Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-08-28
NOT THIS TINE.
The Opportunity to Pay Mexico What
She Deserves is Last.

A Washington dispatch to the Post Dis
patch under date OF Aug. Ii says: The sit
uation in the Mexican troubles was yester
day materially changed, which means
settlement in some form with a basis for
diplomatic action in the future. The Cabi-
net had longer session than usual. There
WAS little il anything considered other than
the pending controversy over the impri4On
ment of Cutting. The question was thorough
ly and conservativeiy considered and dis
cussed from every conceivable point. The
most important question, however, was the
proposition received Wednesday evening
late through the mails, from Minister lack
son, at the City OF Mexico conveying to the
State Department a plan for the adjust
ment of the affair as proposed by the Mexi-
can Government. In brief il is this: The
Mexican Government has all the time claim
ed that it had done nothing in the premises
which was not warranted and in harmony
with the spirit of the law and expressed
statutes OF the Republic. That there may
be nothing left undone to ascertain the law
OF the case and that the respective govern
ments may not proceed further without
having the laws of the two nations bearing
upon the case fully and satisfactorily weigh
ed and considered, the Mexican Government
Gas made to this country, through Minister
Jackson, the proposition that if the State
Department will send to the City OF Mexico
an able lawyer as a special envoy of this
Government to confer with Attorney-Gen-
eral OF the Mexican Republic as to the pro-
per Interpretation OF the law under which
Cutting is held, they believe an amicable So
luton to the problem can be arrived at.
In the official communication OF Minister
Jackson particular stress is laid upon the
belief that the State Department has not
properly constructed and read the law, at
the same time expressed the belief that
when this Government has by one OF its
most able and distinguished lawyers made
n thorough investigation OF the law and eX-
listing statutes, it will by willing to concede
to the Mexican Government the right to
hold Cutting for the offense with which he is
| charged. After two hours discussion of
| this snbject by the Cabinet, it was uuani-
mously agreed that the proposition from
| the Mexican Government be accepted and
a representative sent to the city OF Mexico
| as soon as possible. This Government is to
be bound by the report that the representa-
| tive may make. 1t is asked that this pre-
| caution first be taken before progressing
| further in the matter and upon this report
| there can be established additional founda-
| tion for further diplomatic procedure. Pend
| ing this agreement, neither government will
| TAX any action, though each will he held
| responsible for the conduct of its citizens
upon the border, wnere excitement is run
| ming high. 1t is not improbable that both
| governments will mass troops upon the bor-
| der for the purpose OF preserving oruer dur
| ing the period employed in tn ; consultation.
| Hon. Arthur Sedgwick OF New York City
will be made Special Envoy to Mexico. Mr..
| Sedgwick was agreed upon this morning by
| ths President and Secretary Bayard. Sedg-
wick is one OF the best known international
law attorneys in the United States, and
considerable OF a diplomatic. He will be re-
membered as the attorney for the Interna-
| Copyright League. He will start for the
| City of Mexico Sunday.