New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-06-17
Mexican Border COmmission-Consula
10 be Given 10 Southern NIen-Gov.
ernOr KelOgg's Dispatch 10 Attorney
General Williams - The KEckap00



10 be Given TO Southern NIen-Gov.
ernor kellOgg's Dispatch TO Attorney
General Williams - The Kickapo0
Question.
WASHINGTON. June 1.-the Mexican
border investigating committee have re-
turned 70 the city 10 prepare their report.
They have been engaged constantly since
January 10. and have heard evidence in 400
cases, and have received in addition 1900
ex parte atfidavits. The commissioners are
in conference with Secretary Fish
Secretary Belknap returns Friday and
General Sherman Saturday.
The Star says changes VIII be made in
twenty consulates to make room for South
ern men.
The Attorney General, on Saturday last,
received the following dispatch from Gov
ernor Kellogg, of Louisiana:
The purported interview published in the
New York Trij'tne, Of the ninth, regarding
the Presidents proclamation, is incorrect.
Nv reuuisition, calling on the President,
was fully justified, and the Presidents pro-
| clamation has had most salutary effect in
| all respects. Taxes are being paid more
| rapidly than ever before in Louisiana.
| After providing for January and February
| interest. we have over $4,000 in State
| innds tonight, in the hands OF the fiscal
| agents. and will pay March, April and
jane coupons early in July. The injunc-
| tions only restrain payment OF interest on
! I'VE se.Ies of bonds out OF twenty-five.
| There IS money enough to pay the interest
on al. bonds in the hands OF the fiscal
! agents
| The Secretary Of the Interior will take
| no present action on the request that the
| kickapoo women and children captured
! over the border be released. The matter
! will be referred to the War Department,
| out finally to the Department OF State, as
| it is an international affair.
| Elias Burnett. convicted Of ku k!uXing in
| South Carolina, has been pardored, having
served thirteen Of the eighteen MontLs OF
his sentence.
Mess1s. Robb and Savage. of the commits
sion to inquire into outrages on the Texas
| border, arrived here this morning. The
| other commissioner. Mr.. Osborne, reached
the city last night. They had an interview
with Secretary Fish during the day. They
| denv the reported stories that the Texans
make raids into Mexico, and say even it
they had the disposition to do 80, there is
| nothing there to induce them to plunder
their poverty-s1ricken reighbors. All our
citizens care for is protection in person and
property from the incursiOns Of the Mex
cans and Indians.
| After the commissioners went up the Rio
Grande to take testimony the Mexicans
commenced raiding on the lower part OF
that river, and as soon as they had lett the
Rio Grande altogether the KickapOos cross
ed and began their thieving operations. fol
winch they were pursued and chastlsed by
| Colonel Mackenzie.
| The Texas Legislature instituted inquiry
into the Mexican and Indian wrongs upor
the citizens OF Texas. when some OF thu
most Gespe ectable citizens of the Nuevas val
ley went TO Austin and gave stronger ties
timony than they had previously given be
| fore the commission.
The commissioners represent the amour
OF damage. direct and consequential, t.
those who have suffered by the raids at be
tween $50, 0,0000G0 and 100000. Fiv
| hundred petitions, in the way OF CON
plant. with specifications, were pre-
sented to the commissioners, an
they were supported by sixteen hundre
atfidavits. Many OF the petitioners an
: atfiants are represented to be OF tin
, education and Of the most Iespectabl
, | character. As to the Kickapoos.
r is supposed there are not more tha
i. two hundred warriors among them.
I One of the old chiefs said substantially
, a commissioner: What is the use of OF
a accepting the proposition OF the Unite
| ! States to 90 on reservation! We wOul
!, have but a small patch Of ground, an
D | could not make raids on other reservation
s Here we are supported in part by the Mexico
e government, which not only supplies us wit
e provisions but gives us money, and WHIT
t we want to 60 into Texas. the Mexics
Y government and planters supply us wi
o outfit. that We may make our raids, and v
t pay them from what we capture; beside
J. We have beautiful country. fine clMat
:. many privileges and the whole Tex
border to raid on,''
The commissioners think that if the ca
tives taken by Colonel Mackenzie shonld
e restored =, The Kiekapoos they would
r no NOR. inclined TO return 20 the INT
Sta. ..es than hey are now. hence they ocn
> me pro.:ie.y Of complying with tn
| wishes.