The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-10
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
OUR NEW MEXICAN POLICY.
THE UNITED STATES CLAIM TWR
RIGHT TO GNTEAFgRE I'M THE
GOVERNMENT or MEXICO.
Our Government Determined t0 nut nj,
End to Anarchy, EIisrnIe and Revotu-
tion In Our Sister Republic.
Probability af the peaesf.sI Invasion of
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Especial Correspondence Of The pemoerst1
WAsHtsaroN June G, 1871
The orders recently issued 10 Cen Ord COM
mhndiBg on the Rio Gfande. are tie elimination
of Cabinst discussions which have ranged over
the widest possible Geld in survey Of our relations
with Mexico. There can be no doubt. when al,
the features OF the ii uaten are considered. that
these ofders ae the msrest prelttninsriss TO The
adoption Of measure already too long deferred.
| and designed 10 prove OF equal bsneflt to our
own peeple and TO those OF Mssiso. This rneaaprs
Is the occupation Of The Northern Sta es Of mex.
loo az material guarantee OF the integrity Of the
Isio Grande frontier. Our government has not
yet announced ita theory of the right Of the
United ates TO interfere In The domestic con-
Germs Of
MHEtoo, THE SICK MAN OF THIS CONTINENT.
but have the most indnbitabls and the highest
authority for the statement that such doctrine
IL entertained, Is found to be sustained by the
highest and best principles Of comfy, and will be
put in practical operation At no distant day. This
is by no means new doctrine, but in its general
scope was applied by MIR. Seward in 1866. for the
proteotion Of Mexie, and OF republican institu-
tons at large upon this continent. Ia that case
The practical application Of the doctrine was TO
the expulsion Of foreign aud mouarohosl in
truders. and though nothing but moral force was
found requisite to the accom- plishment OF that
end, it Is q matter OF history that the United
States stood ready TO enforce the demand she
made upon France for the evacuation OF Mexico
BY the armed might Oh tbs trained lsgions who
had just emerged as the Veterans OF four
years war-in q new struggle in which Federal
and Confederate would hare bssn found fighting
side by side. Mexico then and there admitted
the right Of the United States TO interfere In her
domestic affairs and to exert pressure in favor of
one Mexican government against another. Now.
however. the Mexican diplomats set up that
MEXICO RECOGNIZED THE RIGHT or TIE UNITED
STATES TO INTERFERE TN HER AFFAfBs
only go far as TO aid in rspslling foreign usurpa~
ton. But the United States m lin aims that the
right is generic; that il is based upon oopti-
mental policy Of upholding free institutions, and
that consequently il carries with ID the right to
interfere whenever those institutions are n,sn-
aeed or threatened with subversion By any vio-
lsnes, either foreign er domestic II Is also
held that the informal recognition by Mexico Of
the United States Proteotorats In the Maxi
milan affair involved n general and permanent
doctrine Of protection. moral or physical. In all
cases where, through Tho turbulence OF faction
on any other disintegrating cause, the recognized
government Of Mexico should become incapable
OF protecting itself, unable 10 re- train The law
less classes Of it's oitiz sns, impotens to dis
charge it's international obligations 10 the Uni
ted States.
Such an emergency has now arisen. After
many years OF turmoil and chronic revolution,
Mexico has relapsed into
THE CONTROL on A MILITARY DICTATOR,
under whose rule the deliberations Of the Mexi-
can congress have become farce, the mstho ds
Of justice have been discontinued, and all trsatv
stipulations and boundary obligations disre.
garded. This rule Ia known not TO represent the
will OF the Msxiosn people in any respect. It ia
d creature OF dsspoio force, and exists by virtue
OF having forcbly expelled the rightfu governs
mont in defiance OF all the methods and tra-
dions Of constitutional power large portion
OF Mexico openly defiss the authority u the die
tator, and 10 now in arms against him within tho
territory immediately contiguous 10 our border,
The resnlt is
TOTAL ANARCHY,
ntter nseenrity OF person and property and
entire incapacity On the part Of any authority
that exists or pretends 10 exist In Mexico to per-
form any Of the international functions Of gov
ernment. Thereby large portion of our na-
tonal border is mads TO ell intents and purposes
the same 40 If IL were msnaced By the presence
and harassed by the incursions OF q race of ire
sponsible barbarians. Here are two doctrines,
tho logic Of both Of which points to occupation,
The doctrine Of the general proteciorate Of re-
publican institutions and the doctrine Of the right
to compel tho citizens OF nation 10 respect in
ternational obligations when the government OF
that nation Ia found incapable Of performing that
function, equally argue tho right OF tho United
States to occupy such portions OF Mexican terri
tory ss 1t may be necessary 10 occupy in order to
check the anarchy which at once destroys free
institutions In Mexico and msnsces the integrity
OF our border, together with the security Of per-
son and property upon some portion OF our soil
and TO perpstuate such occupation as long as may
be required to restore Mexico TO her place among
the nations Of the world and TO her ca paci.y TO
perform her functions 40 nation.
This is crude outline Of the views upon which
the policy OF the United States toward Mexico
will n the future be based. I am assured, upon
the same high authority, that
TIs DIRECT ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY
soAhA9 A' P~hsSA WIZ Rot pSno Va ouE BoteEHLnSUks
The object 10 TO assist Mexico in reforming her
own government, and 10 this end 1t Ia proposed,
first, to see that che has government with
which ours can hold relations; and second, to
make new treaty, to repair the errors and over
sights Of the treaty of Guadaloupe HidaIgo, by
which closer comfy may be established better
opportunity and greater security an1rded for the
operations Of American enterprise ON Mexican
SOIL and the future integrity Of our frontier guar
anteed against tho incursions OF the lawless
marauders which are the legitimate oaspriae Of
the present anarchy.
OF eourse these projects will meet with oppo-
sition. But from all that can be ascarsained Of
the feeling Of the incoming Congress and through
it's members Of the sentiment Of the country
upon this subject, it appears that
THE ADMINISTRATION WILL be sCsri MED