The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-10

ton 70 resist the position taken BY
Mexico, and be expresses full conf
dence as to the popular approval OF
his course. "My countrymen," he
said, with evident ceiling, twill not be
deceived by partisan misrepresspta-
tons They will recogniz the gravity
OF the question involved and will
never consent that one OF their fellow
citizsns shall be tried by a foreign
power for an offente committed in this
country. Suppose Cutting had stabbed
his Mexican rival on Texas soil in
stead OF merely attacking his repnta
ton, does anyone pretend that Next
co could have tried him Tor murder?
Certainly not"
The case, Mr.. Bayard thinks, is too
clear for equivocation, and he has no
idea of reireaiing from the position
taken by the Department weeks ago,
when it demanded Cuttings release.
The Secretary will not anticipate the
action OF Mexico, but he evidently
looks for full repMation from that
country. That the local court shou d
have convicted Cutting does not neces.
EARLY imply that the Mexican govern
ment will refuse 10 set him at liberty
and 60 to war. Speaking Of this feat
ure OF the affair Secretary Bayard said
both governments are pledged by the
treaty OF l84S to exhaust every posei'
BILE means OF effecting a peaceful set
Element of all political questions.
Should Mexico perss. in her present
at ude, the gu 9 ion would then arss
as to what action should be taken by
this country to enforce acquiescence
in it's demands.
The rupture OF the diplomatic ne
goiiations would naturally I'll ow, bnt
in this connection IL may be stated
that the rumored resignation of Min
lister jackson has no significance. Sec
rotary Bayard says he has Iece we'd no
intimation OF Mr.. Jackson's reaigna-
ton, although it is quite possible he
msy wish to come home. The other
quesl ion has added fuel to the flames
on tho Mexican border-the judicial
murder OF q Mexican nsturalized TO
this country, who had been illegally
extradited by the Texan authorities
10 in process OF settlement, and it is
thought here that the murderer will
be hung by the Mexican Government.
In this case the whole respons bility
rests with the Texan authorities, who
have been 80 belligerent over the
Cutting episode. A systematic at
Jempt, IL " claimed, is heirg made 20
confuse the public mind rs to the po'
sition taken by the S at9 Department
only by belittling the importance OF
the Cutting affair, and making 1t APP
pesr that a question OF vital impor-
lance affecting the honor and dignity
OF the country is really only an at
tempt to protect ditreputable
individual who richly merits
punishment, but als) conf uuding it
with the fisheries dispute aud depict
ing the S ate DEPARTMENT ss bullying
in the one case and trucking in the
other. AS mater Of fact the State
Department occupied today more ad-
vauced ground in this matter than
that taken by Webster, Abbot, Law.
renee and Edward Everett, all Of Mas
sachueetts, over thirty years ag', in
bringing about the treaty of 1854
Under that treaty the Canadians and
New Englanders enjoyed reciprocity
In fishing. But the New Englanders,
becoming tired OF Canadian COMPETE
ton, shut the Canadians out of their
markets and then thought it very odd
that the Canad ans would not psrmit
them to fish within the three mile
limit The Sta'e Department is Low
endeavorirg to obtain the privileges
a9ked for by the New EnRlanders, and
Secretary BsyNd thinks a fair con.
st'uction of The treaty Il 1918 will
& ve then thu right to purchase bait,
one OF The chief lints in cont oversy,
Notwithstanding the obs acles thro wn
in the way by Cong,e;s, The depart
ment ia working vigorously to secure
this concession, and with fair p' o.
pect Of success, although the British
Fore On OF e is greatly hampered by
the right Of Canada t. impose such
n striction upon American fishermen
rs ahe may see fiji,
In both the fisheries and Mexican
affairs the State DeTa tmeat has
acted with great promptness and
Wig r, pnd Mr. Blyad makes TO Cuu-
ceameut of bis determ nation to in
stat upon foil satisfaction in tae
Cutting affair, not so much for Gut
ting'a sake as because Ii invo yea the
question whether American citizens
in Mexico are t, be- protected ia their
rights Ii Mexico gives way in this
| inst, nc, and there eau he no doubt
tha' the state Department intend, to
emf its demands in the improbable
cont ugency Of NJ xico's refusal, the
pos tiou Of Ameriraus in Mexico viii
Ia future ba lr more cure than IL
has b On iDr years, and the persecu'
TONS and annoyances TO which Amer.
cius have been subject d in that
c,un'ry will be sensibly modiiiAd
whe1 toe Mexicans fluid nat we have
Il Secretary of Site with backbone
enough to insist upon the fullest pro-
tee ion of his counttymen