Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-11

is of comparatively recent coinage-one OF
those words which arise with the exlgen-
cies of rare occasions las g crank" was born
with Guiteau's notoriety, dude" with oscar
Wildes etc., and was used first in New
Orleans, about thirty-ive years ago, as ap-
piled especially to those adventures who
were followers of Lopez in his expedition
to Cuba. Whether it is a corruption
of the English word freebooter or was
derived from the Spanish ftibote (mean-
fling a small, fast sailing-yessel,
said to have been SO named from the river
Wy, in Holland), is mooted question. In
either case, it signifies a sea rover-plrate,
buccaneer, corsair-or a lawless military
adventurer in quest of plumber; and,
therefore, it is perfectly applicable to men
who for any alleged purpose undertake an
armed expedition against a peaceful terri
tory, unauthorized by law or the exigen-
cies of war. The prime movers in this
proposed Rio Grande Confederation claim
that their enterprise is in strict harmony
with
THE VIEWS OF PRESIDENT MONROE,
Who, in his first message to Congress, EN-
phatically stated that foreign Intervention
(meaning Euvopean) in the affairs Of
American Republics, should never be toler-
| ated-which gave to the world that we'll
known policy called the Monroe doc
trine" They assert that the principles Of
that wise statesman-pure and simple, IN
fact as in theory-Were not only to Repu5-
licanize, but to Anglicize $50 far as Ian
guage is concerned) all the people to the
south of us.
In recent interview with the leader of
the proposed Socialistic Republic, he said
that when the time for action comes, if the
ITnifoH Stafoc tolyoc hand of oil in the
affair, they count upon that action as being
favorable to the cause, instead OF against 1t.
To quote his words verbatim: when the
Mexican Federal Government finds itself
confronted with the extensive revolution
that is certainly impending, and which it
will not be able to suppress, her heaviest
creditor, England (which is financially in
terested to the extent of S100,000,000 in
Mexican bonds, will step in to protect her
interests; and in order to protect them,
will no doubt assume to restore order by
force of arms and the establishment OF
some kind of foreign protectorate or Pro-
visional Government over Mexico. Then
the United States will be obliged to put in
active practice the long-maintained policy
of resisting foreign interference with the
affairs of any of the Republics on the
American continent.
SHE STOPPED MAMMALIAN
In his ambition to imperialize Mexico by
the establishment of an Empire. and she
will surely thwart any European effort to
straighten out the domestic affairs of Mex
leo, even if to do so she is Obliged to recog-
nize the new Republic"
In a word, he believes that when the
time for outside interference arrives, the
new Rio Grande Republic will have at
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United States will be glad to recognize its
belligerent rights, and that his Socialistic
Confederation will not be long in solving
the problem of its own destiny.
They also count upon the unqualified
support of the lower classes in Mexico
the serving masses known as peons-be-
cause the ayowed purpose of the Confedera-
ton is to elevate the condition of serfs
from one of ignorance and unrequited
servitude to that of property owning citi-
zens. One of the strongest planks in their
platform-next to the usual Socialistic no.
tons of equal division of property-is to
make education in the English language
free and compulsory, by means of thor
ough system of public school.
In this idea of permanent assistance from
the Mexican poems, as in few other I'M
warrantable conclusions, they have clearly
REcKoNED WITHOUT THE HOST"
First, because that class of Mexicans are
quite as content in their present condition
as it is possible for people of such volatile
and unstable natures to be; and secondly,
because they would soon rebel against the
new order of things, and proceed to kick
up general disturbance, just as they have
been pernetually doing from time imme-
mortal. To "revolute is a natural instinct
of the race, born in the blood and bred
in the bone" and it is safe to conclude that
if their own countrymen, who understand
them best, have never been able to keep
them long in check, strangers cannot hope
to do so.
The confederation purposes to make Chi
huahua City this capital, as it is the richest
and most important town of the section
they design to occupy, and is already in
direct communication with the outer world.
If successful, they will certainly begin with
fair railroad facilities, besides a fine sea-
port at Guaymas.
The question naturally arises What
does Mexico think of all this and what is
she going to do about it? 1t can hardly
be expected that she will tamely surrender
such a slice of her territory, or that mere
handful of fiGbustering adventures will be |
able to hold their ground against the Mex |
lean army when Montezuma's snake-eating |
eagle becomes fully aroused.
FANNIE B. WARD.