The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-04-10
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The recent troubles ON tie Mexican
border are Uuly u continuation Of u
lOup series OF syftomnilo GHtrages
which have Dccu ptrpetraltd upon
lcynu srttleH during The period Of
GmutH administration, without any
rllfruul attempt having been made To
end Thorn either by the Mexican or our
own government
Since Grant has been IN the White
House the peopla oGeupynga territory
ofneariy one hundred ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
miles have been lett without prulec-
ton from foreign Invasion, though
nWyB Of armed bands OF MeyIcAus,
resulllug In great loss Of life and prop
erly, have been of continual occur
renee. When United States soldiers
were wanted In Texas ~ iptlmidate
voters aud sustain the Infamous carpet
bag government which 30 long maiu-
tanned llsclf IN power there hy atroC-
iuus frauds and the military support OF
the administration, there was never
any difficulty about providing them.
BIT when q aulllclent force was re-
Qulrcd 20 protect American citizens
from the ATTACKS Of organized bodies
Of McXiCals who have perslsteutly
ralded upon our territory with the full
knowledge Of the Mexican authorities,
for some reason the troops were not
forthcoming.
For years the inhabitants Of western
Texas have been laying their com.
plainlb before the authorities IN Wash
Ington without relief 10 be sure u
commission hns been organiHed'0sten-
Silly for the settlement OF claims for
loss Of property which have been made
hy the plundertd settlers OF the Rio
Gaude, but lts proceedings nave been
SO dilalory aud inefficient that they
have amounted to nothing worth mem
tioniug, while the representatives Of
the Mexican government h0Vc been
permitted 10 delay and quibblc over
The pending negotiations until the
whole business has becomea SUBJECT OF
.derlsion. IN the meantime the Mex
leans have swept down upon our riti-
aens whenever they chose, carrying
fire, rapine, and bl0odshod tue whole
length of the border.
The attack on Corpus Christi which
has Just occurred illustrates the
audaciiy which the MeXlcan5 have ac-
Quired under the encouragementa afford
ed them 10y our suplne governments
Here was II llourishiNg town Of several
thousand inhabitants, one hundred
and sixty miles from the Mexican bor-
der, beeagured and thrown into "a
state Of siege by an invading force
from another country, who captured
and murdered women as well rs men,
besides carrying OIL property of great
value. There Is not another country
in the world making any pretension to
The dignity Of II nation that would sub
nit for a month to such indignities us
we have received from the people of
Mexico for years.
Does any one doubt that these out
RACES would have been ended long ago
if our government bad shown any
tirmness in regard to them? Nor would
there have been, nor Is there any need
of war with Mexico to stop them.
The Mexican government knows full
well that IL would be the height of folly
to risk hostiities with the United
States, and prompt and decided action
upon the part of our authorities at any
time within the past six years would
have given to our citizens in Texas the
peace and security to which they are
entitled, without the least danger of
precipitatiug the country into war.
But this was not what the administra-
ton desired. The Rio Grande difficulty
is nice quarrel to nurse, the spark can
be famed into fierce flame ut any
moment, and if the prospects Of Grant
for attaining another term get to the
low ebb, with the provocations which
have been accommodating from Mexico,
this county at the last moment can lie
plunged into foreign war as tipal
resort for securing II new lease OF
power,
1t is too soon for this step now, for
tie scheme might miScarry by tue too
speedy settlement of the questions at
issue between the two countries. but
war of conquest instituted just before
the presidential election, osteGsiolly IN
retaliation for long continued ana sys-
tematic invNsions of American SOIL,
would be a trump card for q third
tern, and one we'll worth holding in
reserve.
In this view of t. case the eXtraor-
binary forbeuance of the administra-
ton in its dealings with Mexico may
be easily explained, for what are the
lives of few hundred humble settlers,
to say nothing of their property and
the honor Of the country, compared to
the benefit to the ruling family of an
other term of Grant, and Casey, and
Babcock, and Shepherd? 1t must be
remembered that we are living under
personal government now, and that
its methods are peculiar.