The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-05-20
ON THE TEXAS BORDER.

A D,pIornbie Picture of tho situation
Thc Mntam0rns cut Throat, COrti-
mas, nj b Bottom OF All the Trouble
~ Early Downfall Probable
Mr.. Samuel Brantom, n gentleman
who has resided west Of the Nueces,
river, Texas, for seven years, much Of
that time near the Rio Grande, passed
through the city yesterday on his way
to Ohio. In Il conversation with n re-
porter of the Republican, Mr.. Bruntom
drew n dcplorable picture Of the sltua.
ton along the border, He says that
the outlaws Of both Mexico and the
United States are engaged IN the
marauding raids and murderons at.
tacks on the rancheros. Desperadocs
fleeing from Justice, in Arkansas, Texas,
Missouri, and states further to the east
escape TO the border, where they come
in contact and net IN collision with the
bandits under the protection Of Cor
tinas, the robbT mayor of Matamoras.
There rs no doubt, according to his
| belief, that the raids which have cost
tbe people of Western Texas 90 much
- ,o,uiy,I nr IL mot nt
ioAb nave poon "B"I, ,j,.I Gnr
lcaS1 ohoo'i"s'" W . 49,, ahior on
inns, wiz n"' "o"tl'' T~,na,ii,,,o
Gov. Caualcs, Mr.. BrantOm says, IS
utterly powcrIcss TO do anything and
cannot assist in bringing the thieves to
Justice, which he seems very wiling to
do II IL were nov ioI Iho ""Po'''i
lllence o. CortiliaS' lntio "'o " 6ooa
many hleN'cail troops h~,"O'ono" %io"6
the mo urhhdo, anu ,,'I' M
has his headquarters ~ ou'C''lo' Anois
are two regiments Oh cayairy ulSPoSoo
along the river between Nl"'liil'raS anu
Ldlrodo. recently tno oluior haEo
assisted TEXANS III making some alieSVs
OF cattle thieVcS VINO nave eScHpe's
across the rlYer' but IL mas peeI VI
little avail, as, under the laws OF Ni1A-
lco, they coIlld hot De heiu ny VIC
military or tired ny courtmarC'a' Whi'o
the civil courts are open, ana Cort'AaS
has managed to have theih All curIoo
oven to his creatures, VINO are icaueS'
and they have been tnrhed loose aBalh'
Meanwhile the stolen property Amer
lean citlHens AZ iaht mus Tvs WY tn!,
the possession OF inc p"'lU'' Gi''''T''i
who rules III NiaI'tnloi"s, MI pf"n'oil
Expresses II nope UNIV Cno 'ic"rIl'l"tH
raSculiy career Vi Hol''naS ~ "DGuv "
be brought 10 u ''ono Wy ''' %oU''" ~ "
thc Mexican B"ESo'ili" NV, va
haleH VINO nus poo" I''v"""J ""p,'
sc"so III quo oN'i','o W ''U l""' w."
Oh Ms once us governor VI .lo H.",V v
aihiullPnIS' ny ."u ""''"ci'S " w
mas mas loiB e,,'r'",nru 'o"Hr"' .l
NihttlnoraH pnll'!U II piVCer "l'h'''''F
n"n "''' "3m,a'S a.. mmrnW ~ tnn
p'".i w. on,,S u W,"aIa' w., ,'
,, a,Sma" n,,,, tL"nnioo M,r,
~'"i" ~, unau,,L ,,,,
" nt'"I'''"' G"D h '"'e% " L..
H'o",'IJ "o los''''o,I ",' "' ~ -, " h" ,'
~ po''' | '' y
~ Ill., t"n, Lay MA 6n,th,,, La J.,
,rnr,nJ H., of tLn Fri waa v,aaLnnis
md dnsprraio,s ON fine border
At fine time Mr. IRA. tam lcft Rr,wns.
villa n LITTLE more lhm II wc.k upo. il
,yoa rImnrol tl,t Gov C,noI,s who
hos tLc urtiv, svmnnthv If nll fine het-
ter classes Of society and tho mmal
~onnnnrt or Gan Esc1hnIn hacked Inv
tLaa army hoa aacnred an,nln ov;dnrce
or fine comnl;citv of C]ortinos with the
y,idnrs intn Tcyos ur1 thot mons.
ures are bel % taken To- a,regt him on
II charge of conspirncy to make war on
A friendly government, contrary to
treaty stipulation entered into by the
government of the republic, and also