The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-08-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Mexican Qaestisn-MiIitary Instructions
The Yellow FeFer-Political.
WASHINGTON, Aug. "a.

The Mexican Qaestisn-Bilitary Instructions
The Mellow FeEer-Political.
WASHINGTON, Aug. "a.
The National Republican of yes
terday seems to speak Eek cathedra'
of the Mexican business. 1t gives
the following as the basis of the pol
icy agreed on in cabinet meeting
All raiders are to be pursued till
and punished, if that desid-
eratum is possible for the small mil
itary force available for the protec-
ton of our southern frontier. Bat
tie will neither be offered nor de-
clIned, and the right of self defense
is inculcated. Our soldiers will re-
main on Mexican soil no longer than
is absolutely necessary to accom-
plish the one object of their inva-
sion, to wit: the suppression of fur
Their msrsuding. No collision with
Mexican troops south of the Rio
Grande in pursuance of this object
will necessarily constitute a 'casu,
beili;' but the crossing of that
stream by the latter with hostile in
tent will very likely be deemed
such. Any offense to the Mexican
Government in the conclusions ar
rived at as above enumerated, is dis
avowed-the only purpose being the
protection of our citizens in theiE
rights of life and property. Final
ly, the attention of congress is to be
called ID the matter in all its bear,
ings as soon as it shall have conVen.
ed in Septrmber. Notwithstanding
the reassuring words and manner
of the Mexican minister, the preYa
lent feeling unaccompanied by much
excitement, is that long years o
continued proYocation on the ont
side, and of remonstrance on thu
other, is about to eventuate il
war or a strict observance of her in
ternational duties by Mexico tow
ards us hereafter.
/ Very few believe that yellow fe
yer would have been known il
New Orleans this season had i
been subjected to such a purgatiol
az that by which Butler drove i
from its lurking places in 1862 ant
1868.
The crude unassiniIated stui
that invited witnesses have brought
before Hewitt's committee to aid i
in getting down TO The causes an
derl5 ing the five years of bushes
prostration aud financial distresi
from which the country seems slow
! ly emerging, isn't one whit ahead o
that contributed by Citizen Schawb
and those of that ilk who volunteer
ed their invaluable advice withou
money or price. While Kearney'
nasty billiDgsgate and ruffian natur
that would make him the Yilest @
criminals were his courage equal t,
the promptings of his beastlY in
stincts, have proved so revOltini
that most of his hearers have turn
ed from him with q feeling of posi-
tive adherence and deteststion, hi
success in getting himself before tn
public seems to haYe fired the am
bition of thousands in the same di
rection. They seem about as com
petent to solve abstruse social ant
economic problems as the crow
Thurman is papdering to, is to men,
our finances as such an opportuni
ty as wise Hewitt has offered then
to get into the papers, has been seiz
ed with avidity. So far Butler an,
Potter have the testimony of two
of the most inscriptions liars o
the 18th century, and that of luna
tic, upon which to Justify Hayes
forcible election from the Whit
House, and Tilden's installation
The most bitter enemy of that com
mittee . couldn't have invented
way more certain than that whic
has been pursued, to sink it fathom
deep with the load of public COZ
} tempt and derision its manager
have earned. De WITT.