The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-01
RECOGNITION OF DIAz.

THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN MINISTER
FOSTER AND THE MEXICAN MINISTER OF
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
rhs following is the lotter OF Mr. Foscr to tho Next.
can Minister Of Foreign Affairs, establishing dplo.
matte relations between tho United States and Mexico
and the reply OF the latter olnciaI:-
LEGATION or rng UNITED SrArEsl
MExlco April 9, 1878. !
SrR-I hovc tho honor to INFORM Your ExceIlcu CIV
that tho President OF tho United States having IN
view tho conduct recently observed by tho govern
OF the frontier and it's compliance with
the terms oil tho Claims Con vcntion. and having
fully con tho EN- ba nts which Won
expressed 10 attending satisfactory settlement
oil pending matters oil difference. has directed that
enter upon diplomatic relations with Your Excellency
and that hencefortn officially recognize govern
ment OF Mexico represented by General Pornrio DIaz
us Chef Magistrate and the authorities cmanating
In hereby executing my Instructions. OF which a
copy IS enclosed desire express the high satsfac-
ton have In making Official The Intercourse which
for some time past have SO pleasantly maintained
with Your Excelcncy, aud to assure you that l will
omit no effort on my part to secure satisfactory ad-
Justmcnt OF pending questions and 10 recstabsh tho
relations OF the two republics the basis oil recipro-
cal justice, cordial friendship duo regard for tho
dignity and rights Of both natoua
IL Is pleasant Tor me 10 have this occasion TO rcncw
10 our hxceency tho assurances OF my high consid-
To HIS Exccilcncy L. vALLARrA, Minister oil Foreign
Affairs, Mexico
.LgrTxn or SENIOR vALLAKrA
DEPARfMKNT w FOREIGN AFFAIRS,
MEXICO, April 10, 1878.
Mr. MryisrKR-f have had tho honor on yesterday
Of receiving IRON Your ExceIIcncys hand the Of
tho same date IN which you are pleased to comm nj
cate TO me that tho President ol the United states,
taking INTO consideration the conduct observed tho
government Of Mexico Tor the preservation OF tho
poacc oil the frontier and tho compliance which IL has
gwen 20 tho Claims Conventions, and having also
considered tho difficulties which oxst, as | nave
manifested TO Your Excelency other occasions for
the satisfactory settlement OF various differences
pending solution between both governments, has
directed that Your Excccncy enter upon diplomatic
relations with This department, ana that you at
officially recognizes tho government or Mexico repre-
sencd by General Porro Diaz as Its Chief Magistrate.
Your Exccilency adds that IN executing your 10
structionH. OF winch / receivol copy, your desire
10 express tho hish satisfaction which you iecl IN
giving Official character TO the intercourse which
for some tmc you have maintained with the depart
meat under my charge, and to assure me that you
Will omit no effort to secure Satisfactory adj Just
ment OF pending questions ana 10 re-ostab1sh tho
relations OF the Two republics on the basis Of re-
ciprocai justice, cor al friendship and due regard
for the dignity aud rights OF both nations.
Having informed the President OF thu two docu-
rnents Of which ackno hedge receipt he instructs
inc say Your Exccliency mat the government Of
Mexico itself upon the fact that the gov
eminent Of the United states Of America has done jus
tce TO It's sincerity, to It's rccttude 10 It's constant
Efforts comply with us duties aud TO preserve and
strengthen the friendship which exists and should
between the two ncighbornE republics. Tho
principal difficulty is overcome by tho step which
Your Exceuency has just taken, add II Is probable
that all the others will successivcly disappear.
The assurance with which Your Exccllcncy closes
your note rs highly gratifying 10 the government:
since We bass adopted by Your Excelcncy being
Ut be different from that upon which tho gov.
eminent of Mexico should establish all diplomatic
gotations, IL evident that tho identity OF sentt-
nents Entertained ny the Executive and Your
loncy Will have removed In advance great many Of
the obstacles which International questions generally
present
Your ExcclIcncy will accept the new assurance OF
the profound consideration with which I am Your Ex-
ccilcncy's most oDcdicnt servant,
!. l.. vALLARTA.
To HIS ExccIiency JomS W. Fosrsa Envoy Extraordi.
nary snd Minister Picoipotcntiary OF the United
States OF America, &C., &c.
JosE FEaSAxDgz, Chief Clerk.