Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-23
ou. MEXICAN r.ouaEx.

the howl this time 10 thai the admins
traiion IL bent upon making war with
Mexico, and we are told that this 10 .
shrswd movs to divert public attention
from the great fraud" With oil due
Difference to our Democratic brethren.
We imagine that public attention has
been already diverted from the great
fraud" BY the k~aleidoscopic changes
which have characterized the Potter
Committee, and made Of what at one
time threatened q serious tragedy. .
roaring farce. which has awakened ridi-
culs and contempt throughout the length
and the breadth Of the land. II the adj
ministration really was bent on selfish
ends. Its highest policy would be to rivst
public attention upon that molly group
Of politicians whom Congress has digni.
fed by calling them . committee. The
antics Of that nopdescript committee are
the best answer to the ''fraud'' cry that
could be possibly given to an intelligent
community.
But We are told that the Government
IL msditating. and preparing for. war
upon a sister Republic. Tho assertion
IL q lie. and those who make IL know 10
70 DO = lie. The Government 10 engaged
In the highest duty known to q govern
ment. that Of protecting its own citizens
from robbery and murder at the hands
OF scoundrels who owe allegiance TO
Mexico. For months the nnchsrs Of
Texas along the Bio Grands border have
been subjsctto the depredaiions OF these
rufiAns. who cross the river. steal cat
tie, and oftsntimes murder ome and
children. and then escape to Mexican
soil. The Diaz Government either can
not or will not bring them to Justice. II
IL cannot. il should endorse heartily the
efforts OF the United States to capture
and punish the thieves ; IL IL will not.
then 1t makes itself responsible for their
acts. and Is. according to international
Law. making war upon this country to.
day.
That the United States is anxious to
inaugurats q conflict with Mexico. Is
~disprovsn by the very nature Of tho in
structions issued to General Ord. He
Is ordered to invade MEXICO in pursuit
Of the raiders, and IL opposed by the
M~sxicans to fight his way to the accom-
plishmsnt Of his purpose. Now. as We
have seen, opposition to Americans I'M
der such circumstances Is practically o
declaration OF war by MEXICO. and this
Government would be justified in so re-
garding and accepting 1t. by every civ
lied nation in the world. Yet the in
structions plainly proclaim that moth
ing which may occur on the south tor
Mexican) bank Of the river will DO &C.
copied by the Administration as an i'm
mediate cause Of war" In other words.
the Mexicans may oppose rs by force Of
arms. drive Us back across the river IL
they are able. and thus aid the robbers
to escape. and still the Government viii
not make wal upon Mexico. Does this
look As though the Administration was
anxious TO inausurats . war with "our
sister Rspubliei'.
The whole matter can DO disposed Of
in . nutshell. The Government has
waited long for Mexico to take some
efficient steps to prevent her lawless
citizens from making raids into Texas.
She has proven either unwilling or
unable to do 30. and the time has
now come when we must take
measures TO protect ourselves. The
circumstances render II necessary. in
order to protect ourselves, to follow the
maraudsrs into Mexican territory. II
Mexico offers resistance. we shall OPP
pose force to fierce. but NJ disaster to
our troops will DO made the p~rstenss for
making war. II Mexico. however. sees
at to make this action on n part .
cause for declaring war. We ara resdy for
the issue. and when she invadss our
territory with her arms. war between
the two countries will ensus.