New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-25
EosT-LlT1Es On TEE RIO GRANDE.

We have advices. no: official. bu: pro-
baby sufficiently accurate. of something
Ike display Of spir:: by Colonel Macken-
zie. commanding the United States forces
On the Rio Grande. He has. it appears,
pursued band CT marauding Kickapoo
Indians sixty niles into the interior Of
Mexico. and inflicted a severe but nerited
pun:shmen. upon them at Santa Rosa
mountain. Of coarse this was an &C: CT
hostility 70 Mexico. and seems TO bave
been regarded as such by the Me1icans.
as they fred npon Ma ckeIzie'sp party while
recrossing the Rio Grarde.
For the plesen: we may suppose this
will terminate active hostiiities on the boz
der tu: the dispatches from Washington
inform Us that the Mexican minister is
preparing 20 call upon our Secretary ct
State. TO have o talk about the matter.
We have every reason 70 believe that Mr..
Fish will know jus: what to say to MIR.
MavescaI. when he calls. and we believe
lie will say il. We have received advices
within the pas! few days. that the United
States commission &c Texas. which has
been investigating border matters for :hree
or four mont bs a. San Antonio. has closed
its labors and is prepared to make re-
port. il j. las nc: already substantially
given tie State Department an inkling OF
the Developments j: has made. So the
Secretary cf State vii! be at II" loss
!or information, and. as we hope. i'll nc
doub:as 20 lie proper policy for the gov
e.nrren: TO adapt.
ODr citizens On :ne borders Of Mexico
have ;or many years leeI seriously an
noye.! and pu: 20 grea: !oss by the inva-
sion {. Texas from The Mexican side. and
SO Ear the reported cases Of redress are
in very Insignificant proportion to the
.csses sustained. Tc devise a sure mode
of capture icr these maIauders would re-
gr.ire me force Of many thousand troops
OF tie Rio Glande. which would not only
be expensive. hu. would involve the ne
cess:.y Of :heiz beng there all the time
and constantly ou the ie;.. If Mexican
so:! car do no more than act as Il filter,
permitting the rasca!iy Indians and Guer-
r;lis. Mea;cans 70 escape into the interior
with :heil stolen proper: while i: holds
back the pursuing United States troops.
then j. is time something were done to
change It's character. II the Mexican ar-
.hori,ies aIe power!ess 20 proven: the
egress Of cattle s:eaie:s :tey must either
punish :hem o. prevent their ;ngress with
stolen property. or at all. until our pul.
suers are done with them. 1t may be
necessary 20 remove tfs boundary line
further south, or 20 establish United
States protectora.e over the frontier. OF
20 send an amy OF two 20 various points
ir Mexico. Something Ct the sort j. re-
u,.i, ed. and we sL@l. be .ejoiced to hea, o.
some practical suggestions from Mr.
Naysscal for solution Of the difficulty
TIA: vii satisfy the American people.
The Mexican government is too weak 70
en.itle il 20 the name and rank Of an Or
ganized power. !. ma! be able to make
strong representations agains: retaliatoly
acts Of Cur citizens. bu: It is entirely un-
able 70 preven: the !aw!essacts of its own
d;sorderly and :Hrbulen: populations Oh
the Rio Giande. Ee:cle i. can be heard
with patience by tie American people as
complainant j: mus: d,s: put itself in
position 70 do SO. /: can not plead is
weakness TO .iile Is own affairs. and then
ak 20 shape the policy Of its neighbols.
Before Mexico San e,pec: 20 be respected
abroad she must show tia: she is able 20
command obedience At home.