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Show A H0VEMENT0N NORTHERN MEXICO. Tho Now York Sun revivcu in its Washington eurroipoudonce the atory auo.it last winter ol an armed expedi-1 lion to seize Sonora, a northern state of Mexico, and annex it to the United States. It il reported that President Lerdo is to bo at the head of, the en- J terpriie, and loud it his legitimate' title. Etlbrts are now making to. sound the attitude of the government towards such a movement. Last February tho outlines of a campaign in Sonora and Chihuaha, with 5,000 men to be organized aa "two , brigades on Mexican soil, were drawn up in Washington, and tbero wore rumors of a similar movement in San Fran Cisco. It would net bo very difficult at this time to raieo 5,000 men on the Pacific co:ist alone to undertake such an enterprise, if the Washington government gov-ernment could bo induced to ignoro . the movement, which it is not likoly that it would do were any of tho military mili-tary preparations to be made in our territory. The rich mines and fine agricultural lands of Northern Mexico Mex-ico are eagerly coveted by Americans who have visitor .ht regiou, and wo understand that large tracts of land in Sonora are now held under Mexican I grants by citizoui of the United States. |