New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-25
MEXICO.

ruE UNITED STATES MD MD Relations Relations
ts.1-iSss. \ History Ua r" from the
pntveen the Two countries he close
ne,MHndcnce Of Mexico 20 tnec ,.tes
the War with tho me- With
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:. ,.,ou, OF present interest IN 49, r,
,han Mr. Rives's copious anu va
a,ona,ns work. It is true thS' - Gov
,hs history Of Mexico oniy aS To-
80. 49, ,reatv Of Guadalupe hiua'e 80
wherefore. some might sup .,air.
,rrasine. it has little 10 90 VII" GO 90
=. ,1o nresent day. But We mus, -.
- that the roots OF to-u"' =
Which the dispatches give 10
"na, = the mouth" may eN'enu "'''','
,.oars hack. Some OF the vi ~,
ancos and incidents of our io' nv
n',,h Mexico find striking ana
,orues in the present crisis N''''o ., -,
a-,rin If our relations with 'ha' 90
.'.,' r,ust he sought much more tho"
century ago. .or+roversy
Ina measure. indeed, our contro. o'5'
,,a,,co Of seventy years oaoN'
Win it's important bearing upo" '' -,
cement relations. was a ies"0
-, Colonial times, when hei'"''
80 nor Spsin assumed TO dehhe inc
boundaries Of Louisiana Ne'''.
sgsin that territory vas ''ai'e,e',
81. with the boundaries hitile''o
-,.,,r" and in such fashion II Nd'
o-au,. ,r,rsferrcd TO the United o'a'ea'
MIR Rives shows clearly now Il, VIC
yrest purchase. we acquireu
,ar,, dispute. largcly-if the plecnas,"
r,,issible-because Of France >
It'll durlicitv. and also because VI
tho ineptitude Of Monroes olplo''aN'
There vas an opportunity TO settle ''''
s,sou,a a. the time Of the tlorioa pu'
1naso through a confirmation oil our
title to Texas, anu '"'" "
heer done had John Quincy Au','.''
bcen permitted TO have his way W
p,,,os makes the most creditablc snow
49,. nossibls Of that episode of jealous
intrigue and short-sighted foly anu
suggests a tribute TO at least one W.
donce Of fine craftsmanship on Nun
SO mart when. apparently in advance
~ bis colleagues, he discerned anu
prophcsied the imminence OF inc
tioral controversy over slavery
For some years before and AFTER '"7
,ch,evement of Mexican independence
Texas Vas SO neglected as to oe a'f'ioS'
. deserted and uninhabited wilderness
Then. By a strange turn OF rate Co"-
r.c,tcu, man led the way in American
,eIo,iza,ion Of II, and soon II was
growing and prospecting. while the rest
Of Mexico suffered political dlscoru al"
industrial prostration. Not ui''la'"-
rally the American influx alarmed 'ne
Mexican government, and it sfoVe III
two vavs to stop il. one, rational
and commendable way, was throue'
the announcement Of Mexican settle
ment Of Texas: which proved VAIN
boucvcr. because Of racial inaptitude
60 colonization. The other was
through prohibition Of further Ainerl-
can immigration, and. indeed prohiol-
lion Of imports OF supplies from the
tinted states. which had the usual re-
suit Of repressive measures In proNoh-
t-. cvasions and violations il not open
defiance % the laws.
From these circumstances ana IRON
Nexico's inability 10 MAINTAIN staDi'
and efficient government arose th'
movement for Texan independence. 50
Mr.. Rivcs thinks, discrediting th'
theory that the American settler!
flocked into Texas with the advance IN
tention Of severing that territory iron
Mexico and adding il TO the slave state'
Of the United States. Even If we d'
not altogether accept that view, VI
must admit that the Mexican govern
ment al that time was bad enough Il
disgust settlers who had been accus
toned 10 the orderliness Of this countr.
and 10 incline them toward secession
Neither was IL strange that after tn
atrocities OF Goliad and the Alamo in
tense interest IN the Texan struggl
arose all over the United states, from
Maine 10 Louisiana, and that. as Web
stcr declared, the sympathies Of a.
classes were excited in favor OF a wa
founded in the desire and sanctione
10y the name Of liberty" II is easy I
understand how settlers from Massa
chusetts nocked in 20 swell the mum
bcrs and the power Of Texans strug
Cling for independence, while thos