The New York herald., 1878-11-10
OUR MEXICAN COUSINS.
An Interview with Minister Don
Manuel de Zamacona.
THE PRESIDENTIAL QUESTION.
What Mexico Offers as Attrac-
tons to Immigrants.

The Mexican Minister. Senior Don Manuel NJ de
zamacona. was found yesterday in the Office of DR..
Juan N. Navarro, Mexican Consul General No. 80
broadway The Minister had just received his mail,
and expressed qualification to find among his official
correspondence three communications from the Min
lister Of Foreign Affairs touching matters of interest
to the United States. One of these informed SeRor
Zamacona that the Mexican government had issued
ders for the purpose of securing to the party OF Amer
lean merchants from Chicago, who about to visit
Mexico, railroad accommodations from Vera Cruz to
the capital, the most favorable conditions. Ar
rangements speedy despatch of their goods by
the Custom House have also been made. Another
communication conveyed through Minister Zamacona
the thanks of the Mexican government for the cordial
manner in which the representative OF Mexico had
been received by the merchants. manufacturers and
others in Chicago and the principal cities out West.
The third document informed Sehor Zainacona that
the projected Mexican Exposition is about to be car
ried into execution. This laudabe scheme is looked
upon with much favor by the federal and
State authorities. as they and the people
OF Mexico believe that it will afford them
long wished for opportunity to show the assembled
representatives Of the worlds commerce the rich
variety of products and the considerable number Of
manufacturing enterprises which the Republic
boasts The different committees construction
work will be fastened through The Inauguration of
the Exposition has been down for November 1879 II
expected to be of the most brilliant affairs that
has yet marked the commercial and industrial prog
ress OF the Republic Sefor Zamacona says that his
government will spare no pains or expense to make
he affair worthy only of Mexico, but Of her in-
tended guests.
Private correspondence from Mexico assures Senior
Zamacona that his late communications the COM
mercial relations between the two countries which
published in the leading Mexican papers, pro-
auced an excellent impression in Mexico. The Min
lister. having been for long time Of the leading
journalists in his country able to point out in
appropriate terms the great benefits that would
crne to both republics by the formation Of more
intimate commercial relations.
DIAZ's TERM OF OFFICE.
els it true, Senior zamacona." said the reporter.
'that movement is on foot having for its object the
proongaton Of Diaz's term Of ofhce?"
To this the Minister said There such
port about the capital for some time but it Is alb
surd that nobody heeds it. The prevailing idea In
constitution be carried out with rigid exactness the
country cannot hope to prosper. and nobody there
is better Of this than President DiaZ, any
body resolved to carry out the law In all re-
spects, no danger need be apprehended
In this connection y M WIZ be remembered by read.
principal plank In the platform of the plan of Tuxte-
pee under which Diaz came into office. Intelligent
Mexicans in this city say that should any temptation
induce Diaz to acccde to the desires OF some Of his
friends and remain In Office after the expiration Of the
term for which he elected the attempt would not
only ruin his fame patriot. but plunge the
try once more into the agOnies OF bloody civil
war;. These gentlemen say that while Mexico owes
much to General Diaz, it is understood that
neither he it could afford that his pronse-to
tire from the Presidential chair AZ his term
shall have expired--should be broken. The same
parties also intimate the likelihood Of Sehor Don Yg
naco L. vaarta the actual Vice President Of Mexico,
succeeding General Diaz in Office. They point to the
eact that as Juarez succeeded Comonfort. and
Lerdo--also Vice President ut the time-went into
office after the death OF Jnarez It would be only in
conformity with recognized custom for the present
Vice President whom they report to be popular ener-
getc and able to assume the rens Of power when the
ictor of Puebla shall lay them down.
SENIOR ZAMAcoNA PROPOSED.
In speaking of the question Of the Presidency Seior
Lsmacona naturally declined going into It At length,
The question is too far off to be entertained just
now do not care to say anything about It; my mis-
try and mine, and If succeed in warding of dangers
aud smoothing away difficulties between them shall
II see by the press that your name. Senior Zama-
has been mentioned probable candidate for
the Presidency
THE papers have mentioned IT, but no one was
more surprised than l. My present mission does not
admit Of my entertaining any such question just now
MY official efforts directed to the task OF building
up stable peace and harnionizng the commercial re-
ations Of the sister Powers am too far away from
Mexico to judge how political feeling there is at this
juncture. to give any opinion to who should or
who should not be candidates in the next Presidential
election.
The question Of emigration to Mexico was subject
upon which sehor Zamacona entered with much zest.
He thought that the friendly feeling of Mexcsns in
general toward foreigners not sufficiently appre
ciaed understood abroad. It always had been. he
power by adding to the population through
Immigration Many foreigners had gone
there and made it their noms; yet yet, the the
Of cultivaable and mining lands that could be
taken up and worked by the settler Sehor Zsmacona
said that he was acquainted with several very exten-
sive land who would be glad to give one-haf
of their entire estates 10 industrious settlers who
would till the soil BY doing both owners and inn:
migrants would be benefited. The former would en-.
nance greatly the remaining portion of their lands
and the latter be enabled to build up with but little
tunes TO the holders. On the lower lands
the climate and soil admirably adapted TO the cul-
ivation of coffee cacao, cochneal and other profts-
Bile articles Of commerce. while the higher levels,
grounds fitted for the growing of the cereals Of the
temperate zone might be had free OF cost. Senior
believes that in the United States there
annual market for S60.0O0.000 worth OF Mexican
coffee for which the growers would be glad to take
American fabrics in exchange In those especially
favored districts the climate is simply delicious cpl
denies unknown. and people generally live to agood
old age. The profits, too. of cutivating these
lands are much higher than could be realized in north
ern countries-sometimes amounting to from forty
10 sixty per cent. Stock raising Is also very proht-
able.
ronyrGN AND CIVIL WARS.
''The wars" said Senior zamacona, ''have kept
country has been most unfortunate In this respect
As soon as the pretensions OF the reaction
lists had been broken oown, anu tne
ambition OF the clergy brought within
bounds the French invasion came ut q time when
people about TO enter upon era of prosperity
under the constitution Of 1907. We had the world
knows. a continuous light OF more than four years
duration against the egons of the third Napoleon on
the ons hand and the adherents Of the Archduke
Macmillan the other. Principally by her own ef-
forts, but aided by the good advice and friendly
offices of the United states, Mexico was able
10 hurl the invader from her shores and TO
overthrow the throne which the enemies OF repub.
ran government had attempted to establish Through
out the dark period Of these years the country could
not expect immigration. Every well meaning Mcxi
can regrets from the bottom of his soul that ever
since the expulsion of the French and the downfall OF
Miximilian we have had revolutionary movements
among ourselves. We firmly believe, however that
these standing disgraces to Mexico viii never again
backen the pages OF her history.
IxJuRY COMMERCE.
"Commerce must have suffered greatly during these
strugglesg
I'm general II did. The efforts Of the people were
crampod, while many large houses snlassed colossal
fortunes by trading the miscres Of the consumer