The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-27
Another Mexico.

the opening, or rather the arrival, OF
the first through train from the City
of Mexico at Ell Paso. OF course the
event took no one by surprise, because
the construction has been watched
with intense interest, and every foot
of progress made toward the capital
of Anahuac was carefully noted by
the people. The announcement, SIM
pie as it is, is yet one to set the mind
working anew upon the American
problem. The vast future opening up
before us, and unfolding with the ra-
pidity of the changes of the kaleido-
scope, are enhancing for their beauty
no less than for the vast utility at
tending them. The completion of the
Mexican National and the Mexican
Central to the city, the fair social, po-
litical and commercial metropolis of
that country, heralds but the early an
nexation of the Mexican to the North
American republic. The full realiza-
ton of the dream is but matter OF
time, and that time of the briefest-
far briefer, we doubt not. than most
men think. The nation is under a
debt of gratitude to General Grant for
the crystalization of this railroad idea
more than to any other Individual cit
izen of the United States. He early
placed himself in perfect accord with
the leading liberal influences in
Mexico, and the railroad idea was the
first one evolved from the asso-
citation. The next was annexa-
ton. This is one of the circumstances
of promise in the situation, that he as
well as the liberal Mexicans and every
railroad dollar in that country is
working with might and main to ac-
complish the vast international
scheme. With an already heavy and
commanding native influence there
with all the American and European
influences resident, and the new rail-
road spirit working in perfect accord
with the ruling sentiment on this side
of the Rio Grande. The wedding of
the two republics can not long be put
off. Indeed, it is already practically
accomplished needing only the for
mality of a public and official ceremo-
ny. The people of the two nations,
that is, the ruling and intelligent peo-
pie, are already thoroughly knitted to-
gether in bonds of the very closest and
most powerful kind.
Before such stupenduous possibility
as this suggestion opens up, the mind
of the patriot stands awe stricken, and
his heart swells with pride. Conf
dence is born that we have at last en-
tered upon career which must logi-
cally end in placing the entire western
continent under the protection of the
starry banner which beckons the
world to the glorious field we have
thrown open to all it's best energies and
loftiest purposes. Of course decades
and perhaps centuries will elapse ere
the entire dream is realized. But so
surely as that the first American rail-
road spike has been driven in Mexico.
just so surely will that country be ours,
by the fairest and most equitable title
byIwhich one nation acquires the terri
tory of another. full, free, generous and
unanimous consent, and upon a basis
of mutual and fairly distributed adj
vantages. And when this occurs, just
so surely will Central America and
the northern states of South America
irresistably join the accretion of free
states blended into one all unapproach-
able and all conquering republic
whose foundations In the immutable
principles of justice and liberation, are
deeply laid in the affections of an in
telligent, strong, moral and progress
sive people. The American nation
atty is flexible, and strong enough to
absorb all the Latinity on this con-
tinent, and instead of becoming emas-
and weak the national blood
will become richer and stronger for
the very infusion of the hot-tide from
old CASTLE and Catalonia.
Ours is not now. the Anglo-Saxon,
it is not Celtic, Gallo or Teutonic, it
is composite race, taking into its
omniferous NAV all races, kindreds
and blood and after digesting them
we turn out race which
is neither Spanish, Dutch nor Gallo
it is only and purely American. This
will be one of the liveliest blessings
we can confer on the Mexican people
after we have given them the COM
mon free schools and the fullest and
fees't religions and social federation |
Grand as will be the political and
moral lunge ahead it will be surpassed |
by the commercial advance of both |
nations, and the compact will thus
ack no single element either of per-
or success.