Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-07-10
The Mexican Question.

The Mexican Question.
The few republican newspapers which
undertook to disparage and belittle the
remarks of Senator Blaine at Woodstock,
on the Mexican question, and to pervert
the plain intent of his speech as warn
ing against the schemes of southern an
nexationists so as to make his purpose APP
pear to be an assault upon the administra-
ton, furnish in their own columns the
completest contradiction of their silly
attacks upon Mr.. Blaine. For example
The Boston journal of Friday says that
'if any public man less conspicuous than
Mr.. Blaine should declare that there is
danger that the United States government
Is likely to become so embroiled with
Mexico as to compel it to seize and hold
a portion of its worthless territory, his
declaration would provoke shout of rid
Icule from Maine to Texas. This fear OF
Mr. Blaine's is an altogether novel fore
boding, and so distant and shadowy as to
render il unworthy of moments consid-
Grafton" Turning to the next page OF
the same issue Of the Journal we find the
larger part of its special dispatches from
Washington to be about this same Next
can question, which the editor said was
"unworthy of moments serious consid-
Grafton" If not worthy Of consideration
why consider it, and especially spend so
much printers ink upon itP But if the
sensible readers of the Journal were some
what puzzled by the prominence which ii
gave in Fridays issue to question which
it regarded unworthy Of moments Sc.
rious consideration, - what must have been
their establishment upon looking at the
issue Of Saturday to find the following
language in one of its Washington
specials: There is a large and active
lobby here OF Mexican fillibusiers. Ihei,
purpose is TO precipitate war wih thai
country"
Why this absolutely corroborates what
Mr.. Blaine said. 1t proves that the alarm
he sounded was not without cause, that is,
If the journals special correspondence is
reliable. Whether the editor of the Bos-
ton journal will conclude to withdraw its
depreciatory, offensive and unfounded re-
marks concerning Mr. Blaine's speech, or
hang the Washington correspondent for
telling too much truth about the Mexican
business, we are not yet informed, though
we have no reason to suppose from its
past course that it will do the former.
But beside the evidence which exists in
our country showing that the warning OF
Mr.. Blaine's came not moment too soon,
and touches matter of the gravest ma
tional importance, is evidence to the same
effect coming from Mexico. The move
ments in the United States have attracted
the attention of the government of that
country, and are understood to be hostile
TO the interests of Mexico, to mean the
conquest of its northern provinces and
their annexation TO the United States.
The press OF Mexico has raised the alarm,
there is excitement at the capital of Sc
rious kind, which our Minister there has
found somewhat troublesome to him. The
following despatch, published in the Bos-
ton and New York dailies of Saturday, in
the Boston Journal among the number,
gives some idea OF the feeling in Mexico !:
HAVANA, July 6.-The English mail steamer
ha. arrived here from Vera Cruz, and brings the
following intelligence from the city OF Mexico,
under date OF June 30;
The spirit Of the order to Gen. Ord to cross the
Rio Grande has been misunderstood by the press
which has made bitter attacks on the American
Cover ment The official journal charges the
United States Government with the violation OF
treaties and international law, alleging that the
Rio Grande movement Is pretext for territorial
sggfand izement or for forcing Lefdo upon the
Mexican people. These attacks have called
forth q memorandum from Minister Foster, which
isaddressed 10 the Government and the foreign rep
resenlatiyes. Tie following are the principle
points OF the memorandum: The Instructions
given to Gen. Ord ale not the announcement OF
new measure the pant OF the United States.
The depredations committed during the last four
years were not common TO both sides of the from
tier. Mexico took no active, no vigorous meas
ures to prevent the depredaions punish the
outlaws. Mexico frequently acknowledged its
inability TO discharge It's duy regarding the pre-
servation Of order ON the Rio Glande frontier
giving as reason, internal dissenslo i he in
siructions TO Gen. Otd misiniefpreted by the
Mexican Government. Therefore the declaration
made by the Mexican Minister OF Warts uuwar-
ranted in officially asserting that the instructions
to Gen. Old are in coptrayention Of treaties be-
tween Mexico and the United States.
1elegrsphic dispatches announce meeting
between Gems ORD and Treyiuo at Piedras Ne
erss, at which amicsble and Satisfactory arrange.
meBts were made for the suppression OF RAIDS
The Mexican Government Insists upon oditi-
cation of the orders to Gen. Old, and fears are
entertained that modification will not be con
ceded. There 10 considerable excitement over
this affair In the capital. Senior Rafael BenavIdes
has been com pissioned by The Mexican Govern
ment to make sp. cal and minute study Of the
situation on the border, aud report measures
deemed expedient for putting stop to raids and
disorders.
Alter reading the above despatch in the