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Show W4E WITH MPIICO. The administralion bas lately bad under seriou.i consideration and dia-cuasion dia-cuasion tbe Mexican depredations on the Rio Grande, with tho view of fiippreBeiug the raids of thioveaand' robbers from the neighbor republic Tbe last of tbese incursions resulted in loss of life to several American ciiiz-na, and the carrying ofl RDd destruction of couaidt-r.blp property The consi q-icn-e ih believed to be: the determination "f tiiis government to pursue a inure vigorous policy in: dealing with Mexico. It is also said' the attention of tbe Diaz administration administra-tion will be calied to the lawless con dition of adairs on tne border, aud an earnest n quest again be made for its cit'peration in preserving the peace. If it fiilu io its duty, then the United States goveiment will, cake upon itself the entire responsi biiity ol applying a radical cure to tbe evil. The whole subject will be treated in tbe future in a manner very different from the way in which it has oeen handled in the past. This will bo done even at the risk of hurting somebody. Full consideration will Le given to tbe fact that the class of Mexicans and Indians who carry on the business of raiding the Amerxan soil have always ucted independently of the 'Mexican government. For many years they have successfully defied tbe Mexican authority, and are aa troublesome to that country as our Indians are to this. In every phase of the whole matter, however, the first prominence will always be given to tbe (act that to have p; ace on the Rio Grande border demands that this government shall adopt a new aud vigorous policy in protecting the lives and properly of iia c.tizeus from a foreign invader. Wnen some ot our troops recently invaded Mexican territory, they were met by troops of that renegade gov- j eminent; but Diaz' sol li era wisely contented themselves with a modest protest against the iovasion. General Mackenzie firmly told them to gel out of his way or be would be under tne necessity of firing upon them. This had tbe eQect, of overawing the greasers, who kept in the Bhade. It has since been asserted that Mexican troops would retaliate by raiding in United dutea territory. No one can believe they would dare to attempt each a thing, which would simply be equivalent to a proclamation of war and the commencement ot hostilities. However, an early war with Mexico Mexi-co is hy no means improbable, though it could amount to little more than a skirmish. Home tool-hardy officer on the other aide ia liable to bring aKxit a collision by attacking an American detachment in pursuit ot renegades and thieves, when tbe ball will open, and tbe work begin. No good citizen desires to see his country at war, but, on the other hand, no good citizen will shrink from a conflict that will rosult in the establishment es-tablishment of peace on tbe border, and tbe punishment of the outlaws who have so long been a terror to our people along tbe Rio Grande. If war come it will come by tbe act of thoee who have for thirty years shown tbe greatest disregard of the law, both of this country and their own. It will come by tbe act of those whose lawlessness law-lessness and batbarisui it is neces aary that civilization should suppress by some meaus adequate to the end. And when it does come it will be, on our part, a war of territorial conquest, as well as a war of punishment to out laws. The boundary line between the United 6 1 a tea and Mexiuo that now mars toe maps of the continent will be wiped out, or at leat set much nearer tbe equator, and Mexican territory be transformed into thriving American states. Eventually Ameri can dominion must supersede Mexican Mexi-can dominion, and rather than the murders, robberies and anuoyanues on the border should continue, we would have tbe declaration put forth and the war begin at once. Within a year alter tbe Gret shot a find, a large portion if not tbe whole of old Mexico will be American territory and enjoying tbe same pece that New Mexico bas enjoyed since it fell into the possession of tbe United 9 ates; and thereafter we shall bear no more of Mexican outlaws croesiug tbe border, murdering American citizens and plundering their property. |