, 1879-02-20

md guard themselves in tiIls way, md where sIx
tcntfs Of The population arn lnanP, II Is perfect
ly pntura that illcfe hhould be ffAs security for
,ife md property than In country like our
ewn. Tile truth Is they DON'T value human life
down there rs We do; when an Indian Ia struck
down md killed they don't sppcnr to care any
thing about ft.h
"ftaye not the English merchants been
practically forcch to abandnn The couuteY. MID
han'la Of Germans. who lsave BECOME uecustom-
Cd to a''d submit to forced loans unh heavy cum
"'rhose arc the facts. prevfou. 10 ,lc French
e S"sess Sis oses sfnf e cty IF eae e Tosy
thctc arc only three. Thfs learned from 4
prominent Mexican. WIN said, AZ that tina
THEY SOLD us VALUABLE Goons,
md we paia full prlces tor, ihctu. TodaY We
nrp !H,t1scd ttltou constantly hy French AMI
gentleman aided t,iat the t'crn,ans had reduced
Smuggling to science, atnt The Eugllsn tncr-
chants couldn't cotnpcte With tilcin. The trnth
is, tllG EnKliBh merchants wcrc differently
ws c V cias 5 W." aesr s'Go0 % sxs ~ sts IN r.
lnhurrcct!1D, which Is the easiest thing In
thc world to ses on foot there, ID often
bound to expedite the SMUGGLING of g''o,is iu!o
,e Sontry n ts sfgnnt s, IN. nnas H. y ors 1i
lgasacrl than 10 pay the regular tI,lticA. Tie
Governor Of the Slate Is nonlia1lr Responsible
for tic preservation 1f order, but Is probably
often in Iea4nc w!th the sn,urucrs or tf!c In.
RilrrcctipHsts. faIc ,1Uctrlue Of Slate rights
prevails IN te country 10 alt rs beauty asnl. In
the nbsenee of means OF rapid communication.
the ro!'lsrra arc GENERALLY nut OF ttn way before
Intelligence reaches the CITY .! Mcxfco.'.
conclusion vi the whole matser: Mexico Is
our naturnl market, a.nl the two countries
should hare nnrutu1nlatc COMMERCIAL relations,
but nur merchants will continue to lind nsimr
side VI the gla1e. u.lcas. arst. Mexico is willing
to itberalize Its legislation and run up its credit
80 as to make direct ruilro1d communication
possible; second, nudity tts tariff aud interior
crnment an.t cnfpscc ordrs uni protection to
1ifu and property. When trsr are accomplished
an uuexasDptca era uf prosperity md develop
rntrt Wilt dawn upon this fair ltu, nfd The two
soluble bonds u commercial at,d aocial rect.
procity which vii. nut atlnw disturbance OF
tlcir pcace or slscsr national integrity"
~ regard that as being as ialr and honorable
a statement ~ nun familiar with nll tue facts
can Makc. Mr.. Foster
has DEEM ABUSED snAMEruLLr
for the position taken in hts letter, hut ] think
lc is cIticntIY tie right man in the right ttatc.
! think Wu lure very lew ts,tn who would dare
yua!ic 80 frauk unl truthful atatetnent III flew
criticised, lie ought 10 Ia thanked for having
Mexico, think the high prices at whc.,
Eouds arc sold thcra mag. cuuatesact
have referred 10; but these prizes, Il should be
remembered. do not create delnulnl for Eoods,
aud II is onty tho WEALTHY pcaplc thctc who can
mike purchases. ! thtnk Minister Foster has
honestly and ia!-iJ stated iIs matteir to Tue
aecrptcd 10 the sanle spirit In wh,cl, IT was naste.
there would have 1ern np UcChsion for the lIii.
pleasant criticisms which ,avc been utade. !
think It due 10 stasc tint have cnioycd the
hospitality Of the Mexican people, extended TO
Us In tic uaost lay'sh tnaunev, ntI would
not On any account do then tho Biig1tcs4
injustice; but: ] DO feel TINT 1t ID nv
duty to fudorac faithful officer Ia the dis.
Charge Of his duty, ana at the same time to rep
resent these thfngs JUST as they arg, as have
| no right bernusc lIave bocn well treated to
tnisicad some one clsc.n
"liow did Senator Foster come 10 write this
| letter, any wayfh
~ believe he received o letter frotn Bowen OF
Whiting. OF bot1, Of them. llu didn't know mllo
they were, hut probably understood that they
| represented In some way the Manu- factur'
crs' Association. lie SUN the uroprIety. III case
Department ui Stnte at Washington nn1 lie did
3D. The Intention ut the letter was to lar befuru
Americans about to visit Mexico II pla!n state
u,cut Of facts HAT tilcr might nndcrstinLgly
nttcnpt my enterprise which might oiEcr itself,
Al,d beilcve IL was co!ilp0sel IN the most
friendly spirit towards ,h0ti. Americans ulH
A1cxlcans, n,Il The luttcr. do nos nna as mitch
fault with 1t rs Mcssrs. Bowen and Whiting do
Huw Is Minister Foslse regarded BY lhe in
| tclligcHt classrs In Mcxicoi"
$50 fur as nil ihe Representative men Of Mex
leo arc concerned they speak tnoat highly q
tim. 4 few unfortunate sucylslatUrs nl,d dis
| grucctl .ullera tlown there dtnounco HIN
bitterly. but Prcsileut Daz spol;r to tlc Of hin
III the highest terms, un, referring to hts letter
sald Ills nny criticism Of 1t was that lie thought
Minister Foster might tInyn said more OF tho al
yantagcs which The country Offered"