The New York herald., 1872-07-23

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not seriously complain. As to the cooperation q
the Chihuahua authorities, which was promised, II
ended In nothing: The raids continue up to the
ther than making the threat above mentioned.
9Es MEXICAN TACTICS AND INDIAN ALLIES.
are sttscEs OF hostile indians ida rom Mexico &
thItea stsles made dean an attempt g have returned
portions OF the Kickapoo tribe OF Indians, who re-
Of i Mexico col had been previously obtained. Congress
made appropriation last year OF 900 to defray
U ss s S IL e them
back to that portion OF their tribe residing 10 the
the authorities and people opposed to their return
and had TO Leave without accomplishing the oplect
ms wo nad these sns
their country by promises OF "bPgs OF silver and
the q had acns ntUtns S
Of T siocco had % been made for their 5ensdt by tho
until tho arrival Of the United States agent in
July, 1871, large quantity OF cattle was then
about five thousand dollars In money distributed
among them. The former were driven around
the quarters OF the americana 50 as to let them see
Texas and then repeat the terrible, slaughter
to enter the Confederate service |; that war was
raging In the United States. and that they
mssser wss brought 20 tie sstenaon
the government OF Mexico the usual regrcts Were
% ss Ter ys%s Of n
agent and promises made that no obstacle would
be placed In the way OF the fulflment OF the policy
or our government towards those Indians temp0ra
rily residing across the frontier. OF course these
regrets and promises as they were meant and
understood, amounted to just nothing. But 1t fs
not unknown that the money distributed among
the KtckapoOs was out Of Iund OF $4,000 sent by
JuareZ to carry the election in NuevO Leon.
.tt nr EAsY WAY OF ACQUIRING CATTLE.
The principal opponent OF the removal o. the
In vh Il hpv arQ MISUNDERSTANDING
1t is firmly believed, under Instructions Irom the
City OF Mexico-that they were needed for the pro-
lection of the inhabitants against the C0manches
and other wild Indians In Texas; but this
was not the real cause for the breach OF
fact that large gains are reaped from the trade
| growing out OF their raids into Texas, by which
With with line @ horses and mules At low rates and this
fact must have been well known in the city OF
Mexico. Mr. Urlck. United states Consul at mon, on
frontier are to be found valuable horses, with
| brands on them OF all the stock raisers from San
| Antonio to the Rio Grande, and there ore to be
daily the streets valuable animals in greater
numbers than heretofore that have found their way
poos. The Consul also declared that II the United
States do not insist on the breaking up OF this nest
themselves eSes attend to the matter and when this
takes place, great Is the feeling against the Mex
cans OF the frontier, that they viii suffer equally
CoRTINA-PREsENr AND PAST.
The condition OF affairs arising out OF the refusal
to pursue the thievlng and numbering Indians is
not at all improved by the conduct Of the notorious
arez re general on the so rane On
the reappcarance OF Cortina on the frontier Q year
m
receiving and employing a share Of the proceeds
Of the punder. Armed parties IN greater mum.
st catte.stealins @ expeditions connicts took place
close to Fort Brown, opposite Matamoros, resulting
in such condition as to threaten the destruction
Of the catte-raisng interest OF Texas and
onse with esa saeent o peaao
warfare on either side OF the river: There are
plenty Of troops now in the Southern States ayaa-
ble but 1t would seem the party necessities OF the
duties, and meanwhile the lives and property Of
citizens are being hourly sacrificed at the hands
OF merciless savages. A meeting OF stock raisers
was held on the 10th inst, at Brownsville, at which
MEXICAN Eas eoca civil an% mtary IN the
! JUAREz PRoFoUNpYY IMPRESSED
BY request Of General McCook, commanding at
Fort Brown, these matters were brought by Mr.
Nelson our Minister, to the attention of the Mexican
| government Ii was represented as late as October
last that the excitement In Texas was intense and
increasing, and that the offenders were left in per-
feet impunty by the Mexican authorities and that
robbers protection. 1t was represented that
was peculiarly unfortunate for the peace Of the two
| countries. Their representations had no effect
w the ate BUT ne %nse
stated that he would reserve for another occasion
reply upon the subject Of cattle stealing" which
reply has not yet been furnished. 1t is clear that
OF the difficulties arises from want OF power OF
the Mexican government to enforce its mandates in
reprimand aS cortina ina for bad Conduct One thing IS
| certain, that Cortna remains ut the head OF q
GS checked Our go government must by this time me see
the pressing necessity OF arriving at some settle
dtion OF afars on the frontier 1t is certainly dis
creditable that peaceful citizens should be left ut
saughteT ana then nd protecion and safety In
Mexico.
THE CASE STATED.
In June, 1871, the State Department received
communication rom the United States Consul at
NIatamoros which gave. full and explicit state
ssavagcs engaged in the attacks he reported, were
Kickapoos Ipans and Mescaleros living q short
distance from the Rio Grande, under the protection
OF the Mexican authorities, they sanctioning the
sale Of stolen animals by these Indians and allow
s ne red Gev dS Tde Who % wre e w
ammunition and other things they needed for max
ing fresh raids into the settlements Of friendly
| country. IN making those inroads the Indians
who are often accompanied by Mexicans wearing
the same hats and other apparel Of civilized people,
the Americans for some time took them for cattle
drivers, and when they became aware of their mis-
take had hardly time enough TO escape into the
THE KrcKApoo INDIANS
having left the United States In the year 1903 or
1864, live near santa Rosa Mexico, about one hun
dred miles from the frontier, habituay make raids
into Texas, leaving the ranches for the distance of
125 miles nom the Rio Grande bare OF good horses.
| Several times the owners have gone to Santa Rosa
to claim their property, knowing 1t to be there and
already sold to citizens Of that place, and in some
instances they succeeded In obtaining their prop
erty, but in Others where the horses or mules were
found in the possession OF influential men of the
| village, the delivery OF them was refused The
Mexican accompices Of these KickapOOs seeing
that stolen horses were pursued to Santa
Rosa by their owners, thought that place no
longer safe, and accordingly took the animals
interior towns, where they had ready mar
ket for any quantity OF stolen property and any
number OF stolen stock In many of the towns
there Is an immense number Of valuable American
| horses, obtained through the raids into Texas by
| the Kickapo0s, the Indians knowing very well that
once across the Rio Grande into Mexican territory
they are Out OF the reach OF their pursuers and so
always escape punishment. In many instances the
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