, 1877-06-11
OUR MEXICAN POLICY,


President Lerdo Protests Against the Ordcrs
Given to Gen. Ord.
NEW fonE. June 2, 1H77. 7.-Thero ts published
To-day In the ouenuls Of ibis city IN order sent BY
the Secretary Of War OF tho United States
to The commanding officer Of the Department OF
Texas. to solicit the co.operas!on Of The local Mex
lean authorities on the Rio Grandc line for tha
purposo of arrestlag the tncunlons OF ma1esactor
on either sldo OF that line. This order authorizes
that officer, In ease ho csnnot thus pus a stop to
these lncurslons, 10 cross the river Whenever ho
IL In sight Of party Of maltfactora
or on the'F truco, and To pursue them
even Into Mexican territory. Thu possble
gravity OF tho consequences Of this order,
aud The fact that am now IN this country. make
u the souFso hitherto pursued bJ the Constttu-
tlonai Goternmcnt IN regard to the, frontier
concerning dau,asu done On ~ ,he lrontiorr. sbo %
Constitutional Government, at the cu1 Of tho
year 1H7., namod two cuu,m!ttcoa Of tnyc.tlg4.
Leon. and Tatnauliphs+ mi one TOR tnc statcs Of
Chiir1a!na and sonora 'fhB careful snd exten.
:y I II sss s I.,:
that, II damage had ikea done OH tho territory Of
tho limited Status. equal g or greatsr damage hatl
tSs " eh,ef banas ot niaiofaetors lid beoa oa
S!ssfs Ss,sS ts.s: ez ss,,!aas! g et as.ss''
tcrnatlnna! complaint. aince neither the GOVERN.
mcnt of Mexico nor TINT Of thu United States had
ss Sss ns s se sa sfsss @ ssrs tsn
tier hundreds Of icagaes In length. Tho vports Of
thepe committees, IL Spanish and In English, wcrs
rn!tca statcs BY the Mexican representative Ut
Washington. \ military ottieer of thu Cntlc!
States having crossed tho rt1er III pursuit Of y
band Of tndana stfa tact wnA at nnce psolcstrl
against by thu froAtlrr authorities Of Mexlru, aud
an official complaint lodged BY our Minister with
tito t'osernfHunt at Washington. That oiltcuF did
ln&tFrrfl5d
mcnt 70 do what be did, aud the act was not re-
pcatcl.
ddcntaily suggested to the Mexican Minister nt
i1lns thu troops of the Two t1ovrrnmua.s scclpro.
fntcrest Ut both countries. Al to this. the Me1i-
can tioyernu,cnt hold that It waa not authorized by
ths to make ssh n wn,sh
cutLet. Al WAS but right aud rr9peF. huweser. to
preserve good understanding between the two
Cd IT, officers on tho line 10 b. rigilly watchful. to
EGcp up the bost fclsttons With The military anl
civil authorities ot the United States, ana IL obst-
uto all occasIons Of langer to tic tranquility at the
frontier. After this thurs were nu new grounds OF
dissatisfaction. the complaints either ccnslns or
i 70 b. Observed sb.t tho House Of Represent.
et'xss u Washincton at thu und of tho year 1870,
declined 10 authorize tue Executive 70 send tranps
debate !. ~. shown that, as thu country waa 1t
pcace with Mexico. such course would not bc IN
conformity With public law. IN ths Ors!ef now
Eycn by tho Government Of the United States i Il
expressly aald that lhere IN no acsrc felt 10 offend
Msxlco, but, on she cuntrary. that the United
slate. hops iof tho &C. o.uperaslon Of Mcx,cu. IL 10
to bc hoped that no suels case - tho oraler con:
tcmpl3tcs nlAY nr1sc, nor any cause af
misunderstanding hetwcen tho twn conn-
tries. IT, unfortunately, this hope should not bo
vert1ed, Mexico could not consent TO allow Ancti-
can troops to entes her territory without submit.
ling to viatatlon of her Fishts IL sovereign und
independent nation. must say. therefore, nut
portcFs Of tho Constitutional l1oysru1uent, taat
neither TOT tho purIo*u Ut roatosiny IL for anf
purpose can we fa}! 10 fual our duty in thu pres.
Of any peril to the autonomy anu The rigts Of
Mexico. Tho Constitutional Government vi sock
no help save from th1 opsnton snd tho action u
ths Mexican psopls, holding saetsl aboss all
enco Ut tho country.
HEuASrtAx LENpo pE TEJAuA,