t. representa-
ton III Congie ss, and her distinguished ot major,
MIR. li'll, Is cr' dited by The public press with de-
claring that among the prime N lives Tor chang
ing the c0nttutlOn of Georgia, Is to ST. ike from
Its pages The assertion that the late war was a
rebelhon-snd further TO era.e aud annul that ma
jestc uttersnce, ntained 10 the thirty third
section of the "Declsration of Fundamental
Principles, which expresses more true patriotism
than WAS ever before proclaimed on the soil Of
Georgia. 1t is in these memoi able words:
Tue State of Georgia 81 all forever remain a
"me mber of the Amer ican Union: the people
"ihereof are part Of the Am, ricau Nation every
"ciiizen thereof owes paramount allegiance 10 the
Constitution and Government of the United
States. aud no law OF ordinance of this State in
"c"ntrsvention or subverson thereof shall ever
shave any binding force"
MI. Hill is reported as saying that this patriotic
provision should be struck ir, m the organic law of
Georgi ia, aud be concluded lis speech by assuring
his b, arers that the iul power OF the South Just
dswning, and that the day is not far distant when
1t will control the government vi the Union.
In view Of these significant facts and still more
significant tendencies 10 the Southern part of our
country, ask men Of all pa ties here assembled
to day the soil OF CopDecucut if they think II