Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-10-23
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10th contains q long San Francisco
letter In which the visit OF General
Sherman to the Mexican frontier is
dwelt upon as Indicative of APP
proaching war. The Sun repub-
dishes the editorial which appeared
In this paper the day after Gen.
Sherman's visit, and in which we
spoke OF the imminent probability
that the United States would,
within ninety days thereafter, If a
strong Congressional support could
be secured for the project, seize
Matamoras and the right bank Of
che Rio Grande. The Sum's cores
pondent takes the same view We
did Of the rapidity with which the
Southern Pacific Railway is being
pushed into Arizona. Referring t.
Gen. Sherman's letter to the late
Gen. David d. Cotton, the Suns
correspondent says:
Why the General should tnank
the Officers Of the road 'personally
and ofiiclalIy" may perhaps bt
gathered from \ closer scrutiny OF
the episile. "rhe public conven.
ietlce is SO great" he continues, "es
pscislly to the troops who garrison
the Arizona posts, that /, as thei,
head. venture TO offer you thanks,
and to express an earnest hope
that Ia due time your labors and
oni orprise will be duly rewarded u
Certainly Gen. Sherman has no,
felt in,pelled to write simiiar let
ter to the gentlemen composing the
81. Louis, Atchison and Santa Fe
Railroad Comp pany to acknowledge
his "personai and official' Obliga-
t1ons to them for their enterprise IN
pushing o similar road into the
eame region from the East; nor 10
&1tn Scott and his associates of the
Texas and Pacific road; nor to the
projectors of any of the other pro
posed transcontinental roads. That
he knew Of such enterprises Is
manifest, for he continues: Ito
the military authorities it make,
little difference with which OF these
two roads (those coming from the
East) you ultimately make connec-
tioD; but meanwhile every mile OF
railroad you build eastward is ol
great Importance to us"-the mill.
tsFy. Again. not being able, ap-
parentIy, 10 get away from the mil
1tary view, tue General says:
4 railroad east and west through Ari-
soma Is Q "great civiIiser," and will ena.
bio the military aui horities to maintain
pea0e ard order among Indians as well
~ dangerous class of rob
oerss who Of late nave SO much Increased
IN number and b0ldness.
In view of the fact that only q
couple OF weeks ago Gen. Sherman
rode In an ambulance from Pres.
c0tt to Yuma attended only by
Gen. McCook and the driver of thu
ambulance, aud was unmolested
throughout the tedious and lone.
some Journey, the danger from rob
bers does not appear so clear. But
the explanation of the whole is to
come.
am informed that you contemplate
-
santa Fe, Now Mexico, and that Rooui
30 miles To NJ ricopa Wells are to be
c,ntrac,ed ior At once. Though did NOT
pass over that particular route. possess
ouciaily. Information enoush to say
that such extension will be most valua
bic TO the niii;aty authorities. / am
further Of pinon that every mile o. new
railroad south and east from Yuma will
be i'm poriant in Mexico, and thus cause
fIiendly relations and sec re peace or
that national b n Ter. On his point am
20 Clear that have no obj ection 10 your
nsiDg this letter, with tie understanding
with the War Departm@ OF our Gov
ornment, but almost certain that 1t VIII
meet with It's sanction.
So much for the letter. If any
Intelligent reader fails to see why
II WAS written aud the purpose j.
was designed to subserve, he will
be better informed heresfter.
In this connection 1t Is Interest
Ing tn note the opinions of the Two
Republics, a newspaper published
In the English language in the city
Of Mexico. In its issue OF Sept. 2lst
Il contains the following comments
on the Mexican policy Of Mr..
Hayes's administrations:
President Diaz cav ut a glance
the disorders which prevailed on
che Rio Grande, and with the high
est sense Of public duty and an in
flexible purpose he commenced his
lshOrs In that direction. In less
than . year these evils had dimin-
fshed to notable extent, showing
that he was performing his duty il.
gond faith. For nearly year pas
there has not been a raid between
Piedras Negrss, which comprises
both margins of that river where
there are any settlements, and the
raids are now confined to the will
dern ses regions where the indians
cannot be successfully wa ched nd
punished. Mr.. Evarts saw in
this improved and improving con-
ditiou OF things, that his "irump
Cardn was falling from his hand,
and that the Mexican question, as
it then commenced 10 be called,
had 10 be Intensified and had to
become q subject Of constant agi.
tottOu VI ne Wouiu Anil 10 mAke uls
potnt.
Hence the Issuance Of the cele-
bsated "orderp TO General Ord,
and - the robbing raids from Mex
tcO diminished, the Mckenzie
raids Increased aud became more
and more formidable in their mill
itsry demonstr ations. At the
present day, when the rObbing
raids have ceased entirely on the
lower Rio 0rande and when Gen.
DIaz has proven his good faith and
done more than all Of his prede
eessora, these invasions OF Ameri
can troops continue at suitable in.
tervals, Keeping up continual
var excitement, menacing the
peace Of the two countries, insult
lug the Mexican population and
sxssperating their feelings, witt