The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-07-06

geace would guard the whole line either from the Mexican or the American side.
 Such boundary. formed by nature, and not liable to variation nor subject to dispute.
 and so easily and cheaply guarded and de- tended by either side, would be an assurance
 of permanent peace.
 THE oUID PRO QUO.
 Of course il seems audacious to ask Mex. leo to give up ,o Us So large territory as
 would become ours if this proposed houn.
 diary were established In fact. she would . give Us not less than 391,000 square miles.
 Bat Mexico is in the position ot a man the
 greatness of whose cuts him otr from com
 munication with the world and who is too 1 poor to improve his property II such a
 man can dispose Of a part ot his outlying estate to d friend who will build road, ] through it and improve it he in fact doub- les his own wealth by the Improvement of that which he retains. Mexico has a pop. ulation of about l0.000,0JO. or this total
 seven-cighths live south of the propose
 boundary line. and ul Che ouc-cigu,h who
 live il tae territory which by the e,t4h,. a-
 msat ot such 8 line would b, celel ;o u-
 ttH.-.l s..h."s ''t AlI' t|t.rr
 oA, are NeNicaH~ aud civilized ueaue. Ta- remainder are Indians, >omc aeaeG.,g-
 -.l anal settled in villages, but a Cua~.j.F1-
 A.e proportion nom9aic and predatory. It ], ,at, to Say that ii our hag were >tr tened over this tcr.it3ry more taaa half million
 yt ouv people would remove ta it ui.u.. eighteen months aal the emigration Wau'I Amfrjc5Hiz, it thoroughly and do a very
 4H.
 wears. But to Mexico ]; k So source of weakness. Sle ueeo-. Co make hrg pcvspgr- ous. that ujivaal~ should b, built through .t tn carry her coicc, sugar. co-'e. coeWaesI aud other tropical products and her many ingenious manufactures tot which last We know nothing horol to our markets cheaply
 With this great unoccupied territory in our hands less than five years would sec thc completion of several railroads tapping the rich Mexican country. Bat for years our own citizens have vainly sought money from capitalist to built such roads through Mex iCan terr itory. The Mexican government Is, unhdUpily, not able tn give proper assur- Snce of safety and pcrmanenCc to capitalists who would undertake such enterprises. lt ] has the will, but its arms are not long enough nor strong enough to reach from the l capital to the far distant border Under l our flag this now almost deserted region 1 would become populouS, and its inhabitants ] would become large consumers of Mexican . products. and would thus and by their rai, ! road building, greatly curich Mexico. ! Mexico has not strength to .ubduc The say age Indians who infcst the richest parts of of this territory; but our government could 1 do 50 at a trifing expense. The ccSsion, with the consequent improvements Tn com muniCations, would at once bring to Mex leo what she now needs above all things rcadicr and cheaper access to market and to the general world; and also con>olida- tion of its population, which would help toward better government in Mexico and encourage industry and the creation of wealth thcrc.
 MEXICO \ TERRA INCoGNITA.
 To make war for the acquisition of this part of Mexico would be disgrace 10 Us. and our people will not tolerate such a thing; but would be sound as we'll as bril. liant statesmanship tn make its ccSsion the subject of a frank and friendly negotiation, which should offer to the Mexican govern ment and people not only a considerable in money, but, what is ot greater importance to them. absolute free trade be tween the countries for a long term of years with such assurance at a government recciv ing so important ces>ion of territory could give that railroad commune ltion should be opened through it within a fixed period. The richest and most productive parts of Mexico lie to-day as far from Us as Japan. and we are, in fact, better acquain ted with the manufactures of Japan than We arc-to our shame-with the many beau tiiul and useful products of McXico'S ingcn- ious mechanics and artisans. We continue year after year to prosecute an unequal and losing commerce with Cuba. when We might. with true Statcsmanship on our part ; and that of Mexico, soon put ourselves and l her in a position where we would buy her sugar instead of Cuba'S, and besides this her coffee, tobacco, cocoa and pay for them , with our own manufactures