The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-06-24
THAT ANNEXATION SCHEME.
WHAT Is TO BE DONE WITH NORTHERN
MExICof
douisviile Courier Journal,

(Loui1vllo Courier
The Mexican question has become iit.
tie more interesting by the announcement
that Secretary Evarts 10 favorable TO the
annexation OF the Northern States OF Mex
leo. Sueh annexation can not be accom-
pljshed by peaceful negotiations. 1t must
| be the result Of war. Inc Me1,cane
| have expressed themselves very decideoly
on this point, and the Wnoie niseSc, ;nS;c.,ss s
| we'll ms the spirit, Of that people inoicates
that they will barter away none OF tneir
| soil, nor will they permit their So'erh-
i ment 60 do 80 without struggle.
For several years there has been O.
| scheme on foot to obtain seven entire mex
icau States, portions OF two OF tnem anu
| the whole of Lower California, equal In
extent to the eight States of Indiana, ONO,
Illinois, Missouri. Iowa, Wisconsip, MIN
| penota and Michigan. or one eight tue
| nresent area of the United States. Two
wears ago a grand excursion OF railroad
men. engineers and capitalists and United
States Senators was planned to proceed to
! Mexico, This affair was soon blazoned
| forth through the country, and nnmper
of Senators and others then dropped out
of the party. What the remainder OF the
excursionists' did is only suhJect of
conjecture, but it WAS believed at tue time
that they went to "spy ont the land" IL
was then reported that treaty had been
drawn up with Mexico looking to the ces-
ritory proposed to be annexed was all that
part of Mexico lying north OF the Rio
Rspido and the Rio Grande de Santiago,
and comprises the States of Sonora, Chi
buahua, Coahuila, Neuvo Leon, Cineloa,
Durango and Zacatecas, one half OF ja-
lisco, q small portion Of San Luis Potosi,
and the territory of Lower Caiiforhia, al
together about 43s 600 square miles of ter
ritory, and over 5000 Of population,
of whom less than 500 600 are whites, the
rest being Indians and mixed races The
boundary line was to commence at the
mouth of the Rapido, following that river
to it's source to the town of Pinos, in lati-
tude % deg. S5 min. longitude l0l deg.
70 min. thence to the source OF the river
Santiago, and along that stream to Its
mouth This is undoubtedly the region
which Secretary Evarts is reported to be IL
favor of annexing.
When this plan was made public
through the press of this country, ther'
was an indignant protest from the entire
Mexican press, aud the avowal was made
that such territory could only be acquired
| by Americans through seas OF Mexican
blood. There has been no indication
whatever that the temper of the Mexican
people has changed in this regard, and Il
Is quite probable that Secretary Evarts Il
that the territory can be obtained by peace
ful means.
The talk two years ago was decided!
| interesting, and the programme elaborated
undoubtedly had basis in facts. For in
stance, the San Francieco Bulletin said q
| the time:
For years past large number of capitalist
have been purchasing Mexican land grant
extensively within the described boundaries
It is alleged that President Grant, Gen. Benz
F. Butler and Sam Barlow are largely In
tereated and there is every reason to boliev
that the late J@dgs Dsnt, President Grsnt'
| brother-iH-iaw, wHs one Of the principles in tn
movement which is now beginning to asSum
8 de6nable shape. Among the list OF Cahfor
mans whose names are mentioned In the sam
connection are ex-senator Stewart. j. w. WI
! coz, better known rs the Mariposa Blacksmith
and Z. j. Baldwin. The managers Of tn
concern, are also included Letters have bee
received in this city from official circles l
Washington stating that there was y NOV
ment afoot which would probably end IN q r
cifoAtiou of boundaries.
ct is alleged that President Grant an
those of his friends who have been let lnto II
secret have been and are now busily eDSagt
!. in buying up the claims against me4fco, el
2 braced in the awards of the Joint ComDlsslo
y The draft of q treaty has been made out al
u now lies in the office of the Secretary of Stat
!. The conditions of that draft bind Mexico
y oede the territory already described in lieu
% the awards of the Joiut Commission again
= 1t. The draft has been made out under :
=" immediate supervision of the President. ~
managing the election of the Senate so that
10 shall agree with his views. 1t is furtt
90 alleged that it is q matter of indifference
at President Grant and his friends whether
r. treaty is acceptable or not to the Mexic
oh Government and people that arrsngemel
". have been made, and others are in Progre
-. - CO otemplating the compulsory exRetion fr
mt Mexico of the proposed cession ofterritory.
ST. The satisfaction of the claims of Amerlc
W. citizens against Mexico is to be pressed.
in to have O bearing upon the next nominal
,ed for President. which will take place in alb
10, eight months. The friends Of Ulysses
NO Giant believe that in case this block of Me
Sis can territory can be acquired, peacea6lI
"r possible, forcibly If necessary, he will obt
'0i the nomination for q third term, and ride o
onE more into the Presidential chair on the po
md lar wave created by this step towards the G
) n summation of the tenets of the Monroe
oed trine.
ap. "The Government. it is alleged. has
me. preparing itself for q refusal on the part of
Mexican Governmcnt to pay the Joint c,
~ mission awards aud the Rio Grande cla
I|D. t" either in money or in territory. The Pens
~ Gis0 Ia with Admiral Almy, has been ordered 4
HE Honolulu to Guaymas. The Bepicia, wi
e., q