Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-17

ESPECIAL rKLEGRAM TO THE DrsPArcH.l
CITY OF MEXICO, August 16.-The recep-
tion given in honor of Hon. John G. Carlisle
by the Joint Permanent Committee of Con-
gress at the Chamber Of Deputies last night
has again demonstrated the friendly feel
ings of Mexico for the q nited States. At 8
o'clock Mr.. Carlisle was met by the commit
tee and was escorted through the brilliantly
illuminated chamber to President Disz.
Mr.. Carlisle spoke for half an hour.
Among other things he said: Gas citizen
of the United States, speaking what I be-
ieve to be the sentiment of my countrymen
in all parts of the U nion, sincerely hope
that Mexico may continue to prosper and
grow until the highest aspirations of her
most patriotic citizens are fully realized.
structing your progress. On the contrary,
our own prosperity
WILL BE GREATLY PROMOTED
by the rapid and continuous growth and
development of your country, and we will
rejoice with you in the success of every en-
terprise that increases your wealth or
power.
"If there are any among you who think
that the United States desires to deprive
you of any part of your territory, by pur-
chase or otherwise, they are entirely mis-
taken. While there may be individuals
here and there who for private reasons wish to
see the Jurisdiction of the United States ex-
tended over some parts of your territory,
there is no public sentiment to sustain
them, and no disposition whatever on the
part of the Government to encourage their
projects. We do not want your territory,
but we Go want your trade and your friend
ship. We want to see the
CLOSEST COMMERCIAL RELATIONS
established and maintained between these
two great North American republics, so
that by an easy interchange of products
they may increase the comforts of their
people and contribute to the prosperity of
each other.
tits commerce mainly that unites the
republics of the different nations and keeps
the peace of the world, and these two re-
publics, separated in part by a small stream
and in part only by an invisible line, can
not afford to maintain artificial barriers and
prevent their citizens from enjoying that
trade and intercourse with each other which
are essential to the preservation of friendly
relations.
''If our neighbor sells us at a fair price
what we want to purchase. and buys from
us at fair price what we want to SELL it is
not probable that we will quarrel with him
upon trivial grounds. But whatever our
commercial relations may be in the future,
it is to be earnestly hoped that the friendly
feelings now happily existing between the
people of the Two countries may alwayscon-
tinue."
A COMPLIMENTARY REPLY.
Mr.. Seroyo Deana, President of the joint
permanent committee Of Congress, replied
in Spanish. He complimented the
United States highly, and said to MIR.
Carlisle: 'The permanent committee,
in the recess of the legislative chamber of
this Republic. congratulates itself upon re-
ceiving YOU, upon hearing from the lips of
a statesman so prominent in the grand
fatherland of Washington the favorable
opinions that do justice to Mexico. May
our relations of friendship and commerce
continue to be close and cordial, and may
your stay in this land be as pleasant to