The New York herald., 1878-08-16
M E x 100.
Interview with President
Dfaz.
HIS VIEWS ON THE lNvAsIoNs
Who Wants To Be United States Minis.
ter at Mexico?
INTERNAL STRIFE BREWING.

CRY OF MEXICO. July 20. 1873.
The conviction il dawning upon all the intelligent
classes OF Moxco that the United siates forcss along
tho Rio Grxnde are not much exercised 10 prevent
raids into Texas to provoke by hook By crook,
. conn'ct with their weaker ncghbor They say It's
certain that thsv:ug expeditions to the northern
banks OF tho Rio Grande not mucn ir any moro
plentiful than those from Texas into this country.
Last December, during the San Elizlre riot, was in
Fl Paso county, and at that time many OF the Texan
rangers openly boas;cd tnat they die not "owe
tho damned gresssrs many points," as they them-
selves had etton crossed the river, .'goten away"
with somc or tho black rascals and returned with q
good supply Of live stock, which they hao driven to
Kansas, Colorado and other States, whore they had
turned them into many honest penny Accord
Ing 10 the Mexcans' the main difference Is
that, while when dozen TWO OF horses stolen
from Texas The press all tho United States howls
voeys OF anathemas, the shrewd loser in his report
generally having multiplied bis losses by largo fac
tor, nothing hardly ever heard OF similar occur-
reuceg happening south OF the Rio Grandc, because
the average Mexican does not bother himself much
writing tho pross und there s nothing SO green in
a cowboys eye that he snou!d tell OF his own ras-
cality, unless In circle OF his select companions.
Understand tnis 10 what tho Mcxicxns say. Mr.. Fos-
ter, Minister, says that Is thoroughbred nD,
far since 1875 is concerned He says that
last year he, In the OF government, chat
lcnged valiarta the hen Mexican Secretary Of State.
10 call Up an instance, only single one. In which
thiovng raid haa been made from Texas into Mexico
during SAID period OF time. vaarta never answered
this lcr err and so II would ho has no such
instance on record In his department; otherwise ho
would NOT have been slow in producing It,
Regarding Mackenzie's ana Skaters last raid the
papers hore content themselves by simply copying
out commenting ON them. They pretend to be too
dsgustcd with the question to nrd words for express
ing their feelings What General Dax's private opin-
on on this sabeot is he Expressed few mouths ago,
In o confidential conversation, 10 an English gentle
man who Is very intimate win him He said:-
"what with my antecedcnts moro glorious could
wish than al tho head Of my Mexicans to receive
American bullet In my heart while defending iny
native countryi" 5ntskar y,
have seen private letters just received here from
Texas, written ny persons who are good deal about
Genera Ord, stating that the ''schcme' working
well and that IL was expected conflict could soon be
would ina full scope for their peculiar abilities AMI
rcmuncrattve employment s4r,fH
Wishing hear the Presidents opinion on the from
tier business asked for su inserv,ew MS tho NEw
YORK HERALD reporter. II was a. ouoe granted, and
on the xlth private secretary led me through
numerous magnihcsn,ly furpshed conferenos rooms
into tnc august presence O. Mr. Diax ! found With
" u
was probably present Interpreter, which ser
vice happily. .aid not roquiraaAe
Alter the customary handshake and few common
place remarks L at once launched forth on tho inter-
esng questions, such as are apt TO bo OF moment to
On the subject OF the last invasion the President
said that he considered II an table outrage
against which he has oacaily prosssed both through
Mr. Zamacona. his Minister ut Washington, and
through Mr. Foster here. Mr. Foster received The
July II, and u must reach Washington together
with sent to Mr. Zamac0ul, ubout July 81.
