The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-30
SYMPATHY WITH MEXICO.
What a Northern Gentleman Thinks
About the Border Raids.
Isan Antonio Express, Dec. 20.1

Lsan Antonio Express, Dec. 2o.1
Saturday is the day when the MEXICAN mendi-
cants cross over from their side of the San Pc
dro. and aceumnlate wealth by levying presta-
mos on the people in the business portion OF the
CITY, but as they have no authority from Presl-
how. and as it is imDo, tant to promote CONNER
cial relations with Mexico, neither the. city
there offer our citizens the slightest protection
Ii a business man does not succeed in making
his escape into the interior OF his store. rather
Texas is trying to get up g war, thevictim Of
| the coDeliatory. policy Of the President opens
lions ss With our sster republic a. far as he has has
| the small change to do SO.
Last Saturday. about 10 O'Clock In the morn
| ing. when tho raiders were making 1t unsafe
for life and property on Commerce street two
gentlemen were standing on the corner OF the
Plaza, which y one of the worst places % In town
tons. One Of these gentlemen WIS from the
North and the other was an old resident OF San
Mexican raider, with outstretched palm, and
sores on his nose. .approachedt the two gentlemen.
The Northern gentleman was saving emphatic
ally: III there is anything in the world | want
to see, 1t Is the growth OF more cordial relations
between the Americans and the Mexlcsns.s e
gentleman's coat tail, and Iasked for dime to
get something to eat, bat the Northern gentle
man yelled out to him, Get out, you seoundrel-
AS was saying when that fraud interrupt
ed mo-" continued the Northern Gentleman,
What we need most IS closer commercial H.
| tercourse with Mexico, --"
| Another Mexican raj ling party. with beau
| tiful assortment OF deformed fingers and toes,
| tried to enter Into closer commercial relations
with the Northern gentleman. by borrowing o
| dime for the love OF God and five small children
| To say the Northern gentleman was mad is to
put it mild. He shook his gold headed cane
over the head OF the raider, and hai 1T not been
, for the san Antonian. would have broken the
neutrality laws all to fiintera over his head.
| Said tie San Antonian: When you were tn-
terruDted you were saying something about
closer commercial relations with Mexico.o
| Yes.", said the Northern gentleman; what
you need most is o railroad to M xico-"
just then two fresh raiding parties appeared
mad to pay any attention to their props stions.
gentleman from the North. and insisted ON tae
recognition of Diaz, until the Northen gem
| tleman surrendered, and asked his San AUTO
| nian friend to lend him a quarter to get rid of
them.
| Certainly" said the San Antonian, handing
| over his pocket-bOok, take AZ much rs you
| want. and you need never pay it ba X. because
we Texans expect to suffer les. every time you
! Northern Gentlemen sympathize with Mexico.
We are used 10 that"
But the funniest part OF 1t was when the for
eigner from the Nor1h. after paying his presto
| mo out of the Texans purse. retorled: L
| really don't tbink you Texans ever suffer any
loss by Mexican raids. At ali events 1t ts mot
| national matter. 1t is purely local. Diaz means
well. You ought not to involve US In war with
Mexico Confound it here are some more beg
garS. Let US get away from here.