The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-06
WAR WITH MEXICO.
THE CABINET TRYING TO REVIVE A
DEAD SENSATION.
New Orders to Gen. Ord-HOvv Our Array
and Navy Is Prepared for War.
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and Navy ts Prepared for war.
Especial Correspondence Of the Demoerat1
RIGGs House. \
Washington. D. c., July /, 1878. /
hope the people Of the Southwest will not
permit themselves to get excited over the re-
newal of the annual war between
THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.
A year ago | got excited myself on this
topic, but / wasn't as we'll acquainted with
Mr.. Evarts, nor as conversant with his school
OF diplomacy, as [ am now. Last year there
was chance Of war. Never again, at least
during this administration, will there be such
an opportunity for marching 40, 900 Americans
across the Rio Grande as there was In the
early summer of 1877, when that unhappy
country was without responsible govern
ment and we had cur protest for occupation
clearly defined The reason why we did not
have war with Mexico theu-or ut least
the reason why we did not move across the
Rio Grande and police the robber infested
country from Ell Paso to Mazatlan and from
MatamorOs to Acapulco, was because Mr..
Evarts, at the critical moment got entangled
in one Of his own diplomatic sentences, and
before he could eXtricate himself the casus
betj had vanished, and the war spirit along
with it. II Mexico had been o strong nation.
with mobile resources and an aggressive
policy, Mexican army would have camped
on the plateau of San Antonio or invested
Galveston before Evarts had reached semi
colon, to say nothing OF full stop.
But the MexiCans not being oppressive eX-
eept in a small and predatory way and there
being no man living capable OF translating
the diplomacy of Evarts into the English
language the conflict was averted and the
banditti Of the Salinas carried on their busi-
ness OF
CATTLE STEALING
at the old stand. So much for the Mexican
war of last year. As ] remarked, am not as
excited about this years war as l was last
year. The thing appears to be starting of In
about the same fashion, however, and Mr.
Evarts is going through with the same con-
tOrtions OF physf0gn0my and the same con-
volutiOns OF rhetoric, much like the same old
clown of last years circus coming out this
season with new pair Of spangled tights:
That Is to say the Cabinet catching their
fraudulent breath after reading the late affi-
davit of Eliza PiDkston, meet in solemn con-
clave and resolve that the
STATE OF THINGS ON THE RIO GRANDE FROM
TIER
can be endured no longer. Then they ali turn
anxiously to MCCrary and inquire what has
become Of Ord; and McCrary calls for map
to show them where Ord is. Down go the
eight Fraudulent heads in O. bunch over that
map and eight Fraudulent fOre-fngers trace a
strategic line from Piedras Negras to Saltillo.
After long and arGuOus survey OF the map
the eight Fraudulent heads become erect gain,
and one Of them suggests that as things are
getting dull and Mrs. jerks seems to be about
played out as q source OF fun for the boys, 1T
will be well to issue
NEW ORDERS TO ORD,
just for the sake of giving the special corre-
spondents som mething to chaw on during these
hff fkS,r,
issued. The general Commanding on the Rio
Grande Is instructed to move his forces Inn
mediately. The infantry are to receive ten
days ratiOns Of quinine and five rounds of
ball-Gartridge, and the dragoOns without dis
tinCtion Of race, color or previous condition.
are directed to be furnished with new curry
combs for their horses and trowel bayonets
for their revOlvers. Col. Richard w. ThOmp-
son, the Secretary Of the Navy, (so-calIed,
but better known as
OUR LATER NELSON,
suggests that it would be well to order the
Canonicus on O. cruise to Port Eads, In the
hope OF meeting some Mexican schooner from
Tampico in the narrows Of the jetties. Col.
Thompson Is OF the opinion that the Canoni-
Gus could easily ram and sink the castle Of
san Juan q UllOa, il she could only get across
The eHls; hHt eminent line officers Of the navy
have assured him that she cannot swim ID
deep water. He is therefore studying out the
problem OF shipping his irOnclad across the
oOOp "@sOiS VI oSV gun 90 hCiEHJs as
passed along Lafayette Place last even
ing saw the Ancient Mariner sitting on
his front portieo, smoking q meditative
cigar and evidently wrestling with the
problem whether, in the event Of war, he
would charter special steamer to take the
Canonicus over to Vera Cruz as freight or run
his chances OF shipping her in some return
craft as ballast. But upon the point OF her
capacity to ram the Castle Of San Juan the
old sea-d0g's mind was perfectly clear. It
should be remem bered that ever since the re-
cent world-renOwned exploit of the Koenig
Wilhelm in sinking the Grosser- X urfurst, off
FolkeStone, Col Richard W. Thompson has
been in deep mourning over
THE DECAY OF THE AMERICAN NAVY,
and he would undoubtedly match that exploit
in some way If he could get two of his from
clads out into water deep enough for one OF
them to sink in, or could get up speed enough
to produce collision.
Now, you may think this is all nonsense.
and admit that it is susceptible of that con-
struction. But take my word for it, the fore
going Is the sOlemnest sort Of horse sense by
comparison with
THE TWADDLE OF THE CABINET
and the Northern newspapers about pros
pective war with Mexico My advice TO the
boys who are out Of employment and who
would like to take little run over into Mexi-
co, is to keep quiet. AS | understand it, their
revoIVers are mainly deposited as collateral
with their "Uncle" round the corner, and
they had just as well get the ticket renewed,
for they will have no use for the weapons
this year. A.C.B.
THE STTpDEMC nnTDT