The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-30
TEE STATE OF WAR IN TEXAS.
The Misdeeds Of Mexican Marauders- Of
Cattle and Impoverishment Of the Stock
Raisers-Armed Bands Making War
on the Americans Between the
Nueces and the Rio Grande.

From the Corpus Christi (TeXas) Advertiser.1
From The 10th OF February, 1872. TO the Goth OF
said month four large droves OF stolen beeves were
crossed into Mexico, between the Flordo ana santa
Maria ranches.
The former is about twenty seven miles above
Brownsville and The latter about thirty miles, and
both are on the Rio Glande.
II has been ascertained from trustworthy sources
that these four droves contained at least
two thousand animals. The general estimate
is higher. Each beef Is worth $40; conse-
quently, the loss accruing to Texas stock
raisers by the operations OF Mexican invaders at
single crossing, for the space OF fifteen days, foots
up $4,000, exclusive Of stolen horses ana other
property. The operators are armed men,
raised, organized and fitted out IN
Mexico. One band, In charge of the above.men-
toned droves, numbered thirty men. Why do they
do it, Because they are making war upon the
Americans living between the Nueces ana the Rio
Grande They say this section OF country belongs
them that the Nueces River Is the northern boundary
Of the state OF Tamanpas. Tnev Ignore the treaty OF
consult their passions OF hate and revenge, and
they despon US remorselessy and with savage
out Of the COUNTRY and they bid 'i fair TO
attain complete success. They are impoverlshing
tho %eyes % or 0r %
vaders. They avow them openly ana back what,
they say BY the iron hand OF poverty violence
on the 29lh OF February eighty Mexican soldiers
made their appearance at the Florda rancho. Tney
the Rio Grande to the road leading from Fort Brown
to Ringgold barracks. and placed picke,s on the
10 pass. Among the detained were MIR. Thomas q.
Sheldon and MIR. Thomas Handy. inspectors of GUS
and osr an
were 10 DURANGO for less time than TWO hours.
Tabos Garcia, OF COrtInas command.
The reason Tor these demonstrations became evl.
dent very soon by the appearance Of a drove Of
eight hundred or one Thousand stolen cattle. When
nearly all OF these had been crossed to the Mexican
side the sKirmshers closed In their rear and moved
shot, the hides taken OIL and the meat left IN the mud
The price OF fine pair OF beeves-necKed to-
esc e peops On ann and @
ranches on the other bank are reported to have
awaited themselves OF this opportunity to buy cheap
beef from the EARNED merchants OF MeXlcO.n
On or about the 9th day OF March, 1872, Dionisjo
Cardenas, First Alcalde, or Mayor. OF the city Of
at SO per head. The remainder are supposed TO
have been driven into the Camp Of General Cortna.
or 9sef oee1 as the buyer OF
nectiOn with the depredatory war upon the people
ofTexas has been published lime and again. 1t made
him extremely popular with his countrymen. lie was
nominated for office upon the Cortina or Juarez
ticket, and was trlumpnantly elected by an admir-.
ing aud sympathizing constituency. He represents
them with fidelity. This requires no comment; Il
speaks for ITSELF People abroad cannot understand
robbed by these Mexican vandas, The county, o ar
between the lower Rio Grande and Gap.
tain Kings ranch is thinly settled Nine.
tenths Of the Inhabitants are MeXicans.
The truth Is, the Mexicans are IN possession OF
the country outside the towns, and are largely IN
the ascendant inside OF them. They do quite as
they please. Armed bands cross to this SIDE
they roam at will, Kill whom they wish, rob
whom theJ please, and leave when they feel like
Of them until after they have crossed the Rio
Grande win their plumber The rancheros say
they are afraid 10 give information concerning them
because they have been threatened With death
should they do 30.
A small party OF citizens could not oppose thirty
FORTY or flfty men, armed with repeating rines ana
pist0ls-reslstance would be useless sacrifice OF
life. conviction has forced itself upon the minds
Of many Americans large majority OF
Mexicans living In the af0re- mentioned district
are reiugees-translent settlers. They are Mext-
cans still In every sense OF the word. They sympa
thlze with the marauders. should an armed band
or Americans attempt to do what the Mexican
bands are doing daily they would be harassed day
and night The fate OF the misguided Amer
leans who visited ranches on this side in 1865
and seized arms ammunition, horses &C., to At
them out, is well known. They were chased by in
luriated rancherOs. All OF them are supposed to
have been killed or captured, and many OF them
were sent 10 Huntsville to expiate their wrongs,
and that was done by American courts.
Our Fellow citlzens can see why we are unable TO
help ourselves. Protection IL asked from our gov.
eminent. II not given we snail coil upon the peo-
pie OF Texas to help US, and we shall strike Tor re-
dress and revenge.