The Placer herald., 1873-06-28
THE Army INCLUSION INfO MEXICO.

The Kickapoo Indians have long pursued
their savage career Of murder AM robbery
along the Texan eide of the Rio Grande, and
have always hitherto found perfect asylum
in Mexico. The state Of terror consequent
OH these savage visitatons can only be faint
y imagined here. The stock ra;sers' cattle
md horses are at their mercy, and the lives
and homes Of the settlers exist Only by ape
cial providence. Our duty to the daring pi-
oneers who make their homes on the wild
frontiers compel us to insist that adequate
protection shall be extended to them. The
Kickapoo Indians are not alone IN this work.
lhe Cananches, Lipans and Kiowas take
a hand IN the profitable employment when
opportunity offers. Nor are the half breed
and white Mexcans Of the border them
selves 10th to crafty their passion for 9th
er peoples property when the way seems
clear for esca pc. The Mexican Government
wbntever its inclination, has repeatedly
proved tsef incapable of restraining it,
eow-stealing citizens from their raids into
Texas. or Of hunting down the savag's
who make Mexico their headquarters for
planning depredations and disposing Of ther
munder.
Win this state Of things promised we
can well understand that the action OF Cen
-rAl Mckenzie will be cordially approved
by the people of the Uni,ed States. Thar
it will receive the endorsement of the Ex
ecutive Of the United States we can CONT
dent!y believe. The ride of the four hun
dred troopers Of Uncle Sam, who whippeo
The Klckapoos near the Saia Rosa mount
ins after an eighty mile ride into Mexic,
will probably decide the question Of polio
ins the border lret,y effeciually. II tie
Mexican Government should protes' it mus
1t the same time admit it's negligence o'
It's inability to prevent the incursion Of saw
ayes into our territory. Ii the feeling fol
war extends beyond the line of the Ri
Grande, Mexico will find that aro'her hu-
initiation is in store for it at the hands ot
he United States.
The punishment Of the Kickappos is sim
ply an act of police injustice, which United
States G.hcer undertook, seeing the impos-
Sbiity Of obtaining redress by applying to
he Mexican Government That sone shot.
we're fired at tie troops while crossing the
Rio Grande with their prisoners must ne
ne taken as the act Ct the Mexican Gov
eminent. The inuahitaats Of the Mexicn
'order in that vicinity. citizens, alcalde'
md all. are notoriously il league with the
savage and civilized cattle 'sl.ievea. Their
appeals to national pride on the ground OF
'oated territory are perfectly comprehen
sible. Excise officers ne rer home have
N their experience that every inhabi am
hurled hsjckbat when certain low quarter
we're visited for the purpos of destroying al
llcit rum still. II the national pride O.
Mexico inspires sensible action it will induce
The GoveEnment to clean ouf the bands
pred .tory sAvages who make Mexico thel
nest, and m ,iutain force on the border
competent to capture and willing to sul-
render the murderers who ay thither wit
their booty. We are not sansu'ne Tia.
this will be the rssu t; but we applaud IT,
dashing manner in which Gener,l N =
Kenzie has shown tkem how we can "
1t for them. ~ Y Herald