New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-13
THE ANNEXATION OF MEXICO.
CORRESPONDENCE SHOWING THE ATTI-
TUDE OF THE TWO GOVERNMENTS.
THE SENTIMENT OF MEXICO STRONGLY OPPOSED
TO ANY SUCH sCHEME-sECRETARY
THE SENTIMEN
BLAINE'S VIEWS.


Washington. March Ex-senator Sherman today, IN
asking the senate 10 discharge the committee on
Foreign Relations from further consideration Of and
to lay on the table. q memorial Of the XVIII Legs
,ative Assembly of tho Terr,orv of Ar7ona pravinc
1 p,do, ,s coaa-- =, 49,, aca,i,,ion
the fresuch' anu congress 10 enter INTO hesou'Ion
w., ,,~'a 49, ., ...,.~ y, -, or. doon
"e ., . ~, ,'1, - 1',,.a,, n,oh ,-ouia
afford an outlet for the products of the Territory laid
befors thu So,ata eome Interesting dinomatic doc,-
ments Senator Sherman. as chairman of the commit
tee, referred the memorial to Secretary Blaine WHO
,,,,is
iopicu'
l can discern no hopeful prospect OF any ncgotla.
present time. toward the limited object In view
hold unhestatingly that the United states IS pre-,
approaching Mexico with view TO acqa aax 1t
part OF aa coHa fase the mani
festations OF National sentiment tiat Wouu ny
attend any Indication OF DISPOSITION 10 nch w tIo
holds from the Government tie power 10 Oeuc II ,h
soil Moreover tho petition falls 10 ser iort d '.,o
proposition In sufficient detail lie northern anu oas'
en shore of the Gulf OF California docs lot appear ~
ofer dccp-watcr port unt liecrta va b C"ior,dn
reached, some Zoo hles from tie ucl." VI Wy w, ont
ana the country between lhat coae' at a,o III
southern hnt OF Arizona Is DIohcn aru aIP''' "
The following is a translation of tho memorandum
which Senior Marisoal the Mexican Minister FOR
Foreign Affairs, under date OF May ~ lee'' Sun. 90
Senior Romero, the Mexican Minister 10 the OHlci
before Secretary Blaine as stated III the secretary
letter to senator sherman:
This department approvcd the article which, in
,on,,ii. 'r P Win riinVtTrtions Won wrote and
aftcrwarri published in e The North American Re
view entitled :" The Annexation OF Mexco' because
IL is convinced that the total partial acquisition OF
Ncxicar territnr whether Iv force or by means OF
Intrirucs does not enter into the combinations OF
American statesmen to whatever political party they
may belong As 10 the gentlemen who at present
form the United states Government and direct It's
foreign policy we are sufficiently acquainted VAIN
saip
and fairness on this point We have therefore, CON
Ilee confidence that any absurd plans OF hlibu' etl,
which are fortunately looked upon by 1lc i
lned majority of the American people "a. ulHIcp"a"''
will not ho approved by them. We DO not anNh
much importance TO the revelations, aitcr"hn con
;radlcfed which have lately appeared in the Ancfl-
can ncwsnanrrs concerning ordinations whose aim
l. 10 procure the annexation of some paIt 81
Mexico and especially OF Lower Calf lrnia.
boasts Of idle and evil disposed people who dream OF
,v ~ conquest or of revolutionary movements plotted
ON our border with view of the anne Of part
Of our country, II is not so with other NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
vi RI Il, uo,e hh ~ coinmcrcc of los Angeles
Cal and presented 10 the House of Representatives at
Washington. authorizing the Executive To heeo'"',
with Mexico ioi the pur'hhsc vi i-o"N N.' - Pam
refer, also. to the opinion when thc "vNviho V,
ornia expressed ABOUT inc great 'ohN'nici!'v W 49,,
an acquisition ana ABOVE an me pn'nase . " H, ,.,
of sonora ana snaioa we urepN l'ih''l. . ,, ~,
were persons IN '"ii"lnl" i.l S i a .,,,h e.
mc'> ie-IccVns ~ VIZ i a., i. ,,,.lc u,t.r,nc.-
inuu'e 'Nri ri ". ,h T.c tIich HEX might after
Wlthput lhhhit % Inv WV VIM. fi,,.r,,,
ward produce III the Ici''i"hs WIZ" ''o "'e""''e
hali"h -. -, ,,..,., ,.,,.-,,u.,t A.,
lou are a"a.T 'nS' ''o w ,I', i,iirr a. tbn
alienation OF me Natlphai t'f,I"iE ~; ',''o,f" I
guiscd uhGcr lhc nam, % q l''.liH No. ,,,9..,,
nothing more IMAM I'l''' 'h, "il"'" VI ' . Ill
people who are entirely unanimous o" nls POM ",