New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-19
THE BORDER H1IDS.

REPORT OF A SPECIAL. COMdITTEE or CrrUESs or
BROWNSVILLE on TIE MEXICAN RAIDS INTO
THyAs--rHH STATEMENT MADE by THE MEXICAN
MINISTER AT WASHINGTON, OF THE COsPLICrIY
or TLxASs SPECIFICALLY DENIED.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas. April 1S.-The follow
In: Il the report OF committee appointed by special
MACS meeting of the citizens of Brownsville The me-
beers Of the committee all Union and three OF
them are Federal officers Col Haynes Collector Of the
Port; Col G. G. Davis, Deputy Collector. aud Edward
Downcy, Postmaster. The report was unanimously
adopted:
The Hon J. l.. HAYNES. Chairman ond wN KsLLY. Sec
Ysur Go1n1iitec. to whom was referred the subject
matter OF alleged satomeDts OF senior 9fisc McAic'
Minister ut Washington in regard 10 border troubles on
the Rio Grande that they much The WORK o. Amer
leans ~ Of Mexrains that American cz'ns. disguised
and hat the daring th parties eusngct IN thee
frequent raids ezt onedeeite soldier, VINO ruined
by tho war. uld deprived of the support OF slave hoe
prefer the life they are Leading 20 earning
honest livelihood say they ore satisfied that seaor
Ma zeal has been nis.nioTned and gros deceived IS
to The true condition OF affairs ON THIS FRONTIER ahu tit
citizens Of ts frontier great wrong ond nusuee s
De easily proved by Tho most ubdOuhled Testimony
Tho time given your Colntee Is Coo shor. 20 lrspiS
full refuaton OF tho pnir.t aspcrsions contns ia IRE
corresoudcnre OF Sencr Mariscal, and your COMMITTEE
collect facts aud submit them TO the consideration OF the
Honorable Secretary Of state to refe the charges Of the
Mexican Minister IN the meantime Nour Committee
submit the following brief resume Of tcvs wien are sus
ceptiho Of the e.rairst proof
civil Ear. th0re has not been siuge net Of hostility in
vasion or plunderip. ibneiering against the RepIb
Nc Of Mexico from Republic ~ Texas any Act OF
a ain gle person passing this to tho other do Of ho
Rio Grande with any such INTENT and We challenge any
sciutiila o. proof 10 the contrary.
second: That for the last 10 ye.rs since the close Of
civil war. raid. of volunteering parties from hexo?
thr side OF the RlO tisnd- have hccn conthul. ana
persistent and these pndering parties have drawn from
stock shes hundreds OF Thousands o stock rny
have committed murder robbery, and arson aud to the
repeated complaints male n the Me2ran authorities Tor
their rendition 20 tho hands OF Jueoe dear ear Nae occn
furned We cite the following nj and Antu ca
The robbery OF PpiC seal and the murder Oh ina
Morton brothers the MURDER or T. =. A-buY ar Los
Acmos the murder OF Mr.. RuOn, Po.tiadstera t VI liss
sud his clerk in iiiiago County the murder Oi vida
La Hlle By Ricardo Flores n ar III Pa1lo tue ntteBpf
assassnat.on OF Capt King and party Of ends near
murder OF Alexander M0rreI and many others, which
will be detailed hereafter and, lgsly the recent raid OF
40 or 30 men IN body Corpus Chrsi. which band
captured and held prisoners many persons incuolg
tree ladies' and which lnnly surrounded the town Of
Roma their return from Mexico, FOR tue purpose or
robbery, from which they were only deferred by the
presenCC OF force OF United states soldiers The proofs
OF the extent OF the robber,cs committed by these pun
dering raids appear in the IMPORT of the Frontier Com
mission, which additional evidence can he added.
Third That the charge that these crimes have been
committed Confederate soldiers, disguised Us Mex
leans and Indians and rendered desperate by loss or
their slave property, is absurty It's face into
which BE ean Minister could only have heen I'D By
Ignorance OF this part OF Texas. In the first place there
were never any slaves OF Neuces worth lnrnileinc
In this vast REGION equal to the State ~ Pfnniyl-
vaGa In extent 20 have Only numbered 2js, while we5
Of gan Antonio River the number did exceed 1000
There only eight Americans who arc eX-C0fedefS'o
there probably not 90 exEOneorats soldiers and
these would hardly Disguise themselves 10 prey ineir
has been caught among the MANY cnpturd nor
IL there known 10 Le single In all the frontier states
ain g,C individual subject IL these chnrgc-
EDWARD DONSEl, CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE