Year: 1868

Five Minutes Conversation with SenOr Don


Romero.


The amiable and patriotic epresentative-EnvOy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenlpotentary-frO
the republic Of Mexico to the government at Wash
ington, Senior Don Matias Romero is in this city,
stopping at the Fifth Avenue HOTEL but it is probable
he will leave to-day for the national capital where
it is his intention to present to the President his
letters Of recall and thus retire from position which
he filed with credit to himself and government dur
ing the most critical period Of the history Of Mexico
since the conquest.


The Se1or during an interview which lasted five
minutes yesterday afternoon, informed US that next
to Mexico there was no country he so much ad-
mired as the United States. He had resided here
many years and claimed to have some knowledge Of
the people, and the more familiar he became with
their ldiosyncrasies, which TO stranger were pc
seemed to him. II he should ever be driven into
exile by the misfortunes Of his own land, to whose
future he proposed devoting whatever ability he pos
sessed he would choose the United States for his
home.


he had returned to the States to perfect or close
private matters, and then on formally ending his
diplomatic career return to Mexico, where he
thought In the present condition Of affairs he might


Mexico, he remarked, was gradually growing out Of
her ner troubles: Her people were more law abiding
military and political cheftains OF to-day bet
ter educated than their predecessors they were not
30 hoty disposed to raze society to its foundations
to crafty personal or political anmosites, by the
strong hand hold governmental power.


With regard to the revenues he limited that suffl-
cient was collected to meet without resOrting
to arbitrary measures, the current expenses
OF the government, which were moderate.
With peace among the people and economy and
consolidation in the executive and legislative depart
ments OF the government fully demonstrated, he was
persuaded that the capitalists OF the North and Of
Europe would be inclined to invest In enterprises
which would develop the grand resources, mineral
agricultural and commercial, Of Mexico; and these
In time would not only repay them fully for the
OF their money, but add immensely to the aggregate
wealth OF the world. Mexico possessed much wealth
In her mines and her lands, in her harbors and on
her sea coasts and as her climate OF that char
acter which permitted the cultivation OF the vege-
table products Of the temperate equally with the
tOrrid zone, he saw no reason why the country the
laws enforced and respected should not be fully de-
veoped.


SenOr Romero is a man of exceedingly prepossess-
ing manners. He s short in STATURE but possessed
OF q magnificent head His eyes have q CLEAN in
them which bespeaks dauntless courage and un-
swerving purpose. He is evidently man Of patriotic
impulses and OF that sngleness Of purpose which
makes him ambitious to serve in any capacity, from
the highest to the lowest, that may be found most
consonant with the best interests OF his country.


During the Interview the Minister spoke with the
utmost frankness OF his own position and the nen-
tiOns OF the JuareZ government. He answered un-
hestatingly every question propOunded, OF which
the above iS the substance.