The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-08-05
War-Fr0ntier ani Foreign.

4 small war cloa4, less than the size Of
a grown mans hand, lovers over Venezue-
Ia, and the SKY is mur,y on The Mexican
frontier. In the first country, after
srcaty stipulation to pay debts of very nm
certain justice, there is now reluctance and
delay growing out of short cash and an
abiding reflection that the Indictment
which they are assumed to owe is more Of
fancy than fact
There must be IN outlet For the Garnet
bigger and the defrau linz ofhcehol1er.
Why not annex this South American re.
public and make it a penal colony? In its
regular rotation of crops in earthquakes
and its sanitary publications of red hot
lava, it has rare requisites for the recruits
Of Galpna, might have monopoly of the
navigation of the Orinoco, and, under
persuasive confscqtion and free traHsporta
ton, supply the arid commissariat at Long
Branch with Ango stura btters: while
Prince Frederic might enjoy the exclusive
right to discount long dated paper at easy
rates in Caracas.
But the great exercise of our Govern
ments energy at present is on the Rio
Grande. The Mexicans lead sort Of mis-
ce'Iano0uS life. and are occasionally con-
fused in tneir notions Of property, particu-
larlv Of portable character. They are,
therefore, to be menaced by the thunders
of our ravv. Secor Robpson's blood is at
boil. War boats have been purchased
at very low prices, including commissions
70 favored friends, with an armament Of a
Snenror rife = { the how and one of Wizard
and Poker Schenck's annihilating guns at
TIE stern. Secor doubtless has large con
tingent arrangements for Illinois and Indi
ann dug outs and in case of extreme need
Prime Minister Steinherger night he call
ed upon to reinforce with a feet of Samoan
gun canoes.
There is another arm of invasion to
which Secor can have recourse. During
the obscure episode of the Sioux wara side
show in the grand havoc of the rebellion.
many "deeds Of prowess unrecordad died"
They deserve an epic relation in the blank
verse of Milton or the rhyme of Tasso
"St Paul Delivered" might rival the ses
cue of the Holy City. The capital of Min
nesota was barriealed with bedsteads,
bureaus, and pier glasses in The streets.
The Indians were two hundred and firty
miles off, but they might come nearer. Bv
accident the skirmishing parties came
within range of fire.. One of our engines
Of war was howitzer, strapped upon the
crnpper of mule. Cen. Siblev put his
long cared artillery in battery and poured
in his missiles. Suddenly an Indian came
rushing into the line exclaiming in his ter
ror, "Me brave Iniun; me no 'fraid gun:
but when white man shoot one damn lack
ass, then Injun run"
! This was the decisive battle of TINT war.
So effective an arm ought not 60 be neg
lectel in cur campaign against the Grea-
sers. Indeed, the same thought may be in
the comprehensive mind of Secor. We
learn that he is eultivating hi. equestrian
gifts at Washington, with the apparent
purpose Of heading a column of mule artil-
/ iery. Having risen TO the top of his pro-
fession as mariner. why should he OF mi
| tate himself into the land service, and be-
| come eminent rs horse murine
| We are full in faith that Venezuela NAV
be represented IN our next Congress by
/ two Senators and half dozen member. !.
and that the halls of the Montezumas will
trembie before the calorics of Secor's bun
goes aud the tersors of his iackass bat
teries.-N I. SIN