New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-02

fresh horses, and when they are once q
cross the charmed line Of the Rio Grande
they have heretofore considered themselves
in safety.
The United States government appointed
Hon. Henry M. Atkinson and Colone,
Thomas G. Williams, commissioners to re-
move the Kickapoo Indians, and after
several trips and the expenditure Of sin
full amount of soft soap and hard cash,
they succeeded in inducing few hundreds
to return to the reservation. Atkinson has
been appointed commissioner of pensions.
and Captain William Edgar, of this
| city, was appointed in his place, and
| he is at present with these very Indians
endesvoring to induce them to return to
the reservation. Captain Edgar is just the
opinion is. that the young Indians, having
| intermarried with the Mexicans, will not
| not be found amenable to either eloquence
or rations. And if only q few hundred of
the young bucks remain in Mexico We will
bave abundant trouble with them. A band
| much, but the number Of horses and scalps
they can take on one raid is astonishing, par
ticulsrly to those who furnish the scalps and
horses, Josh Billings says: "One mad hornet
will break up camp meeting" and on the
same principle, one band of Indians will
cause every body within 800 miles to be
anxious to retain his scalp and stock.
The Kickapoos have been uncommonly
quiet for some time, and the beneficial
effects of Mackenzies raid have not worn
off yet, and this last pleasantly is sug-
gestive Of the fact that another Of the same
kind is needed very much. In fact, Gen
eral Mackenzie's plan is the only one that
will bring security to the Rio Grande from
tier. 1t is simple, but etfective-vis: to fol-
low them over into Mexico with sufficient
force to destroy them and their nests.
Outrages ON Mexlcans still continue
Now this is all wrong. There are very
many Mexicans whose lives, with the ex-
ception of their voting the Democratic
ticket, have been almost blameless. In my
last letter I mentioned number of we'll
authenticated murders of Mexieans for no
other reason than that they we're Mexicans.
am now under the painful necessity of
stating that this indiscrimnate killing Of
Mexicans still goes on. Last week young
Mexican Of excellent character was shot
from behind and killed near tho Medina
river, eighteen miles from here. He was
walking along the road combing his hair
when pierced by the fatal bullet.
Besides this, l can count up three recent
instances where Americana deliberately
shot at and sought to kill Mexicans.
The men who are guilty of these crimes
may think, honestly, that the promiscuous
killing of innocent Mexicans in the interior
is calculated to intimidate Cortina and his
men on the Rio Grande, and that they, the |
slayers, deserve great credit for their pub
lie spirit, but even those who have studied |
the situation agree that the logic Of such q |
mode of procedure is defective.
Speaking of Cortina reminds me that l |
have recent and reliable information that |
he was recently at the mouth Of the Rio |
Grande, experimenting the loading of q |
ship with hides and dried beef, stolen from |
Texas, the same being intended for the |
Havana market.
If this be so, the United man ofwar at |
the mouth Of the Rio Grande should inter |
cept that ship and recapture the booty.
The five Americans who entered and |
robbed the store Of Mr.. Max Aue, eighteen |
miles from here, about two months ago,
were overtaken in the upper part of Kerr
county, about fifty miles from where the
robbery took place, by about an equal num-
Der of citizens from Kerrville. A fight that
lasted several hours took place in . dense
thicket, the result being that the stolen
lorses were recaptured, and one robber
nortally wounded. His name was Norman
Cole, and he claimed to be from New York.
There is COED reason to believe that only
;wo of the five escaped unhurt, and on
oot.
But have already trespassed on your
pace and the patience of your readers, and
will stop. BEXAR.