The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-30
THI.MgXIOAN SENSATION.

A sensation 10 going the ROUNDS OF the pa
pers that General Grants visit 10 Mexico is
not the peacesble and friendly one Of railroad
negot istion and arrangement as was claimed
by him aud bis friends. The qu'd nuncs
have it that he has gone there through an
und erstsndiug with General and ex'Presi-
dent Diaz to foment revolution and there
BY overthrow the present government and
eNAblish a protectorate government with
himself at lie head. These quid nuncs say
thM our government has on understanding
with him, and Is to render him any assistance
he may need; is to stand off and lot any
number of volunteers 60 from this country
10 his standard that may choose to do so,
asd that II Is expected that thousands from
the south, especially from Texas, will rally
to his standard. They gay that
bis son, Colonel Fred Grant, has
just resigned from the army to
join him and they give ss pretext for this
protectorate the nee ,ssity for law and order
in Mexico, and . remodeling of the tariff
system under which, Is II now exists, every
state 10 that republic levies duty on i'm
ports in addition 10 that levied BY the republic
ITSELF that commerce between that country
and: ours may be engendered and fostered,
the railroad system projected by citizens OF
the United States in that country developed.
and the rich mines now comparatively idle
In which many American capitalists have
bought interests, opened up. This all looks
pretty and inviting on paper, but il lacks
bottom. There would be nothing in the
sensation worthy Of notice If II was not
that so many people are repeating II. and
among them, men Of standing, influence, po-
sition and intelligence throughout the coun-
try, who are treating j! seriously. We
don't believe word Of It, although 1t is
probable that such an ide, obtains in Mex
leo, for General Grants reception there has
not been ~ rosy as he had reason to
believe II would be.
From reports from that country we are
Inclined to think that the generals presence
and bis intimacy with ex-President Disz is
not doing that gentleman any good, but that
on the contrary II Is weakening his strength
with bis people and losing him. his popularity.
The Mexlcsns are suspicious and jealous
people. They are devoted to their country and
punctilious on the point OF its retaining its
own autonomy. They have no love for the
Americans. They have not forgotten that
American prowess won from them their
fairest province, Texas, and afterwards that
the Americans overcsms them in war on
their own soil, wrestling from them California,
New Mexico, Arizona and other territory,
and that they actually planted their victor
Gus banners over the walls ard ci'a1els
of their capital city. They are proud
people and this humiliation still
rankles in their bosoms and
there arc multiplied thousands of them
anxious for pretext to measure swords with
the United States again. believing ttatt ey
can retrieve their lost prestige and wipe out
the memories of Palo Alto, Buena Vista,
Cherubusco, Cerro Gordo, Molino del Roy
and other lost fields in their own sunny land
They shot Macmillan for daring to attempt
the subjugation of their country and they
cannot brook even the thought Of any for
eign power in anywise interfering with their
We will not be surprised If these
sensational reports to which we allude do not
cause some complications and difficulties in
the prosecution Of the American railway
schemes in Mexico, If nothing more. 1t is
not impossible that these wild stories we're
started for the purpose Of iniuring the enter,
prise or enterprises with which General
Grant Is connected. If this be
so, 1t is shameful that any American will
lend himself to 10 despicable and base pur-
pose. 1t is pitiful that people cannot have
more pride in enterprises that are backed up
by the energy and capital of American cili-
liens, that must, If carried to completion, re.
dound so materially to the commercial pres.
p 'rity and greatness of our country. We
believe that General Grant is sincere In bis
iaten,ions toward Mexico, and certainly with
his great knowledge of the country and with
his standing at home and abroad no gentle.
man can do moro in aid of the projects OF
development in that country by railroad
building But We shall sec what We shall
200. Too muck money has been invested in
that country for it to be jeopardized now,
and IT the worst comes to tho worst, wi y
Mexico may hear the American eagle scream
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