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Show OUS RELATIONS WITH MEXICO. Mexican affairs were the subject ol a cabinet meeting at Washington on Friday. The letter from the Diaz government crediting Sefior Mala as the Mexican representative to the United States, was read and referred to the state department, Secretary Evarti holding that Mexico ia not now in diplomatic relations with the United States. Although the secretary secre-tary of Btate is not apprehensive of a collision between the forces of this government and those of Mexico on account of the strengthening of the Mexican troopa on the 'Rio Grande and the instructions given to the general in command, he believes that Mexico would promptly resist any invasion of her territory by United Statea troopa. The order to General Ord to crosa the border if necessary and pursue and punish marauders iuto the Btate of Texas on Mexican territory has not been countermanded or modified. Aa Boon aa a settled government shall bo established in Mexico Secretary Evarta will demand satisfaction for the recent invasion of our territory by Mexican soldiera, which is regarded as a very BoriouB matter, justifying tho maintenance ol a very firm attitude. The division ot the Mexican general, Trevino, on the Rio Grando now numbers 3,000 men, who are closer together thau the United States troops. It would take from seven to eight days to bring forward for-ward additional troop3, who would have to come from Vera Cruz to Mata-moras Mata-moras and thence ascend the river. They could not be well brought over-! land to the border. The tone of the serai-official dispatches from Washington Wash-ington indicates very critical relations betwoen this country and Mexico. |