The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-08
What Texas Demands.

The following article Is leading editorial in the
San Antonio Herald, or March 80. IL recapitulates
the grievances OF the people OF Texas and while 1t
does not wish the annexation OF Mexico, 1t de-
mands proectorate and insists upon frontier pro-
tection:--
From our immediate proximity TO the northern
provinces OF Mexico we are directly and Intimately
affected by her status or condition, whether that De
peaceabie or in turmoil. There has been for the
ast ee of n has mos
and seriously and lnJuriously affected our CONNER
cal and other relations with her. Texas has borne
the evils thus inflicted with forbearance and pa
tence that have not been either properly or COR
rectly appreciated by her own central government
government mas turned deaf ear TO ner
earnest and repeated and unfortunate solicitations
for protection not only from the depredations that
have been Increasingly committed oy the Mexican
people and by Klckapoo, Seminole and Lpan In
dians on the same frontier, and all radng from the
asked also to be protected In all the diversity OF
commercial relations from the direct consequences
arising from the frequently disturbed and insurrec-
Lionary state OF the northern provinces oil Mexico.
Our commerce fifteen or twenty years ago, was OF
great aud increasing importance TO Texas, but
irom the want OF adequate protection from our
own government and IRON the continued preda-
tory Incurslons or Memcans and Indians, and
from The more general disturbances arls.
Ing from their evil wars IL has diminished
greatly; Texans have suffered intellectually, and
these predatory lncurslons are increasing In Ire.
quency and these losses charging In amount.
Every Texan knows That our great statesman. sam
ana now ccatral government a protectorate over
Mexico as essential TO the lives, property and COM
mercial interests OF Americans, ana equally as
cessary 10 the healthy life and prosperity OF Mex
leo. And whlie We were somtlmes found IN opposi-
tion 10 the views and personal predictions OF that
cear-headed politiclan yet there were many OF his
political measures that we most cordially supported,
was there one tnat SO clearly commended itself
to our earnest support than his proposition to ex-
tend protectorate over Mexico, because we viewed
It as an act OF self.deience. since the death
of tnat eminent patriot there has scarcely passed
day the conviction has not been impressed upon
our attention that II constitutes the only remedy
Tor all OF our Mexican troubles, and essential to the
estapllsnmens OF a free and untrammeiled CONNER
ciai intercourse. Had the protectorate OF Houston
been established years ago, as urged by him, we
would not to-day have TO complain OF our cattle
heinr stolen by thousands driven across the
ngnGus NE xican provinces and sold or corraled IN
the mountains with impunty. we would not now
he called upon to look IN cold blood upon the
existence OF civil war and massacre and the de-
cauence into barbarsm OF the Mexican people
on the northern border o. mexico nor
would our Indignation have been aroused
at the depopuauon OF our own coun-
ties. in that portion OF Texas lying on
the Rio Grande. Unless our own government VIII