A Mexican gentleman, who ~ good deal about tho
Foroign Oilce, says mat Mr. Fosters reply has been
respectful but rather irtn, stating IN eject,
that Il appeared the present Aexicau administration
seemed TO be powcrcss to prevent raids INTO Texas,
and that. CONSEQUENTLY the United States government
proposed 10 protect the lives and properly Of
It's ctizens III any way possible. lncre Is
douOt the minds OF well informed Msxcans that
N tho revolution now started IN different sections of
this 6ouptry does not become a general one war OF
Independence against the Uui,ed states at carly
Mackenzie and Shaiier met were not regular troops.
but BADLY armed aud worse disciplined; consequently
American force il question. But he assured me that
he had gwen strict orders u give battle 10 the invad
Whenever rcyuisrs can be brought against tLem,
Mr.. Foster, when told him lhis, simply smiled ana
shrugged his shoulders. his Official Intercourse with
this govsrnmsnt seems TO be 50 unpleasant that he
carcs littie whether "school keeps or noi.n
Tne President slated that lie was we'll posted on the
Rio Grandc question and that the Americans them
selves were mostly 10 be bnmed. He says that pre-
vious to lS4I, when Americans, comparatively, had
settled the Rio Grande, such u thing rs robbery
was almost unknown. out since thcu sbrewd Texans
would hire Mcxicans TO do these little jobs them
oy pocket most oi the proceeds (Sl Regarding
General ORD Don pornrlo says That gsntlomap puts
him IN mind OF "a baker In country where the pec-
pIo do not eat bread" thai, being military man, ho
Is longing Tor something 10 DO Ia his uo oil business
TO acquire name and lame. 1no
Upou asking whether the free zone laws had been
modified any ho rephcd, 'Not yet;'' but that bc
would Dc prevented. Aircady merchants IN Vera
Cruz Tampico aud oihor ports cAn,or loudly TO have
tbs interior goods can bo bought chcupor inan they
can possibly iurnsh them alter paying the import
The iaet 10 that sbis govsrament docs no, dare 70
abolish the smuggling privileges In Tamau!ipas and
Nuevo Leon, as ths Inhabitants Of the favored DIS
tricts openly threaten armed resistance Ia such y
Case aud tho actual administration would mud t
bad poIicy 70 break with tho population ,hers en-
ursly.
THO rumor that ME Zamacona had resigned the
Ministry NJ Washinaton on account OF disasrscsbio
his own govorrm Don Porario conirsd,cted. say
in2 that such resignation was rendered simply ny
reason vi Zamacona's III health and that cause nav
ing disappeared ho had withdraw tho resignation.
A new treaty oil commerce between the two coun-
tries will by means be considered until the United
States III 10 eountermshd tas orders 10 General
Ord for invading Mexico at any lime
An invitation TO attend tnc louisville Exposition he
acknowledges to have received. but oil course he
thankfully deei,aeu. Ito wiz most likely by that
time have somc vastly more Important work TO attend
lie also said he would be slaa to SEQ low hun.
dred merchants from Chicago como here as they pro-
posed doing, aud opned that by such methods moro
favorable results would be obtained by Americans
than II they como hore 'ncoicd ard insolcnt mar.
snaiIod Wy generals OF all degrees. But this
q mabnor denotng that he docs not think dflca
ties will DO settled IN so easy = way.
Thanking, IN the Of Tho HgKALD Tor tho inter-
view took leave Of Tao President and his Secretary
OF the Treasury ff srfr
The Congr ressouai elections arc over now. Two
hundred ana tweuty-sevsn Representatives should
have been elected Tor two years and hall of tho
al Ia nunbcr-for iour years nut
In some a0ricts shcre NO votss, and ol mo
first iabors OF next Congress will be- IN September to
decide VINO shall be the favored oncs Tho CON xion
Of tho new houses Is that ot iui ncdged rsInDow
xtspccanos Lerdistas cicricals, &c.. comp IT,
SIN, charges VI fraud are pIcntiiu bot seems that
Diax himself has not innueuced them personally.
At least three revolutionary cheitsius kick up
thor heels AZ present Ia as many different parts the
Rsp ublic-Fors, who still remains uucaught In The
SIato Of Vera Cruz; Amador somewhere the north
ern frontier aud General Martinez In the state OF san
Luis The latter attacked, about week ago Csiarzv
one OF the woathiest mining towns IN tho country,
but twice repulsed, whereupou the press OF |
NJ exec sang p'eans 10 rux,cpcc But ngnt before