, 1879-01-06
MEXICO.

A Firm Communication from the State De-
paFtnncnt at Tashlnxton.
A large part Of thc diplomatic correspondence
accompanying the Presidents annual lncasagc,
aud which, Is now bclag pr!useu, Ia on the Sub
tect Of Mexican affars Tho following letter
addressed to Minister Foster gives tho present
posttion Of the United states toward Mexico:
1s7s.@s'a: TSs % Xdin.ststson ot fse:idsn. FIJI mi
ptaz came Into powcr on tho :iIth November, 1870
,s rseugnis,nn ~ 1he established 0oyesnsaens OF
Mexico Was delayed. u y0n afe aware, for the
rcason, amonR otherb, TINT tnn,a aaaot exssted
WHISTLER ts possssssa d. the soiiity aud tie dtspo.
y IT, o PHRfs, a g: s.u, seas aas
20 x.sa ths IT, st 9 now
anu tho preservation Of urdes, and wontd exert ita
nowe,s fot .hat on'poso !oG wefe . al.o Intormed
pasposo because ofits uon recognition BY ths tinted
~ daed d'a ae.sss oosmseS
the two uoystnncnts, thr i'tcs,tent. on thn 80
Of March. 1a78, instructed you to lnform As. Val-
srab,s 10 dofor tho resumption OF diplomatic rela
tlona and tue oc1al recognition Of the authorities
epusse. aud that tnuncofortd y6ar communications
would ue Official. and In the usuAl foFna with secog-
You weta alao Instructed to follow The net OF
recognition bf Inviting tho 8acreiaty Of State tor
Foreign Affairs TO enter with you upon c1nsld"
u1nstnn . VI UNIV Nv pc'n H n.,n,amat t{s. .m1
unon tho front'er. tho better projection OF Anlsrl.
~ ap~ y. sis netts." ~ cn,HIs,n. ,,s
M IT. I,.arnn1 =, 1h Iir,,.d ats. s1cs
shat stcFloA tho AdntntttratlOn Of PFrs'oe8I lHax
tAs lieen recognized and dcait with ~ lAe e4sab.
Iahrd taoyctnnient Ut Mexico. Nevertheless Tho
condition Of at1aire upon tue Rio Oraado frontier
ssIn ~ iii. ,a Ifn,tsd w ,ustan ~ ~
s,s .ae saa.s.. r"n.rs .,a,ays 1sn,1 ~ .%h ~
SsaS,hs s ,. 1,,s aH"'a. sna
po4tponeHsaMts a. Wy anstAl. Willie II tas uLh
lnfoed saes'l''es III onee's "ees "lF ae@'Ye oppo
4stiSo. ,,.,.., ..,
the uosetn,ssnt " ~ GhAaa eta.ss s aate meset
tnent Q! Mcxlcn approve" g. ues!teu 10 eneoae.e
shtae tas!anathA attatks 4st =. ths} soatsAeu 20
10 aaao taey sesm - sow 1hSt tna Mtxeah 10Y
iasf " picaaeM - season toF tnc inaFa - snesH
W. ssssa IT. UT saat onsY maxes ~
~ ae @ e 9 o 70,
L tlS uosc.nms.!t Of Mexico canats DO IT. tnat Of
ths United statss ;na1t, 10 fas ~ y az. ~.
ihe Mfsl Aaty o. = NosashMeat ~ y psesees Hss
~. gayetnmsat. , atc Instituted. snd go,etnMtn!s
neglcctlnx " aathR 70 psfsosm u oeepane worse
man useless. ahA 1"ts tHn tta*esa9lvht " tns
sKtsat of s power toward IT. cilxatIs On tho ooE.
lef. y u NOT tullctteasLt never Aae bes!'-a9ont
t!a nsthods os Hays ~ WHICH ihat pfvecttra snat1
" eecoanAana1, Nnatues ox totnlat tsTAtY st!tM
lstton Or " Informal conypntun: "hsi!,os " tha
action cs tad'ctAl s!lhAnsss os t1at at mllitarY
torcss.-pto.set.on IN tact to Amsrlsaa ''ys. ~
ssAtsa .te tenaetuas. Fos securing 4 they haxs e.
fEAt to ask sas eo.opstation q thslt ssssf hc.
pnel,e. ~ NJ thn aStaasstsss u Meksca-mt!tats
onty tu tako stens 10 e&cctissIy Sneek ths Fa!a
1f rnhtAh ths faldcrt, bat demas an4 o2lect to
steps !4sso " ths uaNea atatea' H4trnn.tinn %
1u3u<eA upou gsounda 1nots OF less plausible.
Amendments OF Ito treaty sh3 pronounced