The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-07
LET US THINK ABOUT IT.

A very considerable portion OF the
American people, following the lead Of the
Hayes administration, seem anxious for a
war with Mexico. Forgetting the increased
debt it would pile upon our already weary
and heavily laden shoulders, and of the
bloodshed, sorrow and woe that would fol
low, the fact is urged with much zeal and
patriotic ardor, that such war is the great
need Of the hour that it would give en-
ployment to our idle millions and at once
place the country upon the highway to
prosperity.
A valued contemporary discussing the
question, takes occasion to say that
the comments of eastern newspapers
upon the proposed occupation Of Mexico,
are strongly condemnatory Of the policy
The particular event which has called out
this harmony of antagonism is the annual
report Of Lieutenant General Phil Sheri-
dan, wherein he advises that force of
troops be sent into Mexico, there to stay un-
til all raiding across the border shall have
ceased To follow such advice would be a
virtual declaration of causeess war; but UNI
less congress interferes to prevent it we shall
have war with Mexico and its consequent
evils Of heavier debt to pay, to say moth.
ing Of the sacrifice of human life. Since
General Ord, acting under instructions from
Washington, sent Shatfer and Bullet with
troops into Mexico, there have been perss
tent attempts to bring about collisions--ir
fact the whole policy of the country toward
Mexico has been an invitation to fight. The
Mexican authorities have repeatedly brought
it to the attention of our own authorities al
Washington, that every raid was violation
OF International law, and looking at it from
our own point of view, it was still worse
it was the reckless disregard of law
by one nation in a spirit of bullying aggres
siyeness toward weaker people. Attel
complaining of the raids, the Mexicans sem
a large force TO the Rio Grande and did al
that could be done to prevent either Indian
or Mexican thieves stealing cattle in Texas
The commanders Of these troop, held con
ierenCes with United States officers, and i
was understood week ago that an AMIGA
BILE arrangement had been made, by which
cooperation was to be made etiectiv,
against the cause Of disturbance. Genera
Sheridan even refers TO this himself, sn(
says in his official report that tile Mexi
can government is making NOR
than ordinary exertion to suppress
lawessness. This being the case
is was an inconsistency to recommend oc
cupatlon Mhile acknowledging lack Of ne
cessity, urgency, or even ACCESSIBILITY. TIL
truth Of the matter ist that General Sheri
dan may reasonably say with the. venetia
soldier, Rude am ! In speech and littl
' blessed with the get phrases Of peace" II
isa fighter not writer; however skilled
war he is no diplomat aud, to paraphrase
BULL every time he takes up bis pen he pu
his foot in it. tits scarcely possible to b.
: lieve that hi, admission and bis adviC
I are other than a clumsy blunder but, tax
y them how one may, they disclose polio
= that he was not acute enough 10 smoth'
It up in a carefully written report. Pa
" and present events all tend 10 Il
d same conclusion. The Mexican imbrogl
W Is Republican plan Of campaign with q
'r the details skillfully arranged and jealous
Y guarded. What those details are, tho
'e outside the circle can only tell as they d