Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-08-21
Our Washington Letter.


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| Messrs Editors :--Rumor has II to-day tina
General Mckenzie has crossed the Rio Graude /
pursuit Of Mexican raiders. The War Department
has received no official statement of the fact, bu
II is generally believed here to he true, as such
| expedition would be in accord with General Ord
instructions. Army men believe that II McKenzi
has crossed over and the Mexicans attempt b
arrest his progress there will be fight in whicl
the Mexicans will be badly whipped. As the i'm
preston is gaining ground in some quarters tina
there Is serious danger threatening the peace be
tween the
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO,
It may be OF interest to know what the Mexican
minister says concerning the matter. Seno
Iamacona is the distinguished representative o
Mexico, and is now in this city. lie is a man
high intelligence, with reputation for diplomacy
and has always shown an active interest in In,
preservation Of peace between the two countries
In an interview had with him yesterday he CAV,
1t rs his distinct belief that no war was appre
hended and none desired by Mexico He said
President Diaz was very anxious to preserve
friendly relations with the United States and was
doing everything in his power to put down law.
lessness on the border. lie had also visited many
parts of the United States and been brought into
contact with the best classes Of the American PEG.
ple-the merchants and manufacturers-and had
not found the least sympathy manifested for those
who sought to provoke hostilities between the two
countries On the contrary, there had seemed to
him to be a sincere desire to keep the peace and
develop the commercial relations between the two
countries. As to the class Of persons who hold
pnna aUainat Mavfsn nd 10, IL -. Al.
lean depredations, Senior zamacona made an ex-
tended statement. During the twenty years be-
tween 1913 to 1868 there were but twenty-five
claims, five Of which only were allowed by the
Mexican commission, amounting to a triae over
twenty-five thousand five hundred dollars. Over
four hundred and seventy millions OF dollars had
been claimed for damages by Americans living
in Mexico, only four thousand dollars Of which
were allowed No one had disputed the impair
TALLY OF the umpires-yet this was the result Of
the twenty years depredations about which 30
much had been said
Senior Zamacona then went on to saw that he
did not believe that any unusual organization was
going on, on the Mexican side, with view of re-
polling invasion from American troops. There
was no desire TO bring about n war with the
United States, and an examination of the claims
reJected'by the commission would give an insight
into the character of the only persons engaged in
getting up a war sentiment in this country Pres
ldent Hayes was equally DESTROYS of preserving
peace, and nothing would occur in the present
of affairs which would make an appeal
to arms necessary
OF late years there have been many and radica,
changes In the administration of
,n ,.,.
which are nj greo, ;mnor,onoo 40. ,,. =. Al.
,veIfare NJ tbe Indian h,, ., ,to ,.o.s,.-' Az
conntrv M well Tho nrosor, ,,,o,,,,a. ~ -,
ING for nronertv and ,nopov oro M oa,,oaiai h.,
over forp,er ,imos aud oro ai.oa,,.. T..
the interest NJ oconor,, and ,,,d
In the fscal war 1874 ,ho a,,,,rs,,...ts
Indian service omonnted IN oyor oiah, int, -
dollars and tho octnal rurobor 81 I,aia,,,, a. l.,
cared for Inv the gove,nmont vos iasa ,I,o,, A.
present time For the service dpr;,, Tho ,ro.o,,,
wear there were hpt four oil,o,, 60, i,,,,~.,
Thousand dollars an,rorriatod and ,,o.o
Two hundred and fftv ,borsard 1,aia. - -
cared for Until las, voor oooh 1t. -.
had charge Of tbe dishprsomor,s - ,,o go,
which were apnroprated for h,s oao,a,. ~,
All the money expended for tho Indiar .or.,ao !.
made by payments throupb tho ,reo.nr, do,,a.,.
ment Formerly agents were tho so,o ;,5,p~a,
necessities for making nurchases ~ ,,,o,.
must submit their nronosals and estimate. aaJ
1--WE satisfactory reasons To the Comm,ssionor -
Indian Affairs who n be a,nroros n,na, nj. a..
of the Interior for authority TO make
he purchases Formerly there was nothing to
prevent contractors putting in straw bids or with
irawing after a contract had been awarded IN