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Show was with Mexico. Were it not that the United States has habituallykBuQcred abuses at the hands of Mexico, an early declaration of war with that republic might bo looked for. The trouble with Mexico bag been fining on aver since the annexation of Texas, and may be expected until a different kind of oivilization exists on our southern frontier. It eeem to be in the nature of the Mexican character to be wrong, to create strile, and engage in acts of lawlessness. At least our border ettlera have so lound it for thirty yean, during which time they have V lived in almost perpetual fear, neither their Uvea nor property being aafe. Looking at (be question in the light of the present condition of a Hat rs in both countries there ia more danger of war now than ever before. The democrats have always had t hankering for another slice of Mexico, Mexi-co, and the annexation of the entire : territory of that unstable and (rouble soma republic baa been looked upon by them with much favor. It tuere ia a question upon which the south is "solid" it is upon tho conquest of Mexico. Larger lerriiory and more powre in the Bouth are what they want. The entire far west is almost a unit in favor of punishing Mexico for her outrages out-rages upon American citizens and their property; and all agree that our southern boundary is boated too far north. This feeling prevails west of the Missouri river, and all that is wanted is the authority, when the j geographical arrangement of the United States would be made to conform con-form to more enlarged ideas, and American inatitutioni spread over Mexico. But what makes war moi e probable at this time ia that the administration needs a hobby of some sort by which to popularise itself; it wants something some-thing to detract the attention of the people from too conspicuous failures in "policies," "reforms," etc. Nothing ia more readily at hand than this Mexican question. If taken advant age of it would prove a glorious windfall wind-fall to Mr. Hayes, who ia making such a failure as a peaca president. Were he to take a bold stand on the Mexican Mexi-can matter, and even on the pretext given, urge confcres to declare war, he would at once heroue himself and gathor around hia limn and declining banner an element that would throw it to the breeze, the lively and inspiring inspir-ing colors of the day. We know of but one section of the country the far east that would aerioiulv object to a bout with Mexico. The army would welcome it most joyously, as something to revive their emasculated and drooping organization, and give opportunity for more glory and honor than can ever be achieved in chasing Indians about the country. Everything looks as if there naiyht be war with our neighbor republic, and as we say, if it were not the habit almost the policy of this government to submit to insult mid abuse at the hands of Mexico, we might expect a declaration of hos tiliUea at any time. Should this be made it would be met with such a wolcoming burst of popular appime as would cause the fragile govern ment of Mexico to stand aghast, nnd tremble with amazement. It w ti.cl be no difficult matter to remov. . u, southern boundary from tin liu Grande to Central America. l'.i -task would coat krf of trouble and money than the subsequent one of making the Mexicans conform American civilization. However, tbie latter would not be so difficult O! accomplishmeut as some miht ex peot. it did not require a longtime to Americanize New Mexico, and lh-few lh-few native inhabitants of Arizona. Southern California and Toxad sum fell into American ideas and reulily adopted the institutions of the United 8tates. |