, 1875-04-19
THE BORDER 0U1RAGES.
Report Of n Committee Of tho
Citizens Of Brownsville, Tex.
Tie Mexican Minister'S Charges as to
the Personnel Of the Raiders
Retutod.

BROWNSVILLE, April l8.-The following IL tho
report Of committee appointed by spcc;a
maas-meelng Of tho citizens Of Brownsville.
Tho meubors OF the Committee ware all Union
tuon, and ttreo Of them are general olfcera-
Col. Haynes, Collector Of tho Port ; Gel. q. G.
Davis, Deputy Collector Of tho Port, and Ed
ward Downoy, Postmaster. Tia report was
unaninouhly adopted:
Tie Hon. J. L.. Ioyne, Chairman. and H,ifam
Kelly, sterttnry ~ tht .na.ssnt<i;n9: Your Commit
alleged a.atemchh Of sonor Mariscst, Mexican Mink
TER y Warrington. In regard 10 the border troubles
s ~. esy +; bst = % a T9
raid upon settlers, and that tbs daring Of The
felotate soiaefs whu, ruined by the War, snd
dopEi;sxa r. e 'he s'urgors 'r u .!.te abor, prefer
iss1ihoed % are " 4.tsea Il th. H seao, ~ Mas!se. se.
- 10 tho stus condition Of .srs OF tLs ronstsr and
that ho has titus untent1oualIy, probably, dne tho
American e1tns u this frontier great wrong aud n.
uice, a can " ca'tfy pro.sd BY the ass uaoubsed
s o pfepars ., IL anu u
sioa contained in she correspondence Of Kcuor Mast4
cal. amt your COMMITTEE would zecoinineEd the ~,
then to Tie confederation Of the honorable secretary
Of state to rciuls tbs charges ct tue se1can Msef
In the me1ntnc, yuhr Committee submit tho fbow.
Ing roaume Of iacsa Which arc susceptible of ths
cirateat pro1:
E1fM-2t4t II leA1t tEn years &1nc0 tlh Clot9
civil var there has not been slagla &c. of aos.
s ot dt9eo fls Il he Teaa.'
to ths ether side Of ine lilo Granle With aiy Huch In
tent aud wa challenge any scint!lls Of proof to tne
<eo1a-Thas fnr the last ten yoars aIncc tho cIose
Of our civil war, fada of Volunteering parties frou,
Mexico to this side Of the lilo Gsanle lnvs tvcn
tnuous and persistent, and these rlunderng rarties
have drawn from HtockraAEhta huadredA Of thou.
sands Ut atock. 1nsy hare committed 'nur.
ss...d s f00esa esp.n ss' .as to IT, sssaa
authorities for their rendition to tue haus Of ustsce.
deaf ear has been turned. Mo cite tue following 70
ut ptntscal and the murder Ut the Morton brotlerr
and l. z Asbury. Of tho store At Los Menos; the
H. ee1 IL Ro hs marder II Ia
Hills by Ricardo Flores, near FL astiI The attempted
.s.sss.a.t!on Of Cart. Mag md pAssy o. friends.
County. and many others which viii 70 detailed
psr; e ,o isS men IN 'ese Sey f Cor.
nu. chrtsti, Which band captured and held =.
.n sn d 1s d3s sna
return to Me1ico Tor the puspoae Of robbery, fsum
which tney we're only deferred " Tho presence Of
extent Of the robbeea committed by these rlurdernR
rsds sst in tAo rspor. ot sas Frontier oonrnisson
xash IT, cs1s S, san so. 10 n
committed by Confederate aodiers dlE8useh ~ MsI-
cans aud Indians and rendered desperate by tho los
iato which tho lsRican Minister could only have bes
led by ignorance Of thta aft OF Ta1ns. In the rss
place, tRre any alaves ~est of tie Seuces
worth mentioning, The cansus Of l660 showed the
totIl number In ths reguu, equal 10 the Bato Of
ponnaylYanis ID e1teCt, to hkrD on1y numbered 152
whtl. Of the sun Antonio River tbs number did uoi
exceed 3uoo Tscrs only eight Americans who wese
e1.Contedcrase soldiers in tho County Of Cameron,
and weat Of tho Neuoo. these probably not nfsy
ex-Coufadcrata soidcrs and those wonld hardly dis
guIse Themselves to prey thcit own stock. Ts!s
charge il absolutely false. for American has ever
bxAx,
known u be s!nge In at The frontier States Of
Mexico and wo chslt mgr any proof Or Of zip-
gla indlE1dual subject to the cAargtk.
{6Igned} EDWARD nowSET,
Chalstu2u Of the Committee